Progress through Real Understanding
Why China is the World’s Most exciting and Challenging Consumer Market (September 1, 2021) With decades of marketing communications experience, Bryce is one of Asia’s pioneers of non-traditional advertising, and digital transformation, specializing in retail communications, brand activation, digital and data marketing, CRM and loyalty marketing. He has held senior agency positions in large firms such … Read more
How to ride Asian bull markets and hang on during bear markets (December 20, 2021) Herald van der Linde has spent his extensive career in the Asia Pacific equity markets. A true Renaissance man, Van der Linde has acquired knowledge an a diverse set of domains ranging from oenology to Egyptology. Educated at the University of … Read more
Making Meaningful Work (February 5, 2022) Dan and Josephine – Partners in Life and Work We are facing a world where technology will continue to replace humans for many jobs. While this creates uncertainties in our world, it is vital to rethink how we learn and adapt to new work environments. Daniel Szuc and Josephine Wong, … Read more
China Re-opening, Memories of Open Hearts, Open Gates and Open Minds (May 14, 2021) A personal journey from the Mid-West to the Far East Princeton in Asia and SAIS alumna, Dori Yang, is a former Businessweek correspondent in Asia and author of When the Red Gates Opened. Recalling her front row seat to China’s economic liberalization, she … Read more
How The Startup Nation is Stoking the Winds of Wealth and Peace (April 6, 2021) Jonathan Medved is a serial entrepreneur and according to the Washington Post (2007) “one of Israel’s leading high-tech venture capitalists”. In the 2008 NY Times Supplement “Israel at 60” Medved was named one of the top 10 most influential Americans who … Read more
Back to the Future – Venture Capital and Central Asia (January 8, 2021) Furuzonfar is an entrepreneur, investor and connector. Creating and Connecting local ecosystems to global ones where the influx of diversity, new knowledge and ultimately value can be magnified. At Fresco Capital, a global venture capital firm, Furuzonfar is involved in all aspects of … Read more
Mao, Reagan, Stalin and Yale : The Battle of Ideas and Community Identity (July 2, 2021) Like Father, Like Son: How to inform Americans about this complicated world? Everyone is talking about the “new Cold War” with China these days, but are we even done processing the old Cold War? Join Jesse as he chats with Jeffrey Lilley, … Read more
How Indian philosophy and spiritual practices are solving global problems (December 31, 2021) As the world heads into even more turbulence, Mandar Apte, a conflict management guru, leadership and meditation coach and social activist talks to Jesse about what wisdom India, with its long tradition of non-violence and empathy, can offer. Mandar brings over 17 years … Read more
on Why Nothing is Impossible in Vietnam (February 22, 2022) So many major things have happened across Asia, from lock-downs in China, elections in South Korea, Philippines and Hong Kong, and social unrest in Sri Lanka and Pakistan. One country that has been remarkably stable during the pandemic and into the post-pandemic period is Vietnam. A … Read more
Abenomics and Corporate Transformation in Japan (April 22, 2021) Keiko Sydenham has worked on alternative investment areas at various global asset management firms for nearly 20 years. Keiko built extended network and relationships with institutional investors in Japan and raised capital for Private equity, infrastructure, real estate and private credit strategies, Recently Keiko resigned from Blackstone … Read more