Teneo Insights Podcast

The events of 2023 suggest that the global system has entered an intense period of structural transition that will reorder geopolitics and reshape the international business environment in fundamental ways. In this newly released episode, Teneo’s global team of geopolitical risk experts join our host Kevin Kajiwara for an important discussion on critical issues to watch in key regions around the w...

Despite higher interest rates, geopolitical strife and market volatility, global CEOs and investors see opportunity in the year ahead. In this special edition of Teneo Insights, Teneo CEO Paul Keary and Chairwoman Ursula Burns join our host Kevin Kajiwara to discuss the results of Teneo’s recent survey of global CEOs and institutional investors – Vision 2024: Where is the World Going in 2024 and B...

Listen now for the latest on the current state of U.S. politics; how Congress will avert a government shutdown; the state of the electorate; and the biggest challenges and opportunities facing global businesses in today’s volatile environment. In this newly released episode, that comes one year before Americans cast their votes in the 2024 presidential election, former U.S. Speaker of the House an...

At the heart of America’s political and social turbulence is a crisis of trust in the key institutions of American life. In this newly released episode, Gerry Baker, Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal and author of American Breakdown joins our host Kevin Kajiwara to explore the multiple crises afflicting America today and how we can restore confidence and rebuild purpose for a better futur...

Listen now to the latest on the situation in Israel and the war that it has prompted; what to anticipate in the days ahead; and the repercussions for businesses and investors across the globe. In this newly released episode, our host Kevin Kajiwara gleans insights from experts Jon Alterman, Teneo Senior Advisor and Director of the Middle East Program at CSIS and Ambassador Dennis Ross, Senior Advi...

Sally Susman, Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at Pfizer and author of Breaking Through joins our host Kevin Kajiwara on the Teneo Insights Series. Sally shares insights from her long-standing career as a trailblazing communications leader and the important lessons she learned along the way; how she led corporate affairs at Pfizer during the COVID-19 pandemic and throug...

Andrew Liveris, Teneo Senior Advisor, former Dow Chairman and CEO and author of Leading through Disruption: A Changemaker’s Guide to Twenty-First Century Leadership joins our host Kevin Kajiwara on the Teneo Insights Series. Drawing on four decades of global leadership experience, Liveris discusses a new framework for business leaders seeking to thrive in an era of exponential change, how to creat...

With an ever-changing world order, arts and cultural organizations are uniquely positioned to build civic capacity for public discourse around controversial issues. While their role is to serve as custodians of culture, they are also required to take responsibility for their constituencies and stakeholders and act as agents of positive change. Max Hollein, Marina Kellen French Director and CEO at...

  An armed rebellion in Russia led by Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private military company (PMC) Wagner, shocked the world and amounted to the most significant challenge to Putin’s rule in over two decades. Although the revolt was short-lived, new questions about Putin’s hold on power remain. Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Teneo's partner firm WestExec Advisors and Chair...

Today’s fast-paced and interconnected operating environment is forcing leaders and organizations to go beyond their economic roles and drive meaningful change. Visionary leaders with clear objectives can unlock the potential of individuals, communities and companies, and inspire bold action. Ginni Rometty, Teneo Senior Advisor, former Chair, President and CEO of IBM and author of Good Power: Leadi...

The emergence over the past decade of intensified great power competition has fueled fragmentation and heralded a particularly disruptive period for the global economy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, fraught U.S.-China relations and the risk of escalation in the South China Sea continue to drive a disproportionate amount of uncertainty in the world today. Michèle Flournoy, Co-Founder and Managing P...

We are pleased to welcome Teneo Brand Ambassador and PGA Tour star Shane Lowry to the Teneo Insights Series. Shane is a six-time winner on tour, including the 2019 Open Championship and 2022 BMW PGA Championship. He also represented Team Europe at the 2021 Ryder Cup and Ireland in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Shane Lowry joins Kevin Kajiwara for a timely discussion on the Masters Tournament, the...

