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Professional services: staying competitive in the global marketplace

18 November 2009

Speakers at the event:

Sir Michael Snyder, senior partner, Kingston Smith LLP
David Cheyne, senior partner, Linklaters LLP

The issues discussed included:

  • How can public policy and business practice be shaped to increase the competitiveness of the City as a global centre for professional services?
  • Is the UK's standing as a global headquarters of choice for international professional services firms secure?
  • Can innovative new products and services be launched successfully in a turbulent market?
  • What are the opportunities for partnership with other major professional services centres in emerging markets?
  • Will the setting of global standards and promotion of good corporate governance by professional services firms make for a more stable economic future?
  • Does the largest business sector in the British economy command the full attention of policymakers, looking for routes to recovery?

More information on this legal breakfast is available in the flyer.
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A summary of the discussion is also available.
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