EVENT 2021
The Global Balancing Act:
Population Growth vs. Dwindling Resources
The Global Balancing Act addresses one of the biggest challenges of our time: The challenge of what the planet can balance. Can/Should population growth be controlled?
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About Truffle
Truffle is an annual discussion at the intersection between the financial markets and politics of critical issues facing the world today.
A Thought Leadership event where COMPLEX TOPICS and RESPECTFUL DISCUSSION are the foundation behind each program.
Our guests include, but are not limited to: institutional investors, treasury, pension funds, family offices and anyone that wants to be challenged to think “outside the box”.
Conference Principles
- Quality, not quantity
- Respectful discussion – Everyone one has something to contribute
- Awareness of the environment and responsible ownership
- Social media is great but nothing replaces face-to-face
- Engagement, not business card collecting
- Arrogance has no place here
- Supporting the cultural arts and historical locations with our event
- Diversity
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - DAY 1
| CET | Recording | Topic & Speaker | GMT |
| 09:00 – 09:15 |  Recording |
Welcome Colinne Bartel – Truffle Time, Owner |
08:00 – 08:15 |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Recording |
Opening Presentation: The Demographic Dividend Bill Ryerson – Population Media Center, Founder and President |
08:20 – 08:40 |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Recording |
Panel: Recycling or Sourcing: Pro’s and Con’s David Katz – PlasticBank, CEO & Founder Dr. Hendrik Leber – ACATIS, Managing Partner and Portfoliomanagement |
08:45 – 09:45 |
 Recycling or local sourcing presents the challenge of reduced materials and likely, less damage to the planet but how can local communities that exist from the national natural resources offset reduced demand? What are recycling lifetimes? |
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| 13:00 – 14:00 | Recording |
Panel: Food and Resources Shankar Athreya – Leading Global Food & Agriculture Investor Teni Ekundare – FAIRR, CFA, Senior Manager Investor Outreach – UK & Northern Europe Dr. Leon Schumacher – University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources Sylvia Wisniwski – Finance in Motion, Managing Director |
12:00 – 13:00 |
 We are what we eat! Agriculture and consumption habits worldwide demand space and water. Think Global Buy Local is a growing mantra. Is a world of vegetarians a real option? |
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| 14:00 – 14:10 | Wrap-up and Preview for March 10 & 2022 | 13:00 – 13:10 |
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - DAY 2
| CET | Recording | Topic & Speaker | GMT |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Recording |
Welcome Colinne Bartel – Truffle Time, Owner |
08:00 – 08:15 |
| 09:20 – 09:40 | Recording |
Opening Presentation: IFAW – Australian Forest Fires-1 Year Later – A Report Rebecca Keeble – IFAW, Oceania Regional Director |
08:20 – 08:40 |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Recording |
Panel: Achieving a Sustainable Population: Taboo or Necessity. Kriss Barker – Population Media Center, Vice President of International Programs Dr. Julia Bistrova – Head of Research, Herens Quality Asset Management AG Sona Blessing – Author of Alternative Alternatives; Finance, Research, Podcaster; Member, Global Advisory Council, 100 Women in Finance Peter Withers – Former Trade Director from New Zealand to North & South America, Chairman of Global Executive MBA Program |
08:45 – 09:45 |
 World population has more than doubled in 1 generation and is estimated to reach 10 billion in less than 1 more generation. Some cultures have taken steps to control population to increase quality of life. But WHAT is a sustainable population and how can it be achieved. |
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| 10:50 – 11:50 | Recording |
Panel: Investor Panel Esther Baroudy – State Street Global Advisors, Managing Director, Senior Portfolio Manager, Fundamental Growth & Core Equity Johnny El Hachem – General Manager of Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity Serge Krancenblum – Chairman of the Luxembourg Association for Family Offices (LAFO) Dr. Andreas Rickert – PHINEO gAG, CEO Johanna Roussel – SGFC – Single Family Office |
09:50 – 10:50 |
 A summary conversation of the conference taking on all topics and the perspectives of investors and their evaluation/contemplation of these themes and how their companies address these challenges. |
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| 11:50 – 12:00 | Wrap-up and Preview for March 8 & 10, 2022 | 10:50 – 11:00 |
