THE BEST CONVERSATIONS ARE TYPICALLY 'NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION'. WE'RE CHANGING THAT.
The most interesting conversations? Usually happen behind closed doors. We're on a mission to change that - interviewing people who shape the decisions that influence organizations, society and the future.
NFD FEATURES CONVERSATIONS THAT WOULD USUALLY STAY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.
Every week, we sit down with people who shape business, society and the future — and get into the ideas, doubts and trade-offs that leave big impact. The kind of thinking that usually is only shared if you're in the room.
We interview founders, executives and seasoned operators saying the things they'd usually leave out of a keynote.
Dr. Cara-Antoine
EVP, Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, AI & Digital Transformation — Capgemini
Debaparna Talapatra
Director Insights & AI — Friesland Campina
Americo Fernandes
Deal Integration Manager — AkzoNobel
Rachel K. Zhang
Founder — TAO & SheUp
& many more
Kristin Hess
A decade leading transformation inside global organisations — helping leaders navigate change, strategy and how people actually behave at scale. She's seen what gets presented in the room, and what gets said the moment the meeting ends.
Viresh Narain
More than 100 investments in. Viresh has watched startup success stories from the inside — the bets, the misses, the trade-offs and the uncomfortable truths that rarely make it into the public version.
BRING AN NFD VOICE TO YOUR STAGE, BOARDROOM OR TABLE.
Our guests are founders, operators, executives and researchers shaping what comes next. Tell us what you're planning and we'll connect you with the right voice for your event, project or private table.
Americo Fernandes Teixeira
Americo is a business transformation executive, author, and researcher focused on one question: why is the middle-class dream becoming harder to achieve across advanced economies?
Drawing on more than 25 years leading large-scale transformation programs, he applies business strategy, operational improvement and systems thinking to public-policy challenges — housing affordability, aging populations, healthcare, labor shortages and government performance. He writes The Middle-Class Dream on Substack.
- ›The future of the middle class in aging societies
- ›Demographic change, housing & public finances
- ›Business transformation & large-scale change leadership
- ›Productivity, innovation & organizational performance
- ›Housing, healthcare & the aging population challenge
- ›Long-term economic trends shaping the next decades
- ›Systems thinking for complex business & policy problems
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