Warwick Economics Summit

The Warwick Economics Summit is an annual two and a half day event held at the University of Warwick featuring renowned international speakers, addressing over 400 students from varioustop ranked universities in the UK and the rest of Europe. Entirely student run it is the largest academic conference of its kind in Europe. Although the Summit is the flagship event of the University of Warwick's Economics Society it does not only revolve around economics, butalso touches on many other relevant topics in the sphere of social studies such as development, politics, globalization and international relations, to attract a wide audience from many different academic disciplines.

In previous years the summit has had the honour to welcome speakers such as Professor John F. Nash Jr(Nobel Laureate 1994), John Kay (a leading UK economist), Johannes Linn (from the World Bank),Dr. Kandeh Yumkella (Director General of UNIDO), Professor Paul De Grauwe (well-known global economist, regular "Financial Times" columnist) and Clive Crook (Deputy Editor of "The Economist").

Mission statement

"Inspiring students to shape tomorrow's world by engaging with today's"

Warwick Economics Summit 2009

"Warwick's 8th Summit will take place from the weekend of the 13th to 15th February 2009 at the University of Warwick.

Further details (including how to book your ticket) coming soon..."

History of the Summit

2008

The 7th Summit featured the following elements:

* Wine Reception: Friday afternoon for delegates, from across the UK and Europe, to become acquainted with one another.
* Talks: 1 hour long, given by high profile speakers on a specialised topic, followed by 15 minutes for questions and answers.
* Coffee breaks: refreshments provided and a chance to review, network and interact with Frontier Economics' representatives.
* Dinner and Dance Party: Saturday night provided opportunity to socialise and network, alongside an Economics quiz, a 3-course meal and live music.

Speakers who presented:

* John Kay: leading UK economist (first appearance in 2004).
* Tim Harford: British Economist, journalist and writer (inc. "The Undercover Economist").
* Paul Ormerod: multidisciplinary UK economist and writer (inc. "Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction, and Economics").
* Philippe Legrain: British Economist, journalist and writer (inc. "Immigrants: Your Country Needs Them").
* Edgar Peters: Chief Investment Officer, Chief Strategist and Head of Asset Allocation at PanAgora Asset Management; specialist in chaos theory and fractals.
* Alex Singleton: journalist, political commentator and formerly the President of the Globalisation Institute.
* Stephen King: HSBC Group's Chief Economist, global head of economics and asset allocation research, British economics commentator, journalist and previously economic advisor for HM Treasury.
* Dr. Kori Udovički: Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations.
* David Myddelton: Emeritus Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Cranfield School of Management.
* Sam Williams: Warwick graduate and consultant with Frontier Economics Limited.
* Stefan Biesdrof: Principal in McKinsey & Co's German Offices.

2007 - Challenging the Paradigms

The 2007 Summit was proudly sponsored by UBS.

Speakers included:

* Harriet Lamb: Director of the Fair Trade Foundation
* Dr Madsen Pirie: President of the Adam Smith Institute
* Professor Charles Wheelan: University of Chicago, author of "Naked Economics:Undressing the Dismal Science"

In addition, it was held on the same weekend of the first Economics Ball, organised by Warwick#s Economics Society.

2006

The fifth annual Warwick Economics Summit was proudly sponsored by UBS, Bloomberg and Frontier Economics.

Speakers included:

* Prof. Norbert Walter, "Managing Director at Deutsche Bank Research and Chief Economist of DB Group"

* Dr. Dean Baker, "Co-Director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington"
* Prof. Charles Bean is the "Executive Director and Chief Economist of the Bank of England"

* Prof. Kandeh Yumkella is "Director-General of UNIDO" (United Nations Industrial Development Organization). He is also the former Minister for Trade, Industry and State Enterprises of the Republic of Sierra Leone.

* Prof. Paul De Grauwe is a well-known global economist, regular "Financial Times" columnist and Economic Policy Adviser to the European Union President. Formerly he has worked for the International Monetary Fund and for the Belgian Parliament as Chairman of the Economic and Finance Committee.

* Vincent Cable MP is the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer of the Liberal Democrats.

* C.C. Edordu is the former President of the African Export and Import Bank.

* Lord Brittan is Vice-President of UBS, Conservative peer in the House of Lords and also works as consultant for Herbert Smith. He was a member of the European Commission from 1989 to 1999, serving as Vice President for much of the time. During his time at the Commission he held two of the most important portfolios, competition policy and trade policy .

* David Daly is the Director of Nike Football Club Business. From 2001 to 2005 he was based in Manchester working as GM of Manchester United Merchandising. He is currently working on an assignment as GM of Juventus Football Club Merchandising.

2005

In 2005 the Economics Summit, sponsored by the Royal Bank of Scotland, had become one of the premier attractions of the student academic calendar. It was a tremendous success with more than 500 students from top UK universities attending and a total of 1,034 students on the waiting list.

Speakers included:

*Prof. John F. Nash, 1994 Nobel Prize Laureate
*Mr. Geoffrey Dicks, chief economist of RBS, UK
*Prof. Ray Rees, world insurance specialist
*Professor M. Miller, Expert in Financial Crisis, University of Warwick.

2004 - "Money for Nothing: The Dire Straits of The Modern Economy"

In 2004 the Economics Summit continued to grow in student popularity. About 300 students from Warwick and an increasing number of other universities attended the weekend packed with lectures, seminars, debates and socials revolving around the theme.

Speakers included:
* John Kay, leading UK economist
* Tony Golding, author of "The City: The Great Expectations Machine"
* Prof. Jean-Pierre Lehmann of IMD and pinoeer of the EVIAN group.

2003 - "Globalisation and Development"

The second Economics Summit was held over the weekend of 24th-26th January 2003 and turned out to be an even greater success than the previous year. Speakers included:

* Clive Crook, Deputy Editor of "The Economist"
* Dr Lopez-Claros, formerly of the IMF
* Jean Lambert, MEP
* Johannes Linn, Vice President, World Bank

2002 - "No longer inevitable? The future of the World Economy after September 11"

The first Economics Summit, hosted by the Warwick Economics Society, took place between the 25 and 27 January 2002. This marked the first inter-university undergraduate Economics event in the UK. About 170 students including 40 non-Warwick students attended the lectures, debates and student led seminars.

Current organising committee

*Coordinator - Anelia D. Uzunova
*Deputy Coordinator - Christopher Schulze-Solce
*Finance and Administration - Meryl Ching
*Talks - Chris Spry
*Marketing - Pirkka Padmanabhan
*Hospitality - tbc
*Social Events - tbc
*Resources - Oliver Choi
*Summit and Web Designer - tbc

External links

# [http://www.warwickeconomicssummit.com/ www.warwickeconomicssummit.com]
# [http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/ University of Warwick Economics Department]
# [http://www.sisol.de/jobschool/artikel/2F06F15E47684DE38A6D5E17A122DFA6.sisol/ Warwick Economics Summit 2006]
# [http://www.warwickboar.co.uk/boar/business/economics_summit__/ Warwick Economics Summit 2005, Pratik Dattani]