Is the GCC Ready for Monetary Union?

Why you should attend:
·The presentation will give a greater understanding and an in-depth look into a country with immense opportunity, but which also carries significant risk.
·The analysis will provide a positive first step into assessing the real opportunities in Nigeria.
·The study will cover significant opportunities in the fast-growing industries and potential market prospects.
·After the presentation there will be an opportunity to interact and pose questions.

Why you should attend:

·Gain a macroeconomic perspective into the fundamentals of Turkey
·Understand the growing Mega Trends relevant to the country
·Learn about growth opportunities and understand the competitive landscape in burgeoning industries
·Gain executive insights and learn what these industries hold for senior management and decision-makers

Nigeria and Kenya remain two of Africa’s most robust economies. As the new gateways to emerging markets within their respective regions, these two countries possess numerous domestic market opportunities across various industries. Given their prospects, what are the core opportunities that exist within these two unique markets?

Why you should attend:

· Learn whether last year’s economic climate will carry forward into 2013
· Understand whether Europe is headed for another recession
· Identify global growth drivers; will it be the U.S. energy renaissance or China’s and APAC's growth?
· Hear expert opinion on markets beyond BRIC

· Understand the implications of global Mega Trends on retail
· Explore new bricks-and-clicks business models
· Learn about the Future of Bricks: From Big-Box to Small-Box Retailing
· Insight into the Future of Clicks: From Transactional Websites to Virtual Retailing
· Spot the new retailing models through social media – FCommerce (Facebook Commerce)
· Impact of Bricks and Clicks on Allied Industries: From Dealerships to Online Stores (Automotive)

Why you should attend:
· Learn about industry best practices and outlook for the next 18 months.
· Learn about opportunities in this industry.
· Find out how external changes are shaping the industry landscape.

This briefing will investigate the changing landscape of urban logistics and the current tactics adopted by the logistics providers in an effort to tackle and capitalize on these global forces of change.

· Understand the features and elements of urban logistics
· Get insight into current and future urban logistics spending
· Understand the implications of Global Mega Trends on logistics
· Understand the inter-linkages of these Mega Trends and implications on urban logistics on a micro level
· Identify the inherent potential market and business opportunities created by these trends in leading industries within the urban logistics space
· Spot the new business models in urban logistics, such as consolidated deliveries through the hub-and-spoke model

Why You Should Attend:
· Learn about the Mega Trends in China that will impact the country’s future
· Understand the future direction of urban movement of Mega City corridors and networked, integrated and branded cities, and evaluate opportunities/threats
· Gain insight into future demographic trends and next generation of social networking
· Understand the implications arising from more than $2.7 trillion of expected infrastructure spending (2011-2015)
· Identify opportunities arising from more than 5 billion connected devices in 2025
· Identify the top industries of the future in China, especially retail, healthcare and logistics sectors
· Spot the new business models, such as Value for Many, and implications on markets and business strategies
· Understand the inter-linkages of these Mega Trends and implications on the country, industries and cities on a micro level
· Identify the inherent potential market and business opportunities created by these trends in leading industries in every segment in the value chain

This briefing will take a deep dive into the Malaysian and Thai economies with a focus on emerging Mega Trends and executive insights derived from priority industries.

Why you should attend:
· Gain a macroeconomic perspective into the fundamentals of Malaysia and Thailand
· Understand the growing Mega Trends relevant to the countries
· Learn about growth opportunities and understand the competitive landscape in burgeoning industries
· Gain executive insights and what these industries hold for senior management and decision-makers

While most of the global economy is contending with economic vulnerabilities, South Asian countries are showing more promise, attracting investments and focusing on high-growth industries. The spate of foreign investments in the region in 2011 is not only an indication of investor confidence but also tells of untapped business opportunities. The briefing will investigate Sri Lanka’s economic foundation and focus on industry and infrastructure growth.

Why you should attend:
· Gain a macroeconomic perspective into the fundamentals of Sri Lanka and its position in SAARC
· Understand the growing Mega Trends relevant to the country
· Learn about growth opportunities and understand the competitive landscape in burgeoning industries

As M&A activity continues to pick up the pace, the roadblocks to successful acquisition integration remain prominent: loss of the deal’s value drivers, barriers to change management, inaccurate synergy identification, and low employee retention rates. Planning and implementing an integration process are key to overcoming these hurdles to successful integration.
Join us to learn how to:
• Build a cross-functional integration team
• Develop a formal integration process from due diligence to post- integration monitoring
• Create a metrics-driven monitoring system based on value drivers, milestones, and synergies
• Construct a timely and effective communications strategy
• Employ change management strategies for employee retention

Why you should attend:
· Learn about the challenges related to the monetary integration of the GCC and its impact on energy-intensive industries such as petrochemicals, cement, and metallurgical industries, between 2012 and 2015
· As the GMU facilitates the GCC’s plan to diversify their revenues and broaden intra-trade, the briefing will focus on understanding the bearing of the monetary union on the trade ties with the U.S., Europe, Asia and Latin American countries
· Understand the intricacies of economic convergence and future of the U.S. dollar peg

In this Webinar, "From Content to Customer," we will explore the nexus between content marketing and demand generation. The presentation overlays content on top of the buyer's journey and looks at best practices in creation, distribution and measurement at each major stage in the funnel.

This briefing will look at the developments within South Africa and determine whether it has the potential to remain an economic powerhouse in Africa.

Why you should attend:
- South Africa’s economic performance in the past decade will be discussed
- Potential future scenarios for economic growth in the next 5five years will be analyzed
- Discover new infrastructure developments
- Learn the effectiveness and the effect on the budget deficit
- Key industries and sectors of growth will be reviewed
- South Africa’s role as gateway to Africa will be critically discussed

Despite global economic conditions, Africa’s growth is escalating and drawing attention from even the toughest Afro-critics. A key question surrounds the sustainability of this growth. If predictions are positive, what needs to be taken into consideration when developing an approach to leverage these newly emphasized opportunities?

This webinar will:
• Assess the longer-term growth trends and indicators for Africa
• Highlight some of the greatest challenges to expansion
• Identify principles of successful and sustainable growth on the continent

The briefing will investigate recent economic trends in the region and focus on industry and infrastructure growth in Colombia and Mexico.

Why you should attend:
· Gain a macroeconomic perspective into the Latin American region
· Get economic insights into the emerging markets of Mexico and Colombia
· Learn about growth opportunities and understand the competitive landscape in burgeoning industries in these countries

With the largest projected working-age and youngest population for 2020, India will be at the core of global business and commercial activity. India will also be home to 864 million middle-class households by 2020, which will spur demand for white goods and compel companies to experiment in the low-cost segment. Other trends, such as urbanization and high infrastructure investment, will also shape the future of a well-planned and connected India. This briefing will provide an insight into these forces of change that will multiply India’s growth over the next decade and help you identify growth opportunities in one of world’s most dynamic markets.

Join our emerging growth experts Aroop Zutshi, Global President and Managing Partner; Subroto Banerjee, Senior Partner Global Head of Customer Research; and Anand Rangachary, Managing Director and Partner as they discuss emerging markets in India, followed by a live question and answer session.

Frost & Sullivan experts will lead an Executive Briefing webinar about emerging market opportunities in the South African region. The briefing will look at key growth sectors in South Africa, where companies are wrestling for market position and establishing themselves for short- and long-term strong future returns. We will focus on key investments opportunities expected to arise in the next five to 10 years.