BritishAmerican Business’ Annual General Meeting 2018 Welcomes New Chair, Dame Vivian Hunt, DBE London – On Thursday 1 November, BritishAmerican Business held its 2018 Annual General Meeting, at the offices of McKinsey & Company in London. At the meeting, Dame Vivian Hunt DBE, Managing Partner, UK & Ireland, McKinsey & Company was formally appointed…
Paul Quain, Senior Partner Mark Callaghan, Associate BREXIT – After almost three years, we are still no clearer what is going to happen With just over three months to go until the UK is likely to leave the EU (and, possibly, enters a transitional period which will last until 1 January 2021) it is worth taking…
Julie Missimore Head of Policy – Americas Embracing robotic automation during the evolution of finance We hear it time and time again – we are living in a digital age, a time of great disruption. Things are changing, and fast, and we expect this to be the new norm in the workplace. As innovation ramps…
Rights for Robots: How the Law Could Protect A.I. Over Humans The following article was kindly provided to BAB by Portia Vincent-Kirby, Legal PA & Public Relations, Hudson McKenzie What would happen if by granting Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) a ‘legal person’ status, the law eventually took sides with an artificial creation over a human being?…
An Interview With Jill Kaplan Jill Kaplan, President, New York/New Jersey, United Airlines Published 5 November 2018 You’ve built a fantastic career in media, what prompted the move to aviation? It was one of those moments in life that you don’t expect – the opportunity came out of nowhere and grabbed my interest in a…
Today, BritishAmerican Business (BAB) released its ‘Principles for a New Chapter in the UK-US Economic Relationship’. This paper serves as a precursor to BAB’s submission on the UK Department for International Trade’s consultation on trade negotiations with the United States on behalf of our wider membership and network. It lays out the key principles for…
An Interview with Dan Glaser Dan Glaser, President and CEO, Marsh & McLennan Companies Published October 31st, 2018 What is the greatest Halloween costume you’ve ever seen or worn? I actually own a pirate costume with a feathered hat and a little fake sword. So I go as a pirate when pressed, but I will say,…
Expert Logo Design Tips 2018: How important is your branding? We ask the experts… At Outstanding Branding, we spend a lot of time working with the logos and branding of a wide spectrum of companies and organisations, creating bespoke solutions for campaigns and events. Just by simply branding up an item such as a pen,…
James Hatch Director, Cyber Services, BAE Systems Cyber Security: Let’s Stop the Blame Game and Tackle the Challenge Together To combat cyber crime fatigue, we need to take the first steps in making good cyber practice easier and more rewarding rather than solely focusing on the aftermath of an attack and assigning blame. …
The Seven Most Common Tax Traps for Americans Living Abroad The following article was kindly provided to BAB by Schroders Wealth Management (US) Ltd There was a time when Americans went abroad to work, study, marry or retire – and did so with little thought as to whether the US tax authorities would come…