I recently had the pleasure of reviewing “The Secrets of Silicon Valley” a book by Deborah Piscione which explains how the Valley operates and how…
I had the pleasure of speaking at the BCB Leaders Dinner on the 12 June on the subject of Chinese FDI. The event was a…
I will be giving a speech on the past, present and future of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment at the BCB Leaders Dinner on Wednesday 12…
A recent report looking at the future of the world economy published by Standard Chartered was a timely reminder of the cyclical nature of the…
Paddy Ashdown discusses a once in a century power shift across the world
I was recently reminded of this interview I did for BBC Mundo (Spanish language version of BBC) last year on the subject of China –Zambia…
Africa as a source of tech- innovation, it seems unlikely, but the M-Pesa money transfer tool was rolled out in Kenya five years ago, a…
Thought provoking talk by Parag Khanna – on the future of countries, how borders are more fluid than we realise.
A trip to Astana, the architecturally stunning, yet soulless new capital of Kazakhstan for the EBRD Annual Meeting (a major political and economic event in…

