It’s no surprise that established global brands are vying for the attention (and disposable income) of the emerging market consumer. With their new rich and burgeoning middle classes (720 mn today/1.8 bn by 2030), these are the world’s hottest markets.

“The so called global water crisis is really a crisis of water management and water finance,” says this week’s guest, renowned international environmental expert, Albert F. (Al) Appleton.

“We are at an inflection point in history,” says this week’s guest Joel Garreau. For the first time technology is not only aimed outward at modifying our environment, but at enhancing our bodies, minds, metabolisms, and progeny.

Energy versus Freshwater: it's a Catch 22 that will fundamentally change global business. The world economy requires increasing energy supplies; yet tapping them threatens freshwater resources that are dwindling faster than Nature can replenish them.

This week is all about quality, customer focus, continuous improvement and leadership.

Innovation is acknowledged as the key stimulus for competitive and economic advantage.

In the quest to expand your global reach, few markets are more tantalizing, or more challenging, than China.

Mobile commerce is redefining business opportunities and shaping consumer behavior around the world, nowhere more so than in emerging markets.