On a plane back to London. I had to leave on Friday evening as I was flying to South Korea on Saturday. Pity. There are always more people to meet at Davos. But I have over 40 of the best …
Yesterday began with a FT/HSBC breakfast at 7.30am and finished with a McKinsey's reception at midnight. In between, it's been non-stop talking, card exchanging, listening. One CEO said to me that Davos had saved him three weeks' travelling. But it …
Davos is all they say. The best networking opportunity ever, but serious talk all the time on serious economic issues. There is still too much focus on financial services and not enough on business. It's global, but still Western, with …
Well, there were two Cahns from Britain in Karachi on Thursday and Friday. Amir Kahn, the world Light-Welterweight boxing champion from Bolton has the glamour. Still, a British title has drawing power in Pakistan. Over 300 guests turned up for …
Thirty hours in Delhi. This lovely garden city of politics and administration, was chilly. Everyone wearing scarves and woolly hats and even blankets. But the warmth and soul of India was everywhere. I think that the best moment was sitting …
Sometimes culture change is startling. 24 hours ago I was in deep snow in the upper Connecticut valley in New Hampshire, -18c and the car stuck in a snow drift. Now I am in Mumbai and it's 28c, the sun …
Right now, world leaders are gathered here in Copenhagen for the UN’s COP15 conference to mitigate the causes of climate change. Thousands of governmental and non-governmental participants are here to play their part in the negotiations. I am deeply impressed …
I took the Maglev to Shanghai airport this morning. At 430km/hr it was a symbol of China’s self-confidence, a celebration of innovation and a good illustration of the phrase, “if you don’t try, you won’t fail”. Of course some experiments will please some …
How many cities of 7 million people, capital of an area of 90 million people, have you never heard of? Would you imagine HMG has no diplomatic representation there when we have to the Vatican, Luxembourg, Uruguay and Nepal)? Welcome …
Meetings are different in China. As leader of the delegation, I sit in an armchair side by side with my Chinese opposite number, making long interventions. So we don’t look at each other, we don’t spark off each other’s ideas, …
