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After several days of protests demanding the disbandment of a notorious police unit, the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS), Nigeria's chief of police announced the unit's immediate dissolution 11 October. Nevertheless, demonstrators vowed to continue their protests unless and until the announcement was backed up by an executive order signed…
Orson Porter, Senior Managing Director at Teneo, and Jerry Hauer, Ph.D. Senior Advisor at Teneo, join Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the upcoming U.S. election and the state of the pandemic. Then, the conversation pivots to Asia as Tobias Harris, Senior Vice President at Teneo, joins Kevin to discuss the East…
Below please find key take-outs from our October 15th panel with Andrew Witty, former CEO of GSK and current WHO Envoy & President, United Health Group; Dr. Richard Horton, Editor-in-Chief, The Lancet; Professor Sian Griffiths, Emeritus Professor Chinese University of Hong Kong; Amber Rudd, former Home Secretary and Senior Advisor;…
The G20 are due to decide on the future of the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI). Diplomatic efforts will continue to halt the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan. South Africa’s president will present an economic recovery plan. It will likely take until the end of the month for a UK-EU…
Below please find key take-outs from our October 8th panel with Alison Rose, CEO of NatWest; Ruth Sunderland, Business Editor of the Daily Mail; Anna Hill, General Manager of WW (Weight Watchers) UK; Amber Rudd, former Home Secretary and Senior Advisor; and chaired by Principal of Teneo’s Situations and Politics…
On 1 and 2 October, EU heads of state met in Brussels for an extraordinary summit. The meeting focused on foreign policy; in particular, the crisis in the Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey) as well as the situation in Belarus and relations with China. Leaders also discussed the COVID-19 situation, and had…
The EU-UK Brexit negotiations remain stuck on disagreements over provisions on the ‘level playing field’, fisheries and state aid, despite UK claims of progress in talks. Most EU leaders expect the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give in on these crucial points to avoid a domestic crisis and the…
Foreign ministers from the US, Australia, India and Japan will meet in Tokyo to discuss common regional concerns. In South Africa, four trade unions will join forces in a one-day strike. The EU has sanctioned Belarusian officials. Meanwhile, Indonesia’s parliament might pass a job creation bill, the first round of…
Declan Kelly, CEO of Teneo, joins Kevin Kajiwara to discuss what CEOs and business leaders need to be prepared for in 2021. Kevin Kajiwara (KK): I'm Kevin Kajiwara Co-President of Teneo Political Risk Advisory in New York. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that 2020…
Below please find key take-outs from our October 1st panel with Mark Thompson, former CEO of the New York Times and former Director General of the BBC; Sarah Baxter, Former deputy editor of The Sunday Times; Orson Porter, former Special Assistant to President Bill Clinton, Senior Communications Adviser to Barack…
The rise of ESG investing has resulted in an evolving and sometimes confusing set of ESG acronyms. Companies often struggle to make sense of the hundreds of ESG ratings, rankings, indexes and disclosure frameworks in the marketplace. On September 22nd, the World Economic Forum, the International Business Council and the…
As corporate affairs, communications, and marketing professionals, you have been trained to “run a series of sprints”, however you are now “sprinting a marathon”! In this context of increasing uncertainty, disruption, and change, maintaining your professional currency requires careful management of your energy and focus. 2020 began at full-pace for…
