Hong Kong’s perception of the UK is often associated with British traditions and not a few clichés: Rolls Royce, the Royal family, fish and chips… Whilst we all recognise Britain’s strong heritage for quality and workmanship, we have built …
You can’t beat the feeling you get when you first learn that someone from overseas is interested in your business The call came in from one of the largest distributors in the UK saying that, due to the traction Fhoss …
Last time I worked with BT, I drove the CEO of their German operation in a GREAT-branded Mini to Oktoberfest while wearing Lederhosen. During that particular event in Munich, I probably reinforced all of the German stereotypes (beer, cars, leather …
Beards, bicycles and beanies When I think of the words ‘technology cluster’, the first thing that comes to mind is the beards, bicycles and beanies which have come to characterise those working in East London’s cluster of digital and creative …
When you think of the small coastal town of Byron Bay, you’d be forgiven if you did not immediately recognise it as home to some of Australia’s newest and brightest start-up businesses. Located on the north east coast of New …
Milan Expo 2015 opened on 1 May to a fanfare of ceremony applauding the ambitious theme of the Expo ‘Feeding the Planet: Energy for Life’. Expo brings together 145 countries including 53 national pavilions and, for the first time, ‘clusters’ …
What if a disabled child could gain access to cheap prosthetics that were tailored to their specific needs or workers could investigate a radioactive area without exposing themselves to dangerous levels of radiation? These are just a few fascinating areas …
A prince, an astronaut and a CEO walked into a hotel... Sounds like the start of a tall story or a bad joke, right? But it actually happened the other day in Tokyo, when Prince William, Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and …
James Bond drives an Aston Martin and then drinks Macallan whisky -- or shoots it off the head of a Bond girl. That's standard product placement fare. It is a great way for brands -- in this case British -- …
Our Innovation is GREAT campaign is a top priority for both our team and for our Embassy colleagues across the Central Europe region. So I was delighted to attend a press conference in our Embassy on 20 October, where an …
