What next? Leadership conversations for a better future
by University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership · 15 episodes
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How do we rebuild confidence in the future - and in our collective ability to shape it? How do we reconnect economic growth with social progress, fairness, and stability? And how do we harness innovation without widening inequality or navigate political tensions without retreating from cooperation? Responses to these questions demands new thinking - ideas that challenge assumptions, acknowledge what isn’t working and offer credible paths forward for business, finance and government. That’s the focus of our new podcast series, hosted by CISL CEO Lindsay Hooper, and Investec Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer Marc Kahn. You’ll hear from leader...
Latest episodes
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52 min
Bridging the trust gap: rebuilding legitimacy through place and community
Guests Professor Mike Kenny, Head of Department at the Bennett School of Public Policy, University of Cambridge Jacinta Koolmatrie, Aboriginal heritage practitioner (Adnyamathanha…
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36 min
Making the Transition Investable: Policy Certainty, Capital, and Coordination with Marina Grossi, Sang-Hyup Ki…
Clean and green growth has moved from ambition to execution, but the challenge is one of pace. Investment conditions are key: predictable rules, credible pathways, and coordination…
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39 min
Reclaiming the Future from the Algorithm
Guest: Vilas Dhar – President, Patrick J. McGovern Foundation; philanthropist, technologist and advocate for human-centred AI What Next? Leadership Conversations for a Better Futur…
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45 min
Changing Minds, Changing Markets
Guests: Michael Liebreich – Managing Partner, EcoPragma Capital & CEO, Liebreich Associates Rory Sutherland – Vice Chairman, Ogilvy UK; behavioural science commentator What Next? L…
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41 min
Backing the Future: Can Philanthropy Drive Systemic Change? with Peter Bennett & Leslie Johnston
In this episode our hosts explore the role of philanthropy in shaping cleaner, fairer and more resilient economies. Philanthropy funds much of the world’s high-risk innovation, ear…
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49 min
Rewiring Finance for a better future with Sarah Kemmitt, Nina Seega and Jose Vinals
In this episode, Lindsay Hooper and Marc Kahn examine a critical question: what will it take to align global capital with a cleaner, fairer, more resilient global economy? At a tim…
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40 min
The New Fault Line: How U.S. Polarisation Is Reshaping Global Sustainability with Gillian Tett and Professor B…
The U.S. has become the centre of a global sustainability fault line: it hosts the world’s most advanced innovation ecosystem and deepest pools of private capital—yet remains locke…
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33 min
The Meaning Deficit and Why It Matters to Leadership with Sudhanshu Palsule, Richard Springer and Gillian Secr…
This episode examines the emerging “meaning deficit” – the collapse of coherence, trust and belonging that is driving anxiety, polarisation and disengagement across societies. Lind…
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49 min
The Value of Values with Alison Taylor and Karen Wood
In an era of market pressure, political backlash, and accusations of “purpose-washing”, do corporate values still matter? Why isn’t making money legally enough? And in markets that…
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32 min
The Tech Reckoning: Who Shapes the Next Economy? with Thomas Lingard
This episode looks at the power shifts created by AI and digital systems - asks where real agency still lies. Hosts Lindsay Hooper and Marc Kahn sit down with Thomas Lingard, who p…
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49 min
Powering Africa’s Future with Carlos Lopes & Jasandra Nyker
This episode examines Africa’s energy transition as both an economic strategy and a question of agency, featuring insights from Professor Carlos Lopes and investment leader Jasandr…
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42 min
AI Shaping the Future with Dominic Vergine
In this episode of What Next? Leadership Conversations for a Better Future, hosts Lindsay Hooper and Marc Kahn speak with innovation and sustainability leader Dominic Vergine about…
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Young Divided and Under Pressure with Clover Hogan and Ravi Naidoo
For years, we’ve comforted ourselves with the idea that young people will “save the world.” But is that hope realistic - or an unfair projection? Many young people care deeply abou…
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39 min
From Heavy Industry to Clean Growth with Faustine Delasalle and Katie Fergusson
What Next? Leadership Conversations for a Better Future explores how leaders can help build future-fit economies, bringing fresh perspectives, provocative questions and conversatio…
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1 min
Trailer - What Next? Leadership Conversations for a Better Future
How do we rebuild confidence in the future - and in our collective ability to shape it? How do we reconnect economic growth with social progress, fairness, and stability? And how d…