Business and Economics

The Impact Investing World Forum (IIWF) is one of leading social impact investment communities and event in the world, based in London, UK. It aims to foster debate on social impact of all types of investments including social impact bonds (SIBs), stocks, ESG, social finance, sustainable investing, private equity, investment banking, digital, online, mobile banking, venture capital, wealth management, venture philanthropy, sustainability, family office as well as impact of emerging technology areas such as fintech, blockchain, money future, cryptocurrency and crowd funding. At the heart of IIWF's agenda is the UN's (United Nations) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ESG, SRI and…

From risk environment to risk culture, this Risk Training course, covers in breadth and depth the most topical elements of operational risk management and its challenges within the industry. Taught by a world leading expert in the field and highly regarded guest speakers, the course is a must-have for all the operational risk practitioners wishing to benchmark their strategies and discuss best practices. It is also a fantastic opportunity for newcomers to gain a comprehensive overview of what modern operational risk managers need to know. Course Highlights: After the course participants will have gained knowledge of: - All best practices…

Risk Training's two day training course returns to London to help attendees understand the three main challenges within ALM; liquidity, interest rate risk and capital. Day one of the course will delve into the evolution of the ALM function in the context of a changing regulatory environment, along with discussing ILAAP, liquidity under Pillar II. The day ends with a session on behavioural modelling and interest rate risk, focusing on IRR metrics & scenarios and value measures. Day two will continue with a comprehensive overview of balance sheet management and optimisation strategies, moving on to an explanation of how to…

In this two-day course, attendees discuss the mathematical foundations for adjoints methods, algorithmic differentiation (AD) as a general computational technique for the efficient calculation of price sensitivities, and the use of AD software as a way to generate the adjoint code. Focus will be placed on its application to Monte Carlo methods for SDEs and finite difference methods for PDEs. Time: 09:00 to 17:00 Price: Standard Pricing: GBP 1999

OVERVIEW Great people are the single best asset/resource of a successful business. With great people you have innovation, creativity, enthusiasm, quality, responsiveness and results. Together these produce profits. When you hire less than great people you inhibit the ability and attitude of the entire organization. It is like having a severe cold, headache or pain in the stomach. The wrong people in an organization slow it down, cause confusion and prevent the achievement of great goals. Most people do not deliberately hire people that don't fit rather they just haven’t given the hiring process the appropriate emphasis, effort and effective…

OVERVIEW Issuers of 1099 Forms can adopt best practices and procedures that streamline the year end process and provide assurance that 1099s are correct, at least so far as vendor names and TINs are concerned. While certain errors in reporting dollar amounts are considered “inconsequential” under new de minimis error rules, errors in the payee name or TIN are never considered inconsequential and can result in penalties. Best practices to avoid errors and penalties include TIN solicitation, TIN verification, timely and appropriate response to IRS notices including issuing and follow up on B-Notices to payees, and procedures to implement and…

Topics will include: - GDPR – early lessons learned - Brexit - The management of regulatory and government affairs - The use and misuse of artificial intelligence in insurance - Trends in insurance MandA - Impact of climate change - Will longevity be the death of insurance? - Future developments Price: IBA member (before 9 February): GBP 450 IBA non-member (before 9 February): GBP 585 IBA member (after 9 February): GBP 540 IBA non-member (after 9 February): GBP 675 Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

A sound risk model validation framework fulfils a critical function - it ensures pricing is consistent and sustainable and keeps financial institutions safe by preventing losses, yet many banks see model validation as a box ticking exercise that provides little value. With these challenges in mind, Risk delighted to offer this specialist training course which has been designed to focus on the assessment of risk models in the context of concrete risk model implementation. There are numerous validation tools available, and the course will individually describe these tools and their application in practice. Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm. Category:…

What does it mean to lead? How do you set about finding and establishing your own authentic leadership style? How can you shift your mindset from operational to leader mode and enhance your skills? Future Leaders is a three-part programme, consisting of three individual half-day events at two-month intervals. It provides early career professionals with a comprehensive introduction to leadership through industry specific training. Sessions on key soft skills are delivered by prominent coaches, communications experts and thought leaders, while delegates also benefit from the invaluable applied knowledge and experience of some of the UK's leading architects. Future Leaders 2018…

OVERVIEW Get on a Southwest flight to anywhere, buy shoes from Zappos.com, pants from Nordstrom, groceries from Whole Foods, anything from Costco, a Starbucks espresso, or a Double-Double from In N' Out, and you'll get a taste of these brands’ vibrant change management training cultures. Unfortunately,changing company culture is often misunderstood and discounted as a touchy-feely, rather than a bottom line, component of a business. That’s not the case. As Peter Drucker, the founder of modern management said, “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” Changing culture in the workplace is one of the most important business drivers that must be intentionally…

