You never know where your career will take you. A competitor in the market could suddenly become an unlikely partner. Be flexible, keep your slate clean, and stay open to unlikely collaborations.

Sponsorship is sometimes about people behind the scenes who are sitting in rooms determining your assignments and your next career step, and you don't even know who they are.

Decisions made centrally, thousands of miles from the markets clients are operating in, will likely not be as attuned to local market realities.

Accelerating technology innovations such as ubiquitous sensors, cheap computing power, and 5G networks will open entirely new opportunities and challenges.

Being able to see and recombine existing assets and know-how in new ways allows us to take an 'ingenious approach to innovation' - one that creates even more value from what we already have and know.

You don't have to always be the smartest person in the room, but if you listen and absorb what you are hearing, you will be ahead of the game.