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WEF 2023

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What’s on the Global Agenda – 2023 Outlook

February 6, 2023
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Recap: APCO Worldwide’s Forum on Climate

October 21, 2022
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Perspectives

A Nation Divided: Türkiye’s Election Results

May 31, 2023
Employee Activism

Navigating Employee Activism: Effective Engagement Strategies 

APCO recently partnered with the Social Innovation Summit in Chicago, a global annual event for 1,200 purpose-driven business leaders, funders, community stakeholders and impact entrepreneurs driving impact and scaling change. Many companies are navigating the complex landscape of employee activism and spotlighting how the rise of employee voices, especially during pivotal societal events, underscores the need for organizations to foster inclusive environments that harmonize with their core objectives....

Inside the Mind of a Journalist

Inside the Mind of a Journalist: Pitch Advice from Leading Washington, D.C., Media 

At the last month’s Ragan PR Daily Media Relations Conference, communications professionals from across the country gathered in Washington, D.C., for workshops, presentations and panel conversations to learn from each other and keep up with the latest media relations trends. I’m sharing my biggest takeaways from the conference, so that more PR pros can avoid the spam box. ...

July 1, 2024 / Remi Lederman
G7 Italia 2024

2024 G7 Summit in Apulia: Global Agenda and Business Opportunities

The 2024 G7 Summit in Apulia, Italy allowed G7 leaders to reaffirm their unity and determination to tackle global challenges. Under the Italian presidency, they addressed international conflicts, climate change, economic security and emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI). ...

Divided America

Divided America. Divided Employees.  

The U.S. election, geopolitical issues and ongoing societal issues create increasingly complex challenges and choices for organizations with their employees. On June 20, APCO hosted a salon with 23 businesswomen to discuss how these dynamics are affecting the workplace and what organizations can do about it. Here are some of our key takeaways. ...

June 20, 2024 / Tina-Marie Adams
Dr. Comfort Ero - International Crisis Group

Navigating a Divided World to End All Conflicts

APCO is proud to be a member of International Crisis Group’s Global Corporate Council. Given the multiple elections and increased militarisation across the region, APCO sat down with Dr. Comfort Ero to explore challenges and opportunities for crisis management and conflict resolution in the Asia-Pacific. ...

June 20, 2024 / Kandyce Ong
Great Hall of the People China

Looking Ahead to the Third Plenum

Originally expected to take place in the last quarter of 2023, the highly-anticipated third plenum will likely introduce important updates to China’s reform agenda. The heightened interest in the meeting also stems from the confluence of challenges the country is currently facing, ranging from intensifying geopolitical tensions to its slowing growth momentum....

June 14, 2024 / Sally Xu, Zhaohong Liu
Panel meeting hosted by APCO

AI, Antitrust & Accountability

On the sidelines of the 2024 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, APCO hosted a roundtable discussion entitled “AI, Antitrust and Accountability." The event highlighted how some enforcers believe they have the right tools to ensure a level playing field while others are prepared to find novel ways to tackle disruption of new technologies and will create new laws and policies if necessary. ...

April 30, 2024 / Benjamin Faull, Freda Zhang
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Recalibrating the Compass: Evaluating Geo-Economic Paradigm Shifts in Collaborations with Africa

During the last edition of the annual Munich Security Conference, APCO hosted an official side event dedicated to Africa. Moderated by our CEO, Brad Staples, the conversation focused on where key African countries stand in the international landscape, the continent’s main challenges and opportunities and what win-win business projects in Africa could look like. ...

March 18, 2024 / Karina Auger
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Expectations for the 2024 G20 Summit: Will Geopolitics Interfere with Progress?

Three months into the year and the international stage is sizzling. Following this year’s World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, the Munich Security Conference and the first G7 meeting, the G20 kicked-off its first Ministerial amid geopolitical tension and an urgent agenda....

March 5, 2024 / Caroline Gibin Ribeiro
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Navigating Global Challenges: Setting the Global Agenda and Building Trust in Davos

With the Annual Meeting taking place just after the elections in Bangladesh and with 2024 set to be biggest global election year in history, democracy—and what is at risk if it goes wrong—was big on the agenda....

March 5, 2024 / Nicole Monge, Judit Arenas