Why Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
In 2005 John Mackey, the founder of US food retailer Whole Foods, started the Conscious Capitalism movement as the manifestation of the values-driven business ethos for which he stands. And in
Recruiting the Best Talent in the Digital Era
In this podcast, Jeff Kavanaugh, the head of the Infosys Knowledge Institute interviews Mariana Bozesan within the context of their research on "how the best companies get the skills they
For Every Trump There Is a Greta
Today’s podcast focuses on the very important mind shift necessary for large-scale transformation within the time frame defined by climate scientists; namely within the next decade. Dr. Mila Popovich compares
Major Integral Impact Without Corruption
Listen to a rare tale of success. Robert Bürmann has turned Fairventures into an integrally sustainable business model with a scalable social and environmental impact, as well as a nice
Why Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast
Having worked on both sides of the equation as a VC at Apax Partners and as a consultant at Accenture, Peter Matthies knows exactly what makes or breaks a top
How to Use AI for Good
"If you want to change reality – one powerful way is to change what you measure, how you measure it, and why you measure it,” said Dr. Sean Esbjörn-Hargens, who
Support for EIB 2020 Pledge to stop fossil energy lending
The AQAL Group co-signed the letter to the EIB President, Vice-Presidents and Board of Directors requesting to stand firm on its decision to halt fossil fuel investments by the end of 2020 because
How AI Predicts Start-up Funding Success
In this exciting podcast Dr. Thomas Kehler talks about AI past and future, and how he is applying it to help investors in their due diligence process. His AI-based system
City Promenades: the Key to Sustainable Civilizations?
Driven by exponentially growing technologies such as an explosion of sensors, high-speed networks and AI, tomorrow’s cities will be revolutionizing almost every aspect of our lives because most of us
Why AQAL is the Ideal Framework for Making Transformation toward a Sustainable Future Feasible?
by Mariana Bozesan Let’s say you want to travel from Munich to Beijing. Depending on your budget in terms of money, time, or levels of courage and exploration, you can travel
On Atheism, the Future of Capital, and Safe AI
In this very personal interview, performed on the occasion of the Future of Capital conference at the United Nations HQ on September 12-13, Dr. Mariana Bozesan shares her path from
How Lack of Fulfillment Drives Transformation
In this podcast Frank Dixon explains the difference between the ESG criteria of the UN PRI and the new Agenda 2030 with its 17 UN SGDs. He helps clarify the
Dr. Mariana Bozesan at the Berlin Green Investment Summit
On June 5, 2019, Mariana Bozesan was interviewed by valueDACH, the Value Investing Community. During the interview she talks about the early days of her AI activities in the 1980s in
Do We Live in a Simulation?
In this philosophically daring podcast, Dr. Joscha Bach addresses several important questions related to our understanding of who we are as human beings and how this understanding informs the AI
Tom Schulz at the Berlin Green Investment Summit
Tom Schulz had the opportunity to participate in the Berlin Green Investment Summit (BGIS) from 5 to 7 June and commented about it in this video interview with Tilman Versch
Markus Bodenmeier at the SDG Impact Investment Forum
In order to reach the UN Sustainable Development Goals, approx. $3.9 trillion per year will have to be invested. Currently, there is an annual investment gap of $2.5 trillion per
Nelson Mandela Was Like a Father to Me
In this podcast Dr. Ramphele reminds us that freeing the planet from the negative influence of human civilizations such as destructive CO2 emissions and overpopulation, means freeing ourselves from the
Tom Schulz at EcoSummit 2019
Mariana and I met Jan Michael Hess in 2009, when we had just moved back from Palo Alto to Munich. He talked about putting together a CleanTech event bringing together