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Impact of driverless cars on logistics and insurance at GIL 2015

To help industry leaders identify the way forward and future growth strategies, Frost & Sullivan brings together a global network of visionaries and thought leaders at its annual Growth, Innovation, and Leadership (GIL) conference 2015 in Monaco on Friday, 23 October. The event at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort will feature a mix of Frost & Sullivan experts and distinguished industry visionaries. The impact of new business models and a new world of opportunities that are shaking the marketplace are
July 30, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
To help industry leaders identify the way forward and future growth strategies, 2097 Frost & Sullivan brings together a global network of visionaries and thought leaders at its annual Growth, Innovation, and Leadership (GIL) conference 2015 in Monaco on Friday, 23 October. The event at the Monte Carlo Bay Hotel & Resort will feature a mix of Frost & Sullivan experts and distinguished industry visionaries.

The impact of new business models and a new world of opportunities that are shaking the marketplace are the key themes of this year's conference in Monaco.  Frost & Sullivan Senior Partner and Head of the Visionary Innovation Group Sarwant Singh will present some of these new business models: "We will look at some interesting case studies, such as the impact of driverless cars on logistics and insurance."

The one-day conference will start at 9 am with a welcome speech by the senior partner and Global Head of Growth Consulting Jan E Kristiansen. This year, for the first time ever, a brand new analysis by Frost & Sullivan on opportunities in the Financial Services will be presented. Senior partner and UK Operations director Gary Jeffery will unveil the latest mega trends of a sector that is a key element of Monaco's economy.

The congress will also host most stimulating keynote presentations from Government and Industry Leaders, including: Jean Castellini, Minister of Finance & Economy of the Principality of Monaco; Martin Péronnet, managing director of Monaco Telecom, the Principality’s Telecom Operator; Isabelle Hilali, VP Marketing and Strategy of Orange Healthcare; David Chalmers, vice president Presales and chief technologist (Enterprise Group, EMEA), 4169 Hewlett-Packard.

The conference will be preceded on Thursday 22 October, by the presentation of the Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards to a range of regional and global market players for their superior leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development achievements.

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