Overview

Today’s corporate landscape is reshaped by a multipolar world where power and influence are distributed across multiple centers. This shift has created a new era of geopolitical complexity, requiring leaders to rethink strategies and decision-making. As Jared Cohen of Goldman Sachs observes, “in the 2020s, everything is geopolitical.”

We no longer operate in a VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world—today’s environment is BANI: brittle, anxious, non-linear, and incomprehensible. In this BANI world, geopolitics is not background noise but the driver of corporate strategy.

Consider McDonald’s exit from Russia after the Ukraine war, or Apple’s urgent need to rewire supply chains amid the US–China tech rivalry. These examples show how businesses are caught between collaboration and competition in what is fast becoming a politicized marketplace.

Significant geopolitical developments—trade wars, post-COVID supply chain disruptions, the Ukraine conflict, the Middle East conflicts, energy security shocks, and the shifting role of China—are now boardroom imperatives. Leading corporations like Mitsubishi, Toyota, and Microsoft are already building in-house geopolitical expertise to navigate this new terrain.

This three-day executive education programme equips leaders with the tools to decode geopolitical risks, equip them with the ‘art of boat spotting’, anticipate shocks, transcend the tendencies to be carried away by headlines, and build resilient strategies for the decade ahead. Further, the programme promises to help leaders grasp the evolving rules of engagement and rethink strategy in a world of escalating risk.

Objectives

• Decode geopolitical risks using tested frameworks to strengthen enterprise resilience.
• Navigate globalization’s new phase—from liberalization to fragmentation—by managing intersections between business, government, and society.
• Develop strategic foresight by identifying change drivers, setting tripwires, and building timely intervention systems.
• Understand the future of geopolitics, technology, and markets—from the rise of regional value chains to supply chain risk management and climate-linked disruptions.

Content

• Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and the Corporation
• Globalization, De-globalization, and Re-globalization
• Political Risk Management
• Trade Wars & Tech Wars: The Sino–US Rivalry
• Disruptions in Global Supply Chains
• Managing the China Challenge: From Decoupling to De-risking
• Climate Change, Energy, and Sustainability
• The India Imperative in today’s multipolar world

Methodology

A dynamic mix of:

• Interactive lectures
• Case study discussions
• Simulations
• Group exercises with a focus on scenario planning
• Online session by the industry experts

For Whom

The three-day MDP is for professionals in industries where global shifts redefine competitiveness daily. It will benefit various professionals, like corporate leaders, policymakers, regulators, early stage startups, entrepreneurs, and high-potential middle managers, who seek to accelerate readiness for senior-level leadership. The programme is beneficial to both public sector and private corporations professionals. 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