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This places one of our largest and most successful global industries at risk, one worth # 92bn a year to the UK economy.

«A consequence of this is that it places one of our largest and most successful global industries at risk, one worth # 92bn a year to the UK economy.

Thanks To Everyone Who Came To GDI London 2017 — The talks were of an extremely high calibre and it was great to see so many from the global industry at...

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«In the financial industry, there's been a lot of debate, post — financial crisis, around different approaches to risk and gender difference,» says Brenda Trenowden, global head of funds at ANZ Banking Group in London and a member of the steering committee of the 30 % Club, which works to get more women on corporate boards.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

In our Global Leadership Forecast 2018 — published by DDI, The Conference Board and EY with support from CNBC — we took a look at more than 25,000 leaders spanning 54 countries and 26 major industry sectors.

The dream grew bigger, however, and turned into a desire to create an empire for future generations of women to play a central role in the industry, Sun told CNBC's Dan Murphy at the Credit Suisse Global Megatrends Conference in Singapore.

At the time, the global diamond industry had become red - hot.

It's actually quite a relief to hear from someone with years of experience who has built a substantial, multi-decade career in a major industry at a global corporation (BP / Amoco) instead of a wet - behind - the - ears «expert» who's had about 15 minutes of startup success and no clue about how he or she got there, or what to do next.

• Husky Injection Molding Systems, a Canada - based supplier of injection molding equipment to the global plastics industry, is exploring a sale of the company that could value it at close to $ 4 billion, including debt, according to Reuters.

To find out, researchers from the University of London zoomed in for a three - year look at the assumedly cutthroat global reinsurance industry — a $ 260 - billion dollar financial market that insures insurance companies against large - scale losses.

At the Deutsche Bank Global Auto Industry Conference in Detroit on Tuesday, Ford said that it was dialing back on cars, but not abandoning them.

The International Confederation of Private Employment Services, the industry's global lobbying arm, says Canada is home to 2,400 temp agency offices hiring out 450,000 annually; TD Economics forecasts temporary employment in Canada will remain above long - term averages until at least 2018.

According to Industry Canada, Big Pharma spends more than $ 1.3 billion a year on R&D — and many global drug makers are increasingly looking at Canada for top talent and a cost - competitive advantage over the United States.

The uncertainty could disrupt both short - term sales and long - term investments in the steel industry industry as well, said Peter Warrian, a senior research fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs.

Pretty soon, he says, the global industry will be up and running and major corporations will have energy efficient grows outside, producing metric ton after metric ton of high - grade marijuana at a low cost production.

The data underlined concerns that, after a long period of growth through globalization and reliance on global trade, governments are increasingly seeking to protect their own industries and promote domestic producers at the expense of foreign competitors.

At the McKinsey Global Institute, we interviewed dozens of CEOs from multiple industries, and many of them sensed danger as many Americans no longer believe they have a chance to move up the ladder.

«This is significant because you're looking at a global, $ 300 billion - consumer packaged goods industry,» says Brent Baarda, director of consulting and innovation at IRI.

FRESH — Healthy Cafe is a global leader in the booming healthy fast - casual food industry, and we are seeking passionate partners who share our mission in healing the world one healthy meal at a time.

These technologies are driving profound changes impacting industries and business models as well as life, society, and the environment,» said Tim Zanni, Global and U.S. Technology Sector Leader at KPMG in the report.

Throughout his illustrious career as one of the youngest C - suite executives in a Fortune 500 company, Bonin has spearheaded some of the industry's largest global marketing campaigns across digital, mobile, television, print and experiential, including the premier of the first ever 3D - printed food product — the customizable, real - time 3D - printed Oreo at SXSW.

Previously, he was an on - air editor based at CNBC's global headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Fortt joined CNBC as technology correspondent in July 2010, working from CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau where he covered the companies, start - ups and trends that are driving innovation in the industry.

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.

«We're fairly confident the issues we identified will be addressed in the negotiations,» said Ed Brzytwa, director of global policy at the Information Technology Industry Council.

The price discipline relied on by the global duopoly of BPC and Canpotex (Saskatchewan's potash international shipping agency) has — at least for the time being — ended, but according to analysts it's the big players who are really going to be able to weather the industry's current troubles.

