MA, Economics, Cambridge; MBA, INSEAD, France. More than 20 years' experience at board level in senior mgmt. From 1989 until 2015, with Accenture, incl.: 2000-03, Managing Director, Resources, UK; 2003-06, Global Head, Growth and Strategy, Resources Operating Group; 2007-12, Global Head of Strategy; Global Managing Director, Thought Leadership, and Executive Director, Accenture Institute for High Performance. Vice-Chairman, Executive Council, American Chamber of Commerce, Brussels. Formerly Member, Global Agenda Council on Europe and Advisory Board on Sustainability and Competitiveness, World Economic Forum. Currently with the World Economic Forum as Co-Head, System Initiative on shaping the Future of Digital Economy and Society.
Energy industry dynamics will continue to be shaped by demand and supply. But digital represents a powerful catalyst for those companies that can harness its capabilities.
If Europe is to break the 1.5% annual GDP growth barrier over the next decade, a vibrant digital economy will be critical. Our EU institutions will need to provide positive leadership at ...
The World Economic Forum’s Future of the Internet Initiative (FII) is anchored in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The first three industrial revolutions were based on steam power, mass ...
The traditional view of career management was that you built a portfolio of experience and knowledge in a blue chip organization, got promoted as fast and as far as you could, and then dr...
India has long been able to offer innovative solutions to political, social and economic challenges. For example, amid some of the bloodiest independence struggles, Indian freedom fighter...
The next six months are an opportunity for Europe to discuss what qualities it wants in its institutional leaders. Recent European elections show that we are long on discussions about why...
Last week, we asked you to put your questions on the disruptive affect of technology on businesses to Mark Spelman, Global Managing Director of Accenture. Here are his responses. 1. Md Ra...
As companies become more optimistic about their prospects in the years ahead, they still face the challenge of managing macro-economic uncertainty. But it is becoming clear that if they a...
Mark Spelman, Managing Director at Accenture, on how a better grasp of what makes customers tick will help to spur economic growth. As the global economy recovers slowly, there is a sense...
If there’s one word that sums up the mood at the World Economic Forum this week, it’s uncertainty. Will the Eurozone crisis be resolved? Will there be new leaders in the White House, the...
