-: In hundreds of CEO conversations over the last few years,
I learned that three topics are key on their agenda.
As early as the early 2010s,
tech and disruptive innovation became prevalent.
In the second part of the 2010s,
climate and sustainability became one of the key topics
on their agenda.
And in the last 24 months,
geopolitics became the prevalent paradigm
in many CEO and board conversations.
This is the reason
why BCG has not only supported their clients
for many years on geopolitical questions,
but also why we have founded BCG's Center for Geopolitics.
We see that many companies are struggling
not only to understand geopolitical realities
but also to design their strategies accordingly.
They are lacking what we call the geopolitical muscle.
The Center for Geopolitics is based on hundreds of CEO
and executive conversations
and is aiming at what they need most:
namely, cutting through the noise of daily or hourly news
and adding a stringent analytical base
to geopolitically-driven strategic decisions.
We at the Center for Geopolitics want to provide CEOs
and senior executives
with a clear perspective of the world around them
and support them in their strategic decision-making
in an increasingly fragmenting world.