Decision Making Workshop by Roger Claessens, Prof. UBI

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Turbulent

times?

Where are we

going?

POPULATION INCREASE

PRICES FOR RAW MATERIALS

PRODUCTIVITY ISSUES

CONFLICTS FOR RAW

MATERIALS

OUR IMPRINT ON THE

ENVIRONMENT

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OUR INDEBTEDNES

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INFLATION

MARKETS BEYOND CONTROL

FOREIGN EXCHANGE : 4,000,000,000,000 $ PER DAY

OCCUPY WALL STREET

From CNN

• The awakening in the Arab world with a direction still

unknown,

• A looming nuclear crisis with Iran

• An uncertain future in Afghanistan (and neighboring

Pakistan)

• A bloody civil war in Syria,

• The fiscal issues

• The debt crises

• The Euro

• Geo-political challenges posed by a rising China.

• What does the future of Greece hold?

OUR FALSE SENSE OF COMFORT

• I have to go, I have to leave from here.

Maria Papanagiotaki

OUR LACK OF GOOD MACRO

ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT

OUR LACK OF VISION & NATIONAL INTEREST

• Seventy-five years on, Europe is far from a state

of war, but in light of its current crisis — which is

not only economic and political, but also, once

again, a crisis of identity (13/05/2012)

CULTURE CLASHES

WOMENS’RIGHTS

TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT

INFIGHTING

LOST BETWEEN MILLIONS

IMPACT ON DECISION MAKING

UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT

System 1 & 2

& RESPECT/WISDOM

• We should aim at a world

where value supersedes

promises and authenticity

trumps arrogance.

Roger Jean Claessens is an International lecturer &

consultant for the financial services industry.

• Professor at UBI (United Business Institutes), Brussels

• Expert lecturer for FEBELFIN (Federation of banks & insurance in Belgium)

• Expert lecturer for the EIB in Luxembourg

• Expert lecturer for BGL BNPPARIBAS amongst others

Author of :

• “Corporate culture in Banking”, 2011, Serbian Bank Association (SBA) & AuthorHouse, UK

• “What is a bank?”, 2009, Promoculture & AuthorHouse, UK

• “A brief introduction to accounting”, 2008, Unibook, Belgium

• “Marketing in financial services”, 2007, SBA

• “Branch Management”, with P. Wiertz,2006, Promoculture & SBA

• “Ethics, corporate values and prevention of money laundering”, 2006, SBA

From: www.rogerclaessens.eu

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