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GDS International is now a global media force, growing 150% in four years and achieving double figure growth in 2009. The media company is composed of four main divisions: digital and hardcopy publishing; C-level global business summits; innovative educational professional conferences; and a digital arm that contains social media and viral marketing, as well as an internet television channel revered by senior executives the world over. GDS grasped opportunities during the global recession and now boasts offices in New York’s Trump Building on 40 Wall Street, Sydney, Cardiff, Kuala Lumpur, and have still maintained its headquarters in the UK.
“The key has been to diversify and innovate,” says Harlan Davis, Vice President of Product for GDS International. “We have a young, vibrant, and highly skilled workforce that adapts exceptionally well in new business verticals and geographic markets. Our products shape the media landscape in many ways.” GDS boasts over 55 C-level summits each year, alongside its 16-year-old publishing business, that circulates over 50 titles world-wide. In 2009 GDS International diversified successfully into new media and digital initiatives, championing some of the fastest growing online industry news services, such as the world’s number one online executive broadcasting network MeetTheBoss TV.
Excited about the future release of MeetTheBoss TV Asia, the Malaysian Government approval committee awarded GDS International with the MSC status this week. GDS International was granted the prestigious Pioneer Status that has been granted for the maximum period of five years, with the opportunity to extend the status again in the future.
“GDS International is an exciting new company with innovative products and unique online offerings made them a perfect candidate for MSC Malaysia status. We are thrilled GDS have chosen Malaysia as their Asian headquarters and we welcome our new partnership” – Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, CEO of Multimedia Development Corporation, the government implementation agency to drive the MSC Malaysia vision
MSC Malaysia is the primary gateway to Asia's booming information and communications technology (ICT) markets. Modeled after the Silicon Valley, it gives successful companies first-world knowledge and infrastructure to the region.
“It’s a fantastic time for the company” says Damien Munro, Vice President, Asia, GDS International. “We have played to our strengths throughout the recession and have done the unthinkable, and we look forward to meeting the challenges of Asian businesses. We also thank the MSC for their overwhelming support”.
GDS International plans on hitting all business media channels, in each industry throughout Asia, the same way they have in the US, EU, MENA, and Latin America, while changing the landscape with both traditional media, and its innovative and ever-evolving digital arm.GDS International is now a global media force, growing 150% in four years and... more
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As officials meet in Copenhagen to hammer out a new global climate-change policy, the NGU (Next Generations Utilities) Summit was announced in Sentosa early next year by giants Tata Power and Kepco. Alongside fifty other key Utility providers in the region, the meeting - run by GDS International - was called to discuss the impact of the Copenhagen Conference and to discuss Green Dollar spending in the region.
Such large operators are looking at Asia’s innovative companies like Suntech in China who have taken the lead in producing silicon-based photovoltaic cells and wind-power producers like China Longyuan, who had a strong debut on the Hong Kong stock market, raising more than $2 billion in an initial public offering that rose 9.4% on the stock's first day of trading, to learn how to capitalize on the Green Dollar.
“Asia’s clean technology companies are poised to benefit from their large home markets and expertise in low-cost electronic manufacturing. The success of such companies demonstrates that Asia's scientists and technologists are capable of taking the lead in helping the world make the transition to renewable energy resources. We just need to give them the right challenge,” said a spokesman from the NG20 consortium lead by Colin Tam – CEO of AEI Asia Ltd, who is chairing the summit.
Detractors point out that sources of renewable energy such as wind and solar are intermittent: The wind doesn't always blow when you want it to, and the sun doesn't always shine in a particular location, and that initial capital costs for some renewable sources are still expensive. But analysis from Frost & Sullivan clearly shows the demand for Green Technology. Their results show that the Asia Pacific Fuel Cells Markets earned revenues of $142 million in 2008 and estimates this to reach $1.9 billion in 2015.
“100% renewable energy is obviously the target, says Fraser Jameson, NGU Director, but the future will be fraught with many obstacles to achieve this. The NGU Summit in Asia is a clear illustration of the private sectors willingness to adapt.” Such a transition will require a lot of money, time, and energy. No doubt there will be some failures along the way but with a strong goal-directed strategy from the private sector along with an overabundance of scientists and engineers aiming for one goal and with addition market and government backing Asia stands a good chance of leading the world away from its fossil fueled heritage.As officials meet in Copenhagen to hammer out a new global climate-change policy, the... more
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In Asia, the utilities industry is growing at an incredible rate. Investments globally in the sector have lead to more available jobs, predicting the return to pre-recession levels of employment by Q1 2010. However, with such substantial growth comes opportunities which have to be managed correctly to sustain long-term development. With the world’s investors looking at Asia to see how such a developing region can deal with governmental pressures on Green Technology, a meeting of the leading names in Asian and Pacific Utilities firms have agreed to meet at the illustrious NGU APAC summit.
