The future of local, national and global banks.  Non-banking competitors including retail stores, insurers, technology companies and mobile phone companies.  Future of banking regulation and compliance issues - why compliance is not enough to retain trust and protect brands.

Innovations in the energy industry - green technology, alternative power generation and other issues covered in SustainAgility book.

Conference keynote lecture by Patrick Dixon, for Tetrapak , audience of food and drink packaging executives.

But the biggest single change was burning food as biofuels. In 2011 over 40% of all wheat grain grown on farms in America was burnt in vehicles.