World Wealth Report 2008

I found the World Wealth Report 2008 + other viewpoints @ www.us.capgemini.com/worldwealthreport08 interesting. The perception is the luxury sector is there and powerful. With millionaires and billionaires losing millions/billions in current economic meltdown + more than half the world experiencing double-digit inflation, it would be interesting to see how the millionaires/billionaires will be spending their net worth on luxury.

International Diamond Cut Conference 2009

The 2nd International Diamond Cut Conference (IDCC-2) will be held in the Beau-Rivage Palace hotel in Lausanne, Switzerland 22-25 March, 2009. I think it will be an interesting event on innovation, branding and new cutting styles for the new diamond consumers.

Useful link:
www.idcc2.octonus.com

Family Business

BDO Stoy Hayward Guide to the Family Business by Peter Leach is an insightful book on family business issues and solutions.

Useful link:
www.bdo.co.uk

Dia:Beacon

Dia:Beacon is a must-see spot on the contemporary-art circuit. Go to www.diabeacon.org for further info.

The Secret Life Of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees is a bestselling novel (Read it!) by American author Sue Monk Kidd + has been adapted into a film + it's a wonderful movie with excellent cast. A must see!

Useful links:
www.suemonkkidd.com
www.foxsearchlight.com/thesecretlifeofbees
www.imdb.com/title/tt0416212

Emerging Wind Power Technologies

Skysails + Helix Wind + Magenn + Laddermill + Cool Earth Solar = Cutting-edge wind power technologies. Simply brilliant, really.

Useful links:
www.skysails.info
www.helixwind.com
www.magenn.com
www.ockels.nl
www.coolearthsolar.com

Random Thoughts

Confidence in markets and in institutions – it's a lot like oxygen. When you have it, you don't even think about it. I mean it's indispensable, but you can go years not thinking about it. When it's gone for five minutes, it's the only thing you think about.

- Warren E. Buffett
www.berkshirehathaway.com

How true!

Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival

The Cinemambiente environmental film festival (on topics related to food + water + farming + waste + nuclear power + global warming + energy) runs October 16 -21, 2008, in Turin, Italy. Go to www.cinemambiente.it for further info.