The Copenhagen Climate Change meeting will dramatically change the utility landscape. Carbon Reduction will mandate energy-efficiency upgrades in homes and businesses across Asia. To relieve Government pressures Companies are looking into smart grid solutions and superior technology to improve efficiency, performance and reliability.
“Australia, Singapore and China all have smart grid initiatives underway and Korea has recently announced that it wants its industries to win 30% of the smart grid market globally. The smart grid makes sense for all countries in Asia? “ Rick Nicholson – VP Research, IDC Energy Insights
Estimates vary on how much Asian Utilities are going to be spending to modernize their electricity grids, but the presence of execs from Kepco, PLN, AEI, TNB, EVN and Tata Power at the NGU Summit APAC (hosted by GDS International) is an indication that multinationals see big opportunities to take advantage of the smart-grid push.
Will Smart Grid Solutions keep driving the ever-growing Asian and Pacific markets, or are things moving at an uncontrollable rate? Will it stabilize the market and maintain high foreign investment under such green pressures from global authorities. Whatever lies in the future, the NGU Summit is where the people that matter will be talking, and is set to be the foundation of any development in the region.In Asia, the utilities industry is growing at an incredible rate. Investments... more
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The economy is putting ever-increasing demands on marketers to make every euro count and demonstrate positive ROI. According to the “iStrategy” a leading program of Business, Marketing and Creative professionals (ran by GDS International), the demand to perform is driving marketers online. More than one-third of marketers attending the iStrategy program were surveyed and believed that interactive marketing ROI would be more profitable than traditional marketing—such as TV, radio and outdoor in 2010. In fact 27% of the marketers indicated they would shift Euro spend from traditional media into the digital space although 34% didn’t know how to measure their online ROI.
Max Ford iStrategy Director went on to explain “The problem with shifting funds to digital initiatives is that consumers are gravitating to areas where the metrics are still pretty shaky, such as blogging, social networking, video and word-of-mouth. Paradoxically, under much pressure and with little choice, the drive for performance seems to be pushing marketers into spaces where they have few means to measure ROI, and we hope to help them find out how to do so”.
The next iStrategy meeting will be held in Berlin early next year and includes Michael Donnelly, Group Director Worldwide Interactive Marketing, Coca-Cola and Michael Buck Global Head SMB Online Dell who will be sharing their success in moving into the Digital Space.The economy is putting ever-increasing demands on marketers to make every euro count... more
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Leading operators are now finding themselves in the hands of the ever-creative software/hardware companies and the changing consumer culture. iPhone appstore was the first to take advantage and make millions from the operators' customers, creating a financial redistribution within the Telecom industry. Despite this the world’s largest mobile-phone company (Vodafone) has just posted a 2.9 percent rise in profit.
A consortium led by Vodafone COO Kyle Whitehill is currently meeting in Sentosa at the NGT Summit held by GDS International. This closed meeting featuring Zhang Fan - CTO - China Unicom, Anil Tandan - CTO - Idea Cellular, Ravinder Jain - CIO – Aircel and Mu Piao Shih - President - Chunghwa Telecom was called to debate the rapid pace of communication, transforming from the one-to-one (direct) voice communication to the fast, informal and responsive opinion and thought exchange we have today and how operators can reduce the immense cost of a large network but maintain a high level of customer experience.
“The challenge with new technology is that it's big, complicated, expensive and with 3G, 4G, LTE, and TDD making its mark in the industry we are faced with the ultimate threat of being a dumb pipe provider. Our role is to provide fast, effective solutions that meet customer needs.” Kyle Whitehill - COO, Vodafone India and chairperson of the NGT Summit.
Such consumer and technology transformation has distorted the way 'Prosumers' consume their products and services, and interact with their mobile devices. The industry waits to see if Asia's Top Telecom guns can decide on a unified approach to map revenue streams back to the operators.
“It’s not just about the way communication has transformed, but also a revolutionary change of customer behavior. Traditionally, the consumers simply consumed products and services; but now they are becoming ‘Prosumers’ who use traditional services, but at the same time share, recommend and critique these products as well.” Roar Wiik Andreassen Chief Strategy Officer, DTAC
"We at NGT are very proud to host the region’s leading telecoms lights and are looking forward to working closely in collaboration with all our CTO's over the coming years in APAC as they diversify and optimize their networks. This has been an exceptional gathering even by our own high standards and much progress has been made by our operator and vendor partners alike. Nick York" - NGT Summit Director Asia Pacific concludes.Leading operators are now finding themselves in the hands of the ever-creative... more
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Counterfeiting is a major problem across many industries, and it's getting worse. According to Travis Johnson, Vice President and Director of Legislative Affairs and Policy for the International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition, in the 30 years since the association was formed, there has been significant growth both in terms of volume and diversification of fraud items. "Back in the 1970s and 1980s counterfeiting was largely a concern for apparel companies and luxury goods brands," he says.
