Public speaking and media commentary
I speak on innovation, infrastructure, sustainability and long-term strategy globally - my objective is to inspire leaders to marry long-term vision with near term action.
High Speed Rail in AustraliaPresentation at Australia's Parliament House on how High Speed Rail could be funded in Australia with just two words...
Australia's Royal CommissionChatting to Sky's Ticky Fullerton on the implications of the findings of the investigation into Australia's Bank
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The Lucky CountryDiscussing Sino-American relations, then Australia's innovation challenges and the implications for long-term growth
New York Private Infrastructure Forum
Presenting at Pottinger's Private Infrastructure Forum in New York, convened with the LTIIA
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Small Data, Big Decisions!Presentation at AUSFIC on the use of data in M&A, giving students an insight into boardroom decision-making
Manifest OpportunityMedia launch of my personal manifesto for Australia, in the months ahead of the 2019 general election
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Recent and upcoming events
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Ongoing
May 2021 December 2020 March 2020 March 2020 February 2020 July 2019 June 2019 |
ESGX Live - fortnightly sustainability show
Papermakers Lite (remote participation) ESGX Live Global Sustainability eConference Professional Fund Buyer Summit Sustainability 2.0 ESG Due Diligence & Analytics Summit Private Infrastructure Forum Innovation Round Table |
Global
Sweden Sydney New York Sydney New York Sydney London |
Short form: Co-founder of global advisory business Pottinger and advisor to various B2B Tech start-ups, including Change Foods. Author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow and systems thinker focusing on "The Future of Society".
Biographical notes
Nigel Lake is an investment banker, strategic advisor, sustainability expert, entrepreneur and author. Founder and Executive Chair of Pottinger, he has lived and worked in most of the world’s top thirty economies and across all major industry sectors. He has an insider’s view of Board decision-making at dozens of the world’s largest companies and has advised on hundreds of billions of dollars of M&A transactions and numerous strategic assignments. He co-founded corporate advisory firm Pottinger in 2003, Atomli (CPG predictive analytics) in 2015, Runway 41 (a B2B virtual accelerator program) in 2017 and the global sustainability community and education network ESGX.org in 2020. He is also an advisor to Change Foods, an animal free dairy business.
From an early age, he has had a fascination with how things work, and a passionate belief that with the right perspective there is (nearly) always a more insightful alternative to conventional wisdom. He has also been at the forefront of developing new decision-making methodologies for over 30 years, including the application of big data analysis to boardroom decisions.
Nigel has been a member of various B20 Task Forces, leads Pottinger's involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative, and was previously a Senior Associate of the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership. In Australia, he has advised the Federal Government on a several of the most sensitive financial system, foreign investment and infrastructure matters over recent years.
He is author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow and The Confidence Tree (to be released shortly), Pottinger's white paper related to the future of work "The Future of Society", and is a regular contributor to the highly rated Pottinger Perspectives series. Nigel is a regular commentator on leading business TV programs.
Nigel graduated with a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences, where he studied both physical sciences as well as History and Philosophy of Science. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in London, before joining Barings' M&A team.
Biographical notes
Nigel Lake is an investment banker, strategic advisor, sustainability expert, entrepreneur and author. Founder and Executive Chair of Pottinger, he has lived and worked in most of the world’s top thirty economies and across all major industry sectors. He has an insider’s view of Board decision-making at dozens of the world’s largest companies and has advised on hundreds of billions of dollars of M&A transactions and numerous strategic assignments. He co-founded corporate advisory firm Pottinger in 2003, Atomli (CPG predictive analytics) in 2015, Runway 41 (a B2B virtual accelerator program) in 2017 and the global sustainability community and education network ESGX.org in 2020. He is also an advisor to Change Foods, an animal free dairy business.
From an early age, he has had a fascination with how things work, and a passionate belief that with the right perspective there is (nearly) always a more insightful alternative to conventional wisdom. He has also been at the forefront of developing new decision-making methodologies for over 30 years, including the application of big data analysis to boardroom decisions.
Nigel has been a member of various B20 Task Forces, leads Pottinger's involvement in China's Belt and Road Initiative, and was previously a Senior Associate of the Cambridge University Institute for Sustainability Leadership. In Australia, he has advised the Federal Government on a several of the most sensitive financial system, foreign investment and infrastructure matters over recent years.
He is author of The Long Term Starts Tomorrow and The Confidence Tree (to be released shortly), Pottinger's white paper related to the future of work "The Future of Society", and is a regular contributor to the highly rated Pottinger Perspectives series. Nigel is a regular commentator on leading business TV programs.
Nigel graduated with a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Natural Sciences, where he studied both physical sciences as well as History and Philosophy of Science. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in London, before joining Barings' M&A team.
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