Business as Unusual: Leading Organizations in a Multipolarized World

Oct 29, 202503:00 pm - 3:45 PM
Scène C - Musée de l'Homme

Description

In a world marked by worsening conflicts, commercial wars and disrupted value chains, business leaders must navigate a constantly shifting geopolitical landscape. The rules of the economic game are being challenged, if not undermined, as tariff wars and geopolitical competition become the norm, with a severe impact on global growth (OECD). Tensions between national interests, sovereignty imperatives and global standards collide with the regular conduct of business, and its crucial role in securing essential services and infrastructures — from agriculture and food security to communication networks, energy, and safety. This unstable context also impacts businesses’ capacity to invest, innovate and contribute to facing transborder challenges such as climate change and sustainable development.This session will bring together business leaders to discuss how they navigate accelerating risks, anticipate geopolitical and trade disruptions, and balance their priorities. How are organizations rethinking their supply chains, dependencies, and investment strategies when facing such short- to long-term uncertainty? Panelists will address how companies position themselves, build resilience and plan their future in a world where openness is no longer the norm, and the role they can play in addressing pressing global challenges.

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