Trade - Asian Leadership
Global Trade in Open Source as well as Public Goods and Services
Opportunities for growth have recently lead to unprecedented levels of consumption by fast growing economies such as China. Global trade comprises an increasing share of intangible goods and services. There is a need to explore an emerging economic order in which the needs of fast growing economies are in balance with those of Europe and the rest of the industrialised world. Just as tensions have arisen in relation to trade in traditional commodities such as oil, steel and textiles, they have arisen in relation to intellectual property and they will arise in the trade of open-source as well as public goods and services. Is balanced development achievable? Is sustainable global growth achievable? How will these issues evolve? What does this mean for the future of the global trading system and how should companies handle new and emerging risks?
Session 1, May 3, afternoon
Sanjeev Rao, Founder, Partner, Gatway 2 India, G2i
India : A Partner for Growth and Innovation “Beyond Offshore” - Myth or reality
Opportunities and Risks for Continental European companies managing across the business and cultural frontiers
India over the last few years has taken a very important position in the global market. It leverages its skilled resources and huge local market. However, seen from Continental Europe, it is viewed only as a country of “off shoring” or low cost arbitrage. In addition, the US and the UK have really moved first to leverage these advantages.
Partnership: A 21st Century Skill
As globalization proceeds, so partnering becomes a critical skill. Even the largest corporations sometimes need to collaborate in pursuit of their goals. Yet these same corporations admit that they are not yet good at managing partnerships. The failure rates are shockingly high.
David Butler reveals what managers mean by the much-abused term ‘partnership’ plus what factors are the most powerful enablers of a successful partnership and the most daunting obstacles.
Session 2, May 4, morning
The Impact of Open Innovation Processes
What are the implications of open source, IP telephony and mobile communication on trade with the Asian region? What tensions will arise due to complex regulation as well as patent and intellectual property law for trade in services? What does this mean for trade in open source software, open content and traded public goods? No government and no global company can afford to dismiss these issues. They represent significant risks to good East-West commercial and trade relationships.
Trade and Transport: Dear Mr. Li, please receive yet another load of metal scrap……..
One of the most striking features of world trade today is imbalance. In the major trade lanes – like the Trans-Pacific - roughly half of the containers go back to Asia empty. Those full contain few manufactured goods, and large quantities of commodities such as paper pulp, scrap metal and raw cotton. The presentation explores how shipping – and containerization in particular - highlights changing economic patterns of world trade. The reduced costs of using international sea transportation have effectively removed the importance of distance companies want to reach export markets, and when they plan complex logistics operations in the sourcing of input to production processes.
Catalysts
Trend Watcher
University Partners
Philosopher
Psychologist
Knowledge Stream Leader
