120 UHNWI guests from around the world gathered in London on November 30, 2016 for the 18th Credit Suisse Salon on the topic Can Europe reinvent itself? Consequences for the global economy. The event was hosted by Tidjane Thiam, Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Group AG.
The day commenced with the Salon Members’ Luncheon hosted by Thomas Gottstein, Chief Executive Officer, Credit Suisse (Switzerland) Ltd on Impact of the US election on the global investment horizon.
Panelist Dr. David Mulford, former US Ambassador to India and Vice Chairman International, Credit Suisse, was quite upbeat on the overall outlook for economic growth and industry while Jonathan Tepperman, Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs magazine, expressed his worry that a great degree of uncertainty has now been injected into the system. The 3rd panelist, Credit Suisse economist Dr. Santitarn Sathirathai, felt the results would further accelerate China’s pivot towards Asia.
After a vigorous debate among the panelists and a lengthy Q&A with the audience, moderator and Credit Suisse Senior Advisor Bob Parker outlined a few investment themes and observed that in the course of the conversation, the dial had moved from "uncertainty" to "some certainty" on what to expect in the next years.