Sentences with phrase «from global opportunity»

The opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2017, Business of Power, showcases how decentralised, peer - to - peer platforms and innovative energy storage technologies are disrupting the conventional concept of utility delivery and better preparing cities and residents for energy and climate resilience.

Particularly, the overlap between food and water, exemplified here in the case of water - efficient agriculture, an opportunity from Global Opportunity Report 2015, is shaping up to be a booming market in the coming years.

In the light of the recent US election, one of the more interesting findings from the Global Opportunity Report 2016 was a lack of trust from North American businesses in the political system to take on the task of pursuing sustainable goals.

We will dive more in depth with the recommendations and ideas from the Global Opportunity Panels and we will be testing the 15 most promising opportunities in a global survey this coming October.

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The Fortune Global Forum creates a valuable opportunity for the CEOs of the world's biggest multinational companies — the Fortune Global 500 — to actively engage with China and its leaders from both business and government.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

It's an ongoing project chronicling the challenges, the opportunities, the strategies and the models for Canada as it transforms from resource giant to global trading powerhouse.

«For these companies, maintaining a presence in key growth markets abroad is a priority, and so they are adapting to trends such as rising labor and shipping costs in China, rather than shying away from opportunities in global markets,» says Esch.

They are uniquely positioned to feed and benefit from global economic growth via their relative commodity advantages, yet at the same time they have massive domestic market expansion opportunities due to a surplus of under - utilized land or people.

The firm's likely hoping to capitalize on a significant opportunity — the global direct - to - consumer genetic testing market is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20 %, from $ 117 million in 2017 $ 611 million by 2026, according to Credence Research.

SWIFT is the backbone of the global payments system, so the criminal opportunities from exploiting its flaws are frighteningly scaleable.

As governments from Germany to Australia to the U.K. are on the verge of legalizing some form of marijuana, the global opportunity is coming into focus.

About 60 percent of these questions never received responses from companies; this is a huge opportunity,» says Magdalena Urbaniak, global communications manager at Brand24.

With the acquisition of SolarCity, Tesla now has the opportunity to accelerate SolarCity's transition away from leases by tapping into Tesla's global network of loan providers.

Concurrently, we are further developing the Global Opportunity Network, bringing together change makers from different sectors and regions to share experiences, insights and outlooks.

To depict the opportunities presented in the Global Opportunity Reports as concretely as possible, we have matched each opportunity with a range of existing initiatives from aroundOpportunity Reports as concretely as possible, we have matched each opportunity with a range of existing initiatives from aroundopportunity with a range of existing initiatives from around the world.

NextAI is a global innovation program for artificial intelligence - related ventures, and talented teams from around the world are invited to Canada to leverage the nation's leadership in AI and are provided with capital, mentorship, education and networking opportunities.

Click on the links below to read examples of opportunities from the previous two Global Opportunity Reports:

In Zürich — not far away from Davos — The Global Opportunity Report 2015 is launched.

Throughout the event, there will be exclusive opportunities to network and connect with both women business owners and representatives from WEConnect International's global corporate members including conference sponsors Intel, Accenture, Bristol - Myers Squibb, IBM, EY, MetLife, Dun & Bradstreet, IPG, Monsanto, Pfizer and Thomson Reuters.

The Global Opportunity Network springs from the annual Global Opportunity Panels; eight workshops on five continents playing a leading part in the identification and description of opportunities for the annual Global Opportunity Report.

With risks ranging from extreme weather, water shortage, and unsustainable urbanisation to non-communicable disease, youth unemployment, and the global food crisis, we recommend you consult all three Global Opportunity Reports and seek out the risk areas most relevant foglobal food crisis, we recommend you consult all three Global Opportunity Reports and seek out the risk areas most relevant foGlobal Opportunity Reports and seek out the risk areas most relevant for you.

A survey of more than 5,500 business leaders from all over the world from the 2016 Global Opportunity Report revealed widespread support of the UN's new Sustainable Development Goals, including the ones relating directly to climate change (SDG 7, 11 and 13).

We are shaping the Global Opportunity Network into a focal point for the growing interest in the solutions and opportunities that arise from the transition to a more sustainable society.

The panels brought together more than 200 inspirational and insightful professionals from both business, academia, NGOs and the public sector to discuss what opportunities underlie five of the global, systemic risks we face.

But with the global economy making a rapid shift from fossil to clean energy, there's now a huge opportunity to talk about.

