Author: Manhattan Business

Javits Center – Expand Your Experience

Everything you knew about New York’s largest convention center is about to change. With a historic expansion underway, the Javits Center will be offering a 53,000 square-foot special event space, the largest of its kind in the Northeast. Free of columns and filled with state-of-the-art technology, this unique destination on Manhattan’s West Side will soon
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Sarah Casanova – Chief Executive Officer, McDonald’s Holdings (Japan)

Sarah Casanova, chief executive officer of McDonald’s Holdings (Japan), discusses her role in building the McDonald’s business in Japan, the importance of implementing customer-centric strategies and her thoughts on empowering women in Japan, Asia and beyond . Ms. Sarah L. Casanova has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan), Ltd. since March 2014.  Sarah
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Weijian Shan: Group Chairman and CEO, PAG Group – video interview

Chinese business leader Weijian Shan discusses the lessons learned from his exile to the Gobi Desert at age 15, the lasting implications of Mao’s Cultural Revolution and his observations on the US-China relationship. Weijian Shan is an economist, businessman, and author based in Hong Kong. He is the chairman and CEO of private equity firm
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David Solomon and Harit Talwar

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sits down with the firm’s Head of Global Consumer Business, Harit Talwar (Director, Trustmark Mutual Holding Company) to discuss what it’s like building a startup within a 150-year-old institution, his views on disruption within consumer financial services and what it’s like to work across different countries and cultures. Goldman Sachs official
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