«Hotels are moving away from just providing food and shelter for the night to becoming social hubs,» says Jan Freitag, senior vice president at hotel industry analyst STR Global.

Other industry estimates put the size of the global telecom annual revenue opportunity at between $ 1.5 trillion and $ 2 trillion

The porn industry, which Kassia Wosick, assistant professor of sociology at New Mexico State, estimated was a $ 97 billion global industry in 2014, has always embraced new technology.

However, Canada's market share in the global clean tech industry has fallen 12 per cent in the last decade, and will continue to contract without a solid, long - term commitment to growing the industry, said institute co-chair Stewart Elgie, a professor of law and economics at the University of Ottawa.

«It was our best video quarter in nine years,» Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, told the audience at Fortune «s Global Forum during an on - stage conversation about the shifting media industry.

With analysts at UBS estimating that blockchains could be a $ 300 billion to $ 400 billion global industry by 2027, it's clear that regardless of what happens in the bitcoin bubble, blockchain technology is here to stay.

«Industry protagonists are much more cautious about the slope and length of runway for the industry recovery going forward, so you've seen a series of combinations which have sought scale,» said William Herbert, head of global energy research at Simmons & Co International, a unit of Piper Industry protagonists are much more cautious about the slope and length of runway for the industry recovery going forward, so you've seen a series of combinations which have sought scale,» said William Herbert, head of global energy research at Simmons & Co International, a unit of Piper industry recovery going forward, so you've seen a series of combinations which have sought scale,» said William Herbert, head of global energy research at Simmons & Co International, a unit of Piper Jaffray.

Although the Virgin brand is well respected within the music industry given our roots — Virgin Records and Virgin Music did very well at music production and distribution — we had no history of promoting global tours.

At CERAWeek in Houston, Texas, Osmar Abib, Credit Suisse, and Charlie Leykum, CSL Capital Management, discuss how Saudi Aramco's impending IPO will impact the sector and what they see for the need for capital in the global energy industry.

Now a new generation is poised to take charge — at an absolutely pivotal moment, when the global construction industry is undergoing sudden, wrenching change.

Or Harper might prefer to take the loss, the better to portray the oil - sands industry as a victim of global nanny - statism at the next election.

Exchanges at Goldman Sachs is a podcast in which people from across the firm share their insights on developments shaping industries, markets and the global economy.

I am focusing at the corporate finance level, and I am guessing GMO is looking at the global financial industry.

Blockchain — the technology used for verifying and recording transactions that's at the heart of Bitcoin — is seen as having the potential to reshape the global financial system and possibly other industries.

In addition, if Britain makes its own laws in terms of international trade, it may look to support its domestic steel industry,» said Goutam Chakraborty, an analyst at Emkay Global Financial Services.

«Paywalls or metered models or whatever you want to call them are not a panacea for the news industry,» says David Skok, the director of digital at Global News and 2012 Nieman Journalism Fellow at Harvard University.

During his tenure at Cerberus, Mr. Bruno has been responsible for managing the Firm's European, Asian, and Latin American businesses, as well as its global activities in the financial services industry.

«Apollo is an example of «China Speed», demonstrating the rapid pace of China's innovations and development in the global autonomous driving industry,» said Qi Lu, Group President and COO of Baidu, on stage at CES.

Koka Sexton @kokasexton Global Industry Principal, Social Selling at Hootsuite Presenting: How to Turn LinkedIn Into a Funnel for New Leads

The continued exponential growth of global coworking spaces and members: Carsten's Foertsch's excellent presentation on the coworking industry made it very clear our forecast at the 2014 GCUC that there would be 1 million coworking members by 2018 is woefully low.

I can tell you this with certainty because, over the past two years, my teams at Converseon produced detailed conversation analyses for brands across every industry and every global region.

(Reuters)- Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd, a Canadian supplier of injection molding equipment to the global plastics industry, has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) to explore a sale that it hopes could value it at close to $ 4 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter.

Mattel is one of the world's largest toy companies and the executive leadership change comes at a time of substantive growth for the global toys industry.

«I expect the car rental industry to stay very competitive in the short term in both corporate and leisure segments,» said Doyle Gunnell, global project manager of ground transportation at Carlson Wagonlit Travel.