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25th September, 2015

To quote the late, great Yogi Berra who sadly died on the same day, it was like Deja vue all over again as I emerged out of Westminster underground onto the rain drenched streets, heading off to the 30^th eWorld event on Tuesday this week. Having, like last time, forgotten to bring an umbrella and berating the lack of any enterprising brolly salesperson, I was about to brave the elements when I was saved by a sudden appearance of a brolly-bearing colleague going the same way.

Tuesday 14th July, 2015

Just over 200 years ago – a powerful group of European leaders , with an eye on expansion and the opportunities of the future, met in Vienna for the first time at the Weiner Kongress.  In doing so, they set a chain of events in motion that lead to an unprecedented 100 years of stability in the region. And, in the burying of many a hatchet, their enlightened negotiation tactics paved the way for better country (and therefore business) value for all. In fact, their visionary perspective and new policies surrounding international crisis management set the scene for the later emergence of the United Nations and the EU.

Tuesday 30th June, 2015

To say there’s a late payment “culture” in the UK is something of a misnomer, because the implication is that paying late is both intentional and endemic. And the reality is a little more complex, as I found out last week during a conversation with Philip King, Co-Chair of the Prompt Payment Code Advisory Board, and CEO of CICM.

Friday 19th June, 2015

To truly consider yourself “techie” there’s a few things that you must love – lego, star-wars, pizza and The Matrix. And it seems the latter’s something which travel solution software providers, KDS have fully embraced with the creation of their Neo product.  And it’s not hard to see why – The Matrix franchise combines the three essential elements to enduring success – innovation, courage and possibility. And as the doors opened to their KDSNow event at that heart of Parisian playfulness, the Salle Wagram - the scene was set for a day of exploring where their new solutions can (literally) take people.