Olaf Groth

It is now commonplace for technology to be at the center of geopolitics, what Olaf Groth, Ph.D., calls GeoTech. “Many companies that never considered geopolitics a core concern will find it inescapable now,” he says. In this illuminating talk, Groth gives leaders the right questions to ask about the intersection between tech and geopolitics and the implications for national security, solving big global problems like climate change migration, health, collaborating with China and more. His well-defined tools, like the FLP-IT framework, help leaders understand business forces in a specific domain, and then identify how it will change how they react today. With an apolitical perspective, he highlights where the structural changes are and what needs to happen for us to solve global problems. Individuals and organizations will be equipped to make better sense of the current environment to begin turning identified threats and opportunities into a lasting strategy for future growth.