Beyond markets
Philanthropy · 01 Dec 2025
Giving back is a life’s work
Paco Arango, the founder of The Aladina Foundation, has supported countless children with cancer in Spain and around the world. Here, he explains how a profound sense of his own good fortune and his father’s spirit of generosity both influenced his decision to dedicate his life to this cause.
Family business · 03 Nov 2025
Honouring the past whilst forging the future
Sisters Marie and Valentine Barbier-Mueller had to take over the leadership of their family’s company in dramatic and challenging circumstances. But their father’s long-term planning and preparation guided the way forward. Today, the pair share the ceo role and take a view of the future that is based in humility and a hard-earned sense of perspective.
Entrepreneurship · 06 Oct 2025
An entrepreneur on a continual path of career changes
François-Laurent Renet is a serial entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist. The Swiss-based former French special forces soldier explains why, for him, there has never been a more exciting time.
Family business · 29 Sep 2025
Becoming one of the world’s most lauded female chefs
How Anne-Sophie Pic turned her family’s famous restaurant into a global culinary empire spanning Lausanne to Hong Kong with her husband, and became one of the world’s most acclaimed female chefs in the process.
Entrepreneurship · 15 Sep 2025
Understanding the ripple effect of entrepreneurship
After selling her AI-driven recruitment platform Golden Bees in 2023, Fariha Shah refocused her time to support, mentor and invest in a new generation of innovators. For her, entrepreneurship is about building systems, creating impact and opening doors for those who haven’t had a head start.
Family business · 26 Aug 2025
The ABCs of Family Governance
As families expand and evolve, their needs and dynamics become more complex. Creating a family governance framework provides clarity around roles, supports strong relationships, and helps ensure the family’s legacy thrives across generations.
Entrepreneurship · 21 Aug 2025
A retirement plan with a difference
Since selling his jewellery business, Italian luxury veteran Andrea Morante has blended entrepreneurship and his passions.
Entrepreneurship · 18 Aug 2025
Supporting the next generation through investment and philanthropy
Entrepreneur Martin Port says he just can’t stop working, despite two successful multimillion-euro exits. Not interested in the trappings of wealth, British-born Port now focuses on investment, building his latest start-up, supporting the next generation and charity work – with the help of his wife.
Entrepreneurship · 08 Jul 2025
Louis Debouzy — Building a community for entrepreneurs post-exit
When Louis Debouzy sold his first business, he felt empty and directionless. So the French entrepreneur set up a club for people in a similar position – and has now launched a new investment club.
Entrepreneurship · 23 Jun 2025
George Katiniotis - Bringing a different view to engineering startups
George Katiniotis quit the corporate world and started a new life as a multiple entrepreneur and investor. He now grows startups and early-stage engineering companies.
Entrepreneurship · 11 Jun 2025
Gordon Morrison - Applying business skills to philanthropy
When Gordon Morrison’s family construction business was sold, he became a philanthropist and real estate developer. Applying his business acumen and experience to his charity work has allowed him to make a significant difference.
Family business · 05 Apr 2024
Robert Buchbauer - Insights and lessons from a broad and varied business career
We sit down with the investor, entrepreneur and one-time CEO of Swarovski, and hear his personal views on what it takes to succeed as a founder and how to build robust governance within a company.
Philanthropy · 18 Mar 2024
Stanley Tan - A case study in how business can serve society
The entrepreneur and investor turned a tough childhood into a highly successful business career. But he always held on to the principles of fairness and community spirit that were instilled in him at an early age.
Entrepreneurship · 05 Mar 2024
Tony Beltramelli - Using AI to disrupt how digital products are designed
The co-founder and CEO of Uizard took an early interest in machine learning and has built one of the world’s leading design tools powered by AI. Now he’s trying to cut through the noise and scale in a market that is constantly shifting.
Entrepreneurship · 21 Feb 2024
Moove - On the move: the company setting a course for global growth and profitability
The mobility fintech company provides vehicle financing for drivers on platforms like Uber. Ladi Delano, one of Moove’s co-founders, talks us through the genuine societal problems the business was built to solve and unpacks his ambitious plans for the future.
Philanthropy · 09 Feb 2024
Monica Oudang - Investing in people to help achieve a nation’s ambitions
Through her work as the chairperson of the GoTo Impact Foundation, as well as through her own entrepreneurial ventures, the former HR executive is developing talent and helping Indonesia to build a future-proof workforce for the 21st century.
Entrepreneurship · 29 Jan 2024
Kyungsun Chung - Forging a new path and building a long-term legacy
Instead of following the more traditional route, the scion of the Hyundai family has dedicated his career to impact investing and creating positive change for the world. Yet the apple never falls too far from the tree.
Responsible future · 25 Jan 2024
Tamira Snell - Studying the future for a living, you get used to uncertainty
The Copenhagen-based futurist explains how an open mindset and an exploratory approach can improve decision-making and make us better equipped to deal with a range of “potential plausible futures”.
Responsible future · 06 Dec 2023
Vaclav Smil on overhyped inventions, category errors and missed opportunities.
Vaclav Smil has built his considerable reputation on always cleaving to facts in the face of hype and hysteria.
Responsible future · 04 Dec 2023
Fairmat has invented a new, more sustainable way to recycle advanced materials
Benjamin Saada set up a company that used carbon- fibre composites. Then he saw how the materials were disposed of at the end of their life cycle and he vowed to find a better solution.
Responsible future · 01 Dec 2023
When it comes to renewable hydrogen, Kobe City is forging ahead
The city’s mayor describes how his hometown recovered from a devastating earthquake and how it is looking to build a greener, more equitable and more resilient future.
Responsible future · 29 Nov 2023
The mayor of a Danish seaport on fostering the global energy transition.
Jesper Frost Rasmussen, the mayor of Esbjerg on Denmark’s North Sea coast, discusses both his ambitions for the future and the challenges standing in his way.
Responsible future · 27 Nov 2023
Forest & Whale is the design studio leaning into longevity and circular thinking
The husband-and-wife team struck out on their own to create more sustainable and meaningful products and services. Here, they talk us through their considered projects and explain why they’re optimistic about the future.
Responsible future · 24 Nov 2023
How microscopic microbes can help us tackle the world’s biggest challenges
The CEO of bioscience company Chr. Hansen walks us through the company’s commitments and plans for the future, including an ambitious merger.