The Global Shake-up

The 2023 Amundi World Investment Forum, which took place in Paris on June 22 and 23 2023, examined the puzzle, tried to filter out the noise and assessed how policymakers, financial services and investors can rise to meet the challenges ahead. 

After years of flatlining, inflation is again a preoccupation shared by individuals, politicians, and finance… How can we combat it while addressing climate change and social issues? Can Europe play a leading role while it also deals with fallout from war in Ukraine? Dr. Mario Draghi, former Prime Minister of Italy and former President of the ECB, reflects on past and current crisis and gives his view on where the pieces in the current regime shift may fall.

Following a radical reset of the global economic environment, which trends are structural and systemic and which reflect a new economic cycle that may prove very different from the last? Professor Douglas Diamond, recipient of the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, explores the role of banks in society, in particular in times of financial crisis, and to what extent the next cycle will differ from the old.

The war in Ukraine: what are the implications for democracy, geopolitics and diplomacy? What is the role of international investors in financing the reconstruction of Ukraine? Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, discusses how the war has shaped global geopolitics, and democracy itself, as well as some of the long-term consequences for Europe and further afield.

Has the Ukraine crisis ushered in a new era of armed conflict? What implications do politicised cooperation and ultra-fragmented supply chains carry for global trade relationships? Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander for Transformation, General Jean-Paul Paloméros, and  Professor Helen Thompson discuss the shifting roles and relationships of the major global players.

Two global economic superpowers, two models of growth and government. What does the future hold for China and India, both at home and on the international stage? We examine the growth models of the two countries, their broader ambitions and positioning on the world stage, both in economic and geopolitical terms.
 

“India is where all the transformation of the world is happening”

Amitabh Kant
India's G20 Sherpa

Transition to Net Zero is critical for all, but progress as well as needs vary widely across developed and emerging markets, with some regions seeing vocal pushback against ESG. Have recent events helped or hindered the transition to a more just and sustainable world? The panelists explore the realities of the energy transition and the role of corporates and investors in driving meaningful change.

Repeated shocks and continued uncertainty threaten an already fragile social mobility. How do people in OECD countries perceive their chances to do well in life, and to what extent does access to opportunities differ across the population? Carrie Exton, Deputy Director at the OECD WISE Centre, presents the headline findings from a new OECD study on social mobility and equal opportunity and examines why investors should consider integrating inequality criteria into their investment decisions.

Technology, a game changer, or an enabler of ‘financialisation’? Is digital technology transforming politics and society as fast as it seems, and what role will it play for investors? We look at some of the major trends in technology, discuss how new technologies are changing the way we interact and question how far financial institutions should go in digitalising their customer service.