Overview

Wars, tariffs, climate shocks, technological rivalries, and shifting alliances are reshaping our world—unforeseen events unfolding quickly. The pace and direction of change are often bewildering, fuelling considerable and widespread uncertainty.

Long-held assumptions about geopolitics, globalization, trade, supply chains, and stable markets are breaking down. Great power rivalries, industrial policy, protectionism, and economic nationalism are redrawing the trade map. Business leaders today face what Michael Froman, the current president of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) in the United States, calls “the most complex international environment in 80 years.”

Geopolitics is no longer a backdrop—it is a decisive force that drives risks, unlocks opportunities, and rewires global trade flows. Companies that merely react will find themselves vulnerable; those that adopt an initiative-taking lens—viewing geopolitics as a source of disruption and value creation—can future-proof their strategies and thrive.

This program is designed to raise awareness among business leaders of the forces driving geopolitical shifts and the constraints and opportunities they create. It equips leaders to look beyond the headlines, grasp the evolving rules of engagement, and rethink strategy in a world of escalating risk.

Objectives

By the end of this programme, executives will be able to:

• Understand the geopolitical landscape, amidst which the future of business strategy and decision-making resides.
• Assess and monitor emerging risks from geopolitics and the opportunities and challenges arising from dynamic change.
• Integrate geopolitical analysis in the firm’s risk assessment and strategy.
• Identify new corridors for growth with geopolitical intelligence at the core of strategy.
• Develop the confidence to lead creatively and clearly in an era of complexity and uncertainty.

Content

• The Emerging World of Strategic Complexity:
  • Geopolitics and the state of play for business across the US, China, the European Union, ASEAN, the Middle East, and India.
  • The changing multilateral rules-driven order: The drivers of the political economy of global standards and regulation.
  • The geopolitics of Technology and the implications for national and global economies.
• The Future of Global Trade
  • Trade Fragmentation and the emerging role of India, ASEAN, and Africa.
  • FTAs, BTAs, and the role of regional compacts like BRICS+ in the emerging trade order.
• Risks and Resilience
  • Scanning, assessing, and managing for geopolitics, and developing Strategic Foresight.
  • Creating a culture and structure of foresight, agility, and opportunity-driven leadership.
• Challenges and Opportunities in Disruption
  • Identifying emerging challenges and managing strategy.
  • Spotting value in shifting trade corridors, new industrial policies, and emerging alliances.

For Whom

The three-day MDP is for professionals in industries where global shifts redefine competitiveness daily. It will benefit professionals, like corporate leaders, strategy formulators, early-stage startups, entrepreneurs, and high-potential middle managers, who seek to accelerate readiness for senior-level leadership. The programme will benefit professionals in the public sector units and private corporations more. From an industry perspective, professionals actively engaged in the following industries will benefit from participation in the programme: Industrial Manufacturing, Electronics, Automotives, Pharmaceuticals, Commodities, Consulting, Energy (Oil, Gas, Renewables), Technology, Textiles, Fertilizers, and Petrochemicals.

Enquiry and Registrations

Management Development Programmes (MDP) Office

Indian Institute of Management Indore
Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road
Indore 453556, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA

Email : mdp@iimidr.ac.in
Tel. : +91-0731-2439726 / 0731-2439720 / 0731-2439728 / 0731-2439666
Fax : +91-731-2439800