Nestlé Research Project “Value creation and sharing by Nestlé; economic view and measurement”, report submitted June 2009. (Summary of report placed on Nestlé website, September 2010).
UKTI Research Contract (CIBUL, China Britain Business Council) “Second Tier Cities in China” 2008; UKTI contract “UK trade and investment and the financial crisis”, 2009.
Seminar "The Emerging Dragon and Rising Elephant: A Comparison of the Chinese and Indian Markets", a seminar series co-organised with UK Trade & Investment, PricewaterhouseCoopers and the China-Britain Business Council, May 2007.
Seminar "Cross-Cultural Management Practices in East Asia: Lessons from Japanese MNEs", January 2007.
Seminar "The geopolitics of Chinese outward direct investment", October 2006.
"Exploring Guanxi: Relationships for Successful business in China", September 2006.
"Opportunities in China" Mitsui USA lunchtime forum, Weismann Center for International Business, Zicklin School of Business, Baruch Collage, City University of New York, 15th March 2006.
"Why establish a presence in China", Keynote speech at the ConnectChina Workshop, Establishing A Presence In China, Feb. 2006.
"Economic Growth and Opportunity in Greater China", Greater China Roadshow (China Britain Business Council) Hull, 9th February 2006.
"Making China's Success Your Success", Oct 2005 (jointly with with ConnectChina and supported by Yorkshire Forward, UKTI and the China-Britain Business Council). Keynote speech given by Ian Pearson MP, Minister of State for Trade.
"Chinese Business Development and the Role of Universities", a session delivered on the China Higher Education Leadership and Management Summer School (June-August 2005), School of Education, University of Leeds.
"The Strategy of Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising World" (First Direct (HSBC)), Leeds, 10th June, 2004.
"The Strategy of Multinational Enterprises in a Globalising world" FME (Foundation for Management Education) Council Meeting, London, 14th January 2004.
"FDI and Growth for Developing countries: MNEs and Challenges for the New Economy"". UNIDO General Conference, Keynote Speech at Conference Round Table"Promoting Investment in Developing Countries with special reference to Africa". UNIDO, Vienna 2nd - 4th December 2003.
"Internationalisation Planning for India", Oct. 2003, Pre-Mission Briefing: Outward Trade Mission to India, for the Mid-Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry and TradePartners UK.
"International Brand Management", Sept. 2003, at the Western China International Economy-Trade Fair, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, supported by the British Consulate-General, Chongqing and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), Chengdu.
"How to make China work for you" (jointly with the Institute for Corporate Learning, University of Leeds, supported by TradePartners UK and the Government Office for Yorkshire and the Humber). Opening keynote presentation by Paul Sizeland, departing Consol General, Shanghai, June 2003.
"Strategies of the Multinational Enterprise in a Globalising World". Chairmen's Business Forum, British Library, St. Pancras, London. 14th May 2003.
2002
"What do we know about International Joint Ventures?" and "Attracting inward foreign direct investment in the new global economy". Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) Hanoi, Vietnam, 15th March 2002.
"The challenges of the new economy" for multinational firms- Inkubator wiedzy Lecture, Bialystok, Poland, 22nd November, 2001.
"Market Entry Modes: Internationalisation Planning for India", sessions for the DTI Enterprise Initiative India Workshop, 5-6th February 2001, 11-13th March 2001, 2-3 July, 2001.
"The New Imperative for Multinational Firms Flexibility" Keynote Speech, China in the Globalization of the World Economy, Zhuhai, China 6-7 December, 1998.
"Models of the Multinational Enterprise" Polish-British Scientific Conference " Increasing Regional Competitiveness", Bialystok, Poland, 2-3 October, 1998
"The Implications of Globalisation for Future UK Employment Prospects"Training Day for Careers Coordinators, Wakefield, 11 October, 1995.