Ziggy Arfeen, MBA 15Dm, shares his reflections on his time at INSEAD and over the decade since he graduated, what the degree really delivered, and what makes the INSEAD experience feel different.

If you'd like to share your views on any topic with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com.

Caroline Vincent, MBA 92, shares the facts around current climate trends, her journey to becoming an environmental activist and joining Extinction Rebellion, and the importance of civil disobedience in order to drive change.

For more information, here are some links to the materials Caroline references in the episode.

• National Emergency Briefing - with information about the climate and ecological crisis https://www.nebriefing.org/expert-briefings
• Doughnut Economics - that gives organisations a practical framework to redesign how they create and share value, so they become regenerative and distributive rather than extractive https://doughnuteconomics.org/about-doughnut-economics
• "What one person can do” by Dr Charlie Gardner - an informative guide to making real change, moving beyond guilt-driven carbon footprints to active handprints at work and in your community. Pre-order at: https://geni.us/whatonepersoncando

If you have any comments, and want to share your point of view on any topic with the INSEAD UK community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com

Sabine Vandenbroucke, MBA '96J and her husband Michael Pryor, parents of Raphaël Pryor, talk about their experience after their only child died suddenly and unexpectedly whilst playing sport at school at the age of 17, and discuss how to talk about bereavement.

Here are a few links to websites, videos and books recommended by Sabine and Michael.

- https://andreaszegedimd.com/grief-work

- https://www.childbereavementuk.org/Pages/Category/child-bereavement-uk-support-services

- https://sudc.org.uk/

- https://vimeo.com/1061208580

- The Gift – Edith Eger

- Signs – Laura Lynne Jackson

- When Grief Takes Everything – Vanessa May

- Resilient Grieving - Lucy Hone

- Twice - Mitch Albom

- The Five People You Meet in Heaven - Mitch Albom

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Ranjit Mene, MBA 07D, talks about the impact of geo-politics on UK fuel prices, renewables, decarbonisation and what the future holds in terms of wind, solar, nuclear, oil and gas.

If you'd like to share your views with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com

Graham Heddle, MBA 97D, talks about how the world of work is evolving, exploring trends across a wide range of factors including demographics, AI, leadership, hiring, co-Intelligence, world models, neurosymbolic AI and more.

If you'd like to share your views on any topic with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com.

Mike Hennessy, MBA '86 and author of a new book - Edinburgh's First Hibernian: The Mission of Edward Joseph Hannan - takes us into the Scotland of the late 1800s and describes how he uncovered of the story of an Irish priest who founded Hibernian FC.

You can find Mike's meticulously researched book at https://www.thirstybooks.com/bookshop/edinburghs-first-hibernian

If you'd like to share your views on any topics with your fellow INSEAD alumni, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com

Pavlin Kumchev, MBA 11J, shares his views on a framework for life through the lens of investing - on taking risks, failure and relationships. Pavlin is the author of a new book - Solving Life - which is available on Amazon and at the INSEAD bookstore.

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Unfiltered is an initiative run by the INSEAD UK NAA.

In our next episode, Kivanc Okutur, MBA 14J talks about how AI is beginning to impact the world of app development and mobile gaming, and what it takes to build a gaming business.

If you have any comments, or a story you'd like to share with the INSEAD community, get in touch at inseadpod@gmail.com

Unfiltered is an initiative run by the INSEAD UK NAA.