Chris Tung is President of Strategic Development at Alibaba Group, a Chinese multinational specializing in e-commerce, retail, and technology. He tells IMD's Amit Joshi how the company is integrating AI to optimize...-- Read our magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Morra Aarons-Mele, author and host of the Anxious Achiever podcast, discusses the strategies to help turn anxiety into a leadership superpower. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Sophie Bacq speaks to António Calçada, Executive Managing Director of the Repsol Foundation, on how the model of corporate philanthropy is shifting from charitable giving towards investing in entrepreneurial ventures that can create positive social and environmental impact. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Alexa Firmenich is one of a new wave of philanthropists seeking to transform the way societies operate through purpose-led, professional interventions. In this interview, Peter Vogel explores how philanthropy has shifted from traditional charitable giving to a bolder vision. ------------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

For too long, citizens of countries blessed with stable institutions have taken democracy and freedom for granted, the Head of the Center for Civil Liberties tells Professor Niccolò Pisani. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Jay Mehta, owner of the Metha Group, sits down with Misiek Piskorski Dean of IMD Asia and Oceania. -- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

French entrepreneur and mountain guide Marion Chaygneaud-Dupuy explains to Professor of Sustainable Innovation and Business Transformation Julia Binder how she made a profitable business model – climbing Mount Everest – more sustainable. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Olympian Rebecca Wardell tells Heather Cairns-Lee how a 20,000 km bike ride from Lausanne to New Zealand taught her the importance of managing her mindset, resilience, teamwork, and the kindness of strangers. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Inspired by electrical engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, Mate Rimac, CEO of the electric supercar company Rimac Automobili, is helping to drive a revolution in the automotive sector. He sits down for an interview with IMD's Didier Bonnet. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

IMD's Julia Binder how Judith Wiese, Chief People & Sustainability Officer at Siemens, effectively combines two roles at the German technology and industrial group. ------- Read our new magazine, I by IMD, here. Discover IMD's leadership programmes here.

Globally, firms are coming under increasing pressure to weigh profit-making against their social and environmental responsibilities. The trend, which breaks with a long tradition of shareholder primacy, requires business leaders to understand the needs, interests, and expectations of a diverse array of stakeholders. At Rio Tinto, no one has a greater awareness of this than Isabelle Deschamps.   As the mining group’s Chief Legal Officer, Deschamps is not short of responsibility. Her remit...

90% of startups fail. For all sorts of different reasons. And few people want to talk about it. But WiReD Magazine co-Founder and IMD Executive in Residence Ian Charles Stewart and Aike Festini, Founder and CEO of logistics startup Luckabox AG, are more than happy to. In our latest IMD ACE Founders Series podcast interview Stewart and Festini discuss what happens when things go wrong, how to spot the signs of an ailing business, and lessons that can be learned for next time.  ***** Aike...

As the FinTech arena moves beyond smoothing back-office processes and facilitating relationships between existing players we are seeing a new generation of B2C players rise to take on the incumbent institutions.   With the rise of challenger banks, we also see hybrid organizations seeking to use new technologies and the resulting processes and public awareness thereof to slice up markets a little differently. Alpian is one such nascent institution, with both new aspects and old backers,...

Verity co-founder Raffaello D’Andrea talks about the future of Robotics and AI/Machine Learning, with IMD's Executive in Residence Ian Charles Stewart

Tony Jamous, CEO of Oyster HR speaks with Ian Charles Stewart, Co-Founder WIReD Magazine and Executive in Residence at IMD.

Sarena Lin, the Chief Transformation & Talent Officer at Bayer, speaks with IMD's Misiek Piskorski about the digital transformation and leadership

Yale Professor Zoe Chance discusses her latest book with IMD Professor of Strategy and Political Economy David Bach. Highlights include ow executives can cultivate charisma, negotiate comfortably and spot manipulators before it’s too late.

Ian Charles Stewart, Executive in Residence at IMD, speaks with Nuri CEO and CPO Kristina Walcker-Mayer.

Nicholas Christakis, Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale University, speaks with IMD Affiliate Professor of Leadership, Katharina Lange.

Peter Bakker, head of WBCSD, talks with IMD's David Bach about sustainable businesses, promoting net-zero, and building an equitable future.

In the finale of Should I Fly, Professors Jim Pulcrano and Patrick Reinmoeller layout their conclusions on the big question; and find that things aren't so straightforward. Who should take responsibility for the aviation industry's emissions? How much is flying truly impacting the environment? When is enough travel enough? In this 7th episode,  they cover the tough choices that will need to be made to reign in the aviation industry, and the need for its...

Over the past two years, global lockdowns meant many didn't have to answer the “Should I fly?” question. But as the world re-opens, travel looks set to make a comeback in 2022. Should we return to our pre-covid habits? Has the pandemic changed our attitude to flying? And how do we make the decision to travel? Throughout Should I Fly, Professors Jim Pulcrano and Patrick Reinmoeller have talked to pilots, airport bosses, environmentalists, technologists, and investors.  But now their focus is...

Quick and easy international travel is a normal part of modern life, but almost 20 years ago getting from A to B was an even faster process.  In the early 2000s, Concorde allowed passengers to get from London to New York in less than four hours; but high costs and environmental complaints brought an end to the supersonic travel era. Now, a new generation of pioneering companies is aiming to make aviation faster and more efficient, while cutting down on emissions. This week, Professors Jim...

This weeks' host is Edwin Keh, Chief Executive of The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel. His guest is with Janice Wang --The CEO of Alvanon -- a global fashion innovations and product development company. The 3D models created by Alvanon help clothing brands like Adidas, Arcteryx and under Armour, develop new products digitally, cutting out the waste associated with traditional sampling. In a world of online fashion and free returns-- Alvanon is also revolutionizing how...