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Join this IMD Founder Series talk with François Randin, a trailblazer in electric mobility, as he shares his experience as a pioneer in the EV marketplace.  

Randin was an early believer in the demand for Electric Vehicles and decided his entry point was charging stations, in 2009.  Was that too early?  How did he make it to two successful exits in 2021 and 2023?  What went wrong and what went right?  

With his passion for cutting-edge product design and large charging network architecture, he ultimately founded and built two profitable companies (‘Green Motion’ and ‘evpass’), navigating M&A and crucial fundraising over his 14-year journey in the energy transition sector. The talk was held on campus at IMD and recorded live. 

This fireside chat is hosted by Ian Charles Stewart, co-founder of WiReD Magazine and IMD Executive in Residence.

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Ian Charles Stewart is Chairman of the WheelsPlusWings Foundation, is a Trustee of the International Institute for Sustainable Development in Canada. Stewart is also an investor in and advisor to startups in the FinTech and Media sectors. Stewart was the Co-Founder of WiReD Magazine and Founder and CEO of Aztec Internet (responsible for BBC News Online and FT.com). 

Hamilton Mann, a top executive at European defense group Thales tells Michael Wade why creating objectives that take people out of their comfort zones is vital to driving collaboration and transformation at scale.

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Jason Price, Founder and Chairman of the Board at NXTHVN, tells David Bach about the national arts model he has inaugurated which empowers artists, curators, and the community through education and access to a vibrant ecosystem.

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The boundary between the physical and digital worlds is dissolving, says Joseph Bradley, CEO of TONOMUS, a world-leading technology enterprise powering the world’s first ecosystem of cognitive technologies at NEOM in Saudi Arabia. Harnessing the power of data, while addressing the risks, will be key to an enhanced integrated future.

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Long treated as a photo opportunity for the leaders of Western democracies, the G7 has had a new lease of life ever since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. With so many G20 members at each other’s throats, the G7  has proved to be a useful vehicle to align against military aggression and the economic threats to Western business and technological primacy.

At this weekend’s Summit, G7 leaders will issue a stinging critique of China’s trade practices, following the announcement of new EV tariffs levied by the European Commission on Wednesday. Simon Evenett, Ana Elena Sancho Calvino, and Fernando Martín Espejo from the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade join IMD to discuss them.

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Simon J. Evenett is currently a Professor of Economics at the University of St. Gallen and on 1 August 2024 will join the Faculty at IMD. He is also  Co-Chair of the WEF’s Global Council on Trade & Investment and the Founder of the St. Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade, home of two of the leading independent monitors of how governments shape international business.

Elena Sancho is Associate Director at Global Trade Alert, one of St Gallen’s influential initiatives that provides unbiased information about international policy developments. 

Fernando Martín Head of Analytics at Global Trade Alert.

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...
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Morra Aarons-Mele, author and host of the Anxious Achiever podcast, discusses the strategies to help turn anxiety into a leadership superpower.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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