The Euro was introduced to the world’s financial markets as an accounting currency on 1st January 1999, and then as a physical currency three years later. Since then it has grown to become the second-largest reserve currency as well as the second-most traded currency in the world (after the United States Dollar). Like the Dollar, the Euro is managed by one central bank, the European Central Bank. However, being shared by 19 countries complicates its management.
It was designed to bring the European Union closer together, but many feel it has actually done the opposite. After nearly a decade of growth, the initial unity has been replaced with dissent and prospective exits. The inability of the eurozone to match the recovery in the USA and UK has exposed its governing structures, institutions and policies as dysfunctional and called into question the viability of a common currency shared by such different economies as Germany and Greece. This has been seen more recently with the ongoing Brexit debates.
The Euro's importance in the world market means that staying up to date with its predicted growth and decline is crucial for business. We have a range of expert keynote speakers whose backgrounds and experiences can help bring you and your team up to speed with current issues and predicted changes. From former national European leaders to economists and bankers, we have listed some of our most popular keynote speakers below. However, if you had a particular speaker in mind then please do not hesitate to get in touch with our team.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Germany 2017-18
British Politician, Campaigner and Commentator
Former Minister of Finance in Greece
Professor of Economics, New York University's Stern School of Business, CEO, Roubini Macro Associates, LLC
Adviser to the German Government on Economic Policy
Leading Economist, Broadcaster and Author
Chairman Goldman Sachs International
Award Winning British Journalist, Broadcaster and Author
Former President of the EU Commission 2014-19, and Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Experienced European Central Banker
Editor-in-Chief of The Economist
Author of Economics of Good and Evil, philosopher of economics
Chairman of the Group of Thirty. Chairman of Board of Directors of Bruegel University. Former President of The European Central Bank
CEO and President, International Rescue Committee
Recent Chairman of FSA and UK Government's Climate Change Committee
Former Prime Minister of Finland
Leading Authority on the European Union, Global Economics and Trade
Adviser to the German Government on Economic Policy
Economics Professor and member of the Scientific Board of the French Association of French Administration
German Economist and President of the ifo Institute for Economic Research
Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union from July 2016 to July 2018
CEO and President, International Rescue Committee
Previous US Board Member IMF
Leading International Economist and Expert and Co-founder of 'Economists for Brexit'
Former Belgian Prime Minister
Nomura Professor and Director of the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard J. F Kennedy School of Government
President of the ifo-Institute in Munich (1999-2016)
Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions 2010 -2016
Chairman of the Group of Thirty. Chairman of Board of Directors of Bruegel University. Former President of The European Central Bank
Former President of the EU Commission 2014-19, and Former Prime Minister of Luxembourg
Chairman Goldman Sachs International
Leading German economist, key member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) 2006-11
Leading Economist, Broadcaster and Author
Editor of Financial Times
Experienced European Central Banker
Art of Fund Management
Germany's leading economist
Former Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund