DECEMBER 2018 Business 3
Contents
4 AgendA: Your diary dates for the next six weeks
6 opinion: Juergen Maier, of Siemens UK
8 round tAble: Housing for young people
10 the big interview: Peter Done, of Peninsula
15 Spotlight: How digital is
changing the hospitality sector20 digitAl, mediA And creAtive:
Talent boosts tech cluster22 buSineSS of the yeAr AwArdS:
Tech firms lead way in prestigious awards30 feAture: Gadgets fuel online retailer
32 enterpriSe: Global fashion brand Boda Skins
34 feAture: Why AI will never replace EI
37 technology: Why public and private
sector partnership can drive tech good practice38 feAture: Digital award winners named
40 profeSSionAlS: KPMG revenues climb
42: high life: Watch making
students keeping their skill alive44 SpAceS: On The Beach’s new headquarters
46 in cASe you miSSed it: The top five
news stories from our website last month44
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