When it comes to knocking on doors in the South’s industrial hubs, it helps to know something about making cars. By that measure, Slovakia, the central European nation of nearly 6 million people, has credibility to spare. Flush with investment from German, French and Korean automakers like Volkswagen (Audi, Porsche), Groupe PSA and Kia, the country […]
Meet the Young Atlanta Woman Shaping the World Economic Forum
Editor’s note: Judy Oh is a member of Atlanta hub of the Global Shapers, a group of young global leaders designated by the World Economic Forum to further its goals and initiatives in more than 400 hub cities in 154 countries. Each January, some 50 Shapers are chosen as delegates to the annual forum in […]
Ambassador Touts ‘New Face’ of Uzbekistan During Atlanta Visit
It’s not a country that many Americans can find on a map, but Uzbekistan’s ambassador to the U.S. says that a raft of reforms enacted since 2016 make it worth another glance, especially from investors. Already, companies like Honeywell, Coca-Cola and General Electric are expanding production in the Central Asian nation of 33 million people, […]
Foundation Celebrates Mandela Centenary in Atlanta, Urges Continued Solidarity in Face of Racial Tension
Johannesburg may be a 17-hour Delta flight away from Atlanta, but the “City to Busy to Hate” is ever near in the minds of South Africans remembering Nelson Mandela, the late anti-apartheid crusader who became the nation’s first president after the segregationist system was abolished in 1994. That’s according to Sello Hatang, CEO of the Nelson […]
