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The online threat landscape
Companies face a variety of cyber threats to the commercial integrity of their data on an almost daily basis. Those threats are numerous and varied. Martin Morris speaks to experts across the cybersecurity realm to understand the latest threats, how companies can beef up their security to reduce potential reputational damage, and how partnering with cloud services could be one way of fighting cybercrime long-term.
Strike while the iron is hot
A world class selection of CFOs came together at the recent FDE Symposium to share wisdom, swap war stories and give their insight on what the CFO of the future will need to thrive in a post-Covid world. Christian Doherty reports on the action.
The empowered enterprise
How CFOs are putting insight at the heart of a purpose and performance-driven business
The big picture
How CFOs can develop a smarter business strategy through analytics and insight
Wheels of steel
BMW is one of the most distinguished car manufacturers on earth, but it would be wrong to think that it’s sticking to cruise control. Instead, it’s using the dramas of the past year to push fundamental changes to its operations, from how it sells cars to how it organises data. Andrea Valentino talks to Dr Nicolas Peter, BMW’s CFO, about how his team battled to go remote during the pandemic, how green technology is crucial to helping both the planet and the company’s balance sheet – and how digitalisation and training can help BMW stay ahead of the pack for years to come.
The drive towards electric vehicles
With climate change at the top of the political agenda, and governments across the planet setting increasingly ambitious carbon emissions targets, the need for companies to transition from fossil fuels to green alternatives has never been greater. Amid these broader transitions, it’s increasingly clear that company fleet operators are part of the solution too – with consequences for both the planet and company balance books. Martin Morris chats to Steve Winter, head of fleet at British Gas, to find out more.
AI: powering recruitment
From candidate screening to video interviewing, artificial intelligence is extending its reach into every part of the recruitment process. With the help of governance expert Alex Engler, AI data and democracy fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Kevin Parker, CEO of AI recruitment platform provider HireVue, Jim Banks explores the appeal of the technology to both HR and finance teams, and where the limits of its capability lie.
Foreign investment in an uncertain future
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has never really recovered from its peak before the 2007 financial crisis – yet the extent to which investment has collapsed over the past year is still shocking. With confidence shot, and vaccine roll-out slow across much of the world, the situation doesn’t look much better going forward either. Andrea Valentino chats to Terry Toland at Kearney’s Global Business Policy Council, about the huge consequences of the pandemic on FDI, what it means for input and output countries, and how environmentalism might re-emerge as a key driver.
A united front
Cybercrime is one of the greatest threats to businesses and individuals, with cybersecurity becoming increasingly at risk since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. Jim Banks speaks to Jeremy Jurgens, managing director of the WEF and head of its Centre for Cybersecurity, to find out how the world can respond.