Published on: 10 March 2020
On 21 Jan, Integrated BBA student Gao Minye (year 4) was invited as a guest speaker during the Credit Suisse Media Conference at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to deliver his winning pension strategy from the CSRI Academy Challenge 2019.
One month prior to the Credit Suisse Media Conference, Minye was crowned as the top winner in the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) Academy Challenge, which he crafted an outstanding solution by demonstrating a firm understanding of the market demand on pension products. As the competition’s top winner, Minye earned an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2020 World Economic Forum, where he showcased his recommended strategy during the Credit Suisse Media Conference.
The CSRI Academy Challenge is an annual competition with a focus on topics that will shape the financial industry’s future. Each year, the competition draws hundreds of bright-minded students from top institutions around the world to compete against each other.
Student Sharing
Contributed by Gao Minye (Integrated BBA, Year 4)
In January 2020, I took a trip to Switzerland to attend the media conference held by Credit Suisse during the 2020 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos. It was quite an unforgettable experience.
It all started in late 2019 when I took part in the Credit Suisse Research Institute (CSRI) Academy Challenge. The competition focused on the pension crisis faced by a specific region, and by researching and analyzing market data, to propose potential recommendations to secure pension for 50 more years. By winning the competition, I earned an all-expenses-paid trip to the Credit Suisse Event at the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where I was invited to give a presentation at the Credit Suisse Media Conference on 21 Jan.
The media conference was attended by 27 media outlets from all over the world. During the conference, Credit Suisse released their latest research outcomes on the global pension trends, and my presentation was right after the Credit Suisse specialists. I got the chance to meet with Credit Suisse’s Global Chief Economist and other specialists in the finance industry. It was my first time to attend a media conference of this scale, fortunately, I performed well and the event went smoothly.
The World Economic Forum was made up of an Open Forum, and individual venues for large companies. Due to strict security measures, I was unable to meet some of the big names like President Trump and the Climate Activist. So after the conference, I took the opportunity and stayed at Davos for a short visit.
Davos is a great place to ski. Even during the WEF period, there were lots of people here skiing. I had never seen so much snow before and planned to go skiing there next time.
I travelled back to Zurich that evening. As I had a full day of free time the next day, I took a city tour around Zurich. Zurich is an ancient city with lots of historic structures. I went to some main landmarks and had a wonderful time there.
