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Every leadership team has a strategy. Most have identified the right growth opportunities. Many have invested heavily in technology, AI, innovation, and transformation. Yet nearly 70% of strategic transformations fail to create lasting business value.
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Because the real challenge is no longer strategy, it is implementation.
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Frost & Sullivan welcomed more than 2,000 business leaders, policymakers, investors, academics and innovators to the 20th Growth, Innovation and Leadership (GIL) Summit in China, held August 4–5 at the Jing An Shangri-La in Shanghai.
Coinciding with Frost & Sullivan’s 65th anniversary, the summit featured more than 300 speakers and 150 keynote presentations and panel discussions. Topics included artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, life sciences, consumer markets and investment - highlighting the forces reshaping global competitiveness and transformational growth.
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Wayne Shaw, Growth Expert, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan, promoted a recently published growth opportunity analysis on unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) navigation systems and solutions by Aarthi Kannadoss, Growth Expert, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan, through a LinkedIn post exploring the drone warfare landscape.
Wayne Shaw, Growth Expert, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan, promoted a recently published growth opportunity analysis on wideband, multichannel EMSO (electromagnetic spectrum operations) test systems by Pravin Pradeep, Growth Expert, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan, through a LinkedIn post.
Avi Kalo, Growth Expert, Aerospace & Defense, Frost & Sullivan, was invited to serve as a mentor for the Defense Startup event titled "BUILD X Students: Demo Day" in Israel held in August . He is also participating in another event titled "ASTRA Demo Day C8" held in September.
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Dates: 12th to 14th October 2026
Venue: DWTC, Dubai, UAE
Airport Show is the leading gathering for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) aviation market, offering unmatched networking, learning and innovation opportunities. Co-located with the Global Airport Leaders’ Forum and Women in Aviation Middle East Conference and Awards, the 25th edition will take place 12–14 October 2026 at Dubai World Trade Centre, backed by the region’s aviation community.
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Dates: 4-5 August 2026
Venue: Shanghai, China
On August 4-5, 2026, the 20th Frost & Sullivan Global Growth, Innovation and Leadership Summit and the 5th New Investment Event will have its grand opening at the Shangri La Hotel in Jing'an, Shanghai. This will also mark the 20th year milestone for Frost & Sullivan China to continue building on an international high-end communication platform for enterprises across China as well as the rest of the world.
Dates: May 19-21, 2026
Venue: Rotterdam
We're partnering with CDMO Live - the pharmaceutical industry's leading external manufacturing events series that connects pharma and biotech sponsors with contract manufacturing partners through focused conference sessions, networking, and the PartnerMatch meeting program that facilitates direct CDMO-sponsor connections.
Frost & Sullivan clients receive 20% off registration with code FROST20.
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Dates: October 19-21, 2026
Venue: Boston
We're partnering with CDMO Live - the pharmaceutical industry's leading external manufacturing events series that connects pharma and biotech sponsors with contract manufacturing partners through focused conference sessions, networking, and the PartnerMatch meeting program that facilitates direct CDMO-sponsor connections.
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Venue: Bombay Exhibition Center, Goregaon (E), Mumbai
Medical Fair India is an international trade fair, exhibition, and conference for hospitals, health centres, and clinics. It serves as a world-class platform for industry engagement, innovation, and collaboration. The show receives strong institutional support from leading industry associations and key healthcare stakeholders, including policymakers, innovators, medical device manufacturers, hospitals, tech start-ups, and researchers.
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Infosecurity Europe is the leading gathering for the cybersecurity industry in Europe. Each year, we bring the community together to share the latest innovations, learn from one another, and test and benchmark solutions.
For cybersecurity decision-makers, it’s a vital place to make informed investment and information assurance decisions. Stakeholders at every level attend to gain the insights and solutions needed to stay ahead in a rapidly changing landscape. This year, you’ll find more new features, zones, stages, networking events, product demos, learning opportunities and experiences than ever before. Are you ready to join us on our mission to build a safer cyber world? We look forward to welcoming you.
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