Dr Maha Aziz shares her insights on the global risks to watch for in 2023, in her recent article in Newsweek. Here are five shock events that may impact global stability in 2023: a climate disaster or cyber attack devastates a global financial center; a far right extremist attack succeeds in a major Western European […]
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Asia, China, Insights, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: How the Federal Reserve helped create and burst the FTX crypto bubble
02
Jan
Jan
Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist, shared in his recent SCMP article that the Federal Reserve helped create and burst the FTX crypto bubble. The Federal Reserve’s liquidity tsunami, especially its response to the Covid-19 crisis, supercharged financial bubbles and Ponzi scams. The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX is just one of many inevitable failures, […]
Asia, Events, Insights, Speakers
Michele Wucker spoke at the 2022 9th Seoul Future Forum in South Korea
21
Dec
Dec
Michele Wucker, best-selling author of Gray Rhino, was recently invited to speak at the 2022 9th Seoul Future Forum , hosted by the Money Today Network Korea (MTN). In her presentation, she shared her insights on the “Gray Rhino” challenges to companies, industries, people, and the planet, and how we can manage the risks better. […]
Asia, Events, Insights, Speakers
Michele Wucker spoke at Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2022 in Thailand
17
Oct
Oct
Michele Wucker recently spoke at Asia Pacific Digital Talent Summit 2022 in Thailand, on the topic: “Cultivate Talents, Unleash Digital”. During the firechat of the event, the following topics around future talents were discussed: How can we make sure the next generation is equipped with skills required to solve these societal and environmental potential risks? […]
16
Sep
Sep
In 2017, the Mainland Chinese newspaper, People’s Daily, warned that China faced a variety of systemic financial risks, including the “Gray Rhinos.” China’s business community immediately took notice of the term, and it is now used in Chinese media without explanation. Why China loves the Gray Rhino concept? Michele Wucker, the author of the “Gray […]
Speakers
Sandra Navidi 2nd Book, FUTURE IQ: Your Success Strategies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence, Available in English
06
Jun
Jun
Congratulations to Sandra Navidi for her second book now available in English: “FUTURE IQ: Your Success Strategies in the Age of Artificial Intelligence”. Future IQ examines the disruptive effects that artificial intelligence has on jobs and provides key strategies to convert the resulting challenges into opportunities. Over the next decade, AI will replace up to […]
Asia, Media, News, Speakers
Dr. Parag Khanna CNN Interview: Russia is tilting towards the Asian system
27
Apr
Apr
In his interview for CNN International, Dr Parag Khanna points to the trade linkages and diplomatic alignments binding Russia to China and India as well, embedding Russia in the Asian system. Both China and India have pledged to go their own way on Russia, meaning they will take full advantage of the situation to benefit their […]
Insights, Media, Speakers
Lijia Zhang Shared Insights about Ukraine War and Media Freedom at Italian Sky TV Panel
25
Apr
Apr
Lijia Zhang participated in a TV panel discussion organized by Italian Sky TV about the Ukraine war and media freedom. It took place at the Kursaal Theatre in Bari, in southern Italy. On stage with Lijia was an Italian journalist who has just returned from reporting in Kyiv. The third panelist was a Russian journalist, […]
23
Apr
Apr
Michele Wucker was interviewed by Christian Harris on his popular Safety and Risk Success podcast recently. They talked about the Ukraine situation, how to define and communicate risk, and how risk fingerprints can affect organizational culture and will drive the New World Of Work. Some highlights: ✅ How does Michele define risk, and what does […]
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Dr Andy Xie: Ukraine crisis could spell a drawn-out war that will hit financial speculators hard
04
Apr
Apr
Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist, opined that Ukraine crisis could spell a drawn-out war that will hit financial speculators hard. With no swift resolution to the Ukraine war in sight and a risk of the conflict spreading, markets must wake up to the reality of massive energy and food supply shocks. The likelihood that financial […]
Speakers
Lijia Zhang Inspirational Virtual Presentation – Regarding the Transformation of Herself and China
23
Feb
Feb
Lijia Zhang‘s self transformation, is also a reflection of the development of modern China. Inspirational Virtual Presentation – Regarding the Transformation of Herself and China. This Chinese New Year, Lijia has been invited to share her inspirational personal story and the truths and myths of China, by a European Bank with their colleagues. The audiences […]
09
Feb
Feb
Dr Maha Aziz has just published her new book, “The Global Kid: A VR/AR Political Comic Book”. In the first week since its Dec 2021 soft launch, it made it onto Amazon’s Top 100 bestsellers list; and pre-launch, it earned its first US children’s book (Moonbeam) award. As the global pandemic is raging again, Dr […]
21
Jan
Jan
Sandra Navidi has published her new book “Das Future-Proof Mindset: Die vier essenziellen Regeln für Ihren Erfolg im Zeitalter der Künstlichen Intelligenz” in German, and as an audio book. The second edition will be released shortly. In the book, she examined the disruptive effects that artificial intelligence has on jobs and provide key strategies to […]
Asia, China, Insights, Media, Speakers
Former Australian Ambassador, Dr Geoff Raby, Shared Insights on the China-Australia Relationship in Bloomberg Interview
15
Dec
Dec
Dr Geoff Raby, former Australian Ambassador to China, was recently interviewed at the “Bloomberg Daybreak: Australia” with Haidi Stroud-Watts and Shery Ahn. He discussed the the strained China-Australia relationship and more. Click the image below to watch the interview: Dr. Geoff Raby 芮捷锐博士 was Australia’s Ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011. After 27 years in the public service, he […]
10
Dec
Dec
Michele Wucker, best-selling author of The Gray Rhino and You Are What You Risk, shared her insights on “Decoding the Grey Rhino” with a group of CEOs and senior executives, at a recent virtual fireside chat. The key takeaways of the session include: – Why you’re more likely than you think to be falling short […]
Speakers
Dr Parag Khanna’s Book MOVE is front and center on the Financial Times list of best books of 2021
08
Dec
Dec
Financial Times chief foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman has named Dr Parag Khanna‘s book, MOVE, to the list of best books of 2021. He says: “Despite the calls in parts of the west to halt the flows of people, Khanna sees mass migration as both inevitable and welcome. But his work also contains dark forecasts about […]