Professor, Yale School of Management and Expert on Global Business Strategy
At the complex intersection of global politics, economics, investment, and financial markets sits Jeffrey S. Garten. Few business experts can boast high-level experience in both government and business as well as deep knowledge in every aspect of the global economic picture. Over the past four decades, Garten has earned just such an unparalleled reputation. His wealth of experience, from the emerging markets of China, Brazil, and India to the dean’s office at the Yale School of Management, has made him a hot commodity for organizations whose survival depends on a clear picture of the state of the global economy and the underlying implications of America’s policies. Without a full picture of the interconnectedness of politics and economics, business leaders cannot truly make informed decisions about the future of their enterprises. In each uniquely customized presentation, Jeffrey Garten is able to look at the global economic order from any point of view and paint a picture that delivers the most important and relevant insights for his audiences.
From Washington, to Wall Street, to the Emerging Markets. As Garten notes with great eloquence in his book, The Big Ten: Emerging Markets and How They Will Change Our Lives, economics and foreign policy form the crossroads where businesses will thrive or perish in the new millennium. His latest work, The Politics of Fortune: A New Agenda for Business Leaders, was called “a bold book that every CEO in America should read” by the Washington Post Book World. And according to Publishers Weekly, his 2001 book The Mind of the CEO “provides an excellent, pertinent summary of significant business issues by people in the know.” In addition, his commentary and analysis has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Newsweek, Harvard Business Review, and Foreign Affairs. From 1997 to 2005, he authored a monthly column in Businessweek which dealt with the challenges faced by global business leaders, forming the basis of his book, World View: Global Strategies for the New Economy.
Educating the Leaders of Our Future Economy. The former dean of the Yale School of Management and the William S. Beinecke Professor in the Practice of International Trade and Finance, Garten brings a wide range of top-level experience in the private and public sectors, and a global perspective to the leadership of Yale’s School of Management. He also served as U.S. undersecretary of commerce for international trade in the Clinton administration, where he helped U.S. companies gain access to foreign markets, especially the emerging markets of China, India, and Brazil. Garten spent 13 years on Wall Street as a managing director of Lehman Brothers and the Blackstone Group. During this time, he specialized in debt restructuring in Latin America, and restructured some of the world’s largest shipping companies in Hong Kong.
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Where is America Headed in the Global Economy? Every organization is impacted by what’s happening in the global economy, but they are affected most of all by how the United States fits into that global scheme. Jeffrey Garten addresses where the country is right now in the world’s economy, the big picture economic trends, how these trends will ultimately affect organizations and industries, the known economic risks, and how politics affects (and will affect) the economy. He also discusses areas of competition and competitive advantage, answering questions like: Which will be the most innovative country? Can China innovate, or will the U.S. maintain its lead? He also can assist with scenario planning, tailored to the interests of his audience.
Emerging Markets: How They Will Change the World. The rise of countries such as China, India, Brazil, Poland, South Korea, Mexico, Russia and South Africa is fraught with both opportunity and risk. These emerging economies will fuel global trade and investment, presenting companies and investors with growing markets and supplying an increasing amount of productive talent. They present enormous challenges to the U.S. in terms of everything from cheaper labor to human rights. In recent years, moreover, these emerging market economies have begun to spawn their own multinational corporations—a development that is drastically changing the global corporate map and weakening the dominance of U.S. corporations.
A former political and trade advisor and investment banker, Garten discusses the rising global competition and how companies should react and adjust, stimulating dialog about new trends with an eye toward politics. With real-world experience transcending any single discipline, he focuses on the intersection of the economy and business, policy and politics. He will customize his presentation to your organization and provide real-time, real-world examples of how to plan for, and in, the future.
Where Is the Global Economy Headed, And What Will It Mean to You? Every organization is impacted by what’s happening in the global economy—the rise of China and India, the outsourcing of jobs at all ends of the spectrum, the prospect of pandemics, mind-boggling flows of private capital in all directions, to name just a few. These phenomena are changing the world as we know it, creating both new opportunities and daunting challenges, leading to the need for more information, sounder judgment and better risk assessment with experience in politics and international investment banking. Garten understands these issues from all angles, and engages in a discussion of what they mean for you as a decision-maker, citizen, consumer, investor, and corporate executive.
Five Burning Questions. Garten raises five questions, tailored to the interest and backgrounds of the participants, and then orchestrates a vibrant discussion with his audience. Among his questions to ponder are:
How Will Business Leadership Change in the 21st Century? It is no secret that the global environment for business is fraught with new challenges: globalization, rapid changes in technology, hyper-competition—not just from companies in the developed world but from new ones in emerging markets—new strategies, new models of corporate organizations, and new requirements for different leadership skills. Drawing from a number of his previous books, including The Mind of the CEO and The Politics of Fortune: A New Agenda for Business Leaders, Garten uncovers a number of critical issues that business leaders at all levels must know. He points to a new leadership model for the next decade and beyond and explores such questions as: What will the “company of tomorrow” look like and how will it differ from the company of today? How should they be better organized to face ruthless competition from every angle, to gather the required information and make the best possible judgments about risks and opportunity, to find, hire and retain the best and the brightest? What are the traditional leadership traits that are in greater demand than ever and what new talents will be required? How should leaders prepare themselves for the challenges ahead: What will they need by way of training, education and experience?
The Company of the Future. Garten presents a picture of an American company 10 years from now and the elements that will differentiate it from a company today. He discusses how global it will be in its geographical scope and depth of product and service in foreign locations. He talks about its organizational structure, including how it will be bound up with non-American companies in alliances of all kinds. He looks to new strategic imperatives as well as the leadership and workplace talents and skills that will be in greatest demand. And he describes the political and social pressures that the “company of the future” will be under, and how it will have to respond to them.
This presentation is designed to be highly interactive. Garten identifies the issues and trends from his perspective and invites audiences to comment, add to the list of changes that he sees, and importantly, agree and disagree with him. He presents a mind-expanding experience in which the audience can assess how well their own organizations or their investments are positioned for success. They will also have a better idea of what the future holds for them professionally and personally.
Jeffrey Garten provides an overall introduction and then introduces each topic so that everyone is on the same map. The session is designed to bring the audience in from the beginning. It will encourage the sharing of knowledge among all those assembled, be they small groups or large, and it will create an awareness of the big trends in the global economy and ways to deal with them.
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