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Summer Celebration photos for download

Right after the check-in, members and guests of the Diplomatic Council Summer Celebration 2019 seized the opportunity to be professionally photographed with dignitaries of the Diplomatic Council. Printouts of the pictures could be taken home at the end of the event.

For those who prefer digital pictures, the Diplomatic Council picture gallery is now available at: http://photos.diplomatic-council.org. The gallery also includes pictures from former galas and summer festivals.

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Hottest Diplomatic Council Summer Celebration ever

Impeccable blue skies, bright sunshine and temperatures exceeding 30 degrees provided the perfect setting for the “hottest” Diplomatic Council summer celebration ever. More than 150 members and guests experienced an unforgettable evening full of highlights enjoying the fantastic ambience of a royal castle – above all, it was an evening with beautiful encounters, lots of conversations and joy and pleasure.  

A clear commitment to international organisations

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Why startups fail - and how to avoid

by Aman Khan, Diplomatic Council Startup Advisor

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Aman Khan named Startup Advisor

Diplomatic Council launches Startup Initiative

An analysis of the global start-up scene

by Aman Khan, Diplomatic Council Startup Advisor*

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Why Market Intelligence is important

By Franck Mathot, CEO AlterVista

Market Intelligence is the process of monitoring the competitive external environment. It is an analytical process which transforms disaggregated company, industry and market data into actionable strategic knowledge about the position, performance, capabilities and intentions of target companies.

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5G - What it means

5G is the future of mobile communication. Diplomatic Council member Wolfgang Odenthal gives insight facts about what it is and what it means.

What is 5G Services

5G means differentiation on delay, links and throughput. Some services need low latency, e.g. autonomous driving and sensors. Some services need high bandwidths (e.g. 8k Video). Some Services need a high number of links with low bandwidth (IoT, sensors). Some need a combination of all.

With 5G all requirements can be fulfilled in one Infrastructure.

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G2 – US vs. China

The great trade war, its roots and it’s possible consequences for global politics by Dr. Horst Walther, Diplomatic Council Commissioner for UN Affairs

Introduction

We may be currently living in a phase of major upheaval these days. Some observers might look at it as minor hick-ups, just a big show or the “End of the world as we know it”, like former German Minister for foreign affairs recently called it.

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Logistic is our life & future

by Melanie Prinz, CEO Beeline Logistics

Major trends in a nutshell:

Amazon leased 10,000 branded trailers to haul their own Prime deliveries.

Amazon launched its own freight brokerage service. First in the USA, followed by Europe - Air freight service will come soon.

Lot´s of Logistic startups are founded worldwide, some with great ideas & potential, but most with little or no experience.

Staff in the logistics & industry as well, often are not capable of multitasking, but requirements are increasing daily.

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Business in Trump America

by Andreas Neumann, Chairman German-American Business Association

In its “starting a business” category The World Bank ranked the US on 8th place (out of 190 countries) in 2019 [it was ranked on 13th place (out of 185 countries) in 2012].

The Workforce remains a vital issue for European subsidiaries in the US: Companies continue to face a lack of skilled workforce (87%). Companies continue to face difficulties in obtaining work visas. Such difficulties have increased from 58 % to 78 % compared to 2018.

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A view from the top

by Irene Ho, Head of Diplomatic Council Singapore.

Top global wealth trends and why Singapore is one the best countries to invest.

The global number of high net worth individuals (HNWI) is steadily increasing, but we see a millionaire migration. The wealth exodus from China continues. Australia and the U.S. see big gains, as the HNWI inflow and outflow of top countries shows: