We were at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange for a panel discussion on the topic "Africa is open for business" - an opportunity, it was hoped, to steer this hastily re-arranged tour back towards its intended theme of promoting trade and industry.

BBC: Will Cameron's Africa trade message be heard?

Last week, on the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, I found myself in an interesting discussion with business leaders in one of our Executive Education programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management, focused on the roles of business and government in creating not only a livable and sustainable environment, but a stable and predictable society.

FORBES: Environmental Regulations: The New Frontier

This morning I had the good fortune to chair a small roundtable discussion on applying the precautionary principle in the context of large business projects such as those undertaken by the extractives industries and agriculture.

FORBES: Operationalizing the Precautionary Principle for Biodiversity

The latest feminist kerfuffle involves a comment by RedState.com's Erick Erickson on Fox Business the other day during a discussion of the recent study-- cited here Wednesday--finding that in 40% of American households with children, a woman is either the primary or sole breadwinner.

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Rather, the discussion focused on a practical real world response to issues faced by a multinational company doing business around the world and in venues where the laws of different countries collide.

FORBES: Live From the International Bar in Dubai: Export Controls, Economic Realities and Considerations

Users can also share business documents and post status updates on individual documents and applications, as well as form discussion groups.

FORBES: Chatter No Dim Idea For Salesforce.com

The Corps is a unique internship program that connects business school students with companies who want to initiate a discussion of sustainability, with an emphasis on energy efficiency.

FORBES: Finally, An Internship Program That Gets Corporate Sustainability

On Friday the President will hold events with Senator Reid in Las Vegas, to include discussion with citizens and business leaders about working together to address the economic challenges facing Nevada and the rest of America.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing