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At OWP Singapore, IMD’s Omar Toulan speaks with business leader Dan Luo on driving growth and profitability at global brands like Heinz, Lego, and Fonterra.

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Drawing on her trailblazing career in public service, Kiran Bedi, the first woman to join the officer ranks of the Indian Police Service, shows how fearless leadership is built not on authority or power, but on integrity, discipline, and moral courage.

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