From 11:45 AM -12:30 PM
By Invitation Only
Session Description:
Geopolitics: How the World is Changing – and what it means for Corporate Real Estate
Today’s business environment is characterized by complexity, uncertainty, and speed of change. Alex Kliment, Director of Global Research, Corporates for the Eurasia Group, will provide a fascinating look at geopolitical events and provide a risk assessment of the near future. Gain an insiders perspective of hot spots, flash points and key changes taking place that will influence various countries’ potential as locations for business investment and new corporate facilities.
Key Takeaways
Deepen your understanding of geopolitical issues, risks, and implications.
Gain insights that will strengthen your ability to think proactive and strategically in a changing global landscape.
Speakers: Alex Kliment, Director of Global Research, Corporates Eurasia Group
Speaker Bio:
Alexander Kliment is Eurasia Group's Director of Global Research, Corporates. He leads a team of analysts that examines political risk at the global, country, and sectoral levels in order to assess implications for multinational corporations and institutions. Prior to his current role, Alexander was a Director of Eurasia research, focusing on the political economy, socioeconomic issues and foreign policy of Russia and other post-Soviet states. He also co-founded Eurasia Group's Emerging Markets Strategy practice, which focuses on comparative political and social trends across emerging markets.
Before to joining Eurasia Group, Alexander worked as a journalist for The Financial Times in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil. Earlier in his career, he worked at the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, focusing on Russia, and at the Architectural League of New York, where he directed studies of urbanism in developing countries. He holds degrees from Columbia University and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.