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Historic Scottish Castle Hosts Powerful Gathering of International Life science and Technology Leaders

A 2-Day gathering of leading international authorities from the life science and technology sector marked their collaboration and support of BioLife Chain, an innovative global bioscience project that brings together technology innovation, industry partners and investment for the life science sector. Speakers at the exclusive event, set in the stunning 400-acre Scottish Highland estate of …

ASEAN Leaders Hail Transformative Tech Potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The global economy is being transformed by new technology and these transformations hold great promise for ASEAN, its economic dynamism and largely young population, 11,000 of whom enter the workforce each day Increasing automation and the rise of new technologies such as artificial intelligence and self-driving cars necessitate a focus on education, reskilling and equitable …

ICAO leaders highlight strong European aviation performance and forecast growth challenges at 36th ECAC Plenary

Montréal and Strasbourg, 12 July 2018 – Accelerating traffic growth and emerging challenges on the safe integration of drones, commercial space flights, and artificial intelligence were some of the key points addressed in Strasbourg, France where ICAO’s Council President and Secretary General took part in the European Civil Aviation Conference’s (ECAC) 36th Plenary Session. In …

Leaders Call for More Investment in Education to Empower Women

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau doubles contribution to Global Partnership for Education Men must have the courage to adopt a feminist role Business urged to increase education funding and reap high returns The 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is taking place on 23-26 January in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, under the theme Creating a Shared Future …

Leaders Unite to Fight Waste and Pollution amid Warnings of 18 tonnes of Natural Resources Extracted for Every Human on the Planet in 2050

40 businesses and government leaders commit to efforts that cut waste and pollution from our consumption economy, including the Chief Executive Officers of Alphabet, The Coca-Cola Company, Royal Philips, Unilever and the Governments of Indonesia, Nigeria, the People’s Republic of China and Rwanda Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy (PACE) tackling pressing environmental challenges, from …

Leaders at United Nations General Assembly Step Up Commitments to End Malaria for Good

Heads of State, Ministers from Monaco, Swaziland, U.S., and Zambia Pledge Political and Financial Support to Eliminate the Disease that Puts Half the World at Risk U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative Announces Addition of 5 New Focus Countries, Expanding its Effective Anti-Malaria Efforts Across Sub-Sahara Africa New York (September 21, 2017) – Today, …

Forcepoint Leaders Highlight the Cyber Continuum of Intent at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit

CIO Meerah Rajavel and Chief Scientist Richard Ford outlined strategies for understanding intent and applying human-centric cyber defenses featured in the new 2017 State of Cybersecurity report India – June 20, 2017 – This week at the Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit, Chief Information Officer Meerah Rajavel and Chief Scientist Dr. Richard Ford …

Leaders Call for Action to Make Latin America “Breadbasket of the World”

Six South American ministers of agriculture recognized the need for public-private collaboration to improve sustainable agricultural production and trade to meet growing global food demand Leaders of industry, government, international agencies, farmers associations and civil society committed to collaborate to sustainably improve agricultural production and farmer livelihoods in Latin America The World Economic Forum’s New …

Prepare for Challenges to Remain Relevant, Say Maritime Leaders

SINGAPORE, March 31, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Maritime leaders today called for the industry to proactively prepare for future challenges to not only remain competitive and relevant in today’s volatile market environment, but to also future-proof the industry. Speaking at a briefing session ahead of the Sea Asia 2017 conference and exhibition in April, the four industry …

Birmingham experts team up with Indian leaders aiming for sports boost

New Delhi, 17th November, 2016: The University of Birmingham and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) have signed a new agreement to work together and help improve the sporting performance of India’s athletes. Sports experts at Birmingham will work with SAI partners to develop education programmes which can be used by coaches, sport scientists and …