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Geneva Institute for Strategic Resilience

Resilience for an age of permanent change.

An independent institute helping leaders see change early, think systemically, and adapt with purpose across AI, work, energy and investment.

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The institute

When change is inevitable, resilience becomes infrastructure.

We sit between the people building the future and the institutions that must absorb its shocks: technologists, investors, policymakers and leaders whose organisations are being reshaped in real time.

We help them recognise systemic change early, understand it from multiple perspectives, and adapt before risks and opportunities become obvious.

The institute combines independent research, strategic dialogue, leadership workshops and convening in one place.

01

Foresight

Early intelligence on the shifts that will reshape organisations, markets and societies.

02

Dialogue

The right people, in the room, on the risks and choices that matter.

03

Living Labs

Real-world experiments in resilience: exploring how people, organisations and societies adapt to change.

People

The people behind the institute.

A founding team and an advisory council spanning philanthropy, economics, technology, energy, capital and leadership.

Founding team
Agata Binkowska

Agata Binkowska

Strategy, Convening & Growth

Identifying emerging themes, shaping leadership dialogues and building partnerships across business, technology and global institutions.

Previously: Bain & Co. · Accenture · HP · JLL

Prof. Martyna Kobus

Prof. Martyna Kobus

Research & Foresight

Published economist bringing evidence-based insight on inequality, labour markets and AI.

Polish Academy of Sciences

Previously: LSE · ifo Munich

Katja Rouru

Katja Rouru

Communities & Institutional Engagement

Connecting philanthropy, business and global leadership communities with mission-driven institutions and partners.

InTent · Giving Women

Previously: World Economic Forum · The Impact Office

Advisory council
Gosia Karas, PhD

Gosia Karas, PhD

Capital & Investment

New York-based venture capitalist focusing on AI investment, expert on technology trends, markets and the signals investors watch next. Currently launching her own technology investment fund.

Previously: SoftBank · Onex · Harvard · Bain & Co.

Wiktor Schmidt

Wiktor Schmidt

Innovation & Technology

Founder, investor and ecosystem builder scaling technology ventures and entrepreneurial ecosystems with global ambition.

Netguru · Endeavor · YPO · WEF Global Innovators · Supercharge Capital

Simon Marshall

Simon Marshall

Energy & Infrastructure

Commercial energy leader connecting governments, corporates and innovators across energy transition, infrastructure and global markets.

S&P Global

Previously: World Energy Council

Boris Prigmore

Boris Prigmore

