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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 • Podcast available
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.
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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

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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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Empowering women: Bridging the financial gender gap
September 21, 2023 in Podcasts • 7 min read • Podcast available
Why accessibility is essential if women are to attain financial security, and what it will take to develop a pathway to a brighter and more prosperous future for all....
The Rise of Generative AI: From AlphaGo to ChatGPT
September 14, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss the history of artificial intelligence, and how today's particular brand of generative AI emerged...
Nuclear power: How we learned to stop loving the atom
August 31, 2023 • by Michael R. Wade, Amit Joshi in Podcasts • 2 min read • Podcast available
Mike & Amit discuss the ups and downs of radioactive fuel, and why the promise of nuclear fusion powering each and every home has not come to pass...






