Article by Valerie Keller, CEO Veritas Whether walking with the world’s leaders in U.S. Congressional corridors, along Davos’ icy streets or Oxford’s cobblestone paths, there has been one constant: I have been one of a handful of women in a crowd of men. Sometimes I have been the only woman in the room. So when [...]

Shaun Rein explains about the upward trajectory in the Chinese upper class and the emerging consuming habits of those who want to spend it big but don’t know exactly how to do it-yet! Shaun, who are the wealthy in China today?  Is the global downturn affecting them? There are about 1 million household with more [...]

by Amy Selwyn NX, Managing Director News Xchange 2011 took place this year in the gorgeous city of Cascais, Portugal. Underwritten by Eurovision, the operating arm of The European Broadcasting Union, the annual event is the international news industry’s time to come together and, as a community, explore the most pressing issues and most exciting [...]

Richard Sambrook is Vice Chairman and Chief Content Officer of the Edelman public relations agency. For 30 years, until February 2010, he was a BBC journalist and news executive, becoming successively Director of BBC Sport, BBC News and, latterly, Director of BBC World Service and Global News In today’s world how important is the role [...]

Richard Peel is the Managing Director of a public relations consultancy – RPPR Ltd. Over the last 25 years he has held Corporate Affairs Directorships and other key communication roles in the Media, Broadcast, Sport, Local Government, Health and Gaming sectors in the UK. RPPR is a one stop shop for communication solutions offering strategic [...]

Muna AbuSulayman is Secretary General and Executive Director of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, the philanthropic arm of HRH Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal‘s Kingdom Holding Company and formerly co-host of one of MBC’s TV’s most popular social programs, Kalam Nawaem (“Softly Speaking”). As a public and media personality, major organizations and companies often ask her [...]

Steve Townend is the CEO of MoBank, a ground breaking m-commerce and m-banking service  for businesses and the consumer.  His career before MoBank has included being part of the founding teams that incepted and delivered first direct and egg.  For Steve Mobank represents unfinished business in trying to create a banking alternative. Q: Being connected: [...]

Amy Selwyn is the Managing Director of News Xchange, the international news industry’s premier annual event, and a consultant to media companies on strategy and market positioning. Increasingly, Amy’s work takes her into social media strategy and how to curate conversation. Amy has worked with The New York Times, The Associated Press, the BBC and [...]

Steve Baker is the Conservative MP for Wycombe in south Buckinghamshire. He was previously a Royal Air Force engineer officer and a consulting software engineer, often working with financial institutions.  He is also a director of The Cobden Centre. Q: Being connected: There is a surprising power in social networks. They seem to shape our [...]

Alex Deane is the Director of Big Brother Watch (www.bigbrotherwatch.org.uk), a campaigning organisation which fights to protect privacy and liberty. Q: Being connected: There is a surprising power in social networks. They seem to shape our lives one way or another. How do you view this trend? A: The trend is generally positive, adding a [...]