OVERVIEW VBA is the programming language that is built in to Excel (and the other applications in the MS Office Suite). VBA is used to automate tasks that would otherwise have to be performed manually by pressing keys and selecting items with the mouse - and if that sounds like a macro - well it is. Although Excel has a macro recorder, there's a limit to what it can do. So where the macro recorder's functionality ends, VBA takes over. At a more advanced level, VBA enables you to, amongst other things, build your own worksheet functions, create automated workflows…

OVERVIEW Pivot Tables are one of the most powerful tools in Excel’s data analysis and Business Intelligence (BI) armory. With just a few clicks of the mouse (and no complicated formulas!) you can quickly and easily build reports and charts that summarize and analyze large amounts of raw data and help you to spot trends and get answers to the important questions on which you base your key business decisions. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Learning how to create Pivot Tables is one of the must have skills for anyone who needs to use Excel to quickly build reports and summaries.…

Join our Monthly Business Presentation and Training Blockchain technology and digital currencies are changing the way we do business with each other, how we store and retrieve information, how we transact, and how we send and receive money across the world. With South Africa's downgrad to "Junk Status" it's time for you as a South African to educate yourself how best to invest your money. What we will cover: AN INTRODUCTION TO BITCOIN Time: 09:00 to 11:00 Cost: FREE What is Bitcoin? How to buy/sell Bitcoin using a trusted platform Sending and receiving Bitcoin across the world What is Lifestyle…

The SPE EOR Conference, held alongside OGWA, will convene global experts in all forms of EOR techniques to present, share and discuss their ideas, initiatives and findings. It will cover the latest advances in chemical EOR, thermal EOR, miscible gas injection EOR, low salinity water flooding, emerging and innovative methods, monitoring and surveillance for EOR, EOR screening studies, well design, drilling and completion challenges for EOR applications and much more. Prices: SPE Member (Full Conference Registration): USD 1000 SPE Non Member (Full Conference Registration): USD 1200 Time: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Catagory: Conferences, Energy And Environment, Oil And Gas,…

The TrainHR Course is approved by HRCI and SHRM Recertification Provider. Overview: Meetings dominate business life today. According to the National Statistics Council, 37 percent of employee time is spent in meetings. Other data indicate there are 11 million business meetings each and every day. Meetings come in all shapes and sizes and are held for an infinite variety of reasons: to brainstorm, sell, negotiate, inform, brief, present, collaborate, and strategize, to name just a few. They take place in the office, across town, across the country, and around the globe whether in person, by phone, or by videoconference. Event…

Open Banking and PSD2, each set to go live in early 2018, will form an important part of the discussion, as will the ongoing maturation of the online lending sector. As ever, the increasingly overlapping web of platforms, banks, platforms-becoming-banks and banks-becoming-platforms will be scrutinised in depth. We will also look to analyse the latest opportunities for fintechs to coalesce, with a focus on the digital banking, digital wealth and insurtech sectors. We look forward to seeing you at etc. venues 155 Bishopsgate, London on March 26th 2018. Prices: Super Early Bird: GBP 400.00 Early Bird: GBP 500.00 Standard: GBP…

The TrainHR Course is approved by HRCI and SHRM Recertification Provider. Overview: It has often been said that the secret to success in business is "who you know". If you have ever turned down networking opportunities because you didn't feel confident about making a good impression, you are only hurting yourself. Networking is essential; however, networking incorrectly is just a waste of time. If you're attending networking events for the free food or just to talk to the people you already know, you're missing out on important business opportunities. Event link : http://www.trainhr.com/control/w_product/~product_id=701915LIVE/?channel=worldconferencecalendar_march_2018_SEO Contact Details: NetZealous LLC, DBA TrainHR Phone:…

Keyturn's 'ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management', is an engaging and practical programme involving a 2 day workshop, guided self-study, tutorials and work-based assignments. This programme is for individuals who want to... - Expand knowledge and build leadership capabilities. - Progress in their management role. - Improve their communication skills within the workplace. - Develop knowledge and understanding of leadership styles and behaviours. - Gain formal training in management. Programme Content: Through this programme participants will... - Discover the difference and similarities between leadership and management. - Understand the qualities of leaders. - Learn different leadership styles used…

Keyturn's 'ILM Level 3 Award in Leadership and Management', is an engaging and practical programme involving a 2 day workshop, guided self-study, tutorials and work-based assignments. This programme is for individuals who want to... - Expand knowledge and build leadership capabilities. - Progress in their management role. - Improve their communication skills within the workplace. - Develop knowledge and understanding of leadership styles and behaviours. - Gain formal training in management. Programme Content: Through this programme participants will... - Discover the difference and similarities between leadership and management. - Understand the qualities of leaders. - Learn different leadership styles used…

This workshop aims to understand what we currently do to address a wide array of cementing challenges and how we deal with them. It will then progress into a critical analysis of the efficiency with which we truly participate to solving the main issues of the oil and gas community, which increase well life while maintaining the low costs, manage risk in dynamic subsurface conditions while improving economics, and lower environmental risks. This workshop will initially provide a detailed outline of what the industry's cementing challenges are and how the industry is currently addressing them. The workshop will then transition…