Sentences with phrase «discussing government business»

Mr Martin insisted prime minister's questions was meant for discussing government business, not party matters.

The lawmakers are fattening their campaign wallets by discussing government business with lobbyists and donors during the day and then schmoozing with them at night — for a campaign check.

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In a three day conference starting November 13, Startup Phenomenon attendees will discuss alternative funding models, potential collaboration between governments and private businesses and the role of incubators and accelerators in driving entrepreneurship.

As Exxon Mobil's CEO, Tillerson helped steward the company's entry into post-Soviet Union Russia, developing deep connections with the Russia elite business class and meeting with President Vladimir Putin repeatedly to discuss issues such as the joint Arctic drilling project Exxon Mobil developed with Russian government - backed energy companies.

And that in turn makes the Harper government's take on state - owned enterprises, as recently discussed elsewhere in Canadian Business, a thorny and possibly embarrassing one.

Entrepreneurs who are ready to throw themselves into technology transfer and IP sourcing can look to attend conferences, like the University - Industry Interaction Conference that brings together academics, governments, and business leaders to discuss advances in the field.

His business dealings also make him prone to manipulation by foreign governments, the Post added, noting that officials in at least four countries had privately discussed how to benefit from Kushner's lack of government experience.

The Global Forum brings together CEOs and government leaders to discuss broad business issues and topics of interest in the host country.

Industry experts, government officials and business leaders come together to discuss opportunities for improvement and efficiencies in how health care is managed in B.C.

In this Message to Members, Board of Trade President and CEO Iain Black discusses the federal government's proposed changes to business taxes.

Three days later, Business Standard reported that a committee of government officials had discussed a proposal for an Indian cryptocurrency and an unidentified source said the government might christen its cryptocurrency «Lakshmi.»

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

May 28 - 29, Manila The event cuts across the hyperbole and brings together business leaders, government, and blockchain enthusiasts alike to access the state of blockchain and discuss applications on improving and changing the way business is done.

The event will showcase their top executives discussing the inclusion of WBEs in the supply chain before 1,500 attendees including C - suite and senior executives of WBENC Corporate and Government Members, WBEs, WBENC's Regional Partner Organizations (RPOs), and other stakeholders in the women's and diverse business community.

The analysis splices together available data to investigate Canada's services sold abroad and discuss how businesses can take advantage of these opportunities and how governments can support this shift.

«Two powerful government businesses are discussing radical new espionage powers that could see Australia's cyber undercover agent company monitor Australian residents for the first time.»

The Sochi International Investment Forum is a contemporary venue for constructive dialogue between business and government that was set up with the support of the Russian Government to address development of the global economy and its principal trends, discuss the outlook for investment and innovation in our country and to showcase ambitious investment projects in Russia'government that was set up with the support of the Russian Government to address development of the global economy and its principal trends, discuss the outlook for investment and innovation in our country and to showcase ambitious investment projects in Russia'Government to address development of the global economy and its principal trends, discuss the outlook for investment and innovation in our country and to showcase ambitious investment projects in Russia's regions.

Nearly 200 delegates from around the world, representing governments and leading technology company executives, were in attendance at the annual conference and awards presentations to discuss and recognize ways that broadband communications is making a practical but profound impact on the infrastructure, economy, businesses, governments and social growth.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

To finish, religion and government should be completely separated, religion should be private and should not be discussed / debated to get more votes and they should stick to what really matters which is getting the economy back on track, getting people jobs, and getting corruption out of businesses / government.

I am glad to see that forums like EAT Stockholm Food Forum brings together a wide array of experienced actors from the scientific community, government, business and civil society to discuss the issue of food waste, looking into common solutions and increased cooperation.

From June 5 — 7, 2018, more than 200 leading personalities from the cocoa and chocolate industry, governments and civil society will gather in Davos / Switzerland to discuss how technology is spurring innovation in our sector, explore how we can ensure a sustainable chocolate future and highlight the role of business as a change agent.

This year's Festival of Social Science has over 130 creative and exciting events aimed at encouraging businesses, charities, government agencies; and schools or college students to discuss, discover and debate topical social science issues.

While government bodies can enter executive session to discuss sensitive matters, including investigations, the law requires public notice whenever a quorum of a public body gathers to conduct public business.

Their importance, he says, lies in the very act of government and business discussing these challenges and considering how to meet them: developing a «dual approach over a significant — five, six, seven - year — timescale both encourages confidence that we are all facing in the same direction, and gives us time to develop and implement a real strategy [for growth].»

