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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In these exclusive interviews we speak to Col. Artur Suzik (Director of the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, NATO CCD COE), Ambassador Gábor Iklódy (Director of Europe's Crisis Management and Planning Directorate), Professor Sadie Creese (Professor of Cybersecurity at Oxford University and Director of the Global Centre for…
19-10-2023 12:16:45
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Our Quest for Immortality - In this exclusive interview series, we speak to Prof. Jack Szostak (Nobel Prize winning Geneticist), Dmitry Itskov (billionaire founder of the 2045 Initiative), Aubrey de Grey (Chief Science Officer of the SENS Research Foundation), Prof. Ezekiel Emanuel (Bioethicist and Fellow at the Centre for American…
19-10-2023 12:16:45
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

In a world dominated by the information economy, it’s perhaps easy to assume that ‘unicorns’ (businesses that achieve that elusive billion dollar valuation) can only be found in the realm of apps, software and platforms. The truth however, is that the economy of things (engineering, manufacturing and production) is very…

19-10-2023 12:16:45
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November 29th, 2022 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

Vikas Shah MBE DL is an entrepreneur, investor & philanthropist. He started his first business aged 14 and is now CEO of Swiscot Group (a textiles & commodities trading business) alongside being a venture-investor in a number of businesses internationally. He is a Non-Executive Board Member of the UK Government’s…

29-11-2022 20:48:41
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October 30th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

Vikas Shah MBE Interviews the world’s leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century. Thought Economics is a journal of intellectual capital, now read in over 120 countries. We are recognised for our exclusive one to one interviews with the individuals who have shaped our world, are shaping our future,…

30-10-2023 17:24:48
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

For many entrepreneurs, the billion dollar valuation or exit, is the non-negotiable target they set for themselves. As of 2015, there are just over 1,800 (known) dollar billionaires in the world, with a combined wealth of over $7 trillion-which is growing fast (the same list had a combined wealth of…

19-10-2023 12:16:45
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October 19th, 2023 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Outside the [wonderful] ‘bubble’ of the creative industries, businesses often see ‘design’ as a cost, as something that the marketing department does in between espressos and yoga. The truth however, is that the vast majority (if not all) of the most successful businesses I have ever seen place design thinking…
19-10-2023 12:16:46
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April 7th, 2018 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

Thought Economics was founded by Vikas Shah MBE in 2007, and has been recognised globally for the quality of our editorial content, having been named as an Official Honoree at the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Webby Awards (run by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences) for Best Writing (Editorial)…

07-04-2018 20:30:45
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