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The UK economy is structurally buggered (to use a technical term). Decades of economic mismanagement has caused growth to grind to a halt. To discuss if, and how, it can be turned around, Will chats to Jon Moynihan.Jon has had an esteemed career in business and venture capital, including as CEO and Executive Chairman of PA Consulting Group, efforts which earned him a seat in the House of Lords. He has recently released a powerful two-volume manifesto for economic change, titled ‘Return to Growth: How to Fix the Economy'.Follow Will Kingston and Fire at Will on social media here.Read The Spectator Australia here.Buy 'Return to Growth' here.

Jon Moynihan discusses with Ivan six things which should be better known. Jon Moynihan is a businessman and venture capitalist who started his career advising companies and banks in the Netherlands, the US and the UK as a specialist in mergers and turnarounds. He then ran the global firm PA Consulting Group for 21 years. He subsequently transitioned into venture startups, creating over 20 companies to date, most of them in the science and technology fields. Jon has worked as a volunteer in the charity sector all his life, including in Bangladeshi refugee camps and other developing countries, in educational think tanks, both managing and fundraising for charities, more recently in the arts sector where, among other activities, he was president of the Royal Albert Hall for a number of years. Jon sits in the House of Lords as Baron Moynihan of Chelsea. His new book is Return to Growth: How to Fix the Economy, available at https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/return-to-growth-jon-moynihan/7711930?ean=9781785909030. Most of the economies of the world continue to grow: but not the Social Democracies, especially in Europe. It's incontrovertible that too-large government results in flattened growth. People in the UK are on average earning some 5 per cent less than they were 17 years ago. If you spend more than the OECD average on Education, as the UK does, the extra spend doesn't improve educational outcomes. The UK, compared with just about every other developed economy was far more incontinent on its spending during Covid. The impact of China's one-child policy is that by the year 2100, the threat of China will have receded. It will be dominated by its elderly, and its population will be half that of India's. This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

Not everyone believes in the promise of economic growth. We've done KEEN ON shows in the past with “degrowth” advocates like Tim Jackson and Jason Hickle who argue that we need to get beyond the false promise of ever expanding wealth. Our guest today, however, is anything but a sceptic of capitalist economics. Jon Moynihan is a Conservative member of the House of Lords, a vocal supporter of BREXIT, and an unashamed follower of the free market economic principles of Friedrich Hayek & Margaret Thatcher. In his new book, Return to Growth: How to Fix the Economy, the entertaining and combative Lord Moynihan argues that critics of economic growth tend to be what he calls “pampered Oxford Dons” who have no real understanding of the needs or ambitions of ordinary people. By the way, tomorrow's guest on the show will be the Oxford trained economist Daniel Susskind who, as it happens, has a new book out entitled Growth: A History and a Reckoning. So more views about the value of the idea of economic growth over the next few days.Jon Moynihan is a businessman and venture capitalist who started his career advising companies and banks in the Netherlands, the US and the UK as a specialist in mergers and turnarounds. He then ran the global firm PA Consulting Group for twenty-one years. He subsequently transitioned into venture startups, creating over twenty companies to date, most of them in the science and technology fields. Jon has worked as a volunteer in the charity sector all his life, including in Bangladeshi refugee camps and other developing countries; in educational think tanks, both managing and fundraising for charities; and in the arts sector, where, among other activities, he was president of the Royal Albert Hall for a number of years. Jon sits in the House of Lords as Baron Moynihan of Chelsea.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Nuala Walsh about her book, TUNE IN: How To Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World. Nuala Walsh (linkedin.com/in/nualagwalsh), author of TUNE IN: How To Make Smarter Decisions In A Noisy World, is a Non-executive Director, behavioral scientist, and award-winning marketeer with three decades in investment management. Her roles included CMO of Standard Life Aberdeen, and senior positions at Blackrock, Merrill Lynch, and PA Consulting Group. Today, as MindEquity CEO, she advises Fortune 500 leaders globally, among others. Holding multiple first-class Masters' Degrees, she is a visiting speaker at the Harvard Kennedy School, INSEAD, and the London School of Economics. For more information, please visit nualagwalsh.com. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network! Check out the ⁠HCI Academy⁠: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn ⁠Alchemizing Human Capital⁠ Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Future Leader⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership⁠. Check out the latest issue of the ⁠Human Capital Leadership magazine⁠. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 655967) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™). Human Capital Innovations has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each HCI Podcast episode qualifies for a maximum of 0.50 points.

