Jim O’Neill to open the Economics Teacher National Conference 2012

The speaker line-up for the Economics Teacher National Conference 2012 is starting to take shape and we’re delighted to announce the first session on the day will be led by Jim O’Neill.  You can read more about Jim further below.

The ETNC 2012 takes place on Wednesday 27 June 2012 at our traditional venue - the stunning British Library Conference Auditorium at St Pancras in Central London.  Places can be provisionally booked using this form:

https://tutor2u.wufoo.com/forms/economics-teacher-national-conf-2012-booking-form/

ABOUT JIM O’NEILL

Jim O’Neill is presently the Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He was previously head of global economic research and commodities and strategy research at Goldman Sachs.

Jim is best known for his prominent economic thesis regarding the economically related nations referred to as BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China). He coined the phrase in a 2001 paper entitled “The World Needs Better Economic BRICs.”

Jim has particular interest and success in the foreign exchange market, Gavyn Davies describing O’Neill as “the top foreign-exchange economist anywhere in the world in the past decade” in 2005.

Jim has recently published a new book - The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond.

Regulatory Capture at HMRC? [22 Dec 2011]
Jim O’Neill - The Growth Map: Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond [22 Nov 2011]
Economic boom in Brazil [4 Sep 2011]
Timetric: UK Balance of Trade with China [13 Mar 2011]
Globalisation - Peering into the MIST? [1 Feb 2011]
Apple and Goldman Sachs - Worlds Apart [19 Jan 2011]
Time for the EAGLES to fly? [15 Nov 2010]
Brazil’s battle with hyperinflation [27 Oct 2010]
AS Macro: Extreme weather hits Russian economic growth [26 Aug 2010]
Revision Note: China and the World Economy [23 Jun 2010]
A2 Economics Revision - Changing Pattern of Global Trade & Investment [2 May 2010]
BRIC economies [24 Apr 2010]
Living in a multi-polar world economy [23 Apr 2010]
India raises interest rates [22 Apr 2010]
Details of two events in April [13 Feb 2010]
Fascinating interview with BRIC creator [8 Oct 2009]
OECD Review of the Brazilian Economy [14 Jul 2009]
Changing balance of economic power [2 Jun 2009]
Radio discussion - is the credit crunch crisis over? [10 May 2009]
Jim O’Neill on Globalisation [13 Jul 2008]
The Decoupling Debate [10 Mar 2008]

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