LEEDS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER SUMMER PROGRAM IN LONDON 2010:

ORIENTATION, GUEST PRESENTATIONS AND SITE VISITS

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Monday 5th July / Meet Professor Palmer outside of AbilityTowers at 9:00am. Dress code for this first day: very casual. Please purchase tube passes prior to this first day as you will need them to get on the underground.
Anglo American Educational Services
Orientation at Birkbeck, University of London
Malet Street
London WC1
Professor Palmer
Dr James Stewart–Chief EconomistNSBO
Guide: Rob O’Donnell / Professor Palmer will take the group to the classroom via the underground from the Angel Tube Station.
Orientation: Introduction to London by Emma Coelho. Section on housing at AbilityTowers. Metropolitan Police Officer to speak on safety in London.
Introduction to the Course and Q&A
Economic Conditions in the European Union
Historical Bloomsbury Walking Tour / 9:00am
10am – 11.30am
11:30am – 12:30pm
1:30pm – 3:00pm
3.00pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday 6th July / Alex Brummer – City Editor, The Daily Mail
David Smith – Economics Editor, The Sunday Times / Economic Conditions in the UKBritain’s position in relation to Europe
UK Under Crisis: Effects of the Credit Crunch / 9.00am– 10.30am
2.00pm– 3.30pm
Wednesday 7th July / George Buckley – Chief UK Economist, Deutsche Bank
Paul Bullock – Director, Bullock Associates / Risks to the UK economy:
Inflation and the credit crunch
Venture Capitol sector in the UK / 11.00am – 12.30pm
2.00pm – 3.30pm
Thursday 8th July / Professor M Palmer
Larry Elliot – Economics Editor, The Guardian
Patrick Nicholls – former Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister; currently, a writer and journalist / Overview of Paris as part of the preparation for weekend site visits
State of the UK Economy
British Government and Polotics in the aftermath of the recent National Elections / 9.30am – 10.30am
11am – 12:30pm
1.30pm – 3pm
Friday 9th July / DEPART FOR PARIS
Eurostar to Paris. Note: We will take cabs to the Hotel. Each student will be responsible for getting to the site visits on their own
EUROSTAR SCHEDULE:
LONDON TO PARIS:7:27 AM (St. Pancras Eurostar Terminal)
Check into Hotel
SOCIETE GENERALE / Travel on EUROSTAR
ARRIVAL IN PARIS: 10:56 AM (Gare du Nord)
Check into Hotel
Field trip:
SOCIETE GENERALE

(Bank)
“A major French bank: finance”
Mrs. Amélie Grzybowski
(Responsible of the Youth Dpt)
10 rue Thénard
75005 Paris
Phone: 01 53 74 18 26
Metro: Cluny (line 10) / TRAVEL DAY
12pm – 1pm
2pm – 4pm
Saturday 10th July /

EXPLORE PARIS

/ EXPLORE PARIS / EXPLORE PARIS
Sunday 11th July / EXPLORE PARIS / EXPLORE PARIS / EXPLORE PARIS
Monday 12th July / COFACE GROUP
Lunch Break: This time is provided for you to have lunch on your own and to get to the World Bank site
WORLD BANK
RETURN FROM PARIS (GARE DU NORD), TO LONDON:
6:43 PM / Field trip:
COFACE GROUP

(Trade receivables protection, management, finance)
“The crisis seen by COFACE & Country Risk Overview”
Mr. Yves Zlotowski
(Chief Economist)
“Mission & activities of COFACE”
Mr. Patrice Godeau
(Director of Communication)
12 cours Michelet
92065 Paris la Défense Cedex
Phone: 01 49 02 10 90
Metro: Grande Arche de la Défense (line 1)
Lunch Break: This time is provided for you to have lunch on your own and to get to the World Bank site(see below)
Field trip:
WORLD BANK

“The World Bank's organization: Financing of projects to alleviate poverty throughout the world”
Mrs. Catherine Doody
66 avenue d'Iéna
75016 Paris
Phone: 01 40 69 30 33
Metro: Iena (line 9)
ARRIVAL IN LONDON:
8:06 PM / 10am – 12pm
12pm – 1pm
1.30pm – 2.30pm
Tuesday 13th July / Site Visit: Reuters, David Schlesinger, News UK Information Service
Site Visit: Credit Suisse with Will Fairley, Equity Sales / David Schlesinger–Reuters UK and Ireland Bureau Chief
Site Visit: Overview and tour of CS / 10.30am – 12pm
1.30pm – 3.00pm
Wednesday 14th July / Site Visit: State Street Bank: Meeting with
  • Daniel Wiener - Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer - State Street Global Markets EMEA (and collegues)
Martin Holmes – Senior Research Fellow, MansfieldCollege, OxfordUniversity / Presentation on State Street Bank and its operations in the UK
The UK Economy and the Credit Crunch / 9am – 10.30am
2pm – 3.30pm
Thursday 15th July / RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS / RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS / RESEARCH DAY
Friday 16th July / Stephen Alambritis - Head of Public Affairs, Federation of Small Businesses
Site Visit: CBI with Robert Allan, Senior Policy Adviser, Parliamentary and Regulatory Affairs / Presentation - SMEs in the UK. A threatened species?
Presentation on the CBI and its role / 9am – 10:30am
11am – 12.30pm
Saturday 17th July / Weekend Free / Weekend Free / Weekend Free
Sunday 18th July / Weekend Free / Weekend Free / Weekend Free
Monday 19th July / Adrian Coles – Director General, Building Societies Association
Site Visit: Bloomberg Financial Services / Recent Developments in the UK and European Mortgage Markets
Presentation and tour to be given by a member of staff / 9.00am – 10.30am
1.30pm – 3pm
Tuesday 20th July / Gabriel Stein – Director and Chief International Economist, Lombard Street Research
Jeremy Batstone-Carr – Head of Economic Research, Charles Stanley & Co / 1)How to forecast the world economy
2)Euro areas and troubles. The EU and Greece.
Global Macro Economic conditions / 9am – 10.30am
2pm – 3.30pm
Wednesday 21st July /

