ECMI is proud to introduce its 2011 Annual Conference which will bring together the best of academia, industry and policy making, to discuss the challenges for global asset allocation from four different perspectives:  Global outlook in asset allocation: Where will systemic risk reside? Funding corporate governance: Opportunities and challenges coming from debt markets Asset management at a crossroads: Do we need new regulatory and theoretical foundations for a better asset allocation? Economic and regulatory challenges for capital markets: The results of liberalisation and future steps The conference will consist of four sessions, each of them featuring a keynote speech and a panel.