The perfect opportunity to unpack some of the most complex questions dominating the thoughts of everyone from investors to strategists. We focus on the idea of arresting the next recession and discuss what more monetary and fiscal policy can offer.

Our experts and analysts consider Donald Trump’s extraordinary victory in the US presidential election, and mull the implications for the months and years ahead.

This forum – the second of four taking place around the world – brings together industry leaders, experts and innovators to unpack the challenges and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics. Plus: how market participants, regulators and consumers can benefit from intelligent automation in a global economy.

Are roller-coaster moves in currency markets a perception or a reality? And aside from uncertainty at the bureau de change, do big swings in currencies really matter in today’s global markets?

How it is possible to evaluate environmental, social and governance practices in emerging nations? Plus: more on the wider trends in SI, from gender lens investing to green bonds, and our experts consider when ESG factors might cease to be a niche concern and instead form the foundation to all investment decisions.

We delve into the third edition of the UBS/PwC Billionaire Report, part of a continuing investigation into an historic era of wealth generation. The featured data covers about 1,400 billionaires over two decades; it includes 14 of the largest billionaire markets, accounting for about four fifths of billionaire wealth around the world.

Amid negative bond yields, and with stock markets at record highs, investors are often hard-pressed to find attractive propositions in public markets. With about five times as many private companies as public companies with revenues of more than $100m, the target opportunity set for private equity is relatively deep. So is it time to take a fresh look at private equity?

We ask experts in the US and around the world what a Trump presidency would mean for markets. We consider the age-old strategic challenge of pricing in political risk and ask whether the right balance is struck between assessing traditional economic indicators and weighing the (understandable if unedifying) impact of the personalities in this extraordinary race.

Central-bank policy has driven both news and investment flow in the years since the global financial crisis but nearly a decade on investors are beginning to question whether monetary policy is still the only viable game for global markets.

Taking the temperature of global trade: does cross-border commerce do more harm to the equal distribution of income and wealth than it helps to boost economic growth? Our experts debate the issue and explore why global trade is front and centre in the race for the White House.