Leaders are born, not made
Over a hundred years ago, the explorer Ernest Shackleton safely led his crew through a series of disasters in one of the world's harshest environments....
January 23, 2026 โข by David Bach, Julia Binder in Leaders Unplugged โข Podcast available
Live from Davos: IMDโs Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy โ and competing visions for the international order....
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Holcimโs Ram Muthu on circularity, EU regulation, and what it really takes to decarbonize cement at industrial scale.

IMDโs Inside the Transition hosts Pictet CSO Marie-Laure Schaufelberger to explore how finance drives the energy transition and ESG strategies.

In a moment of upheaval for international development, Katherine Milligan of the Geneva Graduate Institute and Carlos รlvarez Pereira, Secretary General of the Club of Rome, argue that hope โ not fear โ must guide what comes next.

Radical collaboration and breaking data silos can free trapped industrial value, says Caspar Herzberg, improving efficiency across global supply chains.

IMDโs Zhike Lei talks with Marcus Schindler on driving innovation at Novo Nordisk, balancing delivery and discovery, and preparing R&D teams for AI.

In the second episode of IMDโs sustainability series, IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes welcome Kunal Chandra of RWE to discuss the energy transition.

Live from Davos: IMDโs Julia Binder and David Bach cut through the headlines on geopolitics, AI, energy โ and competing visions for the international order.

In this episode of Leaders Unplugged, IMD President David Bach speaks with Rolf Habben Jansen, CEO of Hapag-Lloyd, about leading a global shipping giant through geopolitical tension, climate pressure, and permanent uncertainty, into the future of global trade.

Walmex CEO Guilherme โGuiโ Loureiro on reinventing Walmart Mexico into a purpose-driven digital powerhouse โ by overcoming his own ego.

Gideon Rachman on Trump, China, and Europeโs resilience โ and why liberal democracy, though under pressure, still has a future.

Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen bluntly talks about Europeโs energy, leadership courage, and why CEOs must step up in a volatile world.

How Maersk is rewriting the rules of shipping decarbonization โ through collaboration, purpose, and placing big bets on the fuels of the future.
In Mike and Amit Talk Tech, these two award-winning professors examine the latest hi-tech trends, asking whether they will live up to the hype or not.

Josรฉ Parra Moyano joins Mike Wade & Amit Joshi to explore how Gen AI empowers business leaders, democratizes analytics, and drives innovation.

Explore how generative AI is reshaping supply chains with IMDโs Carlos Cordon on Mike and Amit Talk Tech, driving smarter and adaptive solutions.

Discover how AI will revolutionize healthcare! Mike and Amit are joined by Achim Plueckebaum on the latest edition of the IMD Podcast Network to explore the future of medicine.

In this edition of MATT from the IMD Podcast Network, hosts speak with Tomoko Yokoi about one of AIโs fastest-growing frontiersโEdge AI.

Is AI a threat to the planet or a tool to save it? Mike and Amit Talk Tech explore AIโs environmental impact with IMDโs Julia Binder in this podcast episode.

Mike & Amit discuss how to evaluate the progress of Artificial Intelligence using real-time technological and regulatory changes
Jean-Franรงois Manzoni, Professor of Leadership and Organizational Development at IMD, hosts frank discussions with CEOs of companies including Nestlรฉ, AstraZeneca and many more.

ABB CEO Morten Wierod shares how the company drives industries to be leaner, cleaner, and more productive while advancing sustainability and innovation.

Rohit Jawa, the former CEO of Hindustan Unilever, shares how HUL is driving growth in India through digital transformation, talent, and innovation.

Lars Fruergaard Jรธrgensen, CEO of the company which makes game-changing obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, explains how its culture and long-term view underpin its recent turnaround.

A year into the job, Marco Arcelli, CEO of ACWA Power, tells IMD President Jean-Franรงois Manzoni how the Saudi company plans to triple assets to $250 billion in six years by expanding internationally.

Henkel CEO Carsten Knobel tells IMD President Jean-Franรงois Manzoni why he has remained laser focused on implementing its purposeful growth agenda and why the company decided to exit Russia.

Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique talks about his quest for constant learning, and his drive to create room for budding talents within the organization.

In 25 minutes or less, the brightest minds of the business world explain the ideas, attitudes, and strategies that underpin successful companies.

With great power comes great responsibility. Leaders of organizations from Alvanon to Zurich Zoo share insights on their own journeys.
March 18, 2021 โข by Michael R. Wade in Podcasts โข 1 min read โข Podcast available
Over a hundred years ago, the explorer Ernest Shackleton safely led his crew through a series of disasters in one of the world's harshest environments....
March 8, 2021 โข by Michael R. Wade in Podcasts โข 1 min read โข Podcast available
The corporate world is full of platitudes about management and leadership that form a kind of accepted wisdom about how things are done in business....
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