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Exactly two months ago Urban-Air Port launched Air One to the world. For 3 weeks in #Coventry City Centre #UK, Urban-Air Port  hosted the AAM industry and for the first time the AAM consumer, showcasing the future of #infrastructure for the #advancedairmobility industry. After 15,000 visitors (including the...

by Laura Singleton June 2022 The need for greater transparency, inclusiveness and ethics around AI was among the topics discussed at a Davos event hosted by the Business School. AI is evolving and is increasingly used as a tool for collaboration....

by Joanna Wilson, Deborah Evanson May 2022 PBEC Member Imperial College London is establishing a ground-breaking research institute dedicated to developing clean, safe and sustainable air-travel. Supported by a £25 million philanthropic donation, the Brahmal Vasudevan Institute for Sustainable Aviation will pioneer...

by Martin Sayers, Ryan O'Hare, Laura Gallagher, Emily Head, Deborah Evanson, Caroline Brogan, Hayley Dunning May 2022 PBEC member Imperial College has a greater proportion of world-leading research than any other UK university, according to the Research Excellence Framework (REF). The results confirm Imperial’s status as a world-class...

Chris is an education entrepreneur, investor and non-profit leader focused on developing and scaling initiatives and technologies that lower barriers and reduce inequalities in accessing the opportunities of the Future of Work. He founded BSD Education in 2013, an educational...

On behalf of the OECD Secretariat through Jane Brockman OECD-WTO Business Consultation on Cross-Border Data Flows and Trade Data, and its flow across borders, support global economic and social interactions. However, regulation conditioning its movement across borders or mandating local...

Federico G. Lepe is an effective, accurate and assertive Government Affairs person and has achieved important national and international negotiations between Enterprises, Government and Academic Institutions. Federico G. Lepe represents the Council of Industrial Chambers of Jalisco and is President...

Mr. Anish Lalvani is the Chairman of Euro Suisse International Limited, an electrical appliance and consumer electronics marketing group, which has business interests in Hong Kong, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Anish has lived and worked in the UK,...

  PBEC congratulates our Board Member Tan Sri Dato’ David Chui and his company FEC -Far East Consortium who were voted Best CEO and Best Small-Cap Company respectively by Finance Asia - April 2022. FinanceAsia is delighted to announce the...

This report highlights the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and progress across four key pillars: Planet, People, Prosperity and Governance. Its Impact Plan (OIP) demonstrates the firm’s commitment to greater transparency and accountability for its actions and impact...

  PBEC Member News, April 2022 – We are pleased to announce that Mr. Huang a Co-Chairman of P.C. Woo & Co has joined the PBEC as a Corporate Member commencing 1st May 2022. He joined P.C. Woo & Co...

The 2022 edition of our annual report with Morgan Stanley offers insights into the next cycle for the wholesale banking industry. The wholesale banking industry has passed through two cycles over the past decade: reform and restructuring from 2012-2019 and...

The move has enabled the rubber glovemaker to reduce its average electricity cost while lowering its carbon footprint – April 2022. by AZALEA AZUAR / Pic by TMR FILE PIX TOP Glove Corp Bhd has inked a 20-year power purchase...

  Supporting organisations with sustainable business transformation ESG performance (or corporate sustainability) is becoming an increasingly important senior leadership and boardroom agenda matter in virtually every industry. Many describe this decade as the one for the sustainable transformation of business....

Dr Fredi Otto, Climate Scientist, Imperial College London  Dr Fredi Otto, Senior Lecturer at Imperial’s Grantham Institute was added to the 2021 TIME100, an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, for her work as co-lead...

Ninety One, the global investment manager, and Imperial College Executive Education collaborated in 2021 on a bespoke Climate Risk Programme to educate Ninety One’s employees. The programme deepened the understanding on climate-related risks and opportunities, to help inform investment decision-making....