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Dr Nathalie Wlodarczyk, Dr Rebecca Harding & Kevin Bourne
Imagine a world where Arctic Icecaps were melting so quickly that commercial shipping was beginning to move through the Arctic Ocean with increasing frequency.
What would be the geopolitical implications?
How would NATO countries react given the primacy of Russia in the region?
What would be the consequences for the global economy and our geostrategic approach to sustainability?
Are there valid but contrarian climate alligned reasons for allowing this route to be commercialised?
To find out more, attend this session which will an interactive scenario game that looks at the economic security consequences of this development.
You will be informed by the unrivalled knowledge of our experts in sustainability and geostrategy, Nathalie Wlodarczyk, Kevin Bourne and Rebecca Harding; you will be entertained by the novel “gamed” format of the session, which will include news clips as events unfold; and you will be engaged by the need to vote to direct events as they unfold.
This is a unique way of understanding the link between climate, geopolitics and geoeconomics. Do join us to find out more.”
Dr Nathalie Wlodarczyk
Over the past 20 years Nathalie has worked with senior leaders across the private and public sector to transform intelligence functions and integrate geopolitical intelligence in strategic decision making. Initially as the Africa lead for a start-up political risk forecasting company, and subsequently as the global lead for country risk consulting and later leading both the product and consulting business for risk intelligence solutions at IHS Markit (acquired by S&P Global).
In recent years much of her work has been related to the geopolitical risks and opportunities connected with supply chains, climate change and the energy transition.
Nathalie is currently helping a London university design executive education in risk intelligence for the private sector, and is on the advisory board for start-up advisory firm The Community Communications Service.
Nathalie has a PhD in War Studies from King’s College London and an MSC and BSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is a Managing Director & Head of S&P Global Sustainable One Investment Research. In this role Kevin is responsible for setting the firms global agenda for ESG and climate research across financial markets and into investors, in support of S&P Global’s broader business visions and product objectives.
Previously, Kevin was Managing Director and Co-Head of Sustainable Finance at IHS Markit and prior to this was Global Head of Sustainable Investment at LSEG/FTSE Russell. Kevin has deep knowledge of financial markets and the ESG/Climate Change linked challenges faced by clients, especially regulation. Prior to focusing on these issues, Kevin spent 25 years in Equity Markets, latterly as Managing Director & Global Head of Electronic & Portfolio Trading at HSBC.
Dr. Rebecca Harding
Dr. Rebecca Harding is an independent trade economist, a public speaker and trade and supply chain specialist. In 2022 she was awarded the “Net Zero Entrepreneur of the Year” at the annual Scale Up Group’s Enterprise Awards event for her role as Founder and Chief Executive of Coriolis Technologies, a data and analytics provider that created the world’s first fully automated sustainability scoring system.
She has held senior positions at Deloitte, London Business School, the Work Foundation, and UK Finance, where she was Chief Economist. She acted as Specialist Adviser to the Treasury Select Committee and advised the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Entrepreneurship. She has acted as a trade finance and supply chains expert witness, is a member of the World Trade Board, the ITFA’s ESG Committee and the ICC’s sustainable trade finance technology sub-committee. She is a Senior Fellow of the British Foreign Policy Group. Between 2004 and 2018 she was a Director and Trustee of the German-British Forum.
She co-authored “The Weaponization of Trade: the Great Unbalancing of Policy and Economics” and “Gaming Trade: Win-Win Strategies for the Digital Era.” She has authored 8 other books on the German economy, global innovation policy and SME financing. Her high media profile includes frequent appearances on BBC Television and Radio including The Context, Sky News and the Ian King Show, CNBC, and Times Radio, as well as citations in the broadsheet media.
