Meet The Leader

Polly Courtice, the Founder Director of the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) shares why business survival depends on taking action on sustainability, what sometimes holds leaders back and the role of corporate boards in putting planet over profit. This episode will also include insights from top leaders ahead of January's Davos Agenda Week.

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David Rubenstein, co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, explains the role courage plays in making change happen, and what leaders must do to push through the resistance that they face.

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How will you play the hand you're dealt? This shape-your-own-destiny approach helped Deloitte's Global CEO forge his own unique path in life and is helping the company tackle big challenges such as climate change and expanding opportunity for millions.

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Tackling long-term challenges requires leaders committed to making big change happen. Moritz will share how the leaders of tomorrow can truly drive progress and make an impact. He'll also share how PwC is helping to upskill the next generation of workers, and how a set of non-financial metrics can better measure how companies are doing right by society.

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This special training program for staff at banks and credit unions didn't just help tackle the multi-billion-dollar problem of financial exploitation. It built motivation and empathy among thousands of front line staffers to help protect seniors' retirement savings.

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The co-founder of Orbs, Israel's largest blockchain group, explains what drove her to found a non-profit using blockchain to tackle some of the world's biggest humanitarian problems. She'll explain how she leverages patience and persistence in her work and the importance of looking for "the doers" to make things happen.

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How can public companies help solve some of the world's biggest problems? The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, explains how a special set of metrics can help companies better measure and disclose how they're doing well for society on environmental, social and governance issues. He'll also talk about staying focused for the long term, his reliance on curiosity, and the importance of looking "out-in" as a leader.

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What if the world's top scientists can help us prevent future crises, all with the best technology at their fingertips? The Director of IBM Research explains the need for a Science Readiness Reserves and the supercomputer project that inspired it. He also shares what he's learned about what makes great collaborations tick and why he listens to Bach (loudly) on the way into work.

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