The GET: The Global Enterprise Thread: Recent Episodes
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Hosted by Christopher Caine, President of the Center for Global Enterprise, The GET pulls business and management insights from today’s economic and societal developments to help global enterprise leaders move to the future with greater agility and performance. Offering timely conversation and analysis with renowned business leaders, The GET addresses the most pressing topics confronting global business and management.
There is both excitement and worry about the power of generative AI. Public officials have begun discussing what role government regulation should play in shaping its uses. We know from experience that governments and public policy can create, modify, and eliminate markets overnight. How governments will choose to deal with generative AI will directly influence private sector decisions regarding investment and market opportunities. Business leaders will need to participate along with policymakers and other key stakeholders in discussions around what guardrails make the most immediate sense if countries are to balance innovative economic growth and responsible societal behavior.
CGE Moderator: Christopher G. Caine, President of the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE) CGE Guests: Tom Daschle, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota, Senate Majority and Minority Leader and currently Chairman of The Daschle Group; and David Beier, a San Francisco-based venture capitalist, former senior executive at Amgen and Genentech, and former chief of domestic policy for Vice President Al Gore.
In Episode 15 of The GET, we discussed the myths and realities of doing business in Africa, and it was very well received by listeners. In Episode 20, we continue this conversation and do so using a filter of what women CEOs and business owners need to know about these myths and realities.
Guests: Miranda Naiman, Founder and Managing Partner, Empower Dawn Leaness, Managing Director, African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative (AWEC) Moderator: Christopher G. Caine, President of the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE)
Part two of the conversation on India- US Relations. The recent visit by Prime Minister Modi to the United States was a major milestone in India-U.S. relations. In this two-part episode, we explore the economic and geopolitical implications for a stronger U.S.-India partnership and discuss the key aspects CEOs should consider for both Indian and American businesses as the drive to deepen economic integration advances. Guests: Vikrampati Singhania, Managing Director of JK Fenner (India) Ltd and JK Agri Genetics Limited; and Shanker Annaswamy, former Managing Director of IBM India and former Chief Executive Officer for GE Medical Systems, South Asia.
The recent visit by Prime Minister Modi to the United States was a major milestone in India-U.S. relations. In this two-part episode, we explore the economic and geopolitical implications for a stronger U.S.-India partnership and discuss the key aspects CEOs should consider for both Indian and American businesses as the drive to deepen economic integration advances. Guests: Vikrampati Singhania, Managing Director of JK Fenner (India) Ltd and JK Agri Genetics Limited; and Shanker Annaswamy, former Managing Director of IBM India and former Chief Executive Officer for GE Medical Systems, South Asia.
This episode focuses on the discussions and agreements from the recent G7 meeting of world leaders in Japan. It highlights additional factors CEOs should consider as they make decisions about U.S.-China business matters and about operating in an increasingly reshaped global economy. We encourage business leaders to consider the G7’s recent actions as you listen to our guests discuss U.S.-China relations in an earlier episode. We are re-releasing Episode 13 because the insights from this discussion factor into the current debate over whether to “de-risk” versus “de-couple” supply chains from a heavy reliance on China. The G7 nations are putting in place agreements to address “de-risking” that will shape the rules of global business. Host: Christopher G. Caine, President of the Center for Global Enterprise (CGE) Guests: John Hamre, President and CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and Sam Palmisano, Chairman of The Center for Global Enterprise, and Chairman of the America’s Frontier Fund. Replay Episode 13: Looking Ahead at U.S.-China Relations; Factors Shaping CEO Decisions
Companies are becoming data enterprises with data-infused business models that are reinventing how decisions are made. This is creating opportunities and challenges for business leaders, but also bringing increased scrutiny to ensure that new digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and algorithms address concerns around whether companies can be trusted with these new capabilities. To help CEOs navigate this new terrain, we sit down with Ken Chenault, Chairman and Managing Director of General Catalyst and former Chairman and CEO of American Express, and Jon Iwata, Executive Fellow at Yale School of Management and former IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Brand Officer.
For the last 40 years the United States and China, the two largest economies in the world, have been leading forces for global economic integration. Today, both are signaling their interest in decoupling major parts of their economies from the other. The impact on the global economy is to be determined, but the need for CEOs and business leaders to assess the impact of this decoupling is immediate. To discuss the challenge and perhaps the opportunity this decoupling presents, we sit down with Doug Haynes, managing partner of Council Advisors, and Dave Kappos, partner at Cravath, Swaine & Moore and former Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
The world is experiencing numerous disruptions--geoeconomics, geopolitical, technology, climate change, etc. While turbulence and disruption are constant pressures on business, throw into that mix the fact that the pace of business keeps accelerating and its clear why companies are viewing data as the engine that powers more and more operations, enabling flexibility and agility. Yet, many businesses struggle to identify and protect the critical information they need for operations. Joining us to discuss how CEOs can ensure business continuity in turbulent times are Samuel J. Palmisano, CGE founder and Chairman, former IBM Chairman, and Karen Evans, Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute.
To learn more about the non-profit Cyber Readiness Institute, and for free resources and guides, go to BeCyberReady.com.
The Ukraine crisis is driving a restructuring of economic relationships and business models. With unprecedented economic sanctions against Russia, global business leaders are having to adjust to new rules governing critical economic and business relationships. Is this a permanent reshaping of global economic relationships and financial systems? Samuel J. Palmisano, CGE founder and Chairman, former IBM Chairman, and Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate, and former Dean of the Stanford School of Business, share their views and offer advice for business leaders.
An unprecedented number of companies have supported economic sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine—in several cases going beyond what the sanctions call for. In the past, companies have rarely taken public positions that could hurt profits. That has changed and the public—and employees--now expect global brands to do the right thing. Shelly Lazarus, Chairman Emeritus, Ogilvy, and Jon Iwata, Executive Fellow at Yale School of Management, and former IBM Senior Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, help business leaders navigate managing brands and marketing strategies when driven by geopolitical events.
First, the global pandemic. Now, it’s the crisis in Ukraine and the COVID supply chain developments in China. Supply chains have certainly been getting a lot of attention—and a lot has not been positive. The good news is enterprise leaders understand the critical role of supply chains more than ever, and the public has a new appreciation of how supply chains affect so many facets of daily life. How can we build better, more resilient supply chains that are agile and able to quickly address unforeseen, yet catastrophic events? Samuel J. Palmisano, CGE founder and Chairman, former IBM Chairman and Michael Spence, Nobel Laureate, and former Dean of the Stanford School of Business, join us to discuss strategies for managing supply chain in turbulent times.
To learn more about digital supply chains, go to the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI), dscinstitute.org.
The GET pulls business and management insights from today’s economic and societal developments to help global enterprise leaders move to the future with greater agility and performance. Offering timely conversation and analysis with renown business leaders, The GET addresses the most pressing topics confronting global business and management.