2nd Change Finance Forum
2nd Change Finance Forum
The 2nd Change Finance Forum promises to be a dynamic and inclusive event. Its remarkable potential stems from the large number of contributing organisations, which include Finance Watch, Transnational Institute, openDemocracy, SOMO, Positive Money, ATTAC, Next System Project, Stamp Out Poverty, Global Alliance for Banking on Values, Transparency International EU, Wellbeing Economy Alliance, NEON, ShareAction among several others.
A cross-section of speakers will share their creative ideas and practical solutions for a reformed financial system. Some of these speakers include:
- Grace Blakeley, Research Fellow, IPPR's Commission on Economic Justice
- Fran Boait, Executive Director, Positive Money
- Matthew Butcher, New Economy Organisers Network (NEON)
- Marc Chesney, Professor of Quantitative Finance, University of Zurich
- Marcos Eguiguren, Executive Director, Global Alliance for Banking on Values
- Laurie MacFarlane, Economics Editor, openDemocracy
- Carla Santos Skandier, Researcher, Next System Project
- Richard Wilkinson (via video conference), public health researcher and co-author of The Spirit Level/ The Inner Level
Workshops will be animated by leading experts and practitioners and they aim at engaging participants on a common action plan. Discussions will be structured around:
- an understanding of links between finance and key societal issues
- an assessment of the current state and a vision for a future of finance
- a mapping of opportunities for all participants to collaborate, to mobilise citizens and to overcome the coordination problems of a multitude of interests
Dedicated workshops will also gather categories of participants who share concrete objectives, e.g. communications and campaign officers to coordinate efforts.
Here is a first look at the agenda for the day, session titles may evolve!
Thursday, 6 December 2018
14.00- 18.30 Change Finance Forum
13.15-14.00 Coffee and badges
14.00-15.30 The system is collapsing & we are rising to replace it
15.30-17.00 Idea and Action Labs
- Greening the financial system: Fossil fuels disinvestment
- The debt 'Mountain'
- Neoliberalism has had its day: what comes next?
- Cracking the right stories: Winning the case for a better system
- Basic financial services for low-income households
17.00-17.30 Break
17.30-18.30 Financialization: The epicenter of it all?
19.30 Networking Evening at the Belgian Comic Strip Center
Friday, 7 December 2018
08.30- 17.30 Change Finance Forum
08.30-09.30 Breakfast Briefing
09.30-11.00 Idea and Action Labs
- What financial mechanisms can help restore and preserve ecosystems and biodiversity?
- Developing countries: in the eye of the storm
- Alternative finance
- How can we challenge the power of the financial lobby?
11.00- 11.30 Break
11.30-13.00 The financial system we want
13.00-14.00 Lunch
14.00-15.30 Idea and Action Labs
- Greening the financial system: Public Banking
- Inequality: how do we fight back?
- The Citizens' Dashboard of Finance
- What do effective campaign strategies look like for tackling systemic problems?
15.30-16.00 Break
16.00-17.30 Making an impact in 2019
