April 2008

Features

Bill Gates Affordable, simple technology will extend social and economic opportunities around the globe	Morten Lund The entrepreneur shaking up newspapers
Tarak Ben Ammar The movie mogul you’ve probably never heard of	Yachting - Spirit 54 We review one of the great retro yachts
Lindsay Owen-Jones We meet the L’Oreal CEO and CNBC award winner	Mobile Technology We’d be lost without the internet, satnavs and on-the-go entertainment. How handy then, reports Priscilla Awde,
Telepresence Virtual meetings – new ideas or just a gimmick?	The Great Contriver Declan Ganley’s astonishing rise shows a fl air for locating

Business Round-Up A look at what’s happening around Europe	Hotspot-Amsterdam Putting on the red light
Radar A look at what’s happening across Europe	Cnbc Europe - Schedule Financial TV programme planner
Eurotypes Problem career shifts	Parting Shot Taking a novel view of recent events

Travel News
New Emirates routes and an Icelandic getaway

Private Equity - Walter Butler
Business maestro taking on France’s Virgin Group

Management- The Failure Of Business Schools
They promise so much – but are they worth it?

Hotel Reviews
We check out four more of Europe’s finest hotels

Green Tip
Leading energy consultancy RPS

Valencia
Shaky times ahead?

Baugur
Why the fi nance slowdown isn’t scaring the retail giant

Reading Books
Castro and Putin studied

Indulgences - Arts & Auctions
Rare wines, Ansel Adams and more...

Indulgences - Cigars & Spirits
Gran Robustos and Absolut 100

Indulgences - Sherry
A new look at an old tipple

Iceland
Interesting times

Mongolia
Making its mark

Energy Conservation - Energy Efficiency
It’s fi nancial good sense

Bill Gates - Affordable, simple technology will extend social and economic opportunities around the globe

Mobile Technology - We’d be lost without the internet, satnavs and on-the-go entertainment. How handy then, reports Priscilla Awde,

Morten Lund - The entrepreneur shaking up newspapers

Lindsay Owen-Jones - We meet the L’Oreal CEO and CNBC award winner

Management- The Failure Of Business Schools - They promise so much – but are they worth it?