We are pleased to welcome Richard Haass back to the Teneo Insights Series. Dr. Richard Haass, a veteran diplomat, respected scholar and proven leader, is in his 20th year as president of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Haass is the author or editor of 14 books on American foreign policy, one book on management and one on American democracy. His latest book, The Bill of Obligations: The Ten H...

China's growing economic and geopolitical influence has emerged as a dominant concern for political leaders in the U.S. and around the world. From the Chinese surveillance balloon incident and China’s strategic partnership with Russia to a sweeping leadership reshuffle at the National People’s Congress – the trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship and the evolution of China's domestic politics h...

In the wake of technological, geopolitical, climate and demographic shifts, the conventional wisdom about globalization has been put to the test. In an increasingly connected and competitive world, how can the U.S. lean into its regional strengths and dominate the next decade? Shannon O’Neil, Vice President, Deputy Director of Studies and Nelson and David Rockefeller Senior Fellow for Latin Americ...

On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a “special military operation” – a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. With an intense humanitarian crisis, inflationary shocks, staggering energy prices and disruptions to global trade, impacts from the war in Ukraine continue to reverberate across world regions. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Advisor at WestExec Advisors and former Depu...

The 118th Congress has taken power with a reordered balance of control. With rising partisanship, fiscal challenges, Republican investigations of the Biden Administration and the legislative limitations of a split government, it promises to be a contentious year on the Hill. Steve Clemons, Editor-at-Large of Semafor and former Editor-at-Large of The Hill and The Atlantic and Orson Porter, Senior M...

As we look ahead to 2023, we are pleased to release a special edition episode of Teneo Insights “Where is the World Going in 2023 and Beyond?” featuring Teneo CEO Paul Keary and Chairwoman Ursula Burns. Our conversation stems from the results of Teneo’s recent survey of global CEOs and institutional investors, representing more than $3 trillion USD of company and portfolio value. The survey explor...

Teneo’s global team of geopolitical risk experts join our host Kevin Kajiwara for an important discussion on critical issues to watch in key regions around the world in 2023.

Evolving great power politics; economic and humanitarian crisis caused by war in Europe; a scientifically and politically charged energy transition; and ongoing technological disruption are conspiring to make 2023 another fraught year. John Brennan, former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and Principal at Teneo’s partner firm WestExec Advisors, joins our host Kevin Kajiwara for an impor...

Faced with rising greenhouse gas emissions, global warming, a growing energy crisis and extreme weather events worldwide, COP27 seeks international solidarity to accelerate global efforts to confront the climate crisis. Pia Heidenmark Cook, Teneo Senior Advisor and former Chief Sustainability Officer for IKEA and Phillip Cornell, Principal for Energy and Sustainability at Economist Impact and Seni...

Xi Jinping has emerged from the Party Congress with a history-making third five-year term and more power than ever before. His challenge will now be to deftly manage the various headwinds facing China, including the economy, geopolitics, COVID-19 and many other issues. Yun Sun, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the China Program at the Stimson Center; Paul Haen...

For the first time in history, the UK ushered in a new monarch and prime minister in the same week. Both Liz Truss and King Charles III take over at a turbulent time in Britain, and while Truss faces a brewing social, political and economic storm, Charles III grapples with the future of the commonwealth. Tina Brown CBE, award-winning journalist, editor, author and former Editor-in-Chief of Tatler,...

The upcoming midterm elections and recent legislative activity have brought policy and politics back to the fore. While historical trends, rising inflation rates, volatile markets and an impending recession favor Republicans taking control of the House, uncertainty remains, and no election outcome is guaranteed. Paul Ryan, Teneo Vice Chairman and 54th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives j...

Europe has witnessed its most intense combat since World War II, but Ukraine’s recent counteroffensive has dramatically turned the tide of Russia’s invasion. As Europe faces a make-or-break winter, and Putin confronts domestic political risks with faltering international support, the war is on the verge of the next, potentially decisive phase – on the battlefield, geopolitically and economically....