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Brett King

By | 01/2012 | Authors, Banking, BUSINESS, Change, Consumer Trends, Cyber-security, E-Commerce, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Future Trends / Futurists, Generation X and beyond, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, HUMAN RESOURCES, Information Technology, Innovation, Personal Finance, Social Media, TECHNOLOGY, Technology | Comments Off
Brett King

Brett King is the best-selling author of the groundbreaking book Bank 2.0 and strategic advisor to the global financial services sector. He is an International Judge for the Asian Banker Retail Excellence Awards and for the Middle- East Business Achievement Awards. A keynote speaker at leading global events for financial services and innovation, King is an acknowledged expert on innovation, customer experience and channel distribution strategy including understand the fundamental shifts in consumer behavior. Read more…

Clark Winter

By | 02/2011 | Asia, BUSINESS, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Future Trends / Futurists, Global Economy/Trade, Investing, Latin America, Mergers & Acquisitions, Personal Finance, Risk Management, The Market, The Middle East | Comments Off
Clark Winter-

Clark Winter is an internationally known commentator on the world economy, global financial markets and geopolitics. He founded Winter Capital International, an independent advisory firm that structured multi-manager portfolios by harnessing the talents of independent investment managers working worldwide; the company was later acquired by Citigroup and Winter served as the chief global investment strategist for Citigroup Global Wealth Management, Citi Private Bank, and Smith Barney, and was director of portfolio strategy and managing director of Goldman Sachs & Co. Read more…

Norman Ornstein

By | 02/2011 | BUSINESS, CELEBRITIES, Celebrities / Media Personalities, Economic Outlook, Election Analysis, ENTERTAINMENT, Financial Markets, Healthcare, Humor, International Affairs, Journalists, Political Media, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS | Comments Off
Norman Ornstein

A member of USA Today’s board of contributors and a regular columnist for Roll Call, journalist Norman Ornstein has created a reputation for his commentary on the political process and the DC political scene. He is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, one of the nation’s largest and most respected think tanks, as well as a regular contributor to The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Today, Ornstein is considered amongst the upper echelon of political pundits, making his regular appearances on programs such as Read more…

James Glassman

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Diplomacy, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Investing, POLITICS / WORLD AFFAIRS, The Market, World Affairs | Comments Off
James Glassman

A former CNN talk show moderator, syndicated financial columnist, and State Department official, James K. Glassman has made a career out of taking hard to understand, complex issues and distilling them into plain, clear language. He is widely recognized as an expert on the economy, finance, technology and international affairs, and is the founding executive director of the George W. Bush Institute, an action-oriented think tank that is part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center. He also currently hosts Ideas in Action, a weekly public affairs program broadcast on PBS stations across the country from our nation’s capitol. Glassman wrote the first investing column for Reader’s Digest in the 1970s and went on to write columns for the Washington Post, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, and Forbes.com. He’s written three books on investing, Dow 36,000, with co-author Kevin Hassett; The Secret Code of the Superior Investor, and most recently, Safety Net: The Strategy for De-Risking Your Investments in a Time of Turbulence. Glassman is a former Senior Fellow for the American Enterprise Institute, where his work focused on economics, business and understanding the intersection between policy, finance and technology. He most recently served as the Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, where he brought new Internet technology to bear on outreach to foreign republics, and Chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, where he directed all non-military, taxpayer-funded U.S. international broadcasting, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, and Alhurra TV. Read more…

David Leinweber

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Communication, Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Innovation, Investing, TECHNOLOGY, Technology, Telecommunications, The Internet, The Market | Comments Off
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David Leinweber, author of “Nerds on Wall Street: Math, Machines and Wired Markets“, was recently named one of the Top Ten Innovators of the Decade by Advanced Trading magazine. As founder of two financial technology firms, and as manager of multi-billon dollar quantitative equity portfolios, he brings a practical approach to innovation. He is now principal of Leinweber & Co., and in a public service role, co-founder of the Center for Innovative Financial Technology at Lawrence Berkeley Lab. Read more…

Gene Stanaland

By | 01/2011 | Economic Outlook, ECONOMY, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Personal Finance, Risk Management, Tax Reform, The Market | Comments Off
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Possessing a unique ability to analyze current economic conditions and relate their impact on individuals and businesses in an understandable and entertaining way, Stanaland leaves audiences entertained and amused, but also informed about the economic realities of the day. Economics is commonly referred to as “the dismal science,” but in a gifted entertainer like Stanaland’s hands, economics and economic issues become the Undismal science. Read more…

Jack Perkowski

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, China, Corporate Culture, Emerging Markets, Financial Markets, Global Economy/Trade, Globalization, Leadership, Outsourcing | Comments Off
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In the early 1990s, Wall Street veteran Jack Perkowski saw opportunity and relocated to China and, in 1994, he founded what is now one of China’s most-respected companies, ASIMCO Technologies. In January, 2009 he left ASIMCO to establish JFP Holdings, a merchant banking firm focused on helping companies gain access to the China market. His perspective on doing business in China is unmatched and he shares with audiences what awaits Western businesses wishing to take advantage of the booming Chinese market. In his presentations, he shares colorful and amusing anecdotes on conducting business in China and he answers the tough questions: Is China stable enough for Western businesses? What does the future hold for the Asian markets in general? Perkowski is also the author of Managing the Dragon: How I’m Building a Billion Dollar Business in China (2008). A transplanted Westerner, Jack Perkowski’s first-person look at the realities of doing business at the frontier of the global economy is unmatched as he provides insight into how other economies affect China and the implications of China’s rise, what to anticipate – and what to look out for. Read more…

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