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Geopolitics and Business Implications

We are living and operating in a more fragmented, volatile world. Power is shifting from a globalized system toward regional blocs, and strategic competition. Geopolitics directly shapes markets, capital flows, supply chains, talent and technology—not just foreign policy. Geopolitical risk is no longer simply about external shocks.

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Phil Budden & Fiona Murray

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60 minutes

March 20, 2026

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What conversations should boards and senior leaders be having today to better understand business implications of this rapidly shifting geopolitical context?

In this webinar, MIT Sloan Faculty Phil Budden and Fiona Murray:

  • Offer a framing on the wider geopolitical situation and discuss the dimensions along which it is shaping the business world
  • Outline the key issues that boards should be addressing in light of the evolving geopolitical environment, especially how technological opportunities (e.g. AI and quantum) are impacted.
  • Preview content from their upcoming 2-day course, that will dig into these issues in greater detail and highlight practical tools and geopolitical scenario frameworks that can support leaders in assessing, managing, and responding to geopolitical risk.

Phil Budden & Fiona Murray

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60 minutes

March 20, 2026

innovation@work


What conversations should boards and senior leaders be having today to better understand business implications of this rapidly shifting geopolitical context?

In this webinar, MIT Sloan Faculty Phil Budden and Fiona Murray:

  • Offer a framing on the wider geopolitical situation and discuss the dimensions along which it is shaping the business world
  • Outline the key issues that boards should be addressing in light of the evolving geopolitical environment, especially how technological opportunities (e.g. AI and quantum) are impacted.
  • Preview content from their upcoming 2-day course, that will dig into these issues in greater detail and highlight practical tools and geopolitical scenario frameworks that can support leaders in assessing, managing, and responding to geopolitical risk.