The pandemic has presented us with a chance as much as a challenge: a chance to segue from a growth economy to a value-based economy, marked by prioritising long-term value and the needs of multiple stakeholders over short-term growth. As companies around the world grapple with the impact of Covid-19, we explore how this wider focus can help companies pull through the crisis and transform for a better tomorrow.

Join Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (Former PM of Poland), Pierre Gattaz (BusinessEurope), Michael Bertolino (EY) and Prof.Catherine De Vries (Bocconi). 

Due to Covid-19, EY’s annual Generate Conference specially created for students will not be taking place, but does this mean they don’t deserve a platform to have their voices heard? We surveyed over 700 Generation-Z and Millennials to get their views on the crisis, Malta’s economy and challenges, society and their future on the Island. We aim to put several online debates to rest as we outline their differences in thinking as well as their similarities.

Hear from industry experts and analyse the findings with Kenneth Farrugia (BOV), Catherine Calleja (Atlas), Tanya Sammut Bonnici (UoM), Matt Robb (EY) and Kevin Mallia (EY) as well local Gen-Z and Millennial entrepreneurs Yasmin Degiorgio (Sanya) and Zach Ciappara (Freehour).

End the third day with an outstanding panel line-up that features two former European Prime Ministers from the Netherlands and Poland, a former President from Slovenia, and a Professor of Political Science from Bocconi University.

Leaders find themselves at a critical juncture, managing short-term pressures against medium and long-term uncertainties. We explore the socio-economic changes taking place and pose thoughts on the key questions business and political leaders are facing.

Featuring Prof. Jan-Peter Balkenende (Former PM Netherlands), Jan Krzysztof Bielecki (Former PM Poland) Dr Danilo Turk (Former President Slovenia) and Prof. Catherine De Vries (Bocconi).

Covid-19 has forced whole nations and companies to weigh up the short-term imperative Vs long-term thinking and strategy. The final day starts with Maha Eltobgy (World Economic Forum) and Steve Varley (EY Global Sustainability Leader) exploring these themes and the World Economic Forum’s ‘Great Reset’ initiative. How can that perspective be applied here in Malta?

In June 2020, Neil Agius (Wave of Change) became the second person ever to complete the Herculean task of swimming from Sicily to Malta in one gruelling attempt. The attempt was all for a cause close to his heart - an anti-plastic pollution campaign. Neil will articulate the role each member of society has in driving positive change, following which we welcome back David Pilling (Financial Times), author of The Growth Delusion and economic journalist, to continue the conversation on how nations can move beyond GDP to measure success.

As consumers keep adapting, how will your business change with them? Gilbert Guillaumier (EY) outlines the results of the Malta Future Consumer Survey and their implications with Covid-19. With those results in mind, David Pilling (FT) and Barend van Bergen (EY) discuss what this means for a country like Malta and the ways local businesses can deliver and measure the long-term value they create for investors and other stakeholder groups.

The Future Realised Week ends but not before we hear from local Government and opposition officials as well as Martin Scicluna (Din L-Art Helwa), Marie Briguglio (UoM), Michelle Piccinino (ERA) and Michael Collis (BNF) on different perspectives for a sustainable vision for Malta. EY’s research will provide the basis for the discussion on where Malta should go from here and what to expect in 2021 and beyond.