The Economist Intelligence Unit is producing a report on the subject of lower-latency business opportunities. In other words, they want people who can talk about how 5G networks and associated technologies are creating new business opportunities and how businesses are preparing and planning for this technology.

I need to talk to a small number of US-based subject experts. These should be senior individuals in corporations with a significant interest in lower-latency technology. My aim is to produce four articles, one long piece discussing the findings of a survey associated with the report plus three case studies looking at aspects of lower-latency business.

I must stress that all interviewees have to be from the US. So no matter how informed a UK or European expert may be, I can't use them for these articles. Sorry.

The report will be editorially independent but sponsored by Sprint. I need to establish a short-list of potential interviewees by Tuesday 27 November.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) is conducting a critical study* of organisational agility. As part of this study I will be interviewing a handful of academics, corporate executives and consultants in the US and UK.

The idea is to assess the real factors that drive and create agility, looking for the substance behind a phrase that is often used too lightly.

I expect each interview to last no more than 30 minutes and I need to establish a shortlist of potential interviewees by Wednesday 11 July.

*The study will be sponsored by Slack but conducted independently by the EIU

The Economist Intelligence Unit is putting together an advisory board for a large research project looking at how mobility will change business over the next decade.

This project* takes mobility in its broadest sense to include mobile service models, collaboration and the way organisations will change to exploit opportunities created by a data-driven society.

I'm drawing up a shortlist of potential interviewees for this project in the EMEA region and am currently seeking voices from government, the healthcare sector and also manufacturing industry. These will be senior individuals with a clear perspective on policy or suppliers who are engaged in delivering services with government.

I need to assemble the shortlist by 12.00 on Tuesday 24 April so do please get back to me with names and titles as soon as possible.

I must stress that this is not a report on mobile phones/devices etc, but a much deeper investigation into the way apps/cloud computing and various other digital platforms (including mobile devices) can change the way different bodies operate, creating new customer bases/opportunities. AI and machine learning are of course a part of this process.
 
The entire project will canvass opinions from across the globe, but I’m tasked with finding interviewees in EMEA.
 
And feel free to call me if you’d like me to talk through the project in further detail.
 
*The project, Our Mobile Future, is sponsored by Samsung but will be under the editorial control of the EIU.

I'm writing a piece for the upcoming FT Special Report on Corporate Aviation. This article will focus on online charter operations, looking at how these have changed the corporate aviation landscape.

I'm interested in how online charter companies maintain a personal touch in a digital world and in finding out what corporate clients are looking for in terms of service.

I'm also very keen to hear what differences have emerged between the client bases and marketplaces for online charter operations in the US and Europe.

I need factual accounts with hard numbers and I want to conclude interviews by close of play on Tuesday 7 November. I'd like to talk to corporate customers of online charter services, not just the online businesses themselves. So if you're regular user of an online charter service do get in touch.

This article appeared in the FT on Tuesday 28 November 2017.