Sacred Heart University, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg ,the American Chamber of Commerce and the CME Foundation will hold a conference on:

Friday, May 18th, 2012
Chambre de Commerce, Luxembourg
7, rue Alcide de Gasperi, Luxembourg-Kirchberg

Download the invitation here.

PROGRAM:

08:30 - 09:00    Registration

09:00 - 09:15    Welcome Remarks:                           

  Laurent Koener, Policy Adviser, Department for Creation and Development of companies, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce 

  Dr. Laura Niesen de Abruna, Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs, Sacred Heart University

Dr. Rupendra Paliwal, Interim Dean, J.F. Welch College of Business

09:15 - 09:45    Opening Keynote Address: Risk Management in the Era of Dissonance

Dr. Bluford H. Putnam, Chief Economist, CME Group

09:45 - 11:00    Session 1: Aftershocks from the European Sovereign Debt Crisis

Hedging Effectiveness of Credit Default Swaps for European Sovereign Bonds: A European Debt Crisis Review

Dr. Kwamie Dunbar, J.F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University

Dr. Thomas Schröder, European Investment Bank and Sacred Heart University

Impact of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis on FX Counter-Party Risk

Dr. Richard Levich, Stern School of Business, New York University

Market structure and risk management in the central counterparties industry:  a discussion of unintended consequences of the imposition of a centralized system

Dr. Serge Wibaut, Université Catholique de Louvain and Reacfin

Dr. Sykes Wilford, School of Business, The Citadel, Charleston, SC

11:00 - 11:15    Coffee Break

11:15 - 12:00    Session 2:  Understanding Volatility and Forecasting in Challenging Markets

Impact of Market Forecasting Errors in Response to US Federal Reserve Interest Rate Policy Changes

Dr. Abu Amin, J.F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University

Dr. Kwamie Dunbar, J.F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University

 

Measuring and Forecasting Volatility in Treasury Bonds Markets

Dr. Lucjan T. Orlowski, J.F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University

Dr. Bluford H. Putnam, Chief Economist, CME Group 

12:00 - 14:00    Luncheon Keynote Address

Mr. Klaus Regling, President, European Financial Stability Facility

 14:00 - 15:30    Panel Discussion:  Systemic Risks in Europe

Moderator: Dr. Lucjan T. Orlowski, J.F. Welch College of Business, Sacred Heart University

Panelists:

Dr. Lucio Vinhas de Souza, Managing Director and Chief Sovereign Economist, Moody’s Investors Service

Dr. Alfred Steinherr, Professor and Academic Director, J.F. Welch College of Business Luxembourg

Dr. Serge Wibaut, Université Catholique de Louvain and Reacfin

Dr. Theoharry Grammatikos, Professor of Finance, Luxembourg School of Finance

15:30 – 15:45   Closing Remarks

Dr. Alfred Steinherr, Professor and Academic Director, J.F. Welch College of Business Luxembourg

 

*The conference organizers wish to give special thanks to the CME Foundation for providing research support grants for several of the papers presented in this seminar.

Participation Fees:

Full day conference & Keynote address with luncheon: €100
Keynote address with luncheon: €80
Conference only: €50

Sacred Heart University students and alumni should contact the Sacred Heart offices for student rates.

Participation fees can be transferred to Sacred Heart University    BCEELULL    LU66 0019 1007 3017 5000

Please RSVP by May 2nd to Antoine Rech arech@shu.lu.

       

 

Sacred Heart University, The Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg, the Luxemburger Wort and the American Chamber of Commerce held a panel discussion on ''Euro Crisis: Questions & Answers''.

Dr. Armand Clesse - Director, Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
Dr. Christian Ghymers - Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
Mr. Pierre Leyers - Financial Editor, The Luxemburger Wort
Dr. Jean-Pierre Schoder - Head of Monetary Economics & Statistics, Central Bank of Luxembourg
Dr. Alfred Steinherr - Academic Director, Sacred Heart University Luxembourg 
Mr. Carlo Thelen - Chief Economist and Head of the International Department, Chamber of Commerce of Luxembourg       
Mr. Marco Wagener - Executive Advisor, Chambre des Salariés de Luxembourg                      

The panel answered the questions of the audience in English or French. Points of discussion, among others were:

Will the Euro survive?
How will the crisis be resolved?
Will the Euro remain a rival to the Dollar?
How will Luxembourg be affected?
Who is paying for the crisis?
Will there be more inflation?
Will there be a recession?
Will the North pay for the South?
Is European integration damaged?

Download invitation here.

View Presentation of Dr. Christian Ghymers

View Presentation of Dr. Alfred Steinherr

View Presentation of Mr. Carlo Thelen

View Presentation of Mr. Marco Wagener

On Wednesday, November 2nd 2011 from 6 PM - 8 PM, Sacred Heart University together with BGL-BNP Paribas held a panel discussion on the Euro.

BGL BNP Paribas - 27, avenue Monterey, L-2163 Luxembourg

Jacques Santer, Former Prime Minister and President of the European Commission
The Euro: Political Past & Future

Thanos Skouras, Professor of Economics, Athens University
The Euro seen from the South

Alfred Steinherr, Academic Director, Sacred Heart University Luxembourg
The Euro seen from the North

Q & A

View Invitation        View Presentation by Dr. Steinherr

      

If you are interested in participating in future events, please contact our Office Manager, Rachel Niebeling at rniebeling@shu.lu or +352 22 76 13 33.