Seminar
Book Launch: Michael Reid's 'Forgotten Continent' revised and updated
- SCI Belgrave Square, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London
We are delighted to welcome Michael Reid for the launch of a revised and updated version of 'Forgotten Continent: A History of the New Latin America', coming out with Yale University Press ten years after the original edition was first published, and launched at Canning House also.
Events
Shell Scenarios: 'A Better Life with a Healthy Planet. Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions'
- SCI Belgrave Square, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London
Shell has been using scenario planning for over 45 years to help deepen its strategic thinking. These plausible visions of the future have helped generations of Shell leaders explore ways forward and make better decisions. Shell Scenarios ask “what if” questions, encouraging leaders to stretch their thinking and consider events that may only be remotely possible. The scenarios also help governments, academia and business in understanding possibilities and uncertainties ahead.
Seminar
Odebrecht: The Story Of A Corruption Scandal [Canning Paper]
- SCI Belgrave Square, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London
As the extent and scale of Brazilian construction group Odebrecht's bribery scheme has emerged over the past year, the resultant scandal has rocked the whole of Latin America and the Caribbean, and even touched countries further afield.
Events
Argentina's Mid-Term Elections: A Test For Macri's Free-Market Reforms?
- SCI Belgrave Square, 14/15 Belgrave Square, London
Argentina's mid-term elections, which took place on 22nd October, have been hailed as a win for president Mauricio Macri, whose governing Cambiemos coalition won in 13 of the country's 23 provinces. Although Cambiemos fell short of an overall majority in Congress, the results of the elections are seen to signal support for Macri, who is expected to seek reelection in 2019.