Nuala Walsh is a Behavioural Scientist, TEDx Speaker, Non-Executive Director, and award-winning former Executive with three decades in investment management, banking and consulting. She is the Founder and CEO of MindEquity and holds appointments as President of the Harvard Club of Ireland, Chair of the Innocence Project London and Founding Director of the Global Association of Applied Behavioral Scientists.  Recognised among the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Finance, she held positions at Merrill Lynch, BlackRock, PA Consulting Group and Standard Life Aberdeen. She also served as Non-Executive Director at British & Irish Lions, former Vice-Chair at UN Women (UK), Deputy Chair of The Football Association's Inclusion Advisory Board, and as an Advisor at World Athletics. In her new book ‘Tune In: How to Make Smarter Decisions in a Noisy World', Nuala argues that the most underrated risk facing humanity today is not economic, political or even climate risk – it's human decision risk. To combat that risk, we must “tune in”. Nuala provides us with the framework for how to do so.

Dr. Ira Spector, PhD is CEO and a Co-Founder of SFA Therapeutics ( https://sfatherapeutics.com/ ), a microbiome-derived biopharma company focused on new advancements in the treatment inflammatory diseases. Dr. Spector is an experienced drug developer, with over 30 years of experience. He has helped develop 34 approved drugs, including Enbrel, Effexor, Protonix, Prevenar-13, Mylotarg at Wyeth/Pfizer, where he was Vice President of Clinical Operations and Vice-Chief of Development. At Allergan, Dr. Spector helped develop Ozurdex for Diabetic Macular Edema and Retinal Venous Occlusion, Botox for Overactive Bladder, Botox for Chronic Migraine, Juvederm XL and Botox for Cerebral Palsy. Prior to Wyeth, he was Vice President and Partner at the PA Consulting Group. Before founding SFA Therapeutics, Dr. Spector was Executive Vice President of Analytics & Consulting at ICON. Dr. Spector holds BS degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering from Washington University, where he was a Langsdorf Fellow, an MBA from Drexel University, and a PhD in Health Sciences from UMDNJ. Support the show

This special episode of Leading Questions shares the results from the 2023 Responsive Government Survey. Report author Richard Johnstone shares the headlines from the research, while contributors to the report - Grete Kvernland-Berg, the managing partner and country head for Norway at PA Consulting Group; Alexander Evans OBE, professor of practice in Public Policy at London School of Economics and former strategy director in the Cabinet Office in the United Kingdom; and Michael Wernick, the Jarislowsky chair of public sector management at the University of Ottawa, and former cabinet secretary in the Canadian government – share their thoughts on what success looks like for public services in the era of permacrisis.  

Dr. Marcell Vollmer, a renowned expert in the fields of digitalization, innovation, and sustainability. Marcell is a sought-after speaker and author that has dedicated his career to helping companies and individuals navigate the rapidly changing world of technology and business. He is passionate about helping others achieve success and is also a frequent contributor to industry publications and has been featured in Forbes, Bloomberg, and other major media outlets. With over 25 years of experience in the corporate world, Marcell has worked with some of the world's most well-known brands, including SAP, Hewlett Packard, and PwC. He has held numerous leadership positions and is widely recognized as a thought leader in the areas of procurement, supply chain management, and sustainability. Before that he was Partner & Director at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) with over 20 years of experience developing and implementing procurement, supply chain, finance, shared services, and digital transformation strategies across industries globally. Prior to joining BCG, Marcell was Chief Innovation Officer at Celonis, the world's leading process mining software company, where he was supporting customers and partners in developing and executing digital transformation initiatives. Marcell brings more than 15 years of successful digital transformation and procurement optimization experience gained at SAP in various roles as Chief Digital Officer, Chief Operating Officer as well as Chief Procurement Officer and Senior Vice President at SAP. He has also managed various strategy & implementation projects at PA Consulting Group as well as at DHL Express. Marcell is a wanted speaker at conferences and an active social media influencer with more than 100k followers on LinkedIn and 100k on Twitter. Marcell earned his PhD in Economics from the University of Hamburg in Germany. Dr. Marcell Vollmer --- Personal Website: xing.com/profile/Marcell_Vollmer Blog: sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/wlg/7757 Twitter: twitter.com/mvollmer1 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marcellvollmer

