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Keynote SpeakerAndrew Winston

Expert on Green Business Strategy and Founder of Winston Eco-Strategies, Ranked the #3 Most Influential Management Thinker in the World by Thinkers50

Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the Thinkers50 list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million... Read more

Biography

Andrew Winston is a globally-recognized expert on megatrends, sustainable business, and how to build companies that profit by contributing to a thriving world. He was ranked #3 on the Thinkers50 list of the most influential management thinkers in the world. Andrew’s books on strategy have sold over a quarter million copies in 15 languages. His bestsellers include Green to Gold – which Inc. Magazine included on its all-time list of 30 books that every manager should own – The Big Pivot, and Net Positive, which was co-authored with renowned CEO Paul Polman. The Financial Times selected Net Positive as one of the Best Business Books of the Year. Andrew writes regularly for the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review, including the HBR cover story, “The Net Positive Manifesto” and the HBR’s “Big Idea” story, “Leading a New Era of Climate Action.”

His views on strategy have been sought after by the world’s leading companies, including 3M, DuPont, J&J, Kimberly-Clark, Marriott, PepsiCo, Trane Technologies, Unilever, and Walmart. He has been quoted in major media such as Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Time, BusinessWeek, New York Times, and CNBC.

Andrew is also a highly sought-after, dynamic, and inspiring speaker, reaching hundreds of audiences around the world. He delivers an entertaining message of practical optimism: the world’s challenges are great, but business has the tools, resources, and creativity to solve them and build a thriving world. He has spoken on five continents, bringing his inspiration to leadership meetings of the top executives of multinationals, to large industry conferences, and to high-profile events like the World Business Forum and TED.

Andrew’s work is based on significant business experience and education. His early career included advising companies on corporate strategy while at BCG and management positions in strategy and marketing at Time Warner and Viacom/MTV. He received his BA in Economics from Princeton, an MBA from Columbia, and a Masters of Environmental Management from Yale. He lives in Greenwich, CT with his wife and two sons.

"Andrew’s powerful and insightful presentation was the perfect start to my global leadership team meeting...connecting our company’s commitment to sustainability to the bigger picture, and inspiring us all to advance on our journey."
"Andrew has a preternatural ability to perform, please, and above all leave everyone cheering. His insight into the industry is incomparable..."
"Andrew plays a key role in helping organizations take on new and important challenges...Where market incentives and governance do not seem fully up to the task, Andrew Winston has stepped into this void with new ideas that are certain to play a role of increasing importance in the decades ahead."
"One of the three best speakers I’ve ever seen!"

Popular Talks by Andrew Winston

  • The Big Pivot
  • Finding the Gold in Green
  • A new vision for business in a changed world
  • The challenges changing 'business as usual'
  • Innovative strategies for a new reality
  • Profit, Innovation, and the Drive to Net Positive
  • GigaTrends and the Big Pivot: Doing Business in a Hotter, Scarcer, More Open & Connected World