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Prof Dr Alexander Hemmelrath, Executive Board Member, WTS Group

As governments desperately try to repair their budget deficits, are tax increases inevitable? Tax law expert Prof Dr Hemmelrath thinks so, but in a time of uncertainty and low spending, businesses need to reduce their costs as much as governments need to raise money. He explains how WTS can help businesses around the world adjust their operations to prepare for changing tax regimes.

Frank Klein, Head of ESG Europe, DB Advisors

Businesses today are more aware of their operational carbon footprint, but what do you know about your financial carbon footprint? DB Advisors’ Frank Klein explains its relationship to profits and performance, as well as DB’s three step procedure to identify, optimise and offset carbon risk.

Michael Fuss, Head of Institutional Distribution, DB Advisors

Where next for investment management? Significant changes to regulatory regimes and high volatility are damaging investor confidence and squeezing opportunities for long-term returns. A holistic approach to risk management is more important now than ever before.

Ross Elder, Co-Head of Private Banking, UK, Berenberg Bank

Berenberg Bank is the oldest bank in Germany, with four centuries of banking experience through a wealth of social, political and economic change. It currently operates in 17 locations across seven countries – including, since 2003. Ross Elder explains the bank’s quality wealth management services.

Dr Hans Lauermann, Tax Financial Services Leader, PwC Germany

As Germany comes to terms with the understanding that there is little or no room for tax cuts, Dr Lauermman explains his expectations and hopes for reform in an occasionally anachronistic tax regime.