Sentences with phrase «as leader of the world»

China saw an opportunity to replace the U.S. as a leader of the world's effort to combat climate change.

Rome (CNN)- Benedict XVI's time as pope came to a historic end Thursday, as he became the first pontiff in six centuries to resign as leader of the world's Roman Catholics, who now number 1.2 billion.

As Pope Francis assumes his role as leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, he is also the newest head of a sovereign state that accepts and accredits foreign envoys while sending its own diplomats around the globe to advance its interests.

Salmond as a leader of the world stage is quite another.

«I've come here personally as the leader of the world's largest economy and the second - largest emitter,» he said Monday in Paris.

The new ABA President's Blog describes Wells» jaunts around the country and around the world as leader of the world's largest voluntary professional membership organization.

Not exact matches

«If you are pulling out of something that pretty much every other country in the world is a part of, then that is not seen as being a leader.

Much ink has been spilled about the global tide of nationalism, but these leaders, raised with the freedom to zip around Europe without passports, using a common euro currency, see their individual nations» interests as inextricably bound to the state of the whole world.

Chinese tech giants are now outright acquiring or taking majority shares in overseas companies, such as Ctrip's (China's leading online travel agency and number two market leader in the world, second only to Priceline) acquisition of the UK's leading travel search site Skyscanner, Tencent's 93 % investment in U.S. - based gaming company Riot Games and 84 % investment in Finland - based gaming company Supercell, and Alibaba's 83 % stake in Southeast Asia's online shopping site Lazada.

Not many CEOs have engineered the kind of transformation that van Houten has executed at Philips, steering the 126 - year - old Dutch firm through a «radical pivot,» as he calls it — transforming an Old World maker of electronics and lighting into a leader in health care technology.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forworld that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forWorld War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forworld's last substantial rain forests.

Jon has a world - class track record as both a leader of people and a shaper of technology, both of which we need.»

THE KING OF E-COMMERCE: In less than a decade, China has emerged as the world leader in e-commerce.

Its concerts coincide with gatherings of world leaders, such as its Global Citizen Week in New York last month during the UN's General Assembly meeting, as well as encouraging people to lobby governments and institutions year - round.

But The Irish Times editorialized in favor of attending, saying, «no matter how gratifying to our sense of moral superiority, a boycott will be seen as a lost opportunity for face time with the world's most important leader.»

Often regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders in modern history, Churchill would overcome immense obstacles to eventually lead the British people to victory over Hitler's Nazi Germany in World War II.

As a company that exports over $ 20 billion of American made goods to the world, I believe we are best served when we constructively engage with leaders in the United States and around the world.

It was only after America entered the first World War that Peters had the opportunity to find her voice — first as a leader of a local women's club and finally as America's most enduring diet guru.

As for Egypt, the ousting of former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February has schooled Nuinsco on how to be patient when looking for a return on investment in that part of the world.

He wasn't always the wildly successful tech genius we've all come to recognize as one of the most innovative and practical leaders the world has ever seen.

It's cheap, it's more diversified than our domestic market and Japan is still a world leader in a number of sectors, such as cars and machinery.

Creating more moments of joy in approximately 160 countries, Mondelēz International is a world leader in biscuits, chocolate, gum, candy and powdered beverages, featuring global Power Brands such as Oreo and belVita biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk and Milka chocolate; and Trident gum.

As a response, Endeavor finally took action in September by opening an office in Miami and assembling a board of local business leaders that includes execs from Virgin Hotels and Cisneros Group, one of the biggest privately held media companies in the world.

In mid-March, as part of a world tour to promote the company's new menu of «experiences,» Chesky stopped in on New York City for a sit down interview in front of the Economic Club of New York, the 110 - year - old organization whose membership spans the top leaders from across the business world.

Howard Schultz, the leader of Starbucks, said on Thursday he would step down as chief executive next year, handing over to his personally selected successor the management of the company he built into the world's largest coffee business, with over 25,000 stores in 75 countries.