Join Host Buzz Knight with guest Charlene Li. She is the Chief Research Officer for the PA Consulting Group, Author and Expert in the field of leadership and disruption.                                       Show Notes Be Bold, Open, Transparent, and Authentic for Change as a Leader with Charlene Li Leaders need to be fearless and take risks to create change. Sometimes it's not a matter of being lucky but rather being bold enough to initiate the change in the first place. If a leader is too scared or cautious about taking risks, they will never be able to implement the needed changes their organization needs. Join another conversation of “Takin' a Walk Podcast.” This show is about the love of conversations with extraordinary people, people who have extraordinary stories. Leadership is one of the topics I always talk about with the guests when taking a walk. Today's guest, Charlene Li, is an expert in that area.   Charlene Li has been helping people see the future for the past two decades. She's the New York Times bestselling author of six books, including her newest release, The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Businesses Transform While Others Fail, and Open Leadership, as well as co-author of the critically-acclaimed book, Groundswell. Charlene is an entrepreneur who founded and ran Altimeter Group, a disruptive industry analyst firm that Prophet acquired in 2015. With over 20 years of experience in tech and business, she has been a respected advisor to Fortune 500 companies on digital transformation and leadership. Charlene also serves on the regional board for YPO, a global network of CEOs.   Charlene is a sought-after public speaker and has appeared at events ranging from TED and the World Business Forum to SXSW. She has appeared on 60 Minutes and PBS NewsHour and is frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, and The Associated Press. She was named one of the Top 50 Leadership Innovators by Inc. and one of the most creative people in business by Fast Company. Charlene graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. She lives in San Francisco and enjoys baking sourdough bread to counter her real-time professional life.   Tune in!   During this episode, you will learn about; [00:00] Episode intro and today's guest; Charlene Li [01:40] Our today's walk is in San Francisco [02:37] How it has been as the Chief Research Officer at PA Consulting [03:47] How can radio and media companies be bolder at a time of shifting their thinking [05:13] How companies have broken free from the handcuffs of a pandemic [06:49] Uncomfortable conversations of disruptive change within organizations [08:15] Mindfulness and leadership [10:07] Why do most leaders lack enough urgency in the tasks? [12:39] The future of work [15:14] How can a leader foster optimism in an organization [16:21] Ending the show and call to action     Notable Quotes People who are good at growing in distractions have developed a mindset of seeing obstacles as opportunities. The people who are able to be bold to experiment are the ones who have healthy relationships with crises. The good news is that there's no bad news…The bad news is that there's no good news. If you are not creating change as a leader, you are just maintaining the status quo.   Charlene's Books Mentioned Open Leadership: How Social Technology Can Transform the Way You Lead: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003HOXLLG/   The Disruption Mindset: Why Some Organizations Transform While Others Fail: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07W8W72T4/ Connect With Charlene Li Website: https://www.charleneli.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charleneli Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/charleneli Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charleneli/                            

