Sentences with phrase «at global cities»

«Giving students the ability to interact with and understand different cultures is critical to building a brighter future,» said Michael R. Bloomberg, former mayor of New York City and philanthropist, at Global Cities» May 2016 symposium, The Future of International Digital Learning.

She qualified and worked initially as a finance solicitor at the global City law firm Linklaters (London, Moscow) and then at the New York law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges in London.

Not exact matches

The most recent Global Green Economy Index (GGEI), produced by the US consulting firm Dual Citizen, looked at 60 countries and 70 cities and ranked them based on their overall green economic performance, which includes energy efficiency, climate leadership, and investment in clean technologies like recycling, renewable energy, and green chemistry.

Students have two options when it comes to an EMBA at Rotman — a one - year program in the heart of downtown Toronto, or an 18 - month global stream that takes place in cities around the world.

«The closer you get to the actual succession, the fewer opportunities you have to structure the right sale, to save on taxes, to prepare your employees and yourself,» says Joan Crain, global family wealth strategist at BNY Mellon Wealth Management, based in New York City.

The affluent city - state's economy has been hobbled by dwindling exports amid stubbornly weak global demand, while domestic consumption has also remained anemic with entire floors at some central shopping malls empty.

Late last year the company signed a deal with Microsoft, giving its global and marketing teams access to its own custom - designed space at two WeWork locations in New York City.

CGI America is the U.S. arm of the foundation's Clinton Global Initiative, which convenes each September in New York City at the same time as the U.N. General Assembly.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and city officials are marking the laying of the final beam at its new global headquarters in San Francisco.

According to global consulting firm Mercer's 2015 cost of living ranking, Shanghai has the sixth - highest cost of living in the world this year, up four places from last year; Beijing has the seventh - highest, also up four places, and Shenzhen and Guangzhou are at 14th and 15th most expensive, both up a number of places from 2014 — making all those cities more expensive than New York City.

SodaStream unveils Scarlett Johansson as its first - ever Global Brand Ambassador at the Gramercy Park Hotel on January 10, 2014 in New York City.

Some of his favorite stories looked at facial bias, the philosophy of Peter Thiel, Chinese ghost cities, self - driving car ethics, the average family on earth, Wikipedia hoax - hunters, income inequality, bleak futurism, cooking with MSG, global communication patterns, Somali pirates, the crucifixion of Tony Stark, and the worst hotel in New York.

«We try to go city by city to explain who we are,» Chesky told the audience at Fortune «s Global Forum on Wednesday in San Francisco.

We, at the Global Opportunity Network would like to thank all participants at our Opportunity Lab last week in New York City — it was a pleasure working with you and thanks for all the great input on how to address five global risks with global opportunGlobal Opportunity Network would like to thank all participants at our Opportunity Lab last week in New York City — it was a pleasure working with you and thanks for all the great input on how to address five global risks with global opportunglobal risks with global opportunglobal opportunities!

With extensive global operational experience, he has served in a variety of roles around the world including: banquet chef and specialty restaurant chef at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa in Marco Island, Fla.; executive sous chef at the former Santa Barbara Biltmore Marriott in Santa Barbara, Calif.; executive chef at the Torrance Marriott South Bay in Torrance, Calif.; executive chef at the JW Marriott Century City in Century City, Calif. and director of food and beverage for the JW Marriott Hong Kong in China.

I am proud that he was a Harvard undergraduate during my time on the faculty at Harvard and I think that the Bank of England is fortunate to have someone with his degree of experience in public policy and also experience as a participant directly in financial markets, at the helm at what will be a challenging time for the city of London and England and the global financial system.

Advancing Women - Owned Businesses in New Markets, a «Commitment to Action» announced at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City was created to address the challenges associated with advancing and promoting women in a competitive global economy and their effective integration into global supply cGlobal Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting in New York City was created to address the challenges associated with advancing and promoting women in a competitive global economy and their effective integration into global supply cglobal economy and their effective integration into global supply cglobal supply chains.

Karl Fitzgerald: Michael Hudson, our old friend here on the Renegade Economists, from the University of Missouri in Kansas City, has just returned from Russia speaking at the Global Policy Forum.

How the Vatican is improving our climate, global poverty, and our waste crisis By Ibrahim AlHusseini Dec 3, 2016 I was recently invited to participate in an unusual investment conference hosted at an even more unusual venue: the Pontifical Academy of the Sciences, at the Vatican, in Vatican City, Rome.

Prior to joining the Sherpa family, Liz spent several years in New York City as Senior Director of Communications + Special Projects at Conde Nast where she managed public relations, executive positioning and global programming across the company's media properties.

«We need further lines of defense — lines of defense that reflect our interdependence, our common purpose, and our mutual responsibility for the global economy,» Lagarde said at the event sponsored by the Kansas City Fed.

Rod Bolger, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), is scheduled to speak at the 2017 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on September 12, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. (EDT)...

2017.09.05 Rod Bolger of RBC to speak at the 2017 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference Rod Bolger, Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE), is scheduled to speak at the 2017 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City on September 12, 2017 at 9:45 a.m. (EDT)...

The Global Service Jam will take place from 9th to 11th March 2018; this jam will be held in over 90 cities worldwide at the same time, and is a great introduction to design thinking.