"The stereotype of the fake handbag, or $20 Rolex that someone would be selling on the street corner. Since then we've seen the expansion of the counterfeiting problem into every possible product sector. We have members from the automotive section, the music industry, video games, movies, computer software – and pharmaceuticals. Any product sector you can think of, even things like toothbrushes and shampoo."
Johnson says that internationally, across all industries, the estimates of the value of counterfeit trade range from over $200 billion a year, to as high as $700 billion a year and the Pharmaceuticals industry is great example. "You wouldn't normally expect to see someone selling prescription drugs unless they're a pharmacist, no matter what the outlet, whether it's a bricks-and-mortar traditional type store or over the internet. If you buy prescription drugs over the internet without a prescription, that's an obvious tip-off that it's not a legitimate product. They're either selling counterfeit product, or stolen or misdirected product. In any case it's a product that you have no way of knowing whether it was properly stored whether it's been tampered with or diluted. Many people think they're getting a good bargain and don't really consider all of the other facts, unfortunately, sometimes with very bad consequences."
Johnson feels that the situation for counterfeit pharmaceuticals is at a bit of a crossroads. Laws around the world have improved and the industry has made a major forward in acknowledging and addressing the problem. He does believe, however, that there are areas require additional focus on in the coming years.
"One of the main areas we need to look at is continuing to educate the public. Last year in the US, approximately $30 million worth of counterfeit pharmaceuticals were intercepted by customs out of $300 million in total counterfeit goods that came into the country. Some of the economic estimates for the actual total market for counterfeit goods in the United States is upwards of $200 billion.
"We need to bring the message to consumers about all the reasons why they should not be supporting counterfeit fraud, whether it's their own health and safety, or the fact that people are losing their jobs, or the impact on the economy. By doing that, we can make a real impact on the spread of counterfeiting.”Counterfeiting is a major problem across many industries, and it's getting worse.... more
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In the week that Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips announces, live on the BBC that Global Warming is a scam. GDS International speaks with Richard Tarboton for MeettheBoss.TV on his role as Head of Energy & Carbon for BT and what they are doing towards reducing carbon emissions..
BT Operates in over 170 countries and is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services. Richards team have overall responsibility for BT’s energy and carbon strategy, looking at energy trading operations across all BT businesses. BT purchase 0.7% of the total energy supply in the UK and are the largest buyer of green electricity.
Richard speaks of his projects across BT to achieve an 80% reduction in carbon by 2016 from 1996 levels. Stating “there are two simple ways of reducing Carbon emissions, by reducing consumption or to source Energy from Low Carbon resources” he continues “an often misconception is that your Carbon Footprint is dictated only by consumption but this is not the case.”
“ It’s the responsibility of the large Energy buyers such as Big Business’s to source the most sustainable form of Energy, such huge buying power for sustainable sources will decrease Market demand on Fossil Fuels and reduce cost of the transition” .
BT has been ranked top of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index seven years running, and was awarded top sustainability company in the UK at the 2007 Business in the Community awards. Richard Tarboton is also leading the BT wind project, which is the largest wind power project by a company outside the energy sector.
Interview with Richard Tarboton Head of Energy & Carbon BT can be seen on MeettheBoss.TVIn the week that Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips announces, live on the BBC that... more
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Ron Green has recently spoken out on his current role as SVP of Customer Solutions for Bank of America (BOA) for GDS International’s Meettheboss TV.
Cyber crime is relatively new, but has now grown exponentially. It is an ongoing issue for financial institutions and with the Bank of America being one of the biggest in the US combat methods must constantly evolve. So they brought in Ron Green from the US secret Service to secure the Banks customer facing business.
“if I were to grab a group of a hundred people to try and steal their information, there’s a good chance that I’ll get a good percentage of Bank of America” Ron Green continues “The line between Forensic Murder investigation and bank crime may be closer than we imagined.”
Recent surveys show that one of the biggest financial consumer requests is for their service to be available on a mobile platform which is both fast and secure. This is an innovative step in personal finance but the risks are high according to Ron. “Our own infrastructure (Bank of America) is well protected, cared for, maintained, it is pretty hard to target so scammers are shifting to the softer targets – the customers”
This shift is concern for all banks, a customer does not have the resources of a large institution to protect their devices, leaving them and their finances open to scammers, and it is at this juncture where information will be compromised.
