Young Presidents' Organization – YPO

The Business Times reports about YPO’s 2012 Global Leadership Summit, held in Singapore 28 February – 1 March. Speakers at the Summit include Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple; Eduardo Saverin co-founder of Facebook; Stephen Attenborough of Virgin Galactic; and Noble Peace Prize Winner Mohammed Yunus.

Alan Zafran, a member of YPO Global One Chapter and managing partner at Luminous Capital, speaks to CNBC about the January 2012 YPO Global Pulse results, the decrease of confidence in Asia and growing confidence in the United States.

Alok Sama, a member of the YPO London-Westminster Chapter and the president and founder of Baer Capital Partners, speaks to CNBC Squawk Box Europe about the January 2012 YPO Global Pulse results and the economic confidence in India, China and the EU.

Sowetan Live reports a growth of CEO confidence in Africa, according to the latest YPO Global Pulse survey, conducted in January 2012.

Stanley Szeto, a member of YPO Hong Kong and chairman and CEO of Lever Style, Inc, speaks to CNBC’s Squawk Box Asia about the January 2012 YPO Global Pulse results and how the worries over the slowdown in China have led to a drop in confidence among CEOs in Asia.

Portfolio.com reports the latest YPO Global Pulse results in the United States, where CEOs are more optimistic about hiring and the economy overall.

Bloomberg discusses the January 2012 YPO Global Pulse results in the United States, where confidence rose more than four points.

The YPO Global Pulse Index for Asia edged lower by 0.2 points in the fourth quarter to 60.7. For the first time, Asia weighed in slightly lower than the global index, trailing Canada (64.4), Latin America and Africa (both at 63.6), and the United States (62.2).