Paris May/ June 2016

Another OECD week, meetings with B20 task forces and BIAC. Nigel Arthur and Andy Song joined me at a number of these meetings held at the OECD over the first days of June. These included a session at which Nicolas Cary the co-founder of Blockchain...

July 2016

We have taken steps to formalize relationships and establish collaboration with the INSME International Network of SMEs following meeting Sergio Arzeni the President of INSME in Paris. Follow up discussions will take place with Christin Pfeiffer the Secretary General...

August 2016

Keidanren and Africa Recent announcements by Keidanren and TICAD in Japan about initiatives in Africa caught my attention and reminded me of the good work of the Japanese government agencies and private sector in this regard in past years and my many friendships in...

August 2016

The Deteriorating situation in South Sudan saddens those of us who have spent time in the hope that this new nation would prosper from its independence and after having been involved in conferences and eve
The G 20 and B 20 Summits are taking place in Hangzhou China

Keidanren and Africa

Keidanren and Africa Recent announcements by Keidanren and TICAD in Japan about initiatives in Africa caught my attention and reminded me of the good work of the Japanese government agencies and the private sector in this regard in past years and my many friendships...
The G 20 and B 20 Summits are taking place in Hangzhou China

Deteriorating situation in South Sudan

The Deteriorating situation in South Sudan saddens those of us who have spent time in the hope that this new nation would prosper from its independence and after having been involved in conferences and eve

May 31 2016

Meeting with Bernhard Welschke Secretary General of BIAC at their offices in Paris. Nigel and I had a useful discussion about progress on matters of trust and the GTR before leaving Paris following the OECD week. The continual rain and flooding of the Seine river made...

May 31 2016

I met with Rintaro Tamaki, Deputy Secretary General at the OECD in his office following his address to the BIAC-B20 Roundtable on Financing SMEs in Global Value Chains. Mr Tamaki had raised points during his Roundtable address that were of particular interest and we...