Does Happiness Matter?
Disney bills itself as the “Happiest Place on Earth”, but according to a recent report from the United Nations, that is instead Finland. The World Happiness Report was launched in March and ranked countries by a range of factors meant to measure happiness. These...
Silicon Delta: The Maker’s Market in Shenzhen
Once derided for copycat innovation, Shenzhen and Guangdong Province are today global centres of innovation due to a world-best supply chain for technology. David Li of Shenzhen’s Open Innovation Lab argues that the copycats have since morphed into a powerful...
Biting-Edge Blockchain: Our March Breakfast
Blockchain is a transaction ledger distributed over tens of thousands of computers. Near impossible to hack. It will fundamentally alter your business. Blockchain allows businesses to digitize their work flows, and benefit from near-impossible-to-hack distributed...
Mega-Merger: 30 Brands, 130 Countries, 1m+ Rooms – The US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood
In September 2016, Marriott International completed the US$13 billion acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts worldwide, creating the world’s largest hotel company. In his role as President & Managing Director or Asia Pacific, Craig Smith is overseeing...
Mainland M&A: An Insider’s Perspective
Chinese outbound investment reached new records in 2016. According to Baker McKenzie, “Combined Chinese direct investment in the advanced economies of North America and Europe more than doubled in 2016 to a new record of USD 94.2 billion as China continued its...