You can see the full interview on www.meettheboss.tvRon Green has recently spoken out on his current role as SVP of Customer Solutions for... more
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GDS International has built up quite a reputation amongst the fortune 500, the world-wide media giant has had double figure growth every year for the last five years and has offices in almost every continent. They now boast the fastest growing news source amongst the executive community in the world increasing its reach by 200,000 across all verticals every month through their new digital initiatives.
Because of this the worlds Business leaders are queuing up for an opportunity to work with GDS International, below is the top 10 executives that have played a major part in the company’s success in 2009.
10. Zhang Fan - CTO - China Unicom
Zhang Fan joined over fifty of the biggest telecom operators in Asia at GDS International’s NGT Summit where they discussed future LTE network developments.
9. Werner Voegels - CTO – Amazon
Werner Vogels joined Amazon in September 2004 as the Director of Systems Research. He was named Chief Technology Officer in January 2005 and Vice President World-wide Architecture in March of that year. And talks unequivocally with MeettheBoss TV.
8. Raj Rawal - SVP and CIO - Burger King
Partnered with and played an active role at GDS International’s CIO US summit held September 2009.
7. Jorgen Vig – CEO – Lego
Spoke candidly for GDS International’s flagship publication CXO EU about his company’s reversal of fortune.
6. Albert Hitchcock - Group CIO – Vodafone
Albert Hitchcock was made Group Chief Information Officer at Vodafone, the world’s leading mobile telecommunications company, in August 2007, after 14 years with Nortel. And is leading the strongest telecom operator committee for GDS International’s NGT Summit.
5. Vint Cerf – Chief Evangelist – Google
Gave MeettheBoss TV a thrilling three part presentation On the Future of the Internet and Voice Enabled Technology.
4. Herbert Hainer, Chairman & CEO, Adidas AG
Herbert Hainer took charge at Adidas Ag (then Adidas-Salomon AG) in 2000. In the last nine years he has sharpened the company’s focus – selling Salomon and buying Reebok to better concentrate on its core competencies. He met up with MeettheBoss TV back in the summer (2009) to talk about Competition, innovation and the power of straight talking.
3. Michael Dell – Chairmen of Dell Ltd
GDS International’s rave reporter Rebecca Goozee met with the charismatic, if a little jaded, computer king at his headquarters in Austin Texas for Q4’s Business Management US publication.
2. Michael Morris - Chairman, President & CEO, American Electric Power
American Electric Power is one of the largest electric utilities in the United States, delivering electricity to more than 5 million customers in 11 states over 39,000 miles of network and he shared his views on GDS International broadcast site MeettheBoss TV.
1. Karl Rove – Former Senior Advisor to President George W Bush
Attended the recent Next Generation Oil and Gas Summit held in New Orleans where he chaired the debate with fifty other industry visionaries including Neil Bush CEO of Nexus Energy.
These names are the tip of the ice-burg for what is a unique and somewhat misunderstood company. GDS Publishing has come out of nowhere in 2009, a phoenix from the economic downturn and has got heads turning.
2010 is the year of GDS International domination.GDS International has built up quite a reputation amongst the fortune 500, the... more
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After a catastrophic 2008 for global markets, dazed investors emerged from their shelters to ask if 2009 will be any better. With Stocks losing 42% of their value, erasing more than $29 trillion in value the consensus among professionals? Do not expect the big rebound that usually follows a sharp downturn.
Because of this U.S. online ad spending dropped for the third straight quarter during the third quarter of 2009 by 4% to $6.4 billion compared to a year ago, according to new data from market research firm IDC. Globally, online ad dollars slipped 1% to $14.7 billion over the period. Because of this Media companies who rely on such revenues have felt the pinch and are looking for alternative business models to drive growth in 2010. Large corporate publishers such as Haymarket are ending print editions and News Corp are set to begin charging for online content. But is this a step in the right direction? GDS International does not agree.
Maintaining a steadfast approach to publishing and maintaining unrivalled ROI to their clients GDS International (parent company of GDS Publishing) have bucked the Trend and have posted 9.5% this year, opening offices in New Yorks Trump towers, Sydney and Kuala Lumpur.
“The key has been to diversify and innovate” Harlan Davies VP Product for GDS International, “We have a young and vibrant workforce that have adapted well in new business verticals and geographic markets”. Boasting over forty C-level summits a year, alongside its sixteen year old publishing business that circulates over fifty publication to executives world-wide, 2009 has seen GDS International diversify into New Media. Now championing some of the fastest growing online News services such as Next Gen Online News and online executive Broadcasting Network MeettheBoss is has clearly been the right move.After a catastrophic 2008 for global markets, dazed investors emerged from their... more
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