Christopher Marquis Keynote Speaker
- Sinyi Professor of Management, University of Cambridge
- Author of "The Profiteers", "Better Business" & "Mao and Markets"
Christopher Marquis's Biography
Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor at the University of Cambridge Judge School of Business. He writes regularly for the Financial Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Boston Globe, Fortune, TIME, Foreign Policy, and Harvard Business Review. He is the author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs which outlines a new regenerative paradigm for business in society, a theme he also examined in his earlier book Better Business: How the B Corp is Remaking Capitalism. He is also the author of Mao and Markets which was a Financial Times “Best Book of 2022.”
Christopher Marquis's Speaking Topics
ACHIEVING LONG-TERM GROWTH WITH REGENERATIVE AND CIRCULAR MODELS
A talk that highlights the advantage of a regenerative and circular models over the traditional “take, make, dispose” model and how to create such a model.
Include successful cases from consumer products, food, fashion and the technology industry.
STRATEGIC HIBERNATION: FUTURE-PROOFING YOUR MISSION IN A POLITICALLY TURBULENT ERA
A talk that introduces practical moves companies can take to “strategically hibernate”—a disciplined, purposeful retreat that lets organizations preserve core capabilities while reducing external exposure, a strategy particularly valuable at times of political contention.
Drawing on successful cases from prohibition-era brewers to biotech, banking, and technology.
HOW TO MAKE CORPORATE PURPOSE REAL
A talk focused on how companies can articulate a purpose beyond profit and best embed it through into key organizational governance and decision-making processes.
For all types of companies.
STRATEGICALLY EMPOWERING EMPLOYEES
A talk that explores the positive impact of practices including open hiring, purpose communication, skill development, employee ownership and more.
Includes successful cases from food & beverage, technology, and education industries.
COMMUNICATING SUSTAINABILITY TO CONSUMERS
A talk that covers the trend of increasing consumer awareness of sustainability, how to avoid greenwashing practices, and ways to educate consumers.
Includes successful cases from food & beverage and fashion industries.
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