2016 Economic Outlook - Opportunities and Challenges | Institute of Directors

On 14th January we held what has now become a permanent feature of the IoD City annual calendar.

Our Economic Outlook event for the year event examines all the potential opportunities as well as challenges, obstacles and risks which could be faced in the coming months around the world.

For this event, we partnered with the British Malaysian Society and gained some particular insight into market trends and economic developments to be expected in the ASEAN region. Otherwise, we covered a wide range of topics including European affairs (including the European Union referendum in the United Kingdom) as well as United States politics ahead of the presidential election.

After the panel presentations, there was a questions and comments session followed by customary drinks and networking.

This event was kindly supported by Kleinwort Benson and hosted in their Mayfair offices. Kleinwort Benson is a leading private bank offering a wide range of wealth management and financial services to private clients, families and business owners as well as institutions including pension funds and charities.

One such charity is the Clink Foundation, which aims to help prisoners or disadvantaged young people by providing them with catering training and experience. Workers from the Clink were on-hand during our event to provide us with some excellent canapés, drinks and an overall excellent catering service enjoyed by everyone. We look forward to more successful events involving the charity in the future.