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, […]
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Dr Andy Xie: Ukraine crisis could spell a drawn-out war that will hit financial speculators hard
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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 […]
Asia, China, Insights, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie SCMP Article: How China’s coal crisis exposes the hypocrisy of the West’s carbon footprint
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Nov
Nov
In a recent SCMP article, Dr Andy Xie discussed China’s coal crisis and the West’s carbon footprint The surging electricity demand is driven by export recovery. China is on pace to increase exports by US$700 billion this year, more than Japan’s total exports. As central banks and governments hand out money to people during the […]
Asia, China, Speakers
Dr Andy Xie: From towering debt to bitcoin’s boom, why 2021 is the year of living dangerously
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Jun
Jun
In his most recent SCMP opinion piece, independent economist Dr Andy Xie discussed why 2021 is the year of living dangerously. Vaccination is unshackling major developed economies and money is flowing into real economies, sparking overheating and inflation. This may spell the end of the speculative boom in both traditional financial markets and new products […]
Asia, China, Insights, Media, Speakers
Andy Xie: The real economic reforms China needs to become less dependent on exports
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Sep
Sep
In a recent SCMP article, Andy Xie discussed China’s slowing economy and the need to implement reforms to become less dependent on exports. To find a way out of China’s political economy dilemma, there needs to be a massive rise in efficiency. If China shifts from small township urbanisation to megacity development, the money can go […]
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Sep
Sep
In his recent article published in SCMP, Dr Andy Xie, renowned economist warned that the US-China technology war is about to burst the tech bubble. China is an economy that overinvests, while the US overconsumes: a marriage of convenience allowed these two one-legged individuals to lean on each other and keep their balance. But as […]
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Jul
Jul
Post Magazine of South China Morning Post recently published an article on Dr David Gething‘s Iceland cycling adventure. It is a normal fun trip for David, but crazy for many… When Dave “Relentless” Gething (the Hong Kong-based veterinarian who won the 2015 World Marathon Challenge, in which competitors must complete seven marathons in seven days on […]
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May
May
South China Morning Post (SCMP) recently featured an interview with “King of Lion Rock” Chi-wai Lai on his epic comeback story. Here is a brief excerpt: In 2014, when Lai was selected as one of Hong Kong’s 10 most outstanding people, he announced his plan to climb Lion Rock – something that many thought was impossible. On December 9 […]
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Nov
Nov
David Gething was recently interviewed by SCMP and he candidly talked about his journey to the World Records, his motivations and even his new book. David inspirational story of finishing seven marathons in seven continents in seven days is anything but an ordinary feat. His interview highlights so important life lessons too. “There’s always a conflicting […]
02
Nov
Nov
Hong Kong-based motivational and business speaker, Paul Niel, just launched his latest film “Tibetan Dreams” and it got selected to five film festivals! Paul also recently wrote an article about coasteering in Hong Kong for the South China Morning Post, where he talked about important details such as when and where to go, what to […]
02
Dec
Dec
Paul Niel, our Hong Kong-based adventure and innovation speaker, has had his recent expedition featured in the SCMP Post Magazine. “I grew up in the Austrian Prealps and my parents took me to the mountains from a very early stage,” says Paul Niel, who describes himself as a social entrepreneur and “future thinker”. “I never […]
Mike Walsh and Emma Reynolds rocked the stage of the SCMP-CP Employer Branding Conference held in Hong Kong. Mike Walsh demonstrated an action plan for HR leaders in his keynote presentation. He explored the model of the 21st-century business and what it would take to attract, manage and retain the kind of people business leaders […]
What does it take to lead a 21st century company? New technology is not only an opportunity to improve productivity, it invites us to ask a much bigger question – can we re-imagine the way we do business? Want to know how to leverage Big Data, The Cloud, consumerization, enterprise mobility etc for your business? Leading Futurist Mike Walsh will be […]
On 21 September 2010, our speakers Alice Kaushal and Jane Horan spoke to some 200 plus audience in the Career Buildig Seminar organised SCMP, sponsored by us at Speakers Connect and BlackBerry. Below is the coverage at SCMP Classified Post. Benefits of positive politics Mention office politics and thoughts often turn to behind-the-scenes manipulation […]
We are Speakers Connect are thrilled to have sponsored SCMP Career Building Seminar on 21 Sep 2010 – Our speakers Alice Kaushal and Jane Horan shared the secrets of "How to Influence Your Way to the Top". The event attracted some 200 attendance (despite the rain and the holiday mood…) and got tremendous feedback! Alice […]
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