March Update A Message From Duncan Edwards, CEO On March 1st, the United States Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, published the negotiating objectives for a future US-UK free trade agreement (FTA) which triggered a mini avalanche of comment in the British newspapers (much less in the USA). Unsurprisingly, the part of the document (which you…
International Women’s Day A Message From Tamra Eker, Executive Director, BAB Tamra Eker with panelists from last month’s “The Stir” event in NYC (From left to right: Tamra Eker, Executive Director, BritishAmerican Business, Vivian Hunt DBE, Managing Partner, UK and Ireland, London, McKinsey & Company, Natalie Runyon, Director, Talent, Culture & Inclusion Strategist, Enterprise Brand Marketing,…
BritishAmerican Business (BAB) Welcomes Bridget Walsh, EY Global Head of Transaction Tax, and Sally King, COO, Akin Gump, to Board of Directors Executive Committee 7 March 2019 BritishAmerican Business is proud to announce the appointment of both Bridget Walsh, EY Global Head of Transaction Tax, and Sally King, COO, Akin Gump, to our Executive Committee.…
BritishAmerican Business (BAB) Welcomes Bridget Walsh, EY Global Head of Transaction Tax, to Board of Directors Executive Committee Role Contact: Dominic Parker, Communications Manager dparker@babinc.org | 020 7290 9882 For a PDF copy of this press release, please click here 6 March 2019 London/New York – BritishAmerican Business today announced the appointment of Bridget Walsh,…
Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy & Trade Comments on Possible Article 50 Delay In response to Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement that the UK may seek to extend the deadline of Brexit should no agreement be reached on 12 March 2019 and leaving the EU without a deal be rejected, Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy…
A Conversation About Design – Matter of Form Join Experience Haus, part of Matter Of Form Group, for the 5th edition of A Conversation About Design: Future of Learning on 9th March. We welcome industry experts including the likes of ELTJam, FeedForwardAI and ThinkProductive who are challenging the way we address fundamental questions about how…
The 100-Year Life: Making Personal Change for Happiness, Fulfilment and Success Dr Jon Finn is Founder and Managing Director of Tougher Minds, and delivered keynote remarks at BritishAmerican Business’ recent The STIR Diversity & Inclusion conference I recently spoke at BritishAmerican Business ‘The STIR’ Diversity & Inclusion Conference at The University of Chicago Booth School…
Human Rights or Health? How Paid Healthcare Could Be Illegal The following article was kindly provided to BAB by Portia Vincent-Kirby, Legal PA & Public Relations, Hudson McKenzie Paid for medicine is a global business that impacts individuals worldwide. This is to the point that most are faced with a threatening ultimatum that either they fork…
Emanuel Adam, Director of Policy & Trade Comments on Signing of UK-USA Mutual Recognition Agreements “The two mutual recognition agreements (MRAs) signed by the UK and US Governments yesterday, covering telecom equipment, electro-magnetic compatibility (EMC) for information and communications technology products, pharmaceutical good manufacturing practice (GMP) inspections, and marine equipment, are very welcome. The transatlantic…
February Update A Message From Duncan Edwards, CEO The tendency for short term issues to overshadow long term challenges of perhaps greater consequence is understandable. In business, fire fighting and the daily reality of an in-tray, sucks up time which most executives know needs to be spent on longer term thinking, planning and investment. There is…