We are joined by another of the inspirational thought leaders who UBS supports through its Global Visionaries programme. This time it’s the remarkable Mark Pollock. After losing his sight in 1998 he became an ultra-endurance athlete, becoming the first blind adventurer to race to the South Pole. In 2010, however, he suffered another devastating blow when a fall broke his back, leaving him paralysed. He tells us more about his latest and arguably greatest expedition: founding the Mark Pollock Trust in an effort to find a fast-track cure for paralysis.

In the second of two special programmes we continue our analysis of the UBS CIO Year Ahead 2019, the definitive investment outlook on the next 12 months. Today US equities are in focus. We’ll discuss the maturity of the economic cycle, what we can expect in terms of GDP and earnings growth and some potential risk factors in this space for the year ahead.

This week, in the first of two special programmes, we dive into the UBS CIO Year Ahead 2019, the definitive investment outlook for the next 12 months. The report’s editor in chief is among the guests from UBS Wealth Management who will address the key issues set to define the year ahead, from navigating volatility and asset allocation to incorporating the “three Ls” of liquidity, longevity and legacy into planning for the future.

Art is once again in the frame as we browse the 2018 edition of the leading annual report and look ahead to the fair in Miami. We talk to the author of the research, catch up with the head of the UBS Art collection and hear from artist Sarah Morris, whose work features extensively in the UBS collection. Morris is reimagining a monumental wall painting, originally commissioned for the bank’s Zürich office, to be revealed early next year at its renovated New York headquarters.

To help address the big questions that shape our world, UBS has sought out a number of Nobel laureates in the economic sciences to ask them to share insights and discuss their research. This week we’re hearing from one of them: Michael Spence, winner of the centennial Nobel prize for his work on the dynamics of information flow and market development.

In our third annual visit to the London conference, we focus on a panel that discussed the topic of normalising global monetary policy. We hear from two of the panellists and ask them to expand on the theme, explaining how investors should best position themselves to profit from challenges to the prevailing economic orthodoxy.

This week we ask which global cities are at the highest risk of experiencing a real-estate bubble. Our panel will also discuss the ‘affordability crisis’ that is gripping markets and dominating headlines, while the editor of Monocle has some tips on building sustainable and effective residential developments in our cities.

This week our panel discusses the likelihood of a Brexit deal given the stumbling blocks. They’ll survey the domestic political landscape in the UK for clues as to whether any deal that is agreed might get through parliament and mull the prospects for new global deals post-Brexit given prevailing trade uncertainty.

This week our panel discusses the latest edition of UBS and PwC’s annual ‘Billionaires Insight Report’. From the greatest ever annual increase in billionaire wealth, to the challenge of US dominance in innovation from across Asia and China in particular, we’ll explore the lessons of the data and the key trends that will inform the future.

Our panel discusses a new research piece from the UBS wealth management CIO, explaining why a focus on the tribulations of EM assets risks ignoring the huge progress that emerging economies have made, as well as the wealth of investment opportunities on offer.