News & Reviews
News
Danny Jordaan, Chief Executive of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee will deliver the keynote closing address at this year's Global Sport Summit on October 23rd. He is expected to discuss the opportunities of hosting the world's largest sporting event next summer for South Africa.
Taking place at the Renaissance Chancery Court, London,...
September 24th 2009
Review
In light of climate change and declining oil reserves, the search for “green” commercially viable alternative fuels gathers pace. Should we change to electric motors powered by batteries and fuel cells, or keep the internal combustion engine, and use petrol-electric hybrids, biofuels or hydrogen?
Topics for debate included:• Will a single...
September 22nd 2009
News
Christine Lagarde, France's Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment is to deliver a keynote address on re-designing capitalism at The Global Agenda on November 5th.
She joins a group of influential business leaders, senior policymakers and thinkers, who meet with a team of the main editors at The Economist for an open exchange of ideas...
September 18th 2009
News
We are pleased to announce that Roch Doliveux, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Executive Committee at UCB and Paul Stoffels, Company Group Chairman, Research & Development at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceuticals Research and Development are both now confirmed to speak at The Pharma Summit.
Although the programme is not yet...
September 18th 2009
News
The Global Sport Summit will begin with a unique discussion between the head of England’s three major national teams. England football head coach Capello, rugby team manager Johnson and cricket team director Flower will also be joined by Mike Holmgren, Super Bowl-winning coach of the Green Bay Packers, to discuss how they’ve achieved success...
September 8th 2009
News
We are delighted to announce that we have now secured a number of additional speakers for The Global Sport Summit taking place on October 23rd at The Renaissance Chancery Court, London. They include:
• Fabio Capello, England Head Coach, The Football Association • Lennox Lewis, Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion...
September 8th 2009
Press release
****Event alert****
For immediate release:
We are delighted to confirm ACCA as a 'discussion forum sponsor' for our Emerging Markets Summit. The Summit sports four heads of state and over 20 CEOs and presidents of global multinationals who will lead the debate on key changes in international business changes and growth prospects.
About ACCA...
August 6th 2009
Review
Since early 2008, business leaders around the world have been battling the worst economic and financial crisis for more than a generation. They have endured gut-wrenching asset prices falls (notwithstanding recent equity rallies), declining customer confidence and log-jammed credit markets, to name just a few. In recent months, we have seen...
July 1st 2009
Review
"The Economist event presented a diverse range of arguments and viewpoints that were genuinely stimulating, the sum of which suggested to me that a Golden Age of conferencing could be being ushered in by the economic Dark Age." Julian Upton, Editor, Pharmaceutical Executive Europe, February 24th 2009
The Pharma Summit 2009 engaged 140...
February 12th 2009
News
Please find photos from the 2009 Pharma Summit below.
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February 11th 2009
News
2009 has the potential to be a watershed year for climate change. The clock is counting down to the Copenhagen conference in December, where the world's governments will meet with the aim of thrashing out a workable successor to the Kyoto Protocol and bringing both developing and developed countries into the framework in some way. The outcome will...
February 1st 2009
News
See images of the 2008 Global Agenda event that took place at The Dorchester in November.
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November 7th 2008
Review
The Global Agenda 2008 was held at The Dorchester in November. The meeting proved to be an excellent opportunity to discuss many timely topics including the economy and the future for the United States.
Although the meeting was strictly off the record, please find the essence of the discussions in the Summary Paper by clicking on the image below...
November 7th 2008
News
See the photos from the 2008 Global Sport Summit, that attracted over 150 of the world's leading figures in the business of Sport.
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October 23rd 2008
Review
The Global Sport Summit is a truly unique event exclusively reserved for 150 of the most influential figures in the global sports industry.
With the 2008 event having taken place at The Landmark, London in October, please find the Summary Paper below to give you a flavour of the discussion that took place.
October 23rd 2008
