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China’s Emerging Pharma Powerhouse
China’s Emerging Pharma Powerhouse
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Li Yongzhong is President of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, one of the top-3 pharmaceutical companies in China. Mr. Li manages a business revenue of $28 billion USD.
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As Hong Kong emerges from a period of political and economic disruption and Covid, business leaders across the world are assessing the city’s future. With widespread consensus that Hong Kong is at the dawn of a new era, we ask the nation’s upcoming leaders to paint a picture of what might lie ahead.
Successfully building any multinational enterprise is a challenging endeavour. Doing so from within India is yet another matter. In this exclusive interview with Ajay Piramal, we dive into the mindset of one of India’s most revered industrialists.
Dr. Gerard Lyons paints a picture of the world economy as he sees it today, covering 3 main areas: Asia within a Global Context, China, and Regional Themes. He then engages in a dialogue with Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia at Natixis Bank, and Jim Walker, Chief Economist at Alethia Capital.
Li Yongzhong is President of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, one of the top-3 pharmaceutical companies in China. Mr. Li manages a business revenue of $28 billion USD.
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Sir Martin Sorrell, who is best known for having built the world’s largest advertising and marketing group, WPP, shares his unique perspectives on how entire industries are adapting to a new, post-pandemic world order under a Biden administration.
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Bank of the Future
Since 2009, Piyush Gupta has transformed DBS into the largest bank in Southeast Asia. He delivers a world-class speech on what a "Bank of the Future" resembles, and the journey he has been on to make DBS the world's leading digital bank.
The US-China Power Struggle
China is expected to surpass the USA in terms of GDP by 2025. But what do we really know about China? Does this elusive powerhouse pose a genuine threat to Western democracy? Ronnie C. Chan, one of Hong Kong's most prominent business leaders and Co-Chairman of Asia Society, offers a unique perspective on the subject of US-China relations.
Future of Family Business
Along with his two siblings, Sunil Munjal is the second-generation owner of Hero MotorCorp, the World’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles. As one of the most recognised family businesses in Asia, we ask Mr. Munjal how his family has approached equal opportunity in the face of fierce international competition, and what he believes lies ahead for family owned companies in today’s fast-moving, technology-driven world.
Huawei & The 5G Technology Revolution
In 2019 Huawei sold more smartphones than Apple, reporting over $100 billion in revenue and cementing its position as the world's largest provider of information and communications technology. But Huawei's success has not come without struggle.
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Malaysia Airlines: The $600m Turnaround
Idris Jala takes us through his most daring business turnaround yet: Malaysia Airlines. He took over the company as CEO during its worst financial period in its 50-year history; Malaysia Airlines had 20,000 employees and reported losses of USD $400 million in the 9 months leading to his entrance. In just 24 months of rigorous transformation, Jala revealed a $260m profit. In his talk, he reveals his methods and leadership approach to rapid business transformation.
Hong Kong: City or Powerhouse?
In this engaging discussion with executives in Switzerland, the Honourable Bernard Charnwut Chan reveals his unique insights on the Bay Area project, and its economic implications for Europe's banking and insurance sectors. Mr. Chan is President of Asia Insurance PLC, and serves as a Director on the Board of Cathay Pacific Airways.
Building Infosys
Narayana Murthy founded Infosys in 1981 with a $250 loan from his wife. Today the company employs over 200,000 people and is valued at over USD $60 billion. In this invigorating discussion with top executives in Switzerland, Murthy describes the journey of building Infosys - sharing some of the unique challenges faced in scaling a culture of leadership, taking the company public, opening in China, and overcoming enormous pressure from major US clients.
Japan: Building a Telecom Giant
Dr. Sachio Semmoto, co-founder of Japan's second-largest telecom company (KDDI), and Y-Mobile (sold to Softbank in 2013 for $2.6 billion), shares his story of entrepreneurship in Japan, shedding light on the nation's culture, its strengths, and its political and economic challenges.
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India in Data
In this detailed overview of India's current and future potential as a technology-driven nation, Mohandas Pai demonstrates a remarkable ability to retain and communicate important data and facts. His talk covers a macro-overview of the world's foremost technology-driven trends and offers a unique perspective on where India lies, and how it could emerge as a leading participant on the world stage by 2030.
The Rise of Asia
In this exclusive interview, Stephen Green reveals remarkable insight on Britain’s future relationship with Europe, Europe’s wider role in the world, and the geopolitical and cultural challenges that Asia currently faces – focusing on the profound implications of these factors on the way we do business.
India: Boom Country?
In this talk, Alan Rosling, who spent 5-years alongside Ratan Tata as the first non-Indian on the Executive Board of Tata Sons and was charged with the internationalisation of the $100bn group, draws on his vast experience to speak about India's economic transformation, its private sector reforms, the pros and cons of doing business in India, and the country's appetite for entrepreneurship
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is an Indian billionaire entrepreneur. She is the chairperson and managing director of Biocon Limited, a biotechnology company based in Bangalore, India and the former chairperson of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Global Economic Outlook
Dr. Gerard Lyons paints a picture of the world economy as he sees it today, in dialogue with Jerome Haegeli (Group Chief Economist at Swiss Re), Bill Emmott (Former Chief Editor of The Economist), Louis Kujis (Chief Economist Asia at Oxford Economics) and John Plender (Financial Times).
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Global Economic Outlook
Dr. Gerard Lyons paints a picture of the world economy as he sees it today, covering 3 main areas: Asia within a Global Context, China, and Regional Themes. He then engages in a dialogue with Alicia García-Herrero, Chief Economist for Asia at Natixis Bank, and Jim Walker, Chief Economist at Alethia Capital.
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The Mindset of an Indian Pioneer
Successfully building any multinational enterprise is a challenging endeavour. Doing so from within India is yet another matter. In this exclusive interview with Ajay Piramal, we dive into the mindset of one of India’s most revered industrialists.
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The Economic Future of Hong Kong
As Hong Kong emerges from a period of political and economic disruption and Covid, business leaders across the world are assessing the city’s future. With widespread consensus that Hong Kong is at the dawn of a new era, we ask the nation’s upcoming leaders to paint a picture of what might lie ahead.
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Navigating a Post‑Pandemic World
Sir Martin Sorrell, who is best known for having built the world’s largest advertising and marketing group, WPP, shares his unique perspectives on how entire industries are adapting to a new, post-pandemic world order under a Biden administration.
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