May I start by congratulating the Malta Institute of Management for putting together such an excellent programme for today’s conference and for attracting speakers of such quality and experience.
The theme of the programme - “A New Beginning” - is a very appropriate one at this delicate stage in the cycle of the world economy. Indeed, to be able to talk with confidence on such a subject calls for a sound platform - one that has withstood the test and that has come out of it with renewed focus and vigor.
