1. Questions

2. Building Network Capital by Ian-Michael Farkas Business Development Manager Strategic Alliances 24 April 2008

3. Overview Whats going on today The Challenges Possible Solutions Summary Final thought..

4. Communications Revolution

5. DUBAI

6. Singapore allocated us$127 million last year for business events Beijing Olympics

7. Globalization turning the world into one market place……..

8. Keeping with the pack is no longer safe MiamiMelbourne SingaporeSydney Frankfurt

9. The Power of Story Telling

10. These are the leaders and their challenges: Effectively lead the implementation of the strategy (leveraging from events and the power of story telling) Manage a dynamic organization Create a competitive and strong pull of network capital

11. Final thought the defining challenge of the 21 st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet …The greatest successes in global cooperation combine four elements: 1.a clear objective, 2.an effective technology, 3.a clear implementation strategy and 4.a source of financing. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Time Magazine March 24, 2008 10 ideas that are changing the world (Author of The End of Poverty, directs the Earth Institute at Columbia University).

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