07/08/2020
by Hans Lagerweij, President of Albatros Travel Over a year ago I wrote the blog “Expedition Cruising: Goldmine or Bubble?” , talking about the incredible growth in this cruise segment. The COVID-19 crisis has abruptly halted this growth. We…
03/04/2020
by Marc Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Dogtown Media There’s no shortage of hype surrounding 5G. Per the June 2019 Ericsson Mobility Report, “No previous generation of mobile technology has had the potential to drive economic growth to the extent…
02/19/2020
by Ken Powell, President, Genesis Business Development In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are essential to health care delivery. Over 70% of all clinical decisions are based on an IVD result. While clinical diagnostic tests yield qualitative or quantitative results with corresponding…
01/30/2020
by Sebastian Moritz, Director at Moricon Consultants Ltd. and ResiSettle Ltd, partner at Gryphon Partnership This article focuses on some of the challenges and opportunities independent hoteliers face when contemplating the addition of residences to their current business structure. As…
01/16/2020
by Joseph E. Fournier, President & Vice Chairman, Invenias Partners The only organ in the human body that has the capacity to regenerate is the liver. As little as 25% of the original liver can regenerate back to its full…
01/02/2020
by Gerry Murphy, Founder of Pentalogy Marketing There are many headlines about the “Retail Apocalypse” and how it’s the end of the Retail landscape as we know it. This may be true, but I would rather consider the state of…
12/05/2019
by Volker Beissenhirtz, Legal Partner at Schultze & Braun GmbH Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft While the public hype about start-ups is globally still unbroken, the recently cancelled IPO of WeWork indicates that there might be troubled waters ahead for start-ups. In Germany, a…
11/14/2019
by Marc Fischer, Co-Founder and CEO of Dogtown Media Wearables are making an unprecedented impact on the medical field. Users are able to form a more complete picture of their health, and physicians are able to glean insights and take…
10/24/2019
by Hans Lagerweij, President of Albatros Travel THE CRUISE INDUSTRY AND SUSTAINABILITY The cruise industry is a hot topic in the global sustainability conversation, often for unflattering reasons. Princess Cruises’ recent illegal dump of plastic material in the Bahamas…
09/19/2019
by Matthew Bernstein, Information Management Strategist at MC Bernstein Data Companies are more and more reliant on finding value in their data, while regulators, politicians, and the public are increasing their scrutiny of how companies use consumers’ data. Massive…