A Geopolitical Futures Conference...

Rising and Falling Powers: Separating Signal from Noise

Featuring George Friedman... Louis Gave... Ambassador George Maior... Luis de La Calle... and more.

October 25, 2017 - The Yale Club of New York City

I invite you to join me at our next conference, Rising and Falling Powers: Separating Signal from Noise, on October 25 in New York City.

This exclusive one-day event is for those who want to understand the changing world order on a detailed level.

Some of you may be investors or portfolio managers searching for the most promising global investment opportunities. Some of you may be businesspeople whose interests are affected by major political and demographic changes. And some of you may be keen analysts of the world, seeking to understand shifts in the world order. This conference is for you.

With a strictly limited attendance of just 120 people, we will create a small, intimate space where we can imagine the future together.

Separating Signal from Noise

Accurate forecasting means imagining possibilities that will earn you ridicule from most. Our schedule at this conference is built around three of GPF’s most important—and contrarian—forecasts. The order I lay out today may change, but each session will feature a GPF analyst and one or two other carefully picked speakers.

Each speaker will bring on-the-ground knowledge, a breadth of experience, and most importantly, candor to the table. They are far removed from the usual conference circuit.

In addition, there will be ample time for back and forth, and question and answer. And you will be able to talk with me, my team, and the speakers in an informal setting.

Panel One:
The Future of North America

Our first panel is Rising Heavyweights in North America. Much of our discussion will focus on trade and immigration issues. To help us do this, we have a special guest, original NAFTA negotiator Luis de la Calle. Expect no mercy as he discusses the current renegotiations.

But the larger focus will be on the country we think is the most promising in the region: Mexico. Pick up a newspaper and what do you read about Mexico? Awful stories about cartel violence or the border wall debate.

Come to our conference and you’ll get a starkly different perspective. We believe that the many attractive opportunities already there for investors and businesses will only proliferate in coming years.

Panel Two:
Uncovering Opportunities in East Asia

From there we move to the region dominating world headlines with Driving Forces in East Asia.

We will, of course, touch on the North Korea situation. But this panel, which includes Gavekal Research co-founder Louis Gave and Santen Inc. CEO Masahiro Inoue, is interested not in today’s noise, but in tomorrow’s reality.

Our discussion will shine a light on the problems standing in the way of China ultimately becoming a global power, the role of the US in East Asia, and the key flashpoints in the region.

We will also dedicate time to look at the region through the investment lens, seeking out its centers of future growth and opportunities.

Panel Three:
Europe's Fate

For our final panel, we go to the world’s geopolitical heartland in Power Shifts in Europe.

Russia is fading but it will not fade quietly, and the US is already moving to block Russian actions in Eastern Europe. Meanwhile, Germany is aging, dependent on exports, and at the center of a fragile EU.

As they weaken, Eastern Europe rises.

We will explore the dynamism of Eastern Europe and which places offer the best opportunities for investors. There are few better placed to discuss this than George Cristian Maior, Romania’s current ambassador to the US and formerly, Director of the Romanian Intelligence Service.

Also sharing his insights will be Zbigniew Pisarski. As well as being the president of the prestigious Casimir Pulaski Foundation, he is an advisor to the president of Poland on the Strategic Review of National Security.

Join Me to Learn What Comes Next

After this conference you will possess a much keener sense of what is and isn’t important in the world. And you will have forged many new and valuable connections with fellow attendees, speakers, and the GPF team.

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Few experiences are as energizing as being in a small group of like-minded people, discussing big ideas and perhaps big plans. That’s why we’ve limited attendance to no more than 120 guests. 

And there are only a few discounted tickets remaining, so I encourage you to reserve your spot at this important event today. I promise you’ll gain valuable, useful insights—the kind you won’t find on broadcast TV or in the pages of mainstream media. 

I look forward to chatting with you in New York. 

Sincerely,

George Friedman

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