• Sustainable Brands Conference

    Vancouver, Canada

    Position your brand for success by responding to shifting societal needs. Learn how to redesign product and service offerings and rethink business models for a changing economy. To catch us at this event please drop us a line. To meet with us at this event, choose a day and time.

  • ADIPEC

    Abu Dhabi, UAE

    ADIPEC 2018 will host the 5th edition of Young ADIPEC programme, fully supported by Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC). Since its creation back in 2013, the Young ADIPEC programme has received praise and recognition from across the oil and gas industry. Aimed at High School students aged between 14 – 17 years old, Young ADIPEC […]

  • UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP)

    The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC will take place from 3-14 December 2018, in Poland.Our SDG Knowledge Hub coverage of the 2017 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 23) is here. We will update this page as information about COP 24 becomes available.   To catch us at this […]

  • PowerGen International

    Orlando, FL USA

    As the World's Largest Power Generation Event, POWER-GEN International is the industry leader in providing comprehensive coverage of the trends, technologies and issues facing the generation sector. More than 1,400 companies from all sectors of the industry exhibit each year to benefit from the exposure to more than 20,000 attendees. Displaying a wide variety of […]

  • APICS Debate on Tariffs

    Hilton Boston/Woburn 2 Forbes Rd., Woburn, MA, United States

    David S. Jacoby, CTL, CEP, CFPIM, CSCP, CIRM, C.P.M., President of Boston Strategies International, squared off against Mark Chockalingam, MBA, Ph.D., and Founder & President of DemandPlanning.Net, in a debate on US tariffs. One debater argued that China has been gaming the world trade system for decades and that it has built its current dominant position based […]

  • Trends in Trade and Globalization

    New York New York, NY, United States

    David Steven Jacoby, author of Trump, Trade, and the End of Globalization, will explain the causes of today's stresses on the world trading system, and, with consideration for the pros and cons of various directions that have been proposed by politicians and economists, he will summarize the three scenarios evaluated in his book, outline the […]

  • How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Will Change Work, and What it Means for You

    New York New York, NY, United States

    This session will explore how AI is changing the future of work. How are companies capitalizing on AI trends? How will this change the way we work? What does this mean for you on individual level? Nobody is immune from the impact, and it will happen sooner than you think. David S. Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International, […]

  • Smart Cities: Vision for Manhattan

    New York New York, NY, United States

    Can cities be designed for sustainability and environmental impact? This session will explore the impact that electrification, e-mobility, and self-driving cars will have on Manhattan, and when it is likely to occur. David S. Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International, will moderate this event.

  • Achieving Breakthrough Success in the Global Lithium-Ion Battery Value Chain

    Hotel del Coronado 1500 Orange Avenue, San Diego, CA, United States

    Scaling a battery venture often depends on strong strategic and financial partnerships. How can you tap into value chains that maximize the value of your product or solution and successfully negotiate strategic partnerships in that channel? David S. Jacoby, President of Boston Strategies International, will present case studies of extended value chain strategies and the […]

  • Artificial Intelligence in Supply Management

    New York New York, NY, United States

    It’s widely believed that artificial intelligence (AI) will displace jobs, but building supplier networks will create exciting jobs in algorithm development, hub network architecture design, communication standards engineering, and smart contract programming, especially in the early stages. In this session participants will learn 1) how to distinguish between digitalization and AI, 2) how AI can […]

  • Climate Change: How is it Changing Your Business and Investing Decisions?

    New York New York, NY, United States

    Climate change is at the top of the agenda nearly everywhere. How are you changing the way you run your business? The way you invest? Your lifestyle choices? This interactive workshop involving top business executives and government leaders will help align policy with business decisions.

  • Critical Success Factors When Implementing Industrial IoT Projects

    New York New York, NY, United States

    Zoom Panel discussion on the critical success factors when implementing industrial IoT/ industry 4.0 projects. This is an interdisciplinary panel discussion with IoT executives from Fortune 100 Companies, Consulting Companies, Professors and Investors on the specific challenges and business models for industry 4.0 implementations. Questions that will be covered in panel discussion: 1.) What are […]

  • Economics of Green Hydrogen using Floating Wind: Projections Through 2035

    MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOUSTON Houston, TX, United States

    This session will evaluate the market potential for green hydrogen production using floating wind, and offer projections through 2035. It should be useful to owners, operators and investors considering funding concept or feasibility studies.

  • Subsea Mining of Cobalt, Manganese and Rare Earths

    LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT Orlando, United States

    A diminishing supply of ethically sourceable terrestrial cobalt brings sea-based mining to the fore. This session will explain why subsea mining has come of age, and forecast the trajectory of the emerging mining companies in the space. The presenters will detail technical and commercial aspects of one major company’s mining and processing operations, and what […]

  • Innovations in Recycling Battery Materials

    LOEWS ROYAL PACIFIC RESORT Orlando, United States

    BSI President David Steven Jacoby will chair the Recycling track at the International Battery Seminar & Exhibit in Orlando.

  • Hydrogen In Commercial Transport & Logistics

    David Steven Jacoby, Managing Director of Boston Strategies International, and John A. Foote III, Chief Technical Officer of Revchain LLC, speak on the role that hydrogen will play in commercial transport & logistics in this webinar sponsored by Elsevier and Knovel.

  • New York AI Summit – Can AI Shape the Path to a More Sustainable Energy Future?

    We are pleased to announce that David Steven Jacoby, Supply Chain Transformation, Professor of Operations Management at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, will speak about “Can AI Shape the Path to a More Sustainable Energy Future?” at the New York AI Summit on December 8, 2022. David Steven Jacoby AI in Sustainability Presentation for […]