Janice Fukakusa, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Royal Bank of Canada is scheduled to speak at the 2016 Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York City...

At Hero City we know what entrepreneurs really need: access to our global network of VC's and funds.

Dubbed Xiong «An Global Blockchain Innovation Fund, the new initiative was announced Monday at the opening ceremony of a new Blockchain Industrial Park in Hangzhou - a Chinese city noted for its support for innovation and which plays host to major companies such as Alibaba.

To help them get a taste of the metro's entrepreneurial ecosystem, Keith Harrington, Kauffman fellow and partner at Kansas City - based Fulcrum Global Capital, presented some cultural highlights at the summit Tuesday.

Cities are projected to require at least USD 1.7 trillion a year for climate change mitigation and adaptation above business as usual in order to align GHG levels with those that limit global warming to 2 °C and avoid the worst effects of climate change.

A panel at the recent 10th annual Walkers Fundamentals Hedge Fund Seminar hosted by Walkers Global in New York City addressed, among other things, investor sentiment; developments and trends in the use of independent directors, side letters, fund structures and investment vehicles; and fund restructurings.

More than 350 leading college entrepreneurs and 150 world leaders gathered at the Kairos Global Summit in New York City earlier this year to collaborate and create innovations and business models that address key global issues, including clean water, the global financial crisis, energy consumption, natural disasters, healthcare andGlobal Summit in New York City earlier this year to collaborate and create innovations and business models that address key global issues, including clean water, the global financial crisis, energy consumption, natural disasters, healthcare andglobal issues, including clean water, the global financial crisis, energy consumption, natural disasters, healthcare andglobal financial crisis, energy consumption, natural disasters, healthcare and more.

Chad Leat, of New York City, retired vice chairman of global banking at Citigroup and University of Kansas graduate, announced a $ 1 million scholarship gift commitment in support of LGBTQ students at KU during a visit this week to his alma mater.

A more open North Korea will also create more chances for economic development in Chinese cities, such as the border city of Dandong and those struggling to restructure local economy in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces, Jin Qiangyi, director of the Asia Research Center at China's Yanbian University in Jilin Province, told the Global Times on Tuesday.

The global phenomenon would have probably passed by parishioners at Birmingham's City Road Methodist Church, which has a full - time 20 - strong congregation, until one avid gamer turned up on their doorstep.

But this building block of the global system is itself changing... Many of today's states are going to splinter or transform, and the resultant units may not be integrated nations at all, in the modern sense, but a variety of other entities from tribal federations to Third Wave city - states.11

A few months later I traveled to the once - closed city of Sevastopol, an august Soviet Sparta, the chief station of the Black Sea Fleet and heart of Admiral Sergei Gorshkov's attempt at a global navy to rival the U.S. Navy.

Global leaders in the beverage trade industry came together to sample the best in beer, wine, and spirits at USA Trade Tasting 2016 (USATT) in New York City.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors from 20 countries at a high - energy, global conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

President Bill Clinton, founder of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, Susan Neely, President and CEO of the American Beverage Association, and Dr. Howell Wechsler, CEO of the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, announced the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment today at the 2014 CGI Annual Meeting in New York City.

If you live in the industrialized global North — spending your days at an office desk, perhaps, or running around suburbs or cities, your trusty iPhone never more than a few inches away — you could be forgiven for thinking tropical forests have little do with your daily life (other than providing fodder for vacation daydreams, of course).

Supply Chain Wizard, a leading full - service global consulting firm specializing in serialization and traceability, along with supply chain strategy and operational transformation programs, will host a three - day Serialization Training & Certification Program December 6 - 8 at the Mövenpick Hotel City Centre in Amsterdam.

As diplomats and ministers at the 72nd United Nations General Assembly focus on advancing the Sustainable Development Goals, leaders from business, states and cities will participate in Climate Week NYC to demonstrate the resounding commitment to building a clean, resilient, inclusive global economy.

Avance Coffee Conference October 11 - 12, 2017 - Guatemala City, Guatemala Michelle Deugd, Rainforest Alliance Director of Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods, will be a speaker on Climate Change: Reconciling Global and Local Actions at this conference hosted by the Specialty Coffee Association.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors at a high - energy, global wine and spirits business conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

De Medici Imports & Gellert Global Group will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their partnership at this month's Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.

Elizabeth, NJ - De Medici Imports & Gellert Global Group will celebrate the 10th anniversary of their partnership at this month's Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City.

On May 16 & 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, join over 2,000 trade show visitors, that include buyers, importers, distributors and retailers and 132 exhibitors at a high - energy, global conference in New York City that has been designed to inspire and empower you with the best ideas from all over the world of how to market, sell and grow your business.

Located at the crossroads of local culture and global business within major gateway cities and resort destinations, each Grand Hyatt hotel is uniquely designed to reflect its own distinct environment and provides a hub for travelers and locals alike.

However, after scoring 9 goals in three games against Newcastle and Manchester City, Arsenal are now back on track for global, or at least domestic, domination.

At Manchester City home matches, one row of the Etihad press box is filled with a phalanx of staff members tweeting out material across social media platforms in a variety of languages to reflect the global scope of the club.