by Nadine Dereza | Oct 13, 2016 | Tips and Ideas
The writing was on the wall for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and I had an inkling that all might not be well when I returned from the Sibos financial conference in Geneva last week. As the plane prepared for takeoff, the cabin crew advised passengers that ‘all...
by Nadine Dereza | Sep 21, 2016 | Tips and Ideas
After a summer of political upheavals, parliament itself could be about to move. Yes, the dingy, ‘asbestos-riddled’ Palace of Westminster is in need of a refurb and current proposals would see MPs dispatched to Richmond House and Peers moved to the QEII Conference...
by Nadine Dereza | Aug 8, 2016 | Tips and Ideas
It’s not in the remit of this blog to take party lines, and so we are approaching the US elections with, if not cool detachment, then certainly warm fascination. Donald faces Hillary in November, and depending on your pollster you can find the election...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 28, 2016 | Tips and Ideas
Following the Brexit vote on Thursday, it’s hard to know what to write now. And as the fall out from the vote has spread, from the annihilation of the Labour front bench to the calls for Jean-Claude Juncker to resign my response has gone from a sort of ‘keep calm and...
by Nadine Dereza | Jun 15, 2016 | Tips and Ideas
The more complex the machine, the more likely it is to go wrong. And with that thought in mind, we’ve been through a forehead-furrowing number of airports in the last few months as conference season really gets underway. As millions of people go through the system,...
by Nadine Dereza | Apr 14, 2016 | Live Events, Presenting, Tips and Ideas
The punishing heat of the long Australian summer has given way to a cooler slant of sunshine, punctuated by downpours in Sydney, NSW, but nothing that could stop the crowds of tourists from hopping between the cafes around Darling Harbour. Darling Harbour, if you...