Pression du résultat, changements d'organisation, nouveaux modes de travail pour ne citer que quelques exemples, font de la résilience une compétence clef pour les managers. Lors de cette conférence nous ferons un point sur les facteurs protecteurs qui favorisent notre résilience, et vous transmettrons une approche en trois étapes qui permet d'appliquer la compétence de la résilience à tous les challenges qui peuvent se présenter. Intervenants Juliane Nitsche, Partner Wellbeing & Performance - MLC Advisory I graduated from the University of Passau with a B. Sc. Degree in Business Administration and Economics, having specialized in Intercultural Management. As part of the Erasmus program, I moved to Paris where I got the opportunity to co-found MLC Advisory and combine my economic comprehension of a company's bottom line obligations with my expertise in the field of Well-being at Work. I have always held a strong belief that high performance in the workplace cannot be reached without feeling well. Michel Moutier, Partner Leadership & Mindfulness at Work - MLC Advisory After graduating from NEOMA Business School, I started my career in the FMCG industry for a real hands-on experience before moving on to business consulting. I worked for 10 years for PA Consulting Group, first in Business Transformation, then Strategy and Marketing.

I think I mention the work of Mark E. Thomas on this show almost as much as I reference Naomi Klein and The Shock Doctrine, so it was a pleasure to have Mark back on the show. In this episode we talked through the privatisation of the NHS, the implications of the Health and Social Care Bill, the authoritarian drift of the UK, whether we live in a one party state, and how we reconcile emergency powers that could help a pandemic with a government that has done nothing but exploit it.  Mark E Thomas is the author of 99%. He has spent most of his career in business; for many years he ran the Strategy practice at PA Consulting Group. During this time, he began to explore whether the tools and techniques of business strategy could be applied to understanding the health and stability of countries. This research led him to the uncomfortable conclusion that many developed countries – including the US and the UK – are unwittingly pursuing economic policies which will result in the unwinding of 20th century civilisation before we reach the year 2050. Hearteningly, he also concluded that this fate is entirely avoidable. Mark is also the author of The Complete CEO, and The Zombie Economy, is a Visiting Professor at IE Business School and has a degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University. Mark's first appearance on the show - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFczYQzpkJY  https://99-percent.org/about-mark-thomas/  https://twitter.com/99organisation  https://www.facebook.com/the99percent.org/?view_public_for=101810878226034  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiKJmk8s0sIbax-1MotKghg/videos    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaHCNIH6KjM  https://99-percent.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/99-Core-Fact-Pack.pdf  https://99-percent.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/99-short-presentation-v2.pdf  HELP ME CROWDFUND MY GAMESTOP BOOK. Go to https://wen-moon.com to join the crowdfunding campaign and pre-order To The Moon: The GameStop Saga! If you haven't already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don't forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you'll find the links in the description below. You can listen to the show on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5AYWZh12d92D4PDASG4McB?si=5835f2cf172d47cd&nd=1  Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chatter/id1273192590  Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RpYW50LmNvL2NoYXR0ZXIvcnNzLnhtbA  And all major podcast platforms.  Watch Us On Odysee.com - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@TheJist:4   Sign up and watch videos to earn crypto-currency!  Buy Brexit: The Establishment Civil War - https://amzn.to/39XXVjq  Mailing List - https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thejist  Twitter - https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist  Website - https://thejist.co.uk/  Music from Just Jim – https://soundcloud.com/justjim

Matthew Marx is CEO and Co-Founder of Evocalize, developers of the Evocalize Collaborative Marketing Platform. Evocalize technology connects businesses to execute marketing programs together that are not possible on their own. Matt has spent over 20 years at the intersection of marketing and technology and has a particular passion for using technology to make great marketing simple. Prior to founding Evocalize, Matt worked on the senior leadership team for Austin-based marketing technology company Bazaarvoice, the London-based strategy consultancy PA Consulting Group, and on Oracle Retail's software group. Matt has helped set advertising standards with the Interactive Advertising Bureau in New York, and has an MBA from Babson College in Wellesley, MA.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#ModernEconomy #FinancialCollapse2021 #ChatterPodcast Chatter #163 - Mark E. Thomas On The Problems With The Modern Economy And How We Renew The System Mark E Thomas is the author of 99%. He has spent most of his career in business; for many years he ran the Strategy practice at PA Consulting Group. During this time, he began to explore whether the tools and techniques of business strategy could be applied to understanding the health and stability of countries. This research led him to the uncomfortable conclusion that many developed countries – including the US and the UK – are unwittingly pursuing economic policies which will result in the unwinding of 20th century civilisation before we reach the year 2050. Hearteningly, he also concluded that this fate is entirely avoidable. Mark is also the author of The Complete CEO, and The Zombie Economy, is a Visiting Professor at IE Business School and has a degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University. The median wage earner is poorer today than they were in 2007. This is mass impoverishment. The 99% Organisation exists to help end this process. The 99% Organisation is an inclusive volunteer movement of people who want to end mass impoverishment using peaceful means. Its members come from all parts of society; they are people like you who are determined to help. If you are young, gifted and black, we want you. If you are male, pale and stale, we want you. Whether you are a beggar, a barber, a banker or a billionaire, we want you. The 99% Organisation aims to make mass impoverishment a key issue for Government, and to drive serious policy change. We want to build a world in which by 2050, everyone is at least 50% better-off than today. HELP ME CROWDFUND MY GAMESTOP BOOK. Go to https://wen-moon.com or join the crowdfunding campaign and pre-order my next book here now - https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/to-the-moon-the-gamestop-saga--2/x/26852333#/ If you haven’t already and you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to this podcast and our mailing list, and don’t forget, my book, Brexit: The Establishment Civil War, is now out, you’ll find the links in the description below. Express VPN 12 Months 35% off!! - https://www.xvinlink.com/?a_fid=chatter​ Watch Us On Odysee.com - https://odysee.com/$/invite/@TheJist:4 Sign up and watch videos to earn crypto-currency! Amazon Music 3 Months Free - https://www.amazon.co.uk/music/unlimited?tag=thejist00-21 Buy Brexit: The Establishment Civil War - https://amzn.to/39XXVjq GameStop To The Moon T-Shirts - https://teespring.com/en-GB/stores/to-the-moon-59 Mailing List - https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thejist Twitter - https://twitter.com/Give_Me_TheJist Website - https://thejist.co.uk/ Music from Just Jim – https://soundcloud.com/justjim **RESOURCES** https://99-percent.org/about-mark-thomas/ https://twitter.com/99organisation https://www.facebook.com/the99percent.org/?view_public_for=101810878226034

In this episode we discuss with Alex how executives should think about the decision of buying of-the shelf software solution vs. building the solution in-house, by yourself or with a partner. The conversation includes an overview of the pros and cons of each from both financial and technical perspective. We leave the audience with some actionable advice on how to go through the decision calculus on the question that increasingly faces today’s CXO’s who are looking to take their firms through the digital transformation. Alex Vayner is a Partner and Americas Data & AI Practice Leader for PA Consulting Group, a global innovation consultancy with a mission to bring ingenuity to life. He consults Fortune 1000 companies on becoming insight-driven enterprises through the use of machine learning techniques, Artificial Intelligence and cognitive technologies.

John Helmer talks to Nick Shackleton-Jones about his book ‘How People Learn'. Nick is an award-winning, influential and controversial thought leader who has held senior learning and development posts at Siemens, BBC and BP. He is now Director, Learning & Performance Innovation at PA Consulting Group.   You can buy the book at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/How-People-Learn-Designing-Performance/dp/0749484705 Nick on Twitter: @shackletonjones      01:22 About the book 04:04 Its ambitions 07:16 The affective context model 16:40 Instructional design 22:51 The learner experience 25:30 Learning in the flow of work 28:14 Are things getting better? 31:22 Business and emotion 33:12 Sentiment analysis and AI 37:46 Innovation 40:02 Hardest lesson Nick's ever learned   Contact John Helmer: Twitter: @johnhelmer LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer/ Website: http://johnhelmerconsulting.com/

Before a company hires data science talent, they should understand the role and types of data scientists. Failing to differentiate between research, applied, and citizen data scientist can result in appointing the wrong people on crucial projects. To continue our previous episode's discussion, we invited Alex Vayner for a second time to get an answer to the question: What is a data scientist? Alex Vayner is a Partner and Americas Data & AI Practice Leader for PA Consulting Group, an innovation and transformation consultancy. Alex has spent his entire career in data & analytics, with his last five roles focused on building and running high-performance data science teams and capabilities in consulting and corporate environments. Before joining PA Consulting, Alex ran the NA Data Science & AI practice at Capgemini. He joined Capgemini from Equifax, where he served as VP, Global Data Innovation Leader, building a team responsible for pioneering disruptive data & analytics solutions for clients across all industries.

Data science has made immense progress, but companies are still stuck with the question: how do you use data science to deliver real value to the business? They hire dozens of data scientists and invest in state-of-the-art technology, but only a few have delivered ROI and business impact. In this episode, Wayne Eckerson and Alex Vayner discuss what organizations need to do for data science success. Alex Vayner is a Partner and Americas Data & AI Practice Leader for PA Consulting Group, an innovation and transformation consultancy. Alex has spent his entire career in data & analytics, with his last five roles focused on building and running high-performance data science teams and capabilities in consulting and corporate environments. Before joining PA Consulting, Alex ran the NA Data Science & AI practice at Capgemini. He joined Capgemini from Equifax, where he served as VP, Global Data Innovation Leader, building a team responsible for pioneering disruptive data & analytics solutions for clients across all industries.

Each week I invite one of my speakers to talk about their life, work, passions and leisure so that you can get to know the person who is the speaker behind the mic. This week we talk about how the Americans and the British do business very differently. We discover the mistakes businesses make when entering the US market and what leaders should be doing to build their personal brands. My guest this week is advisor, author, broadcaster and entrepreneur - Allyson Stewart-Allen. Allyson has advised over 200 businesses in 26 countries on how to successfully avoid the minefields of international expansion. She has authored the best-selling book Working with Americans, and is a regular media commentator for the BBC, CNN and the FT.  Bio Allyson Stewart-Allen is a renowned marketer, whose expertise in brand internationalisation is sought by leading businesses globally through her consultancy, publications, appearances, mentoring and corporate education. A Californian based in Europe for over 25 years, Allyson applies her extensive international consulting experience, MBA education with Dr. Peter Drucker and languages (French, German) to the company she founded, International Marketing Partners. Having recognised the need for international brands to better align their global and local marketing practices, Allyson Stewart-Allen created the BrandBarometer™ powered by Seattle-based GMI (Global Market Insite), which surveyed a worldwide panel of over 17,000 consumers across 17 countries on their perceptions and direct experiences of the world's most recognised brands. Using the BrandTravel™ methodology, Allyson helps companies and their leaders to successfully and profitably span international and functional boundaries by giving them the tools to be more effective in a global arena. The benefits clients enjoy as a result include better localisation, increased corporate diplomacy capability and more effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Allyson is engaged for her award-winning corporate education experience by both Fortune 500 companies and the world’s leading business schools including Oxford University, London Business School, HEC Paris, Duke Corporate Education amongst others. Following her early career with blue-chip consulting firms PwC, PA Consulting Group and Hay Management Consultants, Allyson now advises executives and Boards of Directors in the professional services (legal, property, financial and retail), food & drink, travel, consumer goods and industrial sectors to name a few. Her work with clients enables them to lead and manage across cultures, achieve their marketing and business development strategies through successful strategic alliances/joint ventures, organic growth and/or acquisitions. Allyson Stewart-Allen is co-author of the best-selling book Working with Americans, the first business manual exclusively about the US business culture, which helps professionals improve their relationships with, and profits from, American business partners, bosses and colleagues. Allyson is recognised in The Female FTSE Report 2014:100 Women to Watch list produced by Cranfield’s International Centre for Women Business Leaders as well as being listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who Among Women. Allyson is a frequent keynote speaker at conferences including The Conference Board, Wilton Park, Economist Conferences, Institute of Directors Conferences, British American Chamber of Commerce, Marketing Society and the American Marketing Association on a variety of global marketing trends and developments. An experienced and frequent commentator, she lends her insights to broadcast, print and digital media across the globe.  Besides her 4-year slot for Sky News as The Muse of Marketing, she has appeared on several television shows including CNBC’s The Business Class and the past three seasons of BBC’s The Apprentice.  Other outlets applying her insights include BBC News, ITV News, CNN, The Financial Times, Bloomberg, USA Today, Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek and Fortune magazines.  In addition to her role as a Board member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, she is a judge for numerous international business awards on both sides of the Atlantic. Recorded: 15th January 2019 Links: More about Allyson Stewart-Allen More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on Linkedin Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here

Recent financial bailouts of nuclear reactors in New York and Illinois highlight the conflict between states’ environmental goals and the integrity of electricity markets. As more states weigh subsidies, debate over their market impact and legality expand. --- In 2016 New York and Illinois became the first states to provide direct subsidies to the nuclear power industry, with the goal of keeping economically uncompetitive reactors operating within their borders. The states deemed the nuclear plants, which generate electricity without producing carbon dioxide, as critical to their efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming. Yet the bailouts proved contentious in the two states, and the controversy over subsidies is now spreading to a handful of other states weighing similar bailouts. Opponents object to subsidies cost, and argue that they may discourage investment in other new forms of generation, such as natural gas and renewables. And the very legality of the bailouts is now being reviewed in court. In this episode, Christina Simeone, the Kleinman Center’s Director of Regulatory and External Affairs, and David Cherney, an energy industry advisor in the Energy & Utilities Practice at PA Consulting Group in Denver, will examine the roots of nuclear’s financial woes, and the widening debate around nuclear power’s role in decarbonization of the electricity sector. Christina Simeone is Director of Policy and External Affairs at the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is a past Director of the PennFuture Energy Center for Enterprise and Environment. She also worked for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and was Policy Director at the Alliance for Climate Protection. David Cherney’s work at PA Consulting Group spans public policy analysis, energy infrastructure investment, and utility strategy. He has also worked as an Adjunct Professor in Public Policy at the University of Denver’s Josef Korbel School of International Studies and as a Teaching Fellow at Yale University.

In this week’s podcast: The consumerisation of IT is one of the greatest challenges facing the enterprise. It is changing the way we work, the role of the IT department, and the role of the CIO. The Connected Business is joined by John Delaney, associate vice president at industry analysts IDC, John McKeown, chief information officer for EMEA at Cushman & Wakefield, the property firm, Simon Body, Senior Enterprise Architect, at Astra Zeneca, the pharmaceutical company, and John Griffiths of PA Consulting Group. How are businesses dealing with consumerisation, and how do they move from a defensive approach to one that turns the trend into competitive advantage? Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: Could travel companies do more with data, and could that in turn make for a better passenger experience? Professor Thomas Davenport, and Hervé Couturier, head of R&D at Amadeus, think so. Plus, PA Consulting Group's chief operating officer, Andrew Hooke, on how IT is changing the professional services industry. Presented and produced by Stephen Pritchard See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: We speak to two chief financial officers: Tony Wilson, of UK-based medical manufacturer Kimal, and Chris Lafond, CFO of the technology analysts Gartner, about their relationship with technology. Plus Peter Lumley, of PA Consulting Group, on how to visualise financial data. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lisa Cohn of Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Ujjwal Bhattacharjee, a principal consultant with PA Consulting Group who specializes in renewable energy and energy efficiency. He evaluates energy efficiency in Massachusetts green buildings from 2004 - 2007.

Energy Efficiency Markets interviews Carol Mulholland, a principal consultant at PA Consulting Group, based in Arlington, Va. who has been working in energy efficiency for 20 years. She explains how Duke Energy’s new “Save A Watt” program--recently approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission—helps overcome a major obstacle to implementing energy efficiency.