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The conference will focus on the difficulties facing the economy, both in Britain and globally. The implications for business of the near global banking collapse and credit crunch, unpredictability of interest rates, fluctuating exchange rates, along with the current economic downturn, will be examined.

Keynote addresses from senior political and business figures including David Cameron, Leader of the Opposition, will be mixed with panel debates on “Weathering the storm – investing for the future” and “Does the UK need an industrial route map.”

The conference will debate all of the major issues facing your business today and look at how best to face the future and navigate through these times successfully.

One day that could change your business

Latest panellist

David Powell,
UK Regional Vice President,
Westinghouse
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New speaker
Robert E Diamond Jr.,
President, Barclays plc
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Latest speaker

Image: Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform

Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform.
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Previous conferences

Image: Prime Minister Gordon Brown

Speaking on how Britain can be one of the "great global leaders" of the 21st century, Prime Minister Gordon Brown delivers his keynote address at the 2007 CBI Conference...more