Warwick Economics Summit 2019 | Warwick Econ Summit | 1 February 2019 | University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, UK

The Summit is one of the largest student-run academic conferences in Europe: set apart from the rest by world-renowned figures, engaging debates and educational workshops touching on a range of global and economic issues, including politics, development and finance.

The weekend offers the chance to meet and learn from this truly diverse group of speakers and to socialise with delegates from around the world at our black tie ball.

The aim of our team is to provide a platform upon which to exchange knowledge, think creatively and debate current issues, all in the friendly environment of the University of Warwick.

2019 Speakers

Lord Mervyn King,
Former Governor at the Bank of England.

Barbara Stocking
Former CEO of Oxfam

John B. Taylor
Professor of Economics at Stanford University and founding father of the paradigm-shifting Taylor Rule

Guy Standing
Co-Founder of Basic Income Earth Network

Mahmoud Mohieldin
Senior Vice President at the World Bank for the 2030 Development Agenda, United Nations Relations, and Partnerships

Laurence Tubiana
CEO of European Climate Foundation

Guido Matias Cortes
Assistant Professor of Economics at York

Mario Monti
Former Prime Minister of Italy

Helios Herrera
Associate Professor of Economics

Ian Cross
Medical Doctor at Doctors Without Borders, provides medical care to Rohingya refugees in what the UN describes as “the world’s fastest growing refugee crisis”

Tawakkol Karman
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2011 and Founder of Women Journalists Without Chains

Wendy Carlin
Director of CORE Project that aims to revolutionise the way Economics is taught at university

Mark Purdy
Managing Director and Chief Economist at Accenture

Arun Advani
Assistant Professor at the University of Warwick

2019 Sponsors

OFFICIAL PARTNER:
• Warwick Economics Department
• Bloomberg
• BNP Paribas

SILVER:
• The Economist
• Royal Bank of Scotland

BRONZE:
• ICAEW