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East Asia Shifts Gears: Opportunities & Uncertainties as...
For decades China, South Korea and Taiwan have “sprinted towards globally competitive export sectors, but now” says this week’s guest, Paul Christopher, Wells Fargo Advisors Senior International Strategist, “a curve lies ahead” and it’s time to “shift gears and rebalance between exports and domestic industries.” Just returned from East Asia, Christopher will talk about the challenges each country faces as it strives to “reinvent its primary economic drivers.” How will this rebalancing change...
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IBSAWorld: BRICS 2.0?
Global Reach hosts the launch of IBSAWorld, a new index of investment and business opportunities in 3 pivotal emerging market economies: India-Brazil-South Africa. Why carve out IBSA? “Because” says Tosh Sheshabalaya, IBSAWorld founder, “investment opportunities within IBSA countries are far closer to each other, than they are to their BRICS partners, Russia and China." Hub economies in their regions, they have similar 'soft' infrastructure: role of government, stock market culture, lively...
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Gullible Western executives and politicians have let the...
“China is winning the global business game," charge Nick Pechet & Pete Read. The authors of the disturbing soon-to-be-published, "China Rules," talk about the impact of China's global investment and its “shockingly rapid investment boom in overseas strategic assets, including energy, construction, utilities and finance.” They will detail how "gullible" Western executives and politicians in their “thirst for short-term political power and financial gain” transferred “untold potential wealth”...
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The New Reality for Investors: Emerging Markets Offer a...
“From debris of the world financial crisis, there has been a gradual but accelerating shift in the role and prominence of emerging markets (EMs) within the global investment universe,” so writes Nate Suppaiah, managing director of the Capricorn Research Group. He returns to Global Reach to talk about why his "Alternative Latin Investor' is expanding its coverage to Africa and Asia. He previews the opportunities and challenges explored in the inaugural issue of "Alternative Emerging Investor"...
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One Million Acts of Innovation (2013): What Makes Your...
"Humans, moment by moment, are either creating or consuming. When you create you come alive. The same holds true for companies, whether they’re involved in telecom, payments, pharma or consumer goods.” So says my guest, Taimor Zaiman, Chief Viral Officer of The Access Group and President of Canada's One Million Acts of Innovation. He’ll be joined by its chair, John King, rogue scholar & CEO of Cultural Architecture. With examples drawn from their network of innovators around the world, we’ll...
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Obama’s Trade Agenda: How will it Impact U.S....
“America is back in the trade game.” So says my guest, the Hon. Paula Stern, former chairwoman of the US International Trade Commission and head of The Stern Group. Now the Obama administration is launching 2 big trade initiatives. The “extraordinarily ambitious” Trans-Pacific Partnership and huge US-EU Free Trade Agreement will not just improve US competitiveness, they will boost its negotiating leverage with China. Dr. Stern advises companies, organization & governments on issues that...
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How to be Media-savvy, Socially-responsible,...
Corporate communications and social responsibility programs in China carry a unique set of challenges. My guest Darcie Goodwin spent years in China as Communications Manager for FedEx. Just back, she’ll talk about how to establish effective media relations, social media relations and CSR programs—and avoid potential pitfalls. How to handle reporter relationships and deal created quotes. Why a pro-active social media program is a must. How to use Weibo (China’s Twitter) to establish execs as...
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Mass Urbanization in Emerging Economies: How This Global...
By 2030, nearly 2/3 of the world’s population will be city dwellers, the majority in emerging markets. Cities are the prime drivers of economic growth; we are seeing a tectonic shift in the world’s economic center, not to mention unprecedented growth of the middle class-the biggest economic transformation ever. By 2025 440 emerging markets cities will add $23 trillion to world GDP-47% to its growth. How will the urban megatrend change your business? That’s what Guillaume Corpart, Managing...
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An Entrepreneur’s Guide to Going Global
On Global Reach this week, William B. Bierce, Managing Attorney of the award-winning business & technology law firm Bierce & Kenerson talks about how small and medium-size businesses can achieve healthy growth and go global. A specialist in helping innovative ventures achieve their business goals, Bill will talk about how to build a solid legal foundation while planning and executing for foreign markets. Based on real life examples, he’ll explore key drivers of sustainable enterprise value....
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The Perfect Storm for Post-Secondary Education – Is the...
Post-secondary education in the US is facing a perfect storm: unsustainable costs, declining enrollment & graduation rates, shrinking government support, poor job prospects for heavily indebted graduates. Meanwhile, China, and other nations are investing in growing the numbers of their university graduates. Is the US model broken? Goucher College President, Sanford Ungar and Charles Kolb, president of the French-American Foundation take a hard look issues such as: is a degree worth the...
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China’s Big Hack Attack – What Does it All Mean?
Hackers linked to China’s military cyber-command have reportedly engaged in a massive theft of intellectual property from US companies, while probing for weaknesses in the country’s digital infrastructure. Is this stage 1 in the world's first cyber war? Or an unprecedented state-sanctioned trade war? Economist Alan Tonelson (US Business & Industrial Council) and cyber security expert Anup Ghosh (Invincea) talk about the potential impact of the big hack attack the strength & competitiveness...
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Special Encore Presentation: On the Fault Lines of...
Few things pose more risk to international businesses than the eruption of mass violence in one of our markets—violence that can spill beyond its borders. All countries possess innumerable fault lines: social, cultural, ideological & political; racial, ethnic, religious & linguistic; economic, regional & ecological. Why do some societies thrive in such diversity, while others result in catastrophic failure? This critical question was the subject of a deep-dive multi-country study led by...
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