The Council on Emerging Markets – EMEA serves executives from global companies who are responsible for their company’s strategy or operations in the critical regions of Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. Participation is reserved for the senior-most executive responsible for the region, and his or her direct reports.

The opening up and subsequent integration of Eastern European and Former Soviet Union countries into the global economy; massive wealth creation in the Middle East fuelled by the energy boom; and the untapped potential of Africa: all present companies with tremendous new growth opportunities but also significant challenges.

EMEA countries offer executives differing challenges, but there are many common themes: corruption, weak legal and contract systems, challenging distribution and supply chains, and a shortage of talented people. Participants know that if the market’s promise is to be realized, they must work to partner with strong host governments, to overcome corruption, and to develop their organizations across very diverse cultures.

The Council on Emerging Markets – EMEA helps you and your team raise the bar on strategy and execution by enabling you to learn from the experiences and proven best practices of your peers who have got it right.

Executives participate in the Council on Emerging Markets – EMEA to address a variety of strategic and tactical priorities:

• Comparing growth rates to industry and non-industry peers
• Prioritizing investments and resources in markets over short and long term
• Improving talent recruitment, development and retention
• Analyzing prospective markets and developing market-entry strategies
• Reducing operational waste and driving cost efficiencies
• Identifying and vetting local acquisition targets and joint venture partners
• Negotiating agreements with host governments

Council participants receive unlimited access to a suite of services designed to support performance improvement:

• Research and Analysis keeps participants abreast of industry trends and best demonstrated practices
• Customized, Short Answer Research provides fast, fact-based answers rooted in the experiences of peers to participants’ unique challenges
• Benchmarking Resources support performance evaluation
• Analysis of Proven Best Practices supports change and process improvement
• Events facilitate peer interaction
• On-Demand Peer Cohorts encourage in-depth issue-focused interaction
• On-Site Strategy Forums to support team development