21st Century Industrialists
A series of one-to-one interviews with leaders of some of Europe’s best known industrial and technology companies. We ask these CEOs and Chairs about their early lives, careers, experiences and leadership lessons. We talk about the challenges of the sectors they are working in, the opportunities they see on the horizon and gauge their views on some of the burning topics of our time.
Podcasting since 2021 • 18 episodes
21st Century Industrialists
Latest Episodes
BONUS EPISODE with "Mr Single Market": Enrico Letta
In April of this year, former Italian Prime Minister and current President of the Jacques Delors Institute, Enrico Letta released his much awaited report "Much more than a Market". It was the result of nearly a year's work - involving over 400 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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29:13
Leonhard Birnbaum, CEO of E.ON on advancing Europe's energy transition
Leonhard Birnbaum grew up in the industrial town of Ludwigshafen, Germany surrounded by industry. Later, after studying chemical engineering at university, he started his career in consulting, gradually gravitating towards the energy sector, fi...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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36:07
Benoît Potier, Chairman of Air Liquide
During his engineering studies at Ecole Centrale Paris, Benoît Potier was active in the theatre group, enjoying it to such an extent that he even considered becoming a professional actor. Ultimately however, his decision to forge a career in in...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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41:08
Leif Johansson, the polymath of Swedish enterprise
Leif Johansson initially wanted to be a rock guitarist. That ambition morphed into wanting to become a professor of physics. But somewhere along the way, he was drawn into business and found an endless avenue for his curiosity.He turned ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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48:54
Dr Martin Brudermüller & Dr Lars Frolund on Innovation made in Europe
As ERT prepares to launch a new publication about innovation, we thought it could be interesting to do an episode where we discuss that very subject. So, we brought together a leader of one of Europe’s most significant industrial companie...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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47:48