Lee Ferridge

Head of Macro Strategy North America
State Street Global Markets

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Lee.

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Day 1- Tuesday February 14th 2017

Tuesday, March 8th, 2016

15:00 Global Currency Roundtables: Breaking down geo-political boundaries – All you need to know to about currency trends to meet your investment objectives across global jurisdictions

Join these informal, locality specific roundtables hosted by one individual expert in that jurisdiction. This is your chance to quiz a market expert on where the opportunities lie in a continent of your choice, and the implications this will have on currency investing. Each roundtable is limited to 10 buy side to entice an interactive, open discussion.

Drill down on the major macro indicators affecting each jurisdiction:

USA Roundtable

What impact will the new US Presidential election have on US capital markets?
Hosted by Marc Chandler, Head of FX Strategy, Brown Brothers Harriman

Europe Roundtable-

What does Brexit mean for the European investment landscape?
Hosted by Lee Ferridge, Head of Macro Strategy North America, State Street Global Markets

China Roundtable-

How big a risk is exposure to Chinese domestic markets in light of recent instability?
Hosted by Steven Englander, Managing Director, Head of G10 FX Strategy, Citibank

EM Roundtable-

Are emerging markets finally set to rally significantly in 2017? Hosted by Michael Melvin, Master of Finance, Academic Coordinator, Rady School of Management, UCSD

16:10 Oxford Style Debate: True or False- Central banking policies have ran their course and will be ineffective in 2017

The ineffectiveness of central banking policies- Have central banking policies not had the desired impact to improve the economy?
How low can you go- Are rates set to drop further or is the only way up from here?
Do the central banks have anywhere else to turn with banking policies or is fiscal stimulus the only way forward now?
Currency markets in 2017 and beyond- Would fiscal policy and/or helicopter money provide the US economy with the boost it needs?