Challenges and Opportunities in the Electric Utility Market

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by Lee Layton, President of L2E Consulting   Electric utilities in the United States are facing a wide array of new challenges and these challenges create market opportunities. The following five trends are worth watching as the utility industry evolves to meet customer expectations.   BLOCKCHAIN Electric utilities are looking at blockchain ledgers to track […]

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Expected Impact on Expedition Cruising after COVID-19

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by Hans Lagerweij, President of Albatros Travel   Over a year ago I wrote the blog “Expedition Cruising: Goldmine or Bubble?” , talking about the incredible growth in this cruise segment. The COVID-19 crisis has abruptly halted this growth. We cannot talk about a bubble that has burst, because the underlying interest in the experiences […]

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How Entrepreneurs Can Prepare For The 5G Era

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by Marc Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Dogtown Media There’s no shortage of hype surrounding 5G. Per the June 2019 Ericsson Mobility Report, “No previous generation of mobile technology has had the potential to drive economic growth to the extent that 5G promises.” Now, this potential is finally becoming a reality. 5G is poised to […]

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Disruptive Digital Pathology

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by Ken Powell, President, Genesis Business Development In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are essential to health care delivery. Over 70% of all clinical decisions are based on an IVD result. While clinical diagnostic tests yield qualitative or quantitative results with corresponding normal ranges, anatomical pathology results produce a diagnosis, which is usually associated with cancer. Anatomical […]

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Pros & Cons of Developing Luxury Residences for Independent Hotels

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by Sebastian Moritz, Director at Moricon Consultants Ltd. and ResiSettle Ltd, partner at Gryphon Partnership This article focuses on some of the challenges and opportunities independent hoteliers face when contemplating the addition of residences to their current business structure. As major brands are already heavily investing in the residential market – backed by well-known brand […]

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The Impact of Transformative Leaders

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by Joseph E. Fournier, President & Vice Chairman, Invenias Partners The only organ in the human body that has the capacity to regenerate is the liver. As little as 25% of the original liver can regenerate back to its full size. Organizations regenerate and transform too when they recognize that their current way of operating, […]

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The Evolution of Retail

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by Gerry Murphy, Founder of Pentalogy Marketing There are many headlines about the “Retail Apocalypse” and how it’s the end of the Retail landscape as we know it. This may be true, but I would rather consider the state of the market more as a Market Rationalization than a demise. There are many success stories […]

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German Start-ups in Troubled Waters?

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by Volker Beissenhirtz, Legal Partner at Schultze & Braun GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft While the public hype about start-ups is globally still unbroken, the recently cancelled IPO of WeWork indicates that there might be troubled waters ahead for start-ups. In Germany, a recent study shows that numerous fintechs have already run out of steam in recent years. […]

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How Wearables Are Fueling Healthcare Innovation

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by Marc Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Dogtown Media Wearables are making an unprecedented impact on the medical field. Users are able to form a more complete picture of their health, and physicians are able to glean insights and take action faster. Countless opportunities have opened up for innovators to improve how we manage medical […]

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Litigation Finance in the Post-Madoff World

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by Gary Chodes, Litigation Finance Industry Pioneer and founder of industry leaders Oasis, Courthouse Investments and Signal Funding We are now seeing substantial litigation financing activity involving brand name hedge funds players as well as publicly-traded closed-end funds and business development companies (”BDCs”). Activist investors and boards of directors may now use (or be exposed […]

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