Site Visit: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Site Visit: BBA: Angela Knight – Chief Executive, British Banker’s Association /

Tour and presentation withSusan Smith, Adviser to US Executive Director

Onsite lecture at the British Bankers Association.
Overview of Banking Sector in the UK. / 11.30am – 1pm
3pm-4.30pm
Thursday 22nd July /

RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS

/ RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS / RESEARCH DAY
Friday 23rd July / FREE MORNING

Site Visit: Laura D’Albey, Senior Associate, Corporate Treasury Team, Price Waterhouse Cooper

/ FREE MORNING
Tour and presentation about PWC / FREE MORNING
2pm – 4.30pm
Saturday 24th July /

FREE DAY

/ FREE DAY / FREE DAY
Sunday 25th July /

FREE DAY

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FREE DAY

/ FREE DAY
Monday 26th July / Site Visit: Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Dr James Stewart –Chief EconomistNSBO / A general introduction to CMEG
by Lisa Kallal
Fund Management and the Hedge Fund Sector / 11am – 12pm
2pm – 3.30pm
Tuesday 27th July / Shea McNamara –AON Client Director Mergers & Acquisitions Group
Peter Stohr, Vice President Citi Private Equity
Site Visit: Field trip to The Association of Investment Trust Companies
Presenter: Annabel Brodie-Smith, Communications Director
(in Annabel’s absence: PR Executive Emily Conrad-Pickles, Director General Ian Sayers). / Overview of AON’s Mergers and Acquisitions Group
Private Equity industry and the way a leverage buyout works
The Challenges of Promoting Investment Companies / 9.30am – 11am
11.30am – 1pm
3pm – 4pm
Wednesday 28th July / Catherine Hardaker – Partner, PKF Accountants and Business Advisors, Head of Management Consultancy Services
Site Visit: Field Trip to Lloyd’s of London Insurance; meeting with Martin Leach, Corporate Communication
(2 sessions) / Doing business with the public sector in the UK
Presentation and Tour
Presentation and Tour / 9am – 10.30am
2pm – 3.15pm
3.15pm–4.45pm
Thursday 29th July / RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS / RESEARCH DAY AND OFFICE HOURS / RESEARCH DAY
Friday 30th July / Jennifer Tippin – Shared ServicesDirector |LTSB, BoS and Halifax Community Banks
Algis Pabarcius – Managing Director, Global Head of Debt & Credit Market Sales – Credit Agricole CIB / UK Retail Banking
Overview of London and Europe’s financial markets / 9.30am – 11am
2pm – 3pm
Saturday 31st August / FREE DAY / FREE DAY / FREE DAY
Sunday 1 st August / FREE DAY / FREE DAY / FREE DAY
Monday 2nd August / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY
Tuesday 3rd August / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY / RESEARCH/CULTURAL DAY
Wednesday 4th August / Phil Parker– Managing Director, Lywood
David International
Geoffrey Dicks – senior advisor to the office for budget responsibility / Foreign Exchange and money markets
Overview of the main duties and responsibilities of the newly created OBR / 11.00am – 12.30pm
2pm – 3.30pm
Thursday 5th August / Richard Conquest
Site Visit: Financial Times / Eastern Europe and the impact of the financial crisis in the European Union
Presentation by a journalist TBA / 9.30am – 11am
2pm – 3pm
Friday 6th August / Activities to be announced / Activities to be announced / Activities to be announced
Saturday 7th August / DEPART LONDON / DEPART LONDON / DEPART LONDON

NOTE: ALL PRESENTATIONS IN LONDON, APART FROM THOSE TAKING PLACE ON SITE VISITS, WILL BE HELD AT BIRKBECKCOLLEGE, LONDONUNIVERSITY, MALET STREET, LONDON WC1

DIRECTIONS FOR ALL LOCATIONS FOR THE SEMINAR, ALONG WITH RELEVANT MAPS, WILL BE PROVIDED DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF THE PROGRAM.