Broken World – The Big Picture by Phillipe Legrain
Trump is destroying the post-1945 economic and geopolitical order that the US created and led. What comes next? My first book, on globalisation, was titled Open World. That was a good description of the state of the world when it was published back in 2002. It was a time of economic and political optimism (albeit tarnished […]
‘Uncertainty and Enterprise’ Review: Known Unknowns – WSJ
Risk can be quantified, uncertainty cannot. But paying attention to one’s doubts in business can inspire imaginative thinking. By Charles W. Calomiris – Feb. 24, 2025 – WallStreet Journal Microeconomists have been trying to make sense of entrepreneurship as a distinctive category of activity for more than a century. During my graduate-school days at Stanford, […]
Is DeepSeek Really a Threat? Amar Bhidé for Project Syndicate – Jan 30, 2025
If vindicated, DeepSeek’s technology could be to large language models what Nikola Tesla’s breakthroughs with alternating current were to electrification. While it cannot overcome the unavoidable limitations of backward-looking statistical models, it could make their price performance good enough for wider use. CAMBRIDGE – Thomas Edison, the autodidactic telegraph operator turned entrepreneur, is often considered […]
For a Comprehensive Overview of 2025 Geopolitics – Book Our Brilliant Speaker and Times Economist Mehreen Khan.
Mehreen Khan is the Economics Editor for The Times of London and a former Europe correspondent for the Financial Times in Brussels. She has written extensively about the European Union, the political economy of the eurozone, populist politics, climate policy, taxation and economics. Mehreen spent five years in Brussels from 2017-2022 breaking exclusive agenda-setting news on […]
Chris Lemons, Diving Accident Survivor, “Last Breath” is a movie of his fascinating story featuring Woody Harrelson.
Chris Lemon’s extraordinary story has been made into a movie called “Last Breath” and featuring Woody Harrelson, Simu Lu and Finn Cole. It will be released on the 28th of February 2025. The trailer has been viewed 7.8 million times. Chris’s signature keynote features a fascinating insight into the world of saturation diving, along with […]
Fantastic Review of Amar Bhide’s new book “Unertainty & Enterprise: Venturing Beyond The Known”
Elaine Chao Wall Street Journal “Uncertainty and Enterprise: Venturing Beyond the Known” is a must-read for anyone seeking a roadmap to the bewildering array of new technologies exploding today. Written with considerable charm by the distinguished economist and scholar Amar Bhidé—my Harvard Business School classmate and now a professor at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public […]
How Europe Should Woo Trump, Philippe Legrain For Project Syndicate
LONDON – Donald Trump’s re-election as US president is a devastating shock to Europe, which is woefully unprepared. Trump’s promised protectionism threatens the European Union’s struggling export-led economies, and his transactional attitude toward NATO endangers Europe’salready feeble security. Ukraine could soon be sacrificed to Russia, and by emboldening nationalist fellow-travelers such as Hungarian Prime Minister […]
Representing Evan Medeiros Former Asia-Pacific Advisor to Obama & China-US Relations Expert
Evan S. Medeiros was President Obama’s top advisor on Asia-Pacific and a highly regarded commentator on East Asian security, US-China relations, and China’s foreign policies. He is the Penner Family Chair in Asia Studies in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. His research and teaching focuses on the international politics of East Asia, […]
New Speaker Former FBI Informant Tom Hardin
Connect are delighted to represent former FBI informant Tom Hardin, who shares his compelling story on navigating the fine line between legal and illegal actions in financial markets, uncovering insider trading networks, and the ethical dilemmas he faced. Tom’s experiences offer valuable insights into regulatory boundaries and the complexities of white-collar crime. A truly captivating […]
Nic Askew, New Exclusive Speaker who delivers a very unique experience to his audiences…
More of our clients are asking for an “experience” for their audience. Nic Askew delivers one which is profoundly woven into your conference, enabling participants to be fully present, engaged, open to learning and deeply connected with each other. Book him for a truly memorable conference.
Jeremy Rifkin – New Speaker on Climate Change & Energy Security
“Humanity is desperate for a sustainable economic game plan to take us into the future” Jeremy Rifkin has been an advisor to the European Union for the past decade. He advised the government of Spain during its presidency of the European Union and served as an adviser to President Nicolas Sarkozy of France, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, Prime […]
New Speaker – Mo Gawdat Author of “That Little Voice in your Head”
Mo Gawdat is the former Chief Business Officer for Google [X], a serial entrepreneur, author of Solve for Happy, and founder of One Billion Happy. Mo has an impressive combined career of 27 years, starting at IBM Egypt as a Systems Engineer before moving to a sales role in the government sector. Venturing in to […]
