Executive Strategy Council

Executive Strategy Council features our premium interactive service designed to provide you with a broad perspective on economic and political developments that affect your company. More proactive and interactive than our traditional forecasting services, our quarterly sessions give members the opportunity to examine their firms' vulnerability to key international political and economic shifts. IHS Chief Economist, Dr. Nariman Behravesh, leads quarterly discussions centering on the results of our proprietary, highly detailed Global Scenario Model.

Council members also receive:

• Priority access to experts 
• Quick response analyses: clients can request an urgent analysis of an event's impact on their business 
• Early warning alerts: clients receive advanced notification of emerging risks and opportunities 
• Global Scenario Model: clients have the option of running their own scenarios using our proprietary model 
• Customized scenario assessments using our Global Secenario Model are also available

Benefits:

Executive Strategy Council enables you to:

• Stress test your company portfolios by running risk scenarios using our Global Scenario Model 
• Anticipate and react to international economic, political, and business developments 
• Receive advanced warning of risks and notification of opportunities 
• Share effective corporate strategies with other senior executives

Customized Scenario Assessments

• Clients receive a tailored assessment of the impact of global economic change—such as oil price hikes, currency movements, or trade sanctions—on their business 
• The customized outlook is derived using our Global Scenario Model, which contains detailed variables on the world's largest economies

Priority Access to Experts

• Priority access to IHS Global Insight's leading economists and industry experts

Quick Response Analyses 

• Clients may request a quick-response analyses of economic, geopolitical, and business developments as they occur

Early Warning Alerts

• Clients receive early warning alerts of emerging global risks and opportunities

Quarterly Discussions

• IHS Global Insight invites Council Members to participate in quarterly discussions, led by our Chief Economist, Dr. Nariman Behravesh, to examine the implications of global scenarios and identify key risks and opportunities 
• Each session includes: 
  • Member-directed scenarios based on regular polls to determine the topics of greatest interest 
  • Scenario analysis based on our proprietary Global Scenario Model 
  • Scenario presentation, including implications for strategies and contingency plans 
• Scheduled quarterly discussions, including in-person meetings

Global Scenario Model Features

• Detailed economic variables covering the world's 15 largest countries 
• Representation of the remaining world countries, aggregated into seven separate regions 
• Quick assessments of the effects of major economic change—such as a sharp rise in oil prices, major currency revaluation, or trade restriction and liberalization measures—on individual businesses 
• Availability to clients for separate use as an analytical tool

Dr. Nariman Behravesh is Chief Economist of IHS and author of the recently published book Spin-Free Economics: A No-Nonsense, Nonpartisan Guide to Today's Global Economic Debates (McGraw-Hill). Directing IHS' entire economic forecasting process, he is responsible for developing the economic outlook and risk analysis for the United States, Europe, Japan, China and other emerging markets. He oversees the work of over 400 professionals, located in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa who cover economic, financial, and political developments in over 200 countries. He has 35 years of experience covering the global economy.

Access to IHS Global Insight senior-level economists and country analysts is a key client benefit. Many of our Country Intelligence experts have earned advanced degrees in their fields and have lived in and speak the language for the regions they cover. These experts are fully supported by our 325+ economists and analysts worldwide in other IHS Global Insight practices with expertise in over 170 industries and 204 countries.

IHS Global Insight is the world leader in economic and financial analysis, forecasting, and market intelligence-with more than 40 years' experience and an outstanding record for accuracy.