Category: digest
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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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Chief Executive Officer of Nextdoor, Sarah Friar
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon sits down with Sarah Friar, chief executive officer of Nextdoor ( Nextdoor is a social networking service for neighborhoods ), at the firm’s annual Technology and Internet Conference in San Francisco. They discuss her experience growing up in Northern Ireland, her journey to Silicon Valley where she first entered into…
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NORTH AMERICAN TOY FAIR Feb 16 – Feb 19 2019
Toy Fair 2018 opens its doors to thousands of registered global play professionals to explore a record-breaking 415,000 net square feet of exhibit space filled with hundreds of thousands of toys, games and youth entertainment products. Toy Fair registration is open to the trade only; Toy Fair is not open to the public – web-site – www.toyfairny.comJACOB…
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SURTEX Feb 03 – Feb 06 2019
SURTEX® IS THE ANNUAL TRADE SHOW FOR THE SURFACE DESIGN INDUSTRY Now co-located with the National Stationery Show® and the NY NOW® winter Market. Access all three events and hundreds of exhibitors with one badge. Bringing together the owners and creators of surface designs and manufacturers, retailers, marketers, brand licensing companies, etc. that utilize surface design…
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How Activist Investor Paul Singer Made His Billions
BLOOMBERG – How Activist Investor Paul Singer Made His Billions Paul Elliott Singer – is an American billionaire hedge fund manager, activist, investor, vulture capitalist, and philanthropist Aggressive, tenacious and litigious Paul Singer may be the most feared investor in the world — by hedge fund rivals, companies and even countries. This is how he…
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The Billionaire Who Builds iPhones is Coming to America
Foxconn is known for being the biggest assembler of iPhones. Terry Gou is the chairman and largest shareholder of Foxconn. He’s also one of Taiwan’s richest men. This is the story of how Gou turned a small operation in a shed into the biggest electronics operation on the planet. Now he’s building a $14.5 billion…
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Entrepreneurs Roundtable 125
6:00pm to 8:30pm Entrepreneurs Roundtable 125 11 Times Square (8th Ave between 41 and 42) New York, NY 10036 speaker at this event will be: Steve BrotmanAlpha Venture Partnershttps://www.alphavp.com/team/ To pitch your startup at this event, please apply at: http://goo.gl/forms/Qa4ndN3Q9O Format: Introductions, Q&A, 5 Pitches from Startups and Feedback. http://eranyc.com Organizer: Murat Aktihanoglu (@muratny)
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Dikembe Mutombo: Empowering Athletes to Give Back
NBA Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo discusses becoming one of the greatest defensive players of all time, his dedication to improving the lives of people in his native Congo and the importance of inspiring other athletes to give back. Dan Dees with Dikembe Mutombo – Goldman Sachs official video