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Donald Trump has taken office as the 47th U.S. president, promising a new "golden age" of America. He immediately withdrew from the Paris climate accords, renewed his threats of tariffs on major trading partners, pledged to undo diversity, equity and inclusion programmes, and promised both to crack down on illegal migrants and "take back" the Panama Canal.

@BakerLuke looks at the sweeping and at time brutal inauguration speech and how it tears up the legacy of Joe Biden.

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Trump's inauguration sparks uncertainty for the tech world— with the power to shape regulations, change global strategies, and reform the future of the UK tech sector. Dive in to learn more 👇

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We are pleased to announce that Simon Whitehead is joining Portland as our new CEO. Simon brings a wealth of experience in the industry, most recently as CEO of Burson UK.

We look forward to having him join us at the start of an exciting year for our business.

2024 was a year marked by unprecedented milestones for the EU. From the post-election transition to the resumption of work drafting new legislation on technology, sustainability and health, the EU is again gearing up to the challenges that lie ahead.

The Portland Brussels team looks forward to helping companies and organisations navigate 2025 and beyond by co-creating winning strategies, anticipating policy trends and supporting impactful engagement.

See below for part 1 of our Year in RevEU. Part 2 to follow in the next post.

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At Portland over the past couple of weeks, the teams have been getting into the festive spirit and celebrating another year of hard work 🥳.

Our offices in the UK and Doha hosted their annual Winter parties and smaller team socials, the Paris team took part in an exciting escape room, and our colleagues over in Brussels have their party to look forward to next week. In the UK, we have also hosted a bake off, a desk decorating contest and indulged the national "Christmas Jumper Day" by wearing festive outfits to work yesterday.

We wish all of our colleagues and clients a restful and restorative break when it comes, and we are looking forward to 2025.

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