Tassos StassopoulosJun 7, 20211 minWebinar: 50 Shades of ESGA singular obsession with certain ESG metrics is taking us down a narrow and precarious path. It leads to a black and white box-ticking...
Tassos StassopoulosMay 24, 20214 minLearning from COVID: how to navigate an uncertain world Much suffering and millions of deaths have been brought about by COVID-19. The pandemic is playing out in in real time on our screens and...
Tassos StassopoulosApr 6, 20211 minKeynote: Covid-19 is a blueprint for the Emotionomics 2.0 world During Covid-19 the world fell into a synchronised anxiety for the first time, arguably, since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. But this...
Tassos StassopoulosNov 17, 20201 minPodcast 10: Spotting trends in an anxious worldCovid-19 has fundamentally changed the world, our habits and behaviours. How do you distinguish between consumer trends which are set for...
Tassos StassopoulosJul 27, 20203 minDigital ethnography: Understanding people not only in a COVID WorldCOVID-19 has thrown the world out of balance and created uncertainty and anxiety. The pandemic has impacted lifestyles, what and where we...
Tassos StassopoulosJul 20, 20203 minSpreadsheets can’t predict behaviourFar too many companies still operate from their own ‘financially-driven’ set of values. They still haven’t understood that trends are...
Tassos StassopoulosJun 23, 20202 minPodcast 9: Are EMs about to benefit from a longevity dividend?It is often assumed that growth in Emerging Markets stems from the expanding youth population. On-the-ground insights, however, point to...
Tassos StassopoulosJun 2, 20201 minKeynote: Focus your sustainability efforts on clients not managersTraditional finance theory suggests that the pursuit of profit is as universal as gravity. Yet the values of society change over...
Tassos StassopoulosApr 27, 20203 minConsumers not companies dictate trendsCompanies try to predict trends, and they can get it wrong. The simple reason is that companies often display tunnel vision. They see the...
Tassos StassopoulosFeb 5, 20202 minPodcast 7: Growing environmental awareness in EM and other trends to watchEmerging Market are changing fast, but while some topics and challenges might be shared with the developed world, the solutions are often...
Tassos StassopoulosNov 29, 20191 minKeynote: Incorporate black clouds of risk when capturing growth in EMEmerging Markets are full of undiscovered opportunities and hope. Analysts can get stary-eyed in the face of exciting growth stories and...
Tassos StassopoulosNov 19, 20191 minKeynote: Values need to move from peripheral vision to the focal pointWhen investing in Emerging Markets we need to make an effort to understand consumers’ values. People no longer only want to be rich; they...
Tassos StassopoulosOct 24, 20193 minLower socioeconomic groups fuelling Growth of Private Healthcare in EMsPrivate healthcare is set to grow exponentially in many EMs as the lower socioeconomic classes prefer to pay for access to doctors rather...
Tassos StassopoulosSep 11, 20191 minThe Amazon - a burning issueLike many, we were saddened and concerned at the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest. The accelerated destruction of what is one of the...
Tassos StassopoulosFeb 10, 20191 minPodcast: Women Effect in Emerging MarketsWomen’s empowerment is one of the biggest themes across emerging markets today. Its impact will change people’s lives, and will affect...
Tassos StassopoulosNov 5, 20184 minFintech: Turbocharging the silent revolution of female homepreneurs in Emerging MarketsRural electrification is already having a major impact on society and female empowerment in emerging markets. We believe that in some...
Tassos StassopoulosSep 14, 20181 minKeynote Speech: Why we get it wrong - culture not companies dictate trendsThere were some very forward-thinking discussions at the Portfolio Construction Forum Strategies Conference on 22-23 February 2018 in...
-Jan 25, 20184 minCricket to Save India from Smog?With air pollution reaching unsustainable levels, in India the catalyst for change is hidden in clear sight and the change will have a...