By Reuters Communications Today Reuters Breakingviews published its Predictions 2020 book, titled 'Turning up the heat: A pivotal year for profit, politics and the planet.' The annual book aims to deliver predictions across business, politics, environment, technology, healthcare around the world for the upcoming year. Reuters Breakingviews will host a series of international events tied to 2020 predictions including: Hong Kong – Thursday, January 9th Charles Li, the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, will join Asia Editor Jeffrey Goldfarb for a candid and lively one-on-one conversation about the outlook for Hong Kong, the U.S.-China trade war, prospects for new technology listings, the growing significance of CSR in Asia, HKEX's strategy following its recent bold attempt to buy the London Stock Exchange and more. New York – Tuesday, January 14th ValueAct Capital CEO, Jeff Ubben, will sit down with Rob Cox, Global Editor of Reuters Breakingviews, to discuss the Spring Fund and his views on the future of shareholder engagement. Toronto – Wednesday, January 15th Topic: Will Canada's economy be left behind by the green wave? Panel: Dan Barclay (BMO Cap Markets CEO), Margaret Eva Childe (Manulife ESG Head), Toby Messier (Aquantix CEO). Moderator: Antony Currie, Associate Editor, Reuters Breakingviews London – Thursday, January 16th Topic: Greening the financial system Panel: David Blood (Co-Founder and Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management), Sarah Breeden (Executive Director, UK Deposit Takers Supervision, Bank of England), Jessica Uhl (Chief Financial Officer, Shell). Moderator: Peter Thal Larsen (EMEA Editor, Reuters Breakingviews) Paris – Monday, January 27th Topic: Going global, a la francaise Panel: Speakers TBA (Rob is finalizing these. Hoping to announce in early January) Moderator: Rob Cox, Global Editor, Reuters Breakingviews Milan – Wednesday, January 29th Topic: Rebuilding Italy, Rebuilding Europe Panel: Alessandra Perrazzelli (Deputy Governor, Bank of Italy), Alberto Nagel (CEO, Mediobanca), Davide Serra (Founder and CEO, Algebris) Moderator: Lisa Jucca (Columnist, Reuters Breakingviews) Reuters Breakingviews delivers agenda-setting financial insight. Every day, a team of approximately 30 correspondents comment on the big financial stories as they break and provide expert analysis in real time in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. [Reuters PR Blog Post] Media contact: Deepal.patadia @ thomsonreuters.com
