FedEx Forecasts Annual Global Economic Megatrends
April 07 2016 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
10th Anniversary Edition of Company’s
Trendspotting Publication, Access, Highlights Dubai, Google, Ava
DuVernay and Other People, Places and Things Defining Global
Connectivity
FedEx, the worldwide provider of transportation, e-commerce and
business services, announces the launch of the 2016 Access 25—a
list of 25 people, places and ideas defining global connectivity.
This year’s list reveals three global economic megatrends that
focus on the ways mobility is reshaping the globe—empowering
individuals, fueling innovation and driving societal change.
“At FedEx, we’re constantly monitoring changes in customer needs
and analyzing economic trends across the globe,” said Raj
Subramaniam, executive vice president, Global Marketing and
Communications. “For 10 years, we’ve shared key insights through
Access, our thought leadership program that fuels important
conversations about trends impacting businesses large and small.
Since FedEx makes the connections that help businesses build
stronger supply chains in more than 220 countries and territories,
we’re in a unique position to be able to share these stories.”
Within each of the three megatrends, the Access 25 list also
investigates related microtrends impacting global commerce. Among
these trends are:
- Wi-Fi balloons—Companies like Google
and Facebook are working to bring connectivity to parts of the
world where a lack of fiber, towers, and infrastructure thwart
internet service.
- Mobile healthcare—Mobile clinics are
taking health professionals to rural parts of the world and
allowing them to proactively treat illnesses. U.S. Doctors in
Africa promises to send 200 mobile health clinics and 2000 nurses
and doctors to sub-Saharan African communities.
- Robotic exoskeletons are blending human
capabilities with robotic components to make once unthinkable feats
possible. At speeds of 10 miles per hour, soldiers are suiting up
in these exoskeletons to move up to 200 pounds of gear.
Available online and in a print magazine, Access explores what
greater connectivity means for the world, and seeks to generate
dialogue about global opportunity, including trade and
sustainability. It delivers perspectives from thought leaders
around the world. This issue features exclusive interviews with
Margo Georgiadis, Google’s president of Americas Operations, and
Ava DuVernay, the award-winning writer, director and filmmaker.
This year’s cover story of the 10th anniversary edition of
Access Magazine examines the global commerce and connectivity that
has contributed to Dubai’s remarkable rise. From the city-state’s
22 Free Economic Zones (FEZs) to the expansions of its two
airports—including Dubai International, now the third-busiest
airport in the world—Dubai provides a compelling example of how
global connections can drive economic and social prosperity.
“An open and connected world is a more prosperous, sustainable
and caring world,” Subramaniam said. “This connectivity allows our
best thinking to compound and multiply—and when it’s easier to
bring new ideas to new markets, everyone benefits.”
For an in-depth look at this year’s trends or to join the
conversation, visit access.fedex.com.
About FedEx Corp.
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) provides customers and businesses
worldwide with a broad portfolio of transportation, e-commerce and
business services. With annual revenues of $49 billion, the company
offers integrated business applications through operating companies
competing collectively and managed collaboratively, under the
respected FedEx brand. Consistently ranked among the world's most
admired and trusted employers, FedEx inspires its more than 340,000
team members to remain "absolutely, positively" focused on safety,
the highest ethical and professional standards and the needs of
their customers and communities. For more information, visit
news.fedex.com.
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