Endorsements – Finance

Dr Gaia Grant speaking at the First Sentier Global Reimagine Conference, alongside an all-star lineup, (Dr Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics). The conference was designed to help global leaders question their understanding and their preparedness for the future.
Specific Finance Brief: Many leaders in the finance and insurance sectors often highlight that, unlike tech companies, their industries prioritize safety and conservatism and frequently feel constrained by compliance demands. However, companies that want to future-proof themselves must strike a balance between preserving sustainable value and pursuing breakthrough, forward-looking innovations. Overemphasizing either side can be harmful. For example, focusing too much on cutting-edge innovation can jeopardize stability, while concentrating excessively on maintaining legacy systems through incremental changes risks irrelevance and losing ground to agile competitors who appeal to younger, tech-savvy generations such as Gen Z and Gen Alpha. (See article: The Paradox Of Future-Proofing The Financial Services Industry)
We have worked with market leaders including: Alliance, AMP, ANZ, Alipay (Ant Financial / Dana), Barclays, Citibank, Credit Suisse, CPA, Deutsche Bank, Daimler Financial Services, First Sentier, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, ICBC, JP Morgan, NAB, Prudential, S&P Global, Swiss Re, Standard Chartered, Toyota Finance, UBS, Visa Card & World Bank.
Andrew Grant & Gaia Grant have delivered Harvard Case Studies, including JPMorganChase: Leadership in the Age of GenAI using the Harvard Case Method.

Andrew Grant preparing a headline keynote event for AMP in Dubai. The day prior he ran a full design thinking workshop with the CEO and Executive team to ensure AMP can be better prepared for the future.
Previous speakers at this event included Steve Wozniak and Coach Carter- a hard act to follow!
Dr Gaia Grant was commissioned to research challenges in developing company culture by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The final report highlighted insights from the boardrooms of Australia’s biggest corporations on how directors see culture in an organization and what impact it has on achieving the long-term goals. The insights are based on interviews with senior directors of ASX 50 companies. This was a result of the “The Haynes Royal Commission”, which revealed a toxic culture of ‘dishonesty and greed’ in the Australian finance sector that led to major misconduct. Read the article here


