🔒 WEBINAR: 15 year veteran Alec Hogg spills the beans on Davos 2018
The theme for 2018 was ‘Creating a shared future in a fractured world’. It was Alec’s 15th appearance at the World Economic Forum and this is his Davos Wrap.
The theme for 2018 was ‘Creating a shared future in a fractured world’. It was Alec’s 15th appearance at the World Economic Forum and this is his Davos Wrap.
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In conversation with CNBC Africa’s Bronwyn Nielsen, BizNews.com editor Alec Hogg shared his insights on many of the issues from his recent visit to Davos in Switzerland.
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