Michele Wucker, author of best-seller, Gray Rhino, spoke at the ESG Global Leaders Summit held in Beijing August 26, focusing on “ESG Development and a New Low-Carbon Sustainable Future.” The summit was led by Sina Finance ESG channel and co-hosted by CITIC Publishing Group. If we humans do not change, we will be trampled. So […]
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Asia, Speakers
Michelle Sun Shared Lessons from her Entrepreneurial Journey with Corporate Executives
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Sep
Sep
Michelle Sun, founder of the First Code Academy, shared the lessons learnt from her entrepreneurial journey with corporate executives in a recent virtual event, with excellent feedback. Michelle Sun is the founder of First Code Academy, a leading coding and STEM education institute for kids from 4 to 18 years old and author of Amazon Best Seller First Time […]
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Sep
Sep
Alex Osterwalder, inventor of theBusiness Model Canvas, Value Proposition Canvas, and Business Portfolio Map, outlined what is required from organizations to survive and thrive in today’s world in a recent webinar. He described how to design an innovation culture, innovation portfolios, and the corresponding organizational structures while remaining world class at managing the existing business. […]
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Sep
Sep
For fifty thousand years, humans have grappled with the question – why are we here? Scientists have sought out the evidence. This is the story of how chemistry shaped our planet and gave rise to all life on earth. The Chemical World Documentary on ABC TV hosted by Dr Jordan Nguyen reveals the findings. Dr […]
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Sep
Sep
Futurist Shivvy Jervis discusses The Radical Next Wave of Work and answers questions such as Will human-perception AI change how brands interact with us? What will the immersive workplace of the future look like? Watch the highlights from a keynote delivered by Shivvy Jervis to 3,000 people at the Oslo Business Forum: Shivvy Jervis was […]
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Stephen McGown, Al-Qaeda’s longest-held captive, available to inspire your team on resilience
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Sep
Sep
Stephen McGown, Al-Qaeda’s longest-held captive, delivers his inspiring story of resilience and overcoming adversity amidst harsh weather conditions, a different culture, language and religion. Stephen holds the unenviable record of being militant group Al Qaeda’s longest held prisoner. The South African was kidnapped by al-Qaeda from the Mali tourist town of Timbuktu in 2011 and […]
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Prof Sattar Bawany Published “Leadership in Disruptive Times” In Response to COVID-19 Challenges
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Sep
Sep
Prof Sattar Bawany published “Leadership in Disruptive Times”, which examined the fundamental qualities of disruptive leadership that would distinguish successful leaders as they guide their organizations through the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the digital transformation at the workplace. It explores the transformation of organizations in today’s highly disruptive, increasingly VUCA and the digital-driven […]
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Sep
Sep
Communications expert Michael Dodd has been busy working with several companies to deliver business communication keynotes virtually. Here is a screenshot of Michael Dodd running a Zoom session from London for a group of executives based in the US on “Give Great Answers To Tough Questions”. Michael Dodd is a communication-boosting international speaker and former broadcast […]
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Sep
Sep
Money FM Interviews Greg Burns about the Tokyo2020 Paralympics and ‘Olympic Agora’. Watch the entire interview below: 2021_89.3 Radio Interview Tokyo2020 Paralympics.mp4 from Gregory Burns on Vimeo. Greg Burns is a highly sought after motivational speaker, world-class athlete and internationally renowned fine artist. Well known for competing in three Paralympic Games and setting four world records […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: The Trojan horse threat behind China’s tutoring and tech crackdown amid US rivalry
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Sep
Sep
In a recent opinion piece for SCMP, Dr Andy Xie discussed the continuing China-US rivalry, how both industries are becoming more powerful and more. Here are some highlights: Beijing is cracking down on tutoring businesses in its latest move to reshape China’s economy. Internet companies have also been under scrutiny for some time. Many actions fall […]
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Sep
Sep
Bestselling author and leading futurist Brett King publishes his latest book The Rise of Technosocialism: How Inequality, AI and Climate Will Usher in a New World Order. Co-written by Dr. Richard Petty, this latest book discusses how the 21st century is going to be the most disruptive, contentious period humanity has ever lived through. The systems […]
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Aug
Aug
Rob Lilwall ‘s talks about having a Growth Mindset, overcoming fear, increasing collaboration, and building resilience have been proving very popular around the world. If you’d like to: motivate your teams and re-energise them and help them move their mindsets to the next level to overcome challenges then please do have a quick look at […]
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Robin Speculand publishes new book: World’s Best Bank: A Strategic Guide to Digital Transformation
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Aug
Aug
Strategy Implementation expert Robin Speculand publishes his latest book “World’s Best Bank: A Strategic Guide to Digital Transformation” World’s Best Bank shares the secrets of success in digital transformation as well as hard-won insights and proven practices you can adopt in your implementation. It has been an adventure capturing the amazing story of DBS Bank […]
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Aug
Aug
Benjamin Loh is an expert and speaker on millennial engagement. Corporate clients engage him for his insights on how to be top of mind with next-generation talents, as well as how to make the organization more millennial-friendly. Here is his article on how to make the organization more millennial-friendly. First tip: Give the employees more […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Leroy Chiao, Former NASA Astronaut, Interviewed by BBC on China’s New Space Station
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Aug
Aug
Retired NASA astronaut Dr Leroy Chiao speaks to the BBC’s Jane O’Brien on China’s longest crewed space mission to date and the first in nearly five years. Watch the interview below: Dr Leroy Chiao 焦立中 worked at NASA for 15 years before he left the agency in 2005. A veteran of four space missions, Dr. […]
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Anders Sorman-Nilsson: Predictive Maintenance of Humans – Navigating Our Future Based on Data
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Aug
Aug
In his presentation “Predictive Maintenance of Humans”, Anders Sorman-Nilsson shares his own experiences of running New York Marathon, using Nike+ and more as this relates to data use. More and more companies are like Nike, making use of data to give users very personalized recommendations. Imagine what we could all do when we start tapping […]