News & Reviews
News
We're pleased to announce that Volker Beckers, Group Chief Executive Officer of RWE npower and Tom Delay, Chief Executive Officer at the Carbon Trust are both confirmed to speak at The UK Energy Summit.
January 24th 2012
News
We're delighted to announce that The UK Energy Summit will be taking place on May 3rd 2012 in London.
January 6th 2012
Review
The Inside Ukraine Summit took place on December 6th 2011 at The Dorchester, London. You can view a slideshow of photos from the day here.
December 7th 2011
Review
The Global Agenda took place on September 10th and 11th 2011 at Trinity House in London.
November 11th 2011
Review
The European Retail Banking Summit took place on November 8th at The Dorchester in London. The theme of Designing tomorrow's retail bank brought together over 130 senior bankers from 19 countries for a day of debate, discussion and insight.
November 9th 2011
Review
The Risk Summit took place on November 3rd 2011 at The Willis Building in London. With the theme of Risk beyond the horizon, it brought together senior risk executives for a day of debate, workshops and discussion. You can view a slide show of photos from the event here >>
November 7th 2011
Review
Reinventing Britain: Can Britain compete? The way forward
Introduction
In the early 1980s, Britain emerged from recession into an increasingly integrated and competitive global economy. At the time, with manufacturing in decline, the service industry (especially financial services) was set to become the prime force for growth in the economy....
November 7th 2011
Review
The Infrastructure Summit: Future-proofing Britain took place on November 2nd 2011 in London where over 120 senior executives met to discuss the future of UK Infrastructure. You can view a slideshow of photos from the event here >>
November 5th 2011
Press release
How will technology transform our business, social and economic fortunes?
Economist Conferences launches new flagship event in Europe--Technology Frontiers
Economist Conferences is bringing a new flagship event to Europe. With internet traffic set to quadruple by 2015, technology is at the forefront of boardroom discussions and organisations are...
October 31st 2011
Review
The first Reinventing Britain debate 'Can Britain Compete? The Way Forward' took place on October 18th 2011 at The Charing Cross Hotel in London. You can view a selection of the photos in a slideshow here.
October 25th 2011
Press release
For release: 00:00 hours 21st October 2011
And The Economist readers’ Innovator of the Decade is... Steve Jobs
“He stood out in three ways–as a technologist, as a corporate leader and as somebody who was able to make people love what had previously been impersonal, functional gadgets...
…in the end he conjured up a reality of...
October 21st 2011
News
From online retailing to cloud computing: The Economist’s Innovation Awards recognise Amazon in 2011
From online retailing to cloud computingThe Economist’s Innovation Awards recognise Amazon in 2011 The Economist today announces its final winner for the 2011 Innovation Awards. Following in the footsteps of previous innovative corporate leaders including Huawei Technologies, Reckitt Benckiser, Nokia and Procter and Gamble, the winner of...
October 12th 2011
Review
The General Counsel Summit 2011 took place on October 11th in London. The theme for the event was Negotiating tomorrow's business challenges: managing global compliance. You can view a slideshow showing a selection of the photos here.
October 11th 2011
Press release
London, October 10th 2011
Web-based micro-lending wins Jessica Jackley and Matt Flannery the “No Boundaries” Innovation Award 2011
Jessica Jackley and Matt Flannery are celebrated today by The Economist’s Innovation Awards programme for linking microfinance borrowers and lenders over the web with Kiva, the microlending website they...
October 9th 2011
Press release
October 6 2011
For Immediate Release
The Economist reflects on the revolution that Steve Jobs led and looks to the future
The death of a genius claims The Economist’s cover, leader and two-page briefing today, celebrating the world’s most revered chief executive. In today’s dedicated leader, ‘The Magician’, The Economist argues that Steve Jobs...
October 6th 2011
