Are Bankers Good or Bad for Society?
Speaker(s):
Chris Skinner
Date/Time: 28/10/2009, 6pm
Venue: Barnard's Inn Hall
In previous ages bankers have sometimes pecked lower in the order of society than lepers.
Jesus declared their usurous ways immoral. Amazingly, from this disadvantaged position in
society, bankers flourished over the past two centuries before imploding spectacularly both
financially and socially in 2008. Bankers now don't even trust each other.
This illuminating review of the history of banking and society explores why these former
outcasts from high society are natural problem children and ponders whether they have a social
future and, if so, what will it look like?
Chris Skinner is an independent commentator on the financial markets as Chief Executive of
Balatro and Chairs the European networking group, the Financial Services Club. He is also a
co-founder of the website Shaping Tomorrow,
which is used extensively by over 15,000 individuals from academia, corporations and
governments worldwide. Chris is well-known for his regular columns in a variety of media and
daily blog at www.theFinanSer.com. He is the author
of several books including The Future of Banking, The Future of Finance after
SEPA and The Future of Investing after MiFID. Chris is a judge with awards
programmes run by TradeTech and the Asian Banker, as well as a contributor to the World
Economic Forum's Scenario Project on Technology Innovation in Financial Services.
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