Andrew Winston

Profit, Innovation, and the Drive to Net Positive

How courageous companies thrive by solving the world’s problems

Our economy and society are healing from the pandemic, but extreme challenges remain, such as climate change and inequality. Business has the vast opportunity – along with the tools and skills – to profit from solving the world’s problems, not creating them. Based on his new book Net Positive – co-authored with legendary CEO Paul Polman – this inspiring talk from renowned strategist Andrew Winston will help you navigate the seismic changes sweeping through business. Net Positive explodes 50 years of corporate dogma about the purpose of business and how it thrives. With bold vision and compelling stories, Winston sets out the principles and practices that will deliver the scale of change and transformation the world desperately needs.

His talk will explore surprising data about our world and look at stories of leading companies such as:

• Microsoft and Google pushing the boundaries on moving to clean energy;
• Salesforce and Tesco raising the level of expectations on suppliers;
• The consumer goods industry experimenting with new models for delivering products;
• Unilever working with peers, NGOs, communities, and governments to improve health and hygiene globally and reduce deforestation; and more.

The Big Pivot: Innovation and Value Creation in a Hotter, Scarcer, More Open World

• In this unique and entertaining talk, Andrew lays out the critical mega-trends that are quickly redefining “business as usual” such as global demographic changes, intense resource constraints, a changing climate and new expectations from Millennials and Gen Z about how a business should operate.
• The audience will experience many “a-ha” and “wow” moments backed by surprising data about our world as Andrew describes the simple but profound mindset shift – the Big Pivot – that companies must make to go beyond merely coping and actually navigate and solve the world’s toughest challenges.

Climate Change and Business: What we know, the risks, the opportunities, and what the world is doing

• In this entertaining and enlightening keynote, without too much jargon, offers an overview of the phenomenon of climate change. The audience will discover the basic science and why the consensus on human-driven climate change is so strong. Andrew shares his insights of the business case for action, and how big companies are managing climate risk and opportunity for profit.

Energy Strategy for the C-Suite

• This keynote provides an overview of the world’s largest industry and how business leaders can shift their thinking from energy as a cost center to a strategic asset. The audience will learn how different regions of the world use energy as well as the fundamental tensions between energy use and climate change.

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage

• In this keynote, Andrew explores the environmental pressures and powerful stakeholders that drive companies to go green. He demonstrates how leading companies create business value in 4 fundamental ways: Lowering costs, reducing risk, increasing revenues and enhancing brand value (such as employee and customer loyalty).