But it also corresponds to one of the key messages from previous Global Opportunity Reports: That business leaders embrace the shared value in solving some of the world's biggest problems.

Changes within the strategic allocation tend to result from broader global macro trends that are increasing either risk or opportunity.

The new report will highlight untapped opportunities for both business and society, stemming from five risks: Resistance to Lifesaving Medicine, Accelerating Transport Emissions, Loss of Ocean Biodiversity, Global Food Crisis and A Generation Wasted.

From this wealth of data and knowledge, we are able to extract two important overall mega-trends across three years of the Global Opportunity Report.

The sudden return of volatility to global stock markets has created buying opportunities in large - cap tech stocks as the sector's investors look to rebound from...

«I see the Global Opportunity Report as a bold and very needed initiative, with the right attitude and scope to change the way we perceive sustainable development from being an added cost to being an opportunity for growth,» says ThierrOpportunity Report as a bold and very needed initiative, with the right attitude and scope to change the way we perceive sustainable development from being an added cost to being an opportunity for growth,» says Thierropportunity for growth,» says Thierry Malleret.

The half - day workshop took place in the Innovation Loft, one of New York's leading creative facilities, and encouraged dynamic group working which responded to the five systemic risks outlined for the next Global Opportunity Report, ranging from cybercrime to soil depletion.

In all, we have analysed how 45 opportunities can emerge from 15 leading global risks.

In eight cities on five continents, visionaries will gather from late August to early September to inspire the Global Opportunity Report

Prior to joining Cerberus, Mr. Johnston was a Managing Director at White Oak Global Advisors, LLC from 2011 to 2017 where he was responsible for sourcing, underwriting and managing new investment opportunities across sectors for White Oak's private debt funds.

It will be interesting to see how much inspiring material we will get from this compared to the facilitated panels,» says Network Manager for the Global Opportunity Network, Signe Bjørg Lyck.

The panels play a vital part of the process by securing global input for the analysis in the Global Opportunity Report, explains project Director Morten Jastrup from Monday Morning Global Instglobal input for the analysis in the Global Opportunity Report, explains project Director Morten Jastrup from Monday Morning Global InstGlobal Opportunity Report, explains project Director Morten Jastrup from Monday Morning Global InstGlobal Institute.

In addition to the 6,000 leaders surveyed, 200 experts from eight countries have shared insights and contributed to creating the Global Opportunity Report.

As markets shift away from the recovery era of monetary accommodation amid synchronized global growth, some investors may be wondering where potential opportunities can be found.

Their output from these sessions will feed directly into the next Global Opportunity Report, to be launched in January 2017.

We know from our most recent Global Opportunity Report that opportunity leaders share some common charaOpportunity Report that opportunity leaders share some common charaopportunity leaders share some common characteristics.

Despite trade deals facing opposition, Canada still has key opportunities to expand its global presence, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Live - streaming You will be able to follow the launch of the new Global Opportunity Report from anywhere in the world.

The author pointed out that big countries are at most risk from a trade war (so focus on smaller ones), big companies are most subject to regulatory / antitrust actions (so go small), and regional opportunities are better than global ones.

As the Director of Business Operations and Customer Relations, she was responsible for growing a stealth company into an industry - defining brand, driving new global business opportunities with strategic partnerships, and playing a critical role in securing Skybox's venture capital financing from leading investors and eventual acquisition by Google in 2014 for $ 500M.

In my view, our role as business leaders in uncertain times such as these is to remain positive, focus on what we do well, closely monitor global trends, investigate new opportunities for growth, diversify our economy, and learn from the experts — which is exactly where The Vancouver Board of Trade comes in.

As part of the Innovation Policy Lab research for the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs» Creating Digital Opportunity (CDO) project, this report looks at Canadian high - tech companies in Asia, in particular the «micro-multinationals,» or companies that apart from Asia have locations in either the U.S. or Europe, or both.

This is the tenth annual Rocky Mountain summit which will bring together economists and entrepreneurs from around the country to discuss issues and opportunities relating to the global economy.

From the 101 authentic leaders profiled in «Discover Your True North», we learned many new things about how leaders grow: the importance of turning your crucibles into opportunities for post-traumatic growth; becoming self - aware through introspection, mindfulness and honest feedback; taking the «I to We» journey to become a leader who serves a greater purpose; and building your global intelligence (GQ) as a global leader.