Chris Ford | World Economic Forum
Chris is Global Head of Investment at Towers Watson. In this role he is responsible for all of the firm’s investment services to clients, including both advisory and implemented approaches and investment tools. In the past, Chris has advised a wide range of the firm’s clients in the areas of strategy, implementation and monitoring in many different …
Chris Larsen - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum
BSc, San Francisco State University; MBA, Stanford University. Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer: Ripple, a global leader in distributed ledger technology and real-time settlement; Prosper, a peer-to-peer lending marketplace; E-LOAN, a publicly traded online lender. While with E-LOAN, pioneered the open access to credit scores movement by making E-LOAN the first company to show consumers ...
What is regenerative capitalism? | World Economic Forum
Jan 24, 2022 · — Chris Stokel-Walker Companies like Ford have made big steps towards being more sustainable – Bill Ford, when he was CEO, installed a huge green roof on top of a Michigan car plant that helped offset some emissions, but couldn’t counteract the huge impact of all Ford cars on the world’s roads.
Chrystia Freeland | World Economic Forum
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland is Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. Ms. Freeland was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre in July, 2013. She was elected as Member of Parliament for University—Rosedale in October, 2015 and re-elected in October, 2019 and September, 2021. From 2015 to …
12 new breakthroughs in the fight against cancer - The World …
Oct 21, 2024 · England's National Health Service (NHS) is to be the first in the world to make use of a cancer treatment injection, which takes just seven minutes to administer, rather than the current time of up to an hour to have the same drug via intravenous infusion.
The future of peer-to-peer lending | World Economic Forum
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Ripple | World Economic Forum
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How the COVID-19 pandemic has changed supply chain practices
Jan 14, 2022 · In certain industries, the failure of critical links in the supply chain has led to new alliances and co-development ventures between original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers. Alarmed by the shortage of semiconductors, for instance, Ford and General Motors formed strategic agreements with chipmakers.
What is stakeholder capitalism? - The World Economic Forum
Jan 22, 2021 · Today, the stakeholder concept is ready for a comeback, albeit in an updated, more comprehensive form. We are facing a whole set of social, economic, and health crises, and the best response to these challenges, would be for all actors in society to consider more than their narrow and short-term self interest.
The big challenges for supply chains in 2022 - The World …
Jan 19, 2022 · The COVID-19 pandemic put unprecedented pressure on supply chains, the economic environment has become more challenging, and sustainability is being emphasized.