Bloomberg Hosts "The Year Ahead" Summit in Washington DC with Top Leaders

Bloomberg hosted the “The Year Ahead: 2015″ in Washington, DC on November 13-14, gathering global corporate and policy leaders for a deep dive into the economic and industry issues facing us in the new year.

Rooted in proprietary Bloomberg data and analysis, the franchise includes a special issue of Bloomberg Businessweek and an interactive Bloomberg Industry Market Leaderboard, as well as other content available on Web, mobile, Bloomberg Radio and Bloomberg TV.

The Year Ahead: 2015 Summit began with a discussion between Mike Bloomberg and LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner. It continued with more than 40 leaders from industries spanning finance, retail, tech, pharma, education and politics. The wide-ranging agenda tackled cybersecurity, the growing role of mobility and social platforms, rising energy needs, turmoil in the Middle East, corporate tax reform and more.

The Bloomberg Industry Market Leaderboard lets visitors compare 600 companies leading 55 global industries, from Telecom to Oil & Gas to IT Services. The analysis goes beyond traditional size data to include industry-specific measures and proprietary forward-looking metrics to provide the kind of insight business leaders need to spot trends and assess their standing versus competitors. A portion of the data automatically updates each market day making it a real-time resource.

Bloomberg, the global business and financial information and news leader, gives influential decision makers a critical edge by connecting them to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. The company’s strength – delivering data, news and analytics through innovative technology, quickly and accurately – is at the core of the Bloomberg Professional service, which provides real time financial information to more than 315,000 subscribers globally.  For more information, visit www.bloomberg.com.