Many A/E/C (architecture, engineering and construction) businesses—along with their large corporate and manufacturing clients—have been expanding globally for the last five or six decades. But in the last decade, the global financial crisis (GFC), trade wars, geopolitics, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic, have seriously damaged the open trade system that has powered the globalised economy since World War II.
In his latest article, Abyss Global’s MD, Richard Nelson, explores how the pandemic—on top of a decade that saw more than 40 global or regional crises related to social unrest, geopolitics, economics, environmental catastrophes, armed conflict, terrorism and cybercrime, not to mention dramatic increases in nationalism, polarisation and populism—has impacted the ability of AEC firms to effectively develop and grow their businesses internationally.
As well as his own evidence-based insights, Richard interviews several industry figures from around the globe to get their perspectives, including:
Oliver Jones, CEO, Chayora Ltd. — Hong Kong & China
Mark Lacey, Founding Partner, alinea — London
Richard McCarthy, Board Director, Scott Brownrigg — London, Amsterdam, Singapore & New York
Greg Pearce, Managing Director & Co-Founder, One Space Ltd. — Hong Kong & Singapore
Peter Young, CEO, Broadgate RE Devco (Holdings) Ltd. (formerly Laurus Development Partners) — Ghana, Nigeria, Mauritius & UK
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