Bachelor of Arts, University of Sydney; Bachelor of Laws (Hons), University of Sydney; MBA (Hons), University of Oxford. Admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales as Solicitor and Barrister. Strategy professional and scenario expert focused on links between the private sector, non-profits and public policy in economic development, stakeholder management, organizational performance and risk management. 2001-03, Commercial Lawyer, Windeyer Dibbs Lawyers; 2003-06, Director, Oxford Investment Research. Since 2006, with World Economic Forum, focusing on catalysing responses to global, regional and industry challenges; Co-Editor, Global Risks 2011, Sixth Edition; Deputy Head and Adviser, Strategic Risk Foresight Team; Director, Head of Constituents and Strategic Initiatives; since 2013, Director, Head of Europe. Blogger on an inter-disciplinary view of scenarios, decision-making and systemic issues facing the world. Recipient of awards and honours, including: Australian Leadership Award; Fellow, Royal Society of Arts, UK (FRSA).
The 21st century calls for a new kind of leadership to inspire confidence in the ability of technology to enhance human potential rather than substitute for it. This is precisely the lead...
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There’s no doubt that there is increasing awareness of the importance of sustainable development among states, citizens and organizations. The Pew Research Center’s Global Attitudes Surve...
As Professor Klaus Schwab has previously described, the world is in the early stages of the “Fourth Industrial Revolution”: a fundamental shift in how we produce, consume and relate to on...
Through extensive expert and stakeholder consultation detailed in the World Economic Forum’s report, The Future Role of Civil Society, six critical driving forces that might significantly...
Did you know that civil society is innovating like crazy? All sorts of organizations, from well-known international NGOs to tiny yet burgeoning social organizations, are experimenting wit...
What will it take to make Europe more innovative? As the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report has consistently indicated, increasing the quantity, quality and impact of in...
Tech entrepreneurs get all the love these days, but the scarcest and most important type of entrepreneur is the one innovating tirelessly to change the organization in which they work. In...
With economic growth rates improving in advanced economies, countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and Eurasia share an urgent economic imperative: unlocking new so...
As Europe slowly emerges from the worst financial and economic crisis of the past 80 years, the need to focus on long-term strategies to increase competitiveness has never been greater. F...
Are you an entrepreneur with experience of doing business in Europe? Do you see yourself starting your own venture in the region? Have you ever been engaged in activities or policies invo...
The World Economic Forum’s motto is to “improve the state of the world”. However, we also have an informal one: “entrepreneurship in the global public interest”, based on the belief that ...
