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EXCLUSIVE DINNER AND BOARDROOM MEETING
A private gathering of 50 chairmen, CEOs and influential thinkers from politics and academia, The Global Agenda provides a unique opportunity for world leaders to meet and discuss the key business, political and economic issues of the day.
Alongside The Economist’s Editor-in-Chief will be three other...
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Watch the summary video of the 2009 Pharma Summit featuring Andrew Hotchkiss, Managing Director at Lilly UK; Richard Barker, Director General at ABPI and Wim Leereveld, Chair of the Access to Medicine Index.
This video briefly covers the discussions surrounding "agility and innovation in emerging markets".
For information on this year's Pharma...
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Getting your strategy right in emerging markets means more than seekingnew opportunities; it could be critical for your company’s survival.
Just as the West once underestimated the potential of emerging markets, it now fails to grasp the complexities of a fluid, multi-directional global business landscape.
The Emerging Markets Summit 2010...
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The president and CEO of GE International is joining us on day two of the Redesigning Business Summit in March. Nani Beccalli-Falco will be addressing an audience of 250 business leaders on the business model changes that have been implemented at GE, and he will look at the extent to which design can play an influential role in driving business...
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Governments around the world are struggling with how to regulate markets in order to avoid a repeat of the recent financial crisis, but without hampering economic recovery or hindering the competitiveness of their financial services. Following US President Barack Obama’s recent proposals - which surprised the global banking industry with their...
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On April 13th 2010, The Economist welcomed George Soros, Chairman of Soros Fund Management LLC and founder of The Open Society Institute to the stage to address the city of London at The Economist's third city lecture.
WHAT OUR ATTENDEES SAID:
“Broad ranging conversation with George Soros. Networking opportunities were excellent and...
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Economist Conferences is delighted to announce Sir John Chisholm, Executive Chairman, Qinetiq, as guest speaker for our Manufacturing's Operational Opportunities dinner forum on March 18th 2010.
Sir John will be joining Iain Scott, Senior Editor, Economist Intelligence Unit and 20 senior executives in the manufacturing and high-tech industries for...
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Dan Gardner, author of 'Risk: The Science of Politics and Fear' speaks on the pitfalls awaiting a decision-maker who doesn't know how his own mind works.
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The film looks at the organisational issues, and related cost implications involved in risk management. How do organisations structure risk, and how are they collecting and communicating risk information? How do you make sure the message is understood by every employee, and what are really meant by terms such as risk appetite or risk culture?