Richard Attias

At the Times Center in New York a couple of weeks ago my company organized a conference. The subject matter was broad, ranging from immigration to business. But at the heart of our day of talks and panel discussions was the U.S. relationship with China.

That's because it...

All nations in the world, the United States included, have experienced changes over the past 1- or 15 years; but few have seen such swift developments as China. Its growth has eclipsed that of many western countries and it has made vast leaps forward in societal and economic progress.

Earlier today, the Malian Parliament speaker Dioncounda Traore was sworn in as interim president of the country. A spokeswoman for the US Department of State described this as a "very good step" for Mali, and that's because it is. Indeed, I would go further: in my...

While I usually speak about economic issues or geopolitic or global issues, today I would like to discuss an issue that's about care for our kids, about the next generation and about a specific danger they are facing: suicide.

When we think of the threats that our children face out...

Last week in Rabat, Morocco, we launched the Global Food Security Forum, which was created as an initiative of OCP Group (the world's leading provider of phosphates based in Morocco). We felt the particularly urgent need to do this now, because as climate change affects weather patterns across...

As Europe and the US struggle to get their finances in order, and the BRIC nations do their best to build on recent successes, another continent has been quietly gaining pace. And lately not so quietly.

Last year a stream of articles appeared in the Financial Times...

It's a well known fact that exercise is vital to our mental and physical health. This is why the meeting of the Doha Pre-forum GOALS -- Gathering of All Leaders in Sport -- produced by Richard Attias and Associates, is putting sports at the heart of its agenda. On January...

Right now, the smart money is sitting on the sidelines. This is what Diane Brady, senior editor and content chief of Bloomberg Businessweek, suggested at a panel discussion at APEC earlier this month. The other speakers didn't entirely disagree, especially where Europe is concerned, but several suggested that the emerging...

Although his remarks at the recent APEC CEO conference in Hawaii earlier this month were mostly serious, US President Barack Obama opened with a joke. "This is my birthplace, I know that was contested for a while," he said. "I can show you the hospital if you'd like."

It's no secret that China's future looks brighter than that of other nations. Green energy, innovation, and a more prominent role in world politics will all be part of the picture, said President Hu Jintao at the APEC CEO summit last week. In a wide-ranging speech he surveyed the global...

"In this connected world, we are all in the same boat. If part of the boat has a hole in it you cannot say afloat." The words of the chief executive of Hong Kong SAR, Donald Tsang, spoken at the APEC CEO Summit, could be said to embody the preoccupations...

Any country or company that wants to succeed in today's economy must unlock the power of women's potential. This was the message of Hillary Clinton's far-reaching speech that she delivered to a rapt audience at APEC on Friday.

A host of statistics support Clinton's case. When women...

As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gets ready for its CEO summit this weekend, all eyes will be on the leaders of those countries that are not just weathering the global downturn but booming. They are the economic champions, already changing the game while so many others falter: Vietnam,...

Over and again as the economic crisis ripples across the world, one theme has recurred: the need for leadership. When people are fighting adversity every day they want politicians whom they trust, and if those don't appear there is trouble. In Tunisia earlier this year, a

Last week saw the end of the G20 summit in Cannes, with the attendant focus on the Euro crisis. At the end of this week another meeting will be held which will hopefully have a more optimistic outcome: the APEC CEO summit, bringing together business leaders...

Yesterday on October 31st the world's population officially hit seven billion. Seven is a suggestive figure. In many cultures it is lucky -- in France, for instance, a cat has seven lives. Shakespeare said there were "seven ages of man" and seven is apparently the

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/richard-attias/occupy-wall-street-protesters_b_1015978.htmlNew Yorkers breathed a sigh of relief last Friday at news that the owners of Zuccotti Park, where the Occupy Wall Street movement is based, had delayed a decision to clean it. Protestors had perceived the proposal as a preliminary act towards moving them on, and...

With the tragic death of Steve Jobs Wednesday, American business lost one of its greatest ever leaders. Jobs was not just a brilliant innovator, but in the words of Apple, "a visionary and creative genius." He had the unique qualities that can inspire others towards success. I had the great...

It's back to school time. Students all over the US -- and the world -- are putting their backpacks on and heading out their doors to the institutions where they will (if all goes well) learn the skills they need to succeed in life. This year purse strings are tight,...

During my 15 years as a member of the French workforce, the issue of chomage (unemployment) was a fundamental part of everyday life and a constant subject of public anger, government debate and media focus. In the past few years of living in the U.S., I have encountered far less...