While I agree we need to resolve the heroin epidemic, address the lead issue, we can't have a discussion about the State of the County without discussing economic development, the fact that NYS is ranked the least friendly state for businesses and addressing the true purpose of county government — delivering quality services to all residents.

May I suggest that it would be much better to provide a whole week of Back - Bench business, so that all the matters that I am sure Government Members would like to debate, such as why the European Commission is demanding an increase of 7 % in its budget, and all the issues that Opposition Members would like to discuss, such as the double - dip recession, can be put not only to Ministers, but to the Prime Minister, who will be avoiding Prime Minister's questions for another two weeks?

In the days following the release and high - profile return to Libya of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al - Megrahi in August 2009, speculation about the possible involvement of the UK Government in the Scottish Government's decision to release him grew, [78] particularly after Saif Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi, said that Megrahi's case had been discussed during business talks with the UK, and after Colonel Gaddafi thanked Brown for «encouraging» the release.

The tour which started last month, was to give the President an opportunity to visit and meet businesses and other stakeholders in all ten regions, to discuss government policies and programmes as well commission projects under his transformation...

The Symposium will bring together leaders in politics, business, advocacy, media, and more — to engage and discuss the theme «Open governance: Improving transparency and accountability in government».

New Venture offers potential entrepreneurs the opportunity to discuss their idea with research and business experts from universities, industry, and government.

This week key players from government, business and academia meet at Penn State to discuss new technologies and techniques they hope will lead to a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing

This year, a record number of leaders from government, civil society, indigenous groups, business and academia converged on Oahu to discuss a «planet at a crossroads.»

Each fellowship recipient is assigned a Procter & Gamble mentor and a SETAC liaison to discuss research progress and to develop links to professionals conducting similar research in business, academia, and government.

In order to hone the arguments for possible application of the discussed genomic tools, each work group narrowed its choices to one or two applications and prepared a 10 - minute «pitch» to a panel that provided viewpoints from business, philanthropy and government.

On March 16th, 1998, President Clinton convened leaders from government, business, education, and the scientific community to discuss how the nation should respond to recent findings from the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) showing that U.S. 12th graders lagged below the international average in science and math.

The 4,000 teachers, social entrepreneurs, policy makers and business leaders attending the Impact Conference will debate and discuss how to the new government can work with teachers, charities and business to ensure no child falls through the gaps between education, employment or training.

If the study circles are going to discuss an education issue, the steering committee might include people from different areas of the education system (such as teaching, administration, the board of education, and building employees) as well as other sectors of the community — such as municipal government, community organizations, and business.

Panelists included Steve Wilson, senior fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, who discussed private management and his recent book, «Learning on the Job: When Business Takes on Public Schools,» and Anrig Professor Richard Elmore, who provided commentary on Wilson's book and the overall issue of private management of public schools.

In March, DOT and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) hosted a first of its kind two - day summit bringing together private and public sector businesses of all sizes, government agencies, and trade associations to discuss and address challenges facing small businesses is this economy.

As discussed in a new research note at GigaOM Pro (subscription required), the space can be broken into two business models: the consumer model, which serves casual e-book users, and the library model, more geared toward schools, universities and governments.

The government complaint said the move to the agency model followed meetings between chief executives in «private dining rooms of upscale Manhattan restaurants», where «confidential business and competitive matters, including Amazon's ebook's retailing practices» were discussed.

Additionally, he will provide insights on what business messaging lawmakers find persuasive and discuss how best to make a compelling case to achieve favorable government outcomes.

This brief discusses two distinct forms of these measures: voluntary programmes that drive action by businesses, and government shareholder influence over state - owned enterprises.

The summit brought together Heads of States and Government, businesses, financial actors and institutions, cities, civil society, local and regional authorities as well as celebrities to discuss and share efforts towards scaled up climate action.

Governor Brown and business leaders will discuss climate leadership in the face of federal government inaction, including engagement in We Are Still In and the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit.

Some environmental justice NGOs do not want to discuss geoengineering for fear that it will validate the «mad science» and distract civil society, governments and business communities from focusing on less drastic measures that will have impact on climate change.

As Governments meet in Bonn to discuss a fast implementation of the Paris Agreement and raised ambition for the national climate action plans, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the rise in science - based target - setting sends a clear signal that business is ready to deliver.

Description from website: «Panic Attack brought together an international audience from the worlds of business, government, academia, the media and the interested public, to discuss issues ranging from chemicals in food to children and obesity, from Gulf War Syndrome to global warming.

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