Grow Your Vision
C-Suite and Executive Education
EXE-901
Geopolitics, Macro-Economics and Global Strategy
Unlike any other executive programme — the faculty are people who have been in the room when history was made. A former senior diplomat, a former government minister, and a macro-economist who has advised central banks bring a perspective unavailable anywhere else in executive education. The geopolitical risk simulation on day three — in which participants receive intelligence briefings, make corporate decisions, and then receive the 'outcome' — brings the complexity of real-world decision-making under uncertainty to life in a way that no case study can replicate.
Global Intelligence
For COOs, CTOs, CDOs, CIOs, and senior leaders with accountability for digital transformation. This programme covers digital strategy, technology investment governance, legacy modernisation, and the human dimensions of leading large-scale digital change. Not a technology course — a leadership course for executives who must govern and accelerate technology-enabled transformation.
Modules
1: The Geopolitical Landscape — Power, Conflict and the New World Order |
2: Macro-Economic Intelligence for Executive Decision-Making |
3: US-China Strategic Competition and Business Implications |
4: European Fragmentation, NATO and the Security Environment |
5: Emerging Markets — Opportunity, Risk and the Resource Landscape |
6: Trade Policy, Tariffs and Supply Chain Geopolitics |
7: Sanctions, Export Controls and Regulatory Compliance for Global Businesses |
8: Political Risk Assessment — Tools and Techniques for Executives |
9: Engaging Governments, Regulators and Multilateral Institutions |
10: Building Geopolitically Resilient Strategies and Organisations
Who attends
CEOs and group executives with global P&L or strategy responsibility; Chief Strategy Officers and corporate affairs directors; CFOs and treasury leaders managing cross-border risk; Board members with international oversight; Private equity and investment professionals with global portfolios; Senior government relations and public affairs leaders; Executives operating in or expanding into politically complex markets.
Programme Content
Geopolitical risk frameworks and analytical tools; Balance of power dynamics — US, China, EU, Russia and emerging powers; Political risk assessment methodologies; Country risk ratings and their limitations; Macro-economic cycle analysis for non-economists; Inflation, interest rates, currency and their business implications; Trade policy evolution and WTO landscape; US and EU sanctions regimes — scope, enforcement and compliance; Export control regulations and dual-use technology; Supply chain geopolitical exposure mapping; Government engagement strategy; Multilateral institution landscape (IMF, World Bank, WTO, OECD); Energy geopolitics and transition risks; Cyber-enabled geopolitical risk; Scenario planning under geopolitical uncertainty
how to apply
Apply online with CV and brief description of your organisation's geographic footprint and the geopolitical risk most relevant to your current decisions. Applications reviewed within 5 working days. Cohort limited to 15. Intelligence briefings tailored to participants' geographies provided before the programme.
what you will learn
Analyse geopolitical risk and translate it into strategic business decisions with confidence; Understand the macro-economic forces that shape the operating environment for your organisation; Navigate US-China competition, European fragmentation, and emerging market volatility; Assess trade policy, tariff risk, and supply chain geopolitical exposure; Build sanctions and export control compliance capability at the enterprise level; Engage governments, regulators, and multilateral institutions effectively; Develop scenario plans and strategic contingencies under geopolitical uncertainty; Build organisational resilience to geopolitical disruption
How you will learn
Four-day residential intensive — one of the most intellectually demanding programmes in the portfolio; Faculty of former senior diplomats, government ministers, central bank economists, and geopolitical intelligence specialists; Geopolitical risk simulation — participants navigate a fictional international crisis with real-time intelligence briefings; Country risk assessment workshop — applied to participants' own geographies; Macro-economic modelling exercise — non-technical but rigorous; Confidential intelligence briefing from a senior practitioner; Peer learning from cross-sector global executives; Evening roundtable discussions on live geopolitical events
Faqs
Q: Do I need an economics or politics background?
A: No — all content is delivered for business executives, not for economists or political scientists. The programme translates complex geopolitical and macro content into strategic business implications. |
Q: Is the content updated to reflect current events?
A: Yes — the programme is refreshed before every cohort to reflect the live geopolitical and economic environment. |
Q: Is this relevant for businesses that operate only in the UK or Europe?
A: Yes — even domestically focused businesses are significantly affected by global trade policy, inflation, interest rates, and supply chain geopolitics. |
Q: Is accommodation included?
A: Yes — four nights and all meals.
Certificate of Achievement — Geopolitics, Macro-Economics and Global Strategy | Accredited by: CPD Certification Service 30 points | Code: EXE-901-2026