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Geopolitics
Jake Sullivan on power, production, and the remaking of the global order
June 4, 2026 • by David Bach in Leaders Unplugged • 
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Former U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on why the post-Cold War world is over – and who is shaping the new rules of global business...
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Kati ter Horst on being a first-time CEO when the old rules are gone
Outokumpu CEO Kati ter Horst on steel, free trade, Europe’s competitiveness, AI, sustainability, and leading when the old rules are gone.
Podcast Series
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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Women in cybersecurity: Navigating the digital frontier
October 2, 2023 • by I by IMD in Podcasts • 5 min read • 
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Cybersecurity is a rapidly evolving field, critical for protecting our digital identities and data. In recent years, women have been making significant strides in this male-dominated industry, contributing their unique perspectives and...
ShareThe obstacles standing in the way of female entrepreneurs
October 2, 2023 in Podcasts • 7 min read • Podcast available
What’s stopping more female entrepreneurs from setting up or scaling-up their businesses? It’s not ambition, but a lack of female investors – and a fear of taking control of the finances....
What makes AI today so much more advanced than its predecessors?
September 29, 2023 • by Amit Joshi, Michael R. Wade in Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss how AI has moved on from closed applications to solving complex context-less problems...