Antimicrobial resistance is not traditionally the domain of world leaders, and health - related issues — outside of crises such as the Ebola outbreak — are rarely discussed at venues like the United Nations General Assembly.

An elite group of successful entrepreneurs operates with a mindset that sets these leaders apart from other people in the world of business and in life as a whole.

The world's biggest maker of semiconductors, televisions and smartphones replaced the leaders of its three main businesses, named CFO Lee Sang - hoon as the likely new board chairman, and said veteran co-CEOs J.K. Shin and Yoon Boo - keun would resign.

Our ability, however, to stay open to possibilities, to lead with a vision that those possibilities can exist in everyone and our understanding that our ability as true leaders must come from our own authentic passion for what we do in the world, are key components of being a Quantum Leader.

PARIS, May 2 - France's L'Oreal on Wednesday said it had agreed to buy South Korean make - up and fashion firm Nanda, as foreign cosmetic industry leaders jostle for a slice of one of the world's most innovative beauty markets.

In many ways, Keller is a throwback to an earlier generation of business leaders who remained devoted to their communities even as their businesses expanded and developed interests around the world.

She is, practically speaking, the leader of the European Union, which as a whole is the world's largest economy, and Merkel has held that position for almost nine years.

Aristotle's First Principle Thinking is also an essential element of approaching the world as a Quantum Leader because both concepts share the presumption that all possibilities exist, including those yet to be imagined.

The book's purpose is twofold: to explain how notions of leadership have changed in recent decades (with flat organizations, a more democratic world and individual - empowering technology, leaders — surprise — are not as powerful as they used to be), and to expose the faults — and propose some fixes — for her own industry.

With the world of startups becoming more competitive than ever, it's important that a business leader be as proactive as possible in getting his great idea out there to avoid the competition sweeping in and capturing his intended customer base.

Tired of hate, brutality, arrogance, and polarization, people around the world increasingly identify such traditionally feminine traits as desirable in both male and female leaders.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Dublin on Tuesday as one of the first world leaders to meet with Ireland's new Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who was elected last month.

«I find it important for Japan and the EU to cooperate with the United States as well to show to the world the flag of free trade as a model,» Abe told reporters before a meeting with European Union leaders in Brussels.

As I mentioned in my closing ceremony speech, I truly believe Booth is a school of leaders, this world needs leaders capable of driving changes and that's why we all have to take a decisive leadership role.

I've learned more about who I want to become as a leader and discovered how I want to change the world by making it my mission to have a positive impact on the lives of one billion people.

Later, as sole leader of the Sibneft company, he completed a merger that made it the fourth biggest oil company in the world.

This may seem contradictory, as the U.S. biopharmaceutical industry is the world's leader in drug research and has a total economic impact of $ 790 billion a year on the U.S. economy.

The official did not give further details over the arrest but noted it had come just as Turkey prepares to host world leaders for the G20 summit in its southern resort city of Antalya on Sunday and Monday.

As public anger mounts, world leaders continue to trumpet the virtues of austerity.

That this incident has occurred just as the leaders of the two largest economic forces in the world are meeting in Mar - a-Lago is an incredible coincidence of timing.

The two countries even did a joint rehearsal of their two leaders meeting, shaking hands, and walking around the grounds of the Demilitarized Zone using stand - ins to make sure every second was calibrated as best as possible for the world's cameras.

It's the world's market leader in sales of hybrid electric cars and the maker of the popular Prius car, one of the world's top - selling hybrids with over 6 million cars sold worldwide as of January 2017.

As part of the MIT Leadership Center Video Series, he sits down with innovative leaders to explore how they are solving the world's most challenging problems.

So it may come as no surprise that the top five highest - earning elected women serving in governments worldwide, as surveyed by British financial service firm IG Group, coincidentally happen to earn less than their elected male counterparts in an all - gender list of of elected, appointed and lifetime world leaders.

In his speech, the Chinese president sold a vision of China as a benevolent leader of the global economy, emphasizing that open systems are the best course of action for the world.