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IEA chief Fatih Birol on how to navigate the age of electricity
August 20, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • Podcast available
IEA chief Fatih Birol on the age of electricity, Europe’s strategic energy mistakes, the Hormuz shock – and why trust is now an energy asset....
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Ralph Hamers, are ‘tech companies with a banking license’ the future of finance?
Former ING and UBS CEO Ralph Hamers on leading “banking’s biggest digital transformation” – and why AI may redefine financial advice.
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CEO Dialogue
Jean-François Manzoni, President of IMD, hosts frank discussions with CEOs of companies including Nestlé, AstraZeneca and many more.

Leaner, cleaner, faster, stronger: How ABB is reshaping an engineering icon for the future

How Hindustan Unilever is winning over India’s middle class

Why Novo Nordisk’s CEO has learned to trust his gut feeling

ACWA Power’s Marco Arcelli: ‘I’m the Chief Facilitating Officer’

Henkel’s Carsten Knobel: A CEO who sticks to his strategy

Antoine de Saint-Affrique

Should I Fly
In a rapidly warming, post-pandemic world, Jim Pulcrano and Patrick Reinmoeller set out to answer one simple question: Should I fly?

The Interview
With great power comes great responsibility. Leaders of organizations from Alvanon to Zurich Zoo share insights on their own journeys.

It is a strength, not a weakness to say ‘I don’t know’

The Interview: Didier Cossin on high-performance boards

ACE Founders, with Ian Charles Stewart and François Randin

‘Cognitive’ technology and smart thinking: redefining city living

How AI gives Taobao’s one billion customers the personal touch

Reframing the role of anxiety in leadership

Management under the microscope
With the help of some of the world’s leading academics and executives, Professor Michael Wade turns six “accepted truths” on their heads.
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It is a strength, not a weakness to say ‘I don’t know’
March 13, 2025 • by Howard H. Yu in Podcasts • 6 min read • Podcast available
Julie Linn Teigland of EY tells IMD's Howard Yu why it’s better to admit you’re unsure and collaborate to find a solution....
Beyond the obvious: quiet predictors of VC fund performance with Michael Kim
February 13, 2025 • by Raphaël Grieco, Karl Schmedders in Podcasts • 1 min read • Podcast available
The founder of Cendana discusses the strategies for partnering with emerging general partners...
Alternative exit options for VC funds, with Liz Campbell
January 30, 2025 • by Karl Schmedders, Raphaël Grieco in Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
The CIO at Portfolio Advisors discusses the challenges of realising returns in an increasingly sophisticated VC market...






