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Articles, Papers, Perspectives
Article: A Talent Strategy for Emerging Economies
I wrote this article with my colleague Melissa Master Cavanaugh. It was published in Strategy & Business in 2012.
David Tusa
Aug 31, 2022
Conference Paper: A Mobile World Safe for Content
I wrote this paper with my colleague Peter Weichsel for the Informa Telecoms and Media Conference in London. The paper explores the early...
David Tusa
Aug 31, 2022
White Paper: MEF mDRM: An Introduction to Mobile Digital Rights Management (mDRM)
I wrote this White Paper for the Mobile Entertainment Forum's Mobile Digital Rights Management group. This paper was the first position...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Rights and Content Protection; Standards, Approaches and Challenges
I gave this paper to the Mobile World Congress, the industry's premier event which is held in Barcelona every year. This paper explored...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: What's Keeping Telco Boards Awake at Night?
I gave this detailed paper at a private conference of telecommunications industry executives in Johannesburg in 2014. The paper explored...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: The Threat of Commoditization in Mobile Markets
I gave this conference paper at the TMT Finance Dubai conference in 2013. This paper explored our research into commoditization and the...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Paths to Growth for Emerging Market Telcos
I hosted a panel of industry leaders at the TMT Finance Asia Conference in 2011. I asked the panel to discuss five central questions:...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Growth Challenges Ahead for Asia's Telcos
I hosted a panel of industry leaders at the TMT Finance Asia Conference in late 2013. My panel explored several urgent questions facing...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Overcoming the Challenges of the Next Wave of Growth in Africa
I gave this conference paper at the TMT Finance & Investment Africa Conference in 2014. This paper explored the challenges and...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Beyond Connectivity: Setting the Scene
I gave this conference paper to open the SAMENA conference in Istanbul in 2013. This was an important moment for SAMENA, the Middle...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Staying on the Road to Growth
I gave this paper at the London Business School 11th Annual Middle East Conference. The paper is entitled: Staying on the Road to Growth:...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Cassini Partners Launch
Cassini Partners launched in Pakistan in 2018. I presented this paper at the event, announcing our approach, investment thesis and views...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: The real realitiesof growth capitaland restructuringin Pakistan
I presented this paper at the PropIT Middle East Conference in Dubai in April 2020. The paper explored the realities of investing in...
David Tusa
Aug 30, 2022
Conference Paper: Managing The Threat of Commoditization in Mobile Markets
I presented this paper to SAMENA in March 2014. This is original research which I conducted with my colleagues at Booz & Co. into...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Perspective: Rebuilding Lost Value
Rebuilding Lost Value One of the most fundamental objectives of the Private Equity process is to focus on rebuilding lost value in...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Article: The new Middle Class drives lots of value in Frontier Markets. Why is this, and ‘so what’?
“I bought a fridge” For Amana, a proud mother of four we spoke to in rural Punjab, this was a big moment. Having a fridge means you can...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Article: So what do we want from Frontier Market Governments? Hint; not power cuts.
What do we want from Frontier Market Governments? Hint; not power cuts. There’s no question that the January 9th nationwide power outage...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Article: Why getting the best data on companies in Frontier Markets doesn't involve more Excel.
We’ve spent much of the past ten years with a sceptical, somewhat disbelieving look on our faces. Why? Because we don’t much believe...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Article: Fix to Sell, or Sell to Fix?
We were asked the other day if we’d be interested in buying a controlling interest in a substantial manufacturing company in one of our...
David Tusa
Aug 29, 2022
Article: Can Pakistan really develop a deal-making culture?
It’s true that the M&A landscape in Pakistan has evolved fast in the recent years. At the same time, the volume and value of deals are...
David Tusa
Aug 28, 2022
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