Guernsey Finance’s annual industry update is getting a fresh look this year, with a debate on risk appetite taking centre stage.
Guernsey Finance will still provide local industry with an overview of current activity, but this year’s event will also include two panel sessions featuring industry, government and regulatory representatives who will debate the level of risk appetite the island is prepared to accept to win new business.
The event will open with an introduction from Jim Gilligan, Chairman of Guernsey Finance. He will be followed by CEO Fiona Le Poidevin, who will provide a Guernsey Finance activity update, before the two panel sessions begin.
The event, titled ‘Risk v Reward – a growth strategy’, is taking place on Tuesday 9 September from 3pm at St James, and the sessions will be moderated by Richard Digard, former Editor of the Guernsey Press.
The first panel session will look at risk and the future of the finance industry, determining the key requirements for the sector to prosper going forward, with panellists including Nick Vermeulen from PwC, Mark Huntley from Heritage, Chris Le Conte from Robus, Andreas Tautscher from Deutsche Bank, and Paul Hodgson from Butterfield Trust.
The second panel will then respond to the first by discussing how well aligned government, regulatory and other key stakeholder strategies with industry’s aims. Panellists will be Deputy Kevin Stewart, the Commerce and Employment Minister, and Cees Schrauwers, Chairman of the Commissioners of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission (GFSC), Peter Mills, Chairman of the Guernsey International Business Association (GIBA), and Jon Moulton, Chairman of Aurigny.
To register, please contact Jennifer Baudains via email – j.baudains@guernseyfinance.com – or telephone 720071.