A Transforming Experience: Learning from Girish Paranjpe of Wipro Technologies
Looking to Charles Darwin for inspiration, Wipro's Girish Paranjpe challenges business leaders to never stop innovating regardless of your industry.
Mavericks or Miscreants? Entrepreneurship in Japan
Three successful businessmen discuss the challenges of entrepreneurship in Japan, a land where working for the establishment is the ultimate success symbol and taking on risk is seen as reckless, at the 11th Annual Mitsui USA Symposium, Entrepreneurship in Japan.
A Recovery Takes Root in Developing Asia
Despite risks, East Asia is continuing to outperform in emerging markets, according to reports from the Asian Development Bank.
Paul Romer and Charter Cities: A Solution to Global Poverty
Paul Romer, senior fellow for the Stanford Center for International Development and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, outlines his current initiative, Charter Cities, which entails a new mechanism - said to lie somewhere on the fine line between revolutionary and crazy - to improve lives in the developing world.
China: What Real Estate Bubble?
Property tycoon Ronnie Chan argues that the boom in China real estate is only beginning.
What Would You Do? Students' Ethical Decisions at NGOs
You work for an African school and have received a grant to improve literacy, but your principal wants you to use the funds to fix a dire sanitation problem. Do you do it?
Globalization's Illicit Frontier
Economist and author Moises Naim talks about one of global trade's unintended consequences - a sharp rise in illegal trading activity.
From Arsenal to Africa: Developing a Continent
For Oby Ezekwesili, World Bank Vice President for the Africa Region, economic development in her continent can be summed up in her boys' closets. While today she buys the jerseys of Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal, she is hopeful that tomorrow Africans can support Africa in equal spirit, but on a more economically developed continent.
Entrepreneurship in Brazil: David Neeleman and Azul
Azul Founder David Neeleman made JetBlue the first airline to earn $100mm annually within five years. Can he find similar success in Brazil? Mr. Neeleman shares his business philosophies and presents his outlook for opportunities and challenges in the Brazilian market.