Canada's Leading Speaker on Economic Security & Geopolitical Risk
Known worldwide as "Mr. Geopolitics," Abishur Prakash is a next-generation geopolitical strategist focused on the fractured world. At the center of this is economic security, geopolitical risk, and sovereignty. Whether it is USMCA or fractured supply chains or new critical mineral security, Prakash reveals the new landscape to corporations and governments.
For event planners, boards, and associations coordinating summits in Toronto, Calgary, and Ottawa, Prakash provides the clarity and insight that organizations in Canada need today.
"Geopolitics First" Approach
At the center of Prakash's outlook is what he calls "Geopolitics first" (also discussed in the Financial Times), where companies put geopolitics ahead of every other variable (i.e., innovation, competition) when making business decisions. Traditional business frameworks were built for a period of open, horizontal globalization. Today, every strategic move, from capital allocation and technology procurement to cross-border expansion, must be viewed through a geopolitical lens.
Parts of Geopolitics first include:
1. Vertical Globalization: The new design of globalization full of walls and barriers that separate and divide the global economy.
2. Business Iron Curtains: Whether it is USMCA or AI sovereignty, companies are finding themselves more and more restricted in what they can do or where they can expand into.
3. Resource Nationalism: Economies across the world are weaponizing resources, transforming the flow of the most critical resources across the globe.
Featured Keynotes
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The Fractured World: The new era the world has entered with geopolitics is fracturing the flow of trade, capital, technology, and more, creating brand new geopolitical risks and ringing economic security alarm bells.
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Corporate Geopolitics: The strategies that the world's largest companies are using to navigate and play geopolitics - and the next geopolitical risks on the horizon.
About Abishur Prakash ("Mr. Geopolitics")
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Abishur Prakash is often regarded as one of the world's youngest geopolitical experts. Only in his 30s, he has turned the world of geopolitics upside down, writing the first books on geopolitics and tech, and separately, geopolitics and AI.
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He is the founder of The Geopolitical Business, inc, a strategic advisory firm in Toronto that helps organizations prepare for what's next.
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Global Media: Prakash's thoughts are constantly in Canadian and global media, as journalists seek his take on the wars, rivalries, and economic disruptions shaping the world.
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Keynote Speaker: Prakash has delivered talks across the globe and sectors, from multi-trillion dollar funds to large technology summits to discussions with government leaders.