GFC2 Have we learned anything yet?

Reflecting on the Global Financial Crisis

Wed 1 Aug 2012

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Just when we thought it was safe to dive into the markets, the prospect of another crisis has loomed again. Or have the problems of 2008 never really been resolved? The Forum examines whether this is just another cycle or a seismic shift in the world economy.

This discussion from 2012 reflects on timeless subjects of economic theory, market value, home ownership and risk that continue to drive us.

Ross Gittins has been the economics editor of the Sydney Morning Herald since 1978. In 2008 he was made a member of the Order of Australia for service to journalism as a commentator on economics.

Simon Pillar (Wednesday forum) founded Pacific Equity Partners in 1998. He has been a partner with consulting firm Bain & Company, and worked with Bain and The LEK Partnership in Los Angeles, Singapore and Sydney.

Richard Denniss (Wednesday forum) is the Executive Director of the Australia Institute. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Crawford School of Economics and Government at the Australian National University.

Tim Harcourt (Thursday forum) the author of The Airport Economist, is the first J.W. Neville Fellow in Economics at the Australian School of Business at UNSW. For over a decade he was the first chief economist of Austrade.

Oliver Greeves (Thursday forum) is a former senior banker at Chase Manhattan, New York. He is currently a partner in Pharos Coaching, a leading leadership development and executive coaching company.

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Ross Gittins

Ross Gittins is the Economics Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald and an Economic Columnist for The Age.

For 40 years he has had a ringside seat as the Australian economy has gone through radical change. He’s covered 40 budgets and 16 elections and watched 13 treasurers and eight prime ministers wrestle with boom and recession, debts and deficits.

He is a winner of the Citibank Pan Asia award for excellence in financial journalism and has been a Nuffield…

Simon Pillar

Simon is a founder of Pacific Equity Partners and chairs the firm's Operating Committee. Prior to founding PEP, Simon was a Partner with Bain & Company and worked as a strategy consultant in the US, Singapore and Sydney. He started his working life as an engineer with The Royal Dutch/Shell Group in The Netherlands. Simon received a first class degree (BSc (Eng) in Civil Engineering) from the University of Bristol where he received the Institution of Civil Engineers Award, and an MBA from…

GFC2 Have we learned anything yet?

Reflecting on the Global Financial Crisis

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