The European Colloquia

29 November - 1 December 2006, Prague

"Consolidation Fever in the Asset Management Industry"

Pioneer Investments' PR Forum
Mayor of Prague’s Residence
29th November 2006

Speaker	Title
Giordano Lombardo, Deputy CEO Pioneer Investments	Is Consolidation Changing Asset Management Dynamics?

EUROPEAN COLLOQUIA 2006
“THE NEW EQUILIBRIA IN THE WORLD ECONOMY”

Zofin Palace, Prague
30th November 2006

Speaker	Title
Giordano Lombardo, Deputy CEO Pioneer Investments	Welcome
Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
“IS THE WESTERN WELFARE STILL SUSTAINABLE?”
Speaker	Title
James Heckman, Nobel Laureate 2000	Is the Western Welfare State Still Sustainable?
Dennis Snower, Chairman of Kiel Institute for World Economics	Is the Western Welfare State Still Sustainable?
Jean Paul Fitoussi, President Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques	Local Systems, Europe and Globalisation: How to Get it Right.
Moderated by Riccardo Venchiarutti, ISEO
“THE NEW HORIZON OF THE GLOBAL MARKET”
Speaker	Title
Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate 2001	New Horizons in Global Markets, New Understandings, New Risks
Dario Frigerio, Head of Private Banking and Asset Management Division, Unicredit	The New Horizon of the Global Market
Allen Sinai, CEO Decision Economics
Moderated by Stephen Sedgwick – CNBC Anchor for Today’s Business Programme
“THE STATE OF THE WORLD IN THE CHALLENGE OF GLOBALISATION”
Speaker	Title
Edward Prescott, Nobel Laureate 2004	Globalization and the Economic Outlook
Robert Wescott, Economic Advisor to the former President Clinton	Global Economic Shifts in 2007 and Beyond
Riccardo Faini, University of Rome Tor Vergata	The World Economy: Short Run Outlook and Long Run Challenges
Moderated by Giordano Lombardo, Deputy CEO Pioneer Investments

“Consolidation Fever” Pioneer Investments’ Client Event
What is driving the increasing push for consolidation in the asset management industry?

01 December 2006

Speaker	Title
Giordano Lombardo, Deputy CEO Pioneer Investments	What Will You Deal with in the Consolidating Asset Management Industry?
Marco Pirondini, Deputy CEO Pioneer Investments	Do Size and Scale Matter for Investment Managers?
Allen Sinai, CEO Decision Economics