One of the biggest challenges established businesses face is winning the race for top talent. We asked Dirk Hoke, Chief Executive Officer of Airbus Defence and Space, how he plans to make Airbus Defence and Space attractive for millennials. How do…

Upon meeting a Nobel Prize winner, particularly in the field of physiology or medicine, there is a degree of expectation. Surely, a lifetime of dedication and hard work will have been inspired by the pursuit of a material outcome, a…

Since its independence in 1965, Singapore has been a global model in investing capital for purpose: By investing massively in attracting talents from the globe and high-tech research and development, its longtime leader, Lee Kuan Yew, transformed the new city-state…

Arancha González is the Executive Director of the International Trade Center, which helps small and medium-sized enterprises to become more competitive and connect to international markets. In 2016, the ITC launched the SheTrades initiative to empower women through trade as…

Freeman Shen spent more than a decade studying and working in the U.S. More recently, half of his time was spent in Europe. But when the Chinese businessman decided to found his own electric car company, he placed the headquarters…

Fatima Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1982. Her father, Murtaza, was in exile after a military junta executed her grandfather, Pakistan’s first democratically elected head of state. Bhutto spent her childhood in Damascus, Syria, before returning to Pakistan.…

Every year for nearly half a century, the St. Gallen Symposium has gathered hundreds of participants – titans of industry, top politicians, entrepreneurs and scholars, students and activists – to discuss an important topic. In recent years, attendees have discussed…

And the winners are: Reuben Muhindi Wambui, Natalie Lau Hei Tung and Toan Do. They successfully wrote an essay on the topic “Is it as good as it gets? – What approach would you suggest to change the current purpose of…

How is it returning to the St. Gallen Symposium? Last time you were here, you were a Leader of Tomorrow at the 37th St. Gallen Symposium. Being here in 2007 was an experience which I always cherished. I had never…

This years Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) have gathered from all over the world, to challenge the purpose of capital. For them, the St. Gallen Symposium started on Wednesday with a full day dedicated to their ideas. Along with the two…