"Failure is part of our business" ... but

Reinhard Pfeiffer, CEO of Messe München Group confronts tricky questions by B2Bioworld about shareholder value, regional expansion, trade fair competition as well as mitigating geopolitical risks. A look behind results reveals setbacks as well as opportunities whilst manoeuvering in uncertain environments with high expectations.Read more ...

Museums Switching between TikTok-length and Nuance - Currying Favour, Muddling Through, or Enligthenment

Rebecca Johnson, Chief Scientist National Museum of Natural History of the U.S. Smithsonian Institution talks about aspiring a global reach while comparing to other museums and managing tensions between goals and WIPO initiatives regarding traditional knowledge, climate change, or creationism. About winning Generation Z, compressing information into social media-length, or teaching what science “is”. Complemented by an analysis how museums fluctuate between currying favours, muddling through, and enlightenment.Read more ...

Roller Coaster of a Pan-African Automotive Market

- Inside Auto Industry Diplomacy

Opportunities and disappointments of creating a pan-African automotive market for the industry. David Coffey, CEO of AAAM details what has been achieved in discreet negotiations and in hands-on activities. On gridlocks and regulatory suprise, government’s manoeuvering, or vehicle production volumes. Will indigenous carmakers benefit? Will development wither away? What about batteries, or alternative fuels?Read more ...

Communicating across different worlds

On Understanding and Being Understood in Multilingual Work Settings

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policies

Playing Putin's Game? - Chemical Industry’s Lobbying For Nuclear

Warding Off Regional Oil and Gas Embargo

Straight talking to MECA countries

Conflicting Swiss Agendas: Testing Autonomous Vehicles at Zürich

The German Way towards Bio-Economy

Europe’s Dignity against Monkey Business

Good Friday Agreement – Northern Ireland Still Vulnerable After 20 Years

Kofi Annan's Legacy

Bioeconomy offers Europe and Russia opportunity for long-term strategic cooperation

UK Chemical Industries’ Lessons from the Recession

Good Practice for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Applications

people

GAIA-X: Management Team Complete

Do-it-yourself Pipette Inventor Honoured by Eppendorf

Insider Tip – Autophagy Research

Rallying Support for Post-2015 MDGs of the United Nations

Obituary: Sandro Aruffo – Life dedicated to diversity of science