Ed King

Nov 20, 2024 | raseef22.net | Ed King

At the United Nations’ closing ceremony for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP), as the United Arab Emirates passed the Presidency gavel, a video of appetizing local dishes, women dancing in colorful dresses, and inviting scenic views was displayed, like an advertisement for tourism in Azerbaijan.

Mar 8, 2024 | rb.gy | Ed King

Morning Patchers — welcome to your Friday briefing. Today’s story by Ed King delves into one of the biggest errors the local authority has made in recent years: the execution of the infamous Oracle IT system, that was meant to streamline payments and save money. It has, in fact, done the opposite. While a lot has been written about Oracle already, Ed looks at emerging claims that the tech fiasco has played a much bigger role in the city’s bankruptcy than previously thought.

Feb 25, 2024 | birminghamdispatch.co.uk | Ed King |Kate Knowles |Joshi Herrmann

By Ed King, Kate Knowles and Joshi HerrmannOn the 22nd of August 2017, the leader of Birmingham City Council, John Clancy, sent a text message to a senior officer from the trade union Unite. Facing mounting public anger about that summer’s ongoing bin strike, Clancy had gone outside official channels to negotiate with Unite’s assistant general secretary Howard Beckett, with whom he exchanged dozens of messages.

Dec 26, 2023 | forbes.com | Ed King

Ed King is the founder and CEO of Openprise. I have been “selling” software for close to 25 years in various roles, first as product manager, then as product marketing, then as marketing, and now as founder.

Nov 27, 2023 | edking-i.medium.com | Ed King

On 15 November at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in California, Exxon CEO Darren Woods made a speech outlining his longer term plans for the company. The title was 'reframing the climate challenge' and that is what he attempted to do. Woods believes Exxon is central to tackling the climate crisis, and this is where he made his case. "By training, I'm an engineer, which in many ways is how I still see myself - as someone who solves problems.