Ashurst Business Agenda
Ashurst Business Agenda
2023 is shaping up to be a momentous year for business leaders and those who advise them. Across every sector, powerful forces of change will challenge organisations and create opportunities like never before. This is a time of economic and political change… …a time of digital transformation and energy transition… and a time of rapidly shifting expectations from consumers, shareholders and emplo…Social links:
Entrepreneur Christy Laurence on innovation, social media and having fun
In the latest episode of our Outpacing Change mini-series, tech founder Christy Laurence shares the inside story of Plann, a social media scheduling tool with millions in revenue and has been downloaded more than three million times worldwide. In this entertaining discussion, Christy: Discusses h…
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Lars Martensson believes partnership is the new leadership
Our latest Outpacing Change episode takes us to Gotenburg, Sweden and an insightful discussion with Volvo Trucks Director of Environment and Innovation, Lars Martensson, and the innovative world of electric, autonomous and connected freight solutions aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the lo…
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What's Next for Energy-from-Waste?
In this episode, which forms part of a special Powering Change mini-series, we look at the current energy-from-waste (EfW) market, flag the major opportunities and challenges, and consider what lies ahead. Ashurst's 2024 Powering Change report shows that energy-from-waste is one of the core techno…
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2032 and Beyond: Why (And How) Brisbane 2032 Will Use Circular Economy Models
In our latest episode of 2032 and Beyond, our podcast mini-series focusing on the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, we explain how circular economy models will help government and businesses deliver a climate-positive Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our guests in this episode…
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Future Forces: Megatrends in Infrastructure
In our first episode of our new Future Forces mini-series, Ashurst Australia partner Ratha Nabanidham, who specialises in mergers and acquisitions with particular expertise in the infrastructure, energy and resources sectors, speaks to the Head of Global Infrastructure at QIC, Ross Israel, and Mark…
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Future Forces 2023 Report
A brand new podcast mini-series is coming to Ashurst's Business Agenda. In each episode, we’ll discuss the major forces shaping the future of different industries – and how business leaders can get on the front foot.
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Outpacing Change: Futurist Dr Ben Hamer on thinking big and thinking ahead
In this new episode of our Outpacing Change series, Australian futurist Dr Ben Hamer offers a glimpse of the future of work and explains how business leaders can rise to an array of strategic challenges and opportunities. This entertaining conversation between Ben and Andy tackles generative AI, cl…
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Resilience and Sailing - Ashurst & Gentoo Sailing team
In this episode, Ashurst's Global Chair Karen Davies is joined by James Harayda, skipper and team principal at the Gentoo Sailing team to discuss the topic of resilience. James will be one of up to forty competitors in November 2024, lining up for the start from Brittany and France for the Vendée …
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Adaptability in sailing and business – Ashurst & Gentoo Sailing team
In this episode, Ashurst Partner Cameron Smith is joined by James Harayda, skipper and team principle at the Gentoo Sailing team. Businesses need to be able to adapt in the ever changing political and economic climate, law firms with regulatory changes, clients' evolving needs and risk changes. Fa…
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The Notpla story: From a student kitchen to mixing with royalty
Inspired by nature, Pierre Paslier and his colleagues at Notpla are reinventing food packaging to protect the environment and end single-use plastic packaging. Last year, the world used 139 million tonnes of single-use plastics, up from 133 million tonnes in 2019 – a one kilogram per person increa…
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