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Queen Rania Al-Abdullah, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, UN Women Ambassador Anne Hathaway, and actor Winston Duke make global call to action for gender equality at the HeForShe IMPACT Summit

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Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Gender studies, Gender, Gender and society, Gender roles, Culture, Sex, Women's rights, HeForShe, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Gender equality, UN Women, Millennium Development Goals

TheHeForShe Emerging Solutions for Gender Equality Report, containing 34 concrete emerging solutions on how to achieve gender equality.

Key Points: 
  • TheHeForShe Emerging Solutions for Gender Equality Report, containing 34 concrete emerging solutions on how to achieve gender equality.
  • These solutions address a wide range of issues, including closing the gender pay gap, ending gender-based and sexual violence, and achieving parity across society.
  • HeForShe is a United Nations Women solidarity movement for gender equality, serving as an accelerator for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
  • The HeForShe IMPACT Summit was hosted by HeForShe Title Sponsor BNP Paribas and the PwC Network.

Snapsheet Appoints New President

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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Economy, Business, Finance, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Insurance

CHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Snapsheet, the industry-leading provider of virtual claims technology for the personal and commercial insurance marketplace, appoints insurance industry-veteran Jamie Yoder as president.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Sept. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Snapsheet, the industry-leading provider of virtual claims technology for the personal and commercial insurance marketplace, appoints insurance industry-veteran Jamie Yoder as president.
  • Yoder joins Snapsheet from PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC), where he led the Insurance Advisory practice for the last eight years.
  • Last year, Snapsheet named CNA executive, Andy Cohen as COO; and Enova Financial executive, Sarah Doll as Chief People Officer.
  • By streamlining communication between consumers, shops, and carriers, Snapsheet takes complicated processes and makes them fast and simple for everyone involved.

Calling all innovators - PwC Canada's Vision to Reality Awards are now open for applications

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Monday, September 24, 2018
Business, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Economy

TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - The 2019 PwC Canada Vision to Reality (V2R) Awards are now open for applications through December 21, 2018.

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  • TORONTO, Sept. 24, 2018 /CNW/ - The 2019 PwC Canada Vision to Reality (V2R) Awards are now open for applications through December 21, 2018.
  • PwC is excited to recognize the most innovative organizations in the country for their hard work and creativity, each turning their vision into a reality.
  • Finalists will be announced in early spring 2019 and four winners will be awarded a PwC Vision to Reality (V2R) Award in Toronto in May.
  • PwC Canada is a member of the PwC network of firms with more than 236,235 people in 158 countries.

Aviation Week Network's 2018 Workforce Survey Finds Aerospace Companies are Focused on Developing and Reskilling Workforces to Adapt to Fast-Paced Technological Requirements

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018
Business, Economy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Aviation Week, Aerospace Industries Association, Royal Aeronautical Society, Aerospace

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week Network has released its 2018 Workforce Survey findings.

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  • NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Aviation Week Network has released its 2018 Workforce Survey findings.
  • The Survey includes a major effort by companies to support educators in preparing students for lifelong aerospace careers, not just the first job.
  • Aviation Week Network collaborated with the Aerospace Industries Association, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and PwC on the annual study.
  • Aviation Week Network's annual Workforce Study, the industry's single source of demographic and hiring data since 1997, identifies trends in technological challenges, leadership, demographics and ranks the top universities for A&D recruitment.

Metal Bulletin Successfully Completes Benchmark Assurance Review for Increased Number of Prices

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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Economy, Business, Pricing, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Benchmark price, Price of oil, Metal Bulletin, Iosco, Benchmark, International Organization of Securities Commissions

LONDON, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Metal Bulletin, a leading source of trusted and transparent commodities data for the metals and mining markets, has successfully completed an external assurance review of some of its benchmark prices carried out by independent professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

Key Points: 
  • LONDON, Sept. 13, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Metal Bulletin, a leading source of trusted and transparent commodities data for the metals and mining markets, has successfully completed an external assurance review of some of its benchmark prices carried out by independent professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
  • PwC reviewed benchmark assessment and index prices published by Metal Bulletin that fell within the scope of financial benchmarks as defined in the International Organization of Securities Commission's (IOSCO) Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies in October 2012.
  • "The successful completion of the assurance review by PwC of 13 of our financial benchmark prices highlights the robust processes and documentation that support pricing at Metal Bulletin.
  • Metal Bulletin has invested significantly in resources and technology to ensure that its prices align with the IOSCO Principles for Oil Price Reporting Agencies, which were published in October 2012.

PwC Joins Forces with AI Pioneer Cortical.io

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Thursday, September 13, 2018
Business, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Economy

VIENNA, Sept.13, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --PwC Germany and Cortical.io have recently signed a joint business relationship agreement whereby PwC becomes partner of Cortical.io and develops natural language understanding solutions using Cortical.io's technology.

Key Points: 
  • VIENNA, Sept.13, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --PwC Germany and Cortical.io have recently signed a joint business relationship agreement whereby PwC becomes partner of Cortical.io and develops natural language understanding solutions using Cortical.io's technology.
  • It allows both high-precision and high-speed semantic text processing and can be applied to any kind of unstructured text data.
  • Major innovations are coming ahead in the field of natural language understanding," concludes Webber, "and you can be sure that Cortical.io and PwC will be major forces behind this disruption."
  • In this document, "PwC" or "PwC Germany" refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprfungsgesellschaft, which is a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each member firm of which is a separate legal entity.

DeepBlue Technology and Luxembourg LHoFT Set Up Joint AI Labs to Become The World Leaders in the AI industry

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Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Geography of Europe, Business, Europe, KPMG, Madoff investment scandal, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LUXEMBOURG

DeepBlue Technology and Luxembourg LHoFT have signed an agreement to open three joint laboratories in Luxembourg that will focus on the research and development of Artificial Intelligence applications.

Key Points: 
  • DeepBlue Technology and Luxembourg LHoFT have signed an agreement to open three joint laboratories in Luxembourg that will focus on the research and development of Artificial Intelligence applications.
  • SHANGHAI, Sept. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- DeepBlue Technology, China's leader in Artificial Intelligence applications, willholdthe signing ceremony of the "Sino-European Artificial Intelligence Strategic Cooperation" between DeepBlue Technology and LuxembourgLHoFT as well as the inauguration ceremony of the joint labs on September 12- 13.
  • Deepblue's distinguished guests are Luxembourg ambassador to China, Marc Hubsch, PWC Partner, Jorg Ackermann and KPMG Partner, Victor Chan Yin.
  • The founder and CEO of DeepBlue Technology, Mr. Anderson Chen, stated that the cooperation with these partners is a very important milestone for DeepBlue.

Hainan Abounds with Opportunities, with 26 Foreign Investment Projects Secured

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Business, Gulf of Tonkin, Hainan, Economy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Temasek Holdings, Foreign investment, Finance

BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 6, Hainan Province held Foreign Investment Promotion Event and Signing Ceremony in Beijing, attracting 36 foreign investors.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 6, Hainan Province held Foreign Investment Promotion Event and Signing Ceremony in Beijing, attracting 36 foreign investors.
  • Hainan secured 26 foreign investment projects, funded by PWC, Deloitte, Harrow School of the UK, Temasek, and other famous enterprises.
  • In order to implement a high-level investment liberalization and facilitation policy, and to carry out a system of pre-establishment national treatment and negative list management on foreign investment, Hainan Development and Reform Commission recently compiled and carried out the Guideline for Foreign Investment Projects Approval and Filing Services, which delegated the power of foreign investment projects approval and filing to municipalities and counties.
  • The series of investment promotion measures show the determination of Hainan in pushing for reform and opening up, and also reassure foreign investors.

Hainan Abounds with Opportunities, with 26 Foreign Investment Projects Secured

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Tuesday, September 11, 2018
Business, Gulf of Tonkin, Hainan, Economy, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Temasek Holdings, Foreign investment, Finance

BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 6, Hainan Province held Foreign Investment Promotion Event and Signing Ceremony in Beijing, attracting 36 foreign investors.

Key Points: 
  • BEIJING, Sept. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- On September 6, Hainan Province held Foreign Investment Promotion Event and Signing Ceremony in Beijing, attracting 36 foreign investors.
  • Hainan secured 26 foreign investment projects, funded by PWC, Deloitte, Harrow School of the UK, Temasek, and other famous enterprises.
  • In order to implement a high-level investment liberalization and facilitation policy, and to carry out a system of pre-establishment national treatment and negative list management on foreign investment, Hainan Development and Reform Commission recently compiled and carried out the Guideline for Foreign Investment Projects Approval and Filing Services, which delegated the power of foreign investment projects approval and filing to municipalities and counties.
  • The series of investment promotion measures show the determination of Hainan in pushing for reform and opening up, and also reassure foreign investors.

Poets&QuantsTM to Live Stream the Grand Opening of Carnegie Mellon Tepper Quad Building

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Friday, September 7, 2018
Tepper School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University, Tepper, Quants, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Business, Economy

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants, the leading online publication for graduate business education news, announced exclusive live stream access to the grand opening of the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business quad building on September 14th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.

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  • OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Poets&Quants, the leading online publication for graduate business education news, announced exclusive live stream access to the grand opening of the Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business quad building on September 14th, 2018 at 9:00 a.m.
  • John A. Byrne, editor in-chief of Poets&Quants, will be on campus for the opening of the new Tepper building.
  • The event, INTERSECT@CMU, will be an all-day event streamed live to the Poets&Quants homepage and Facebook page.
  • Kris Kersey, Blockchain Director Lead Emerging Technology, PwC
    Poets&Quants will broadcast this event live on September 14th at 9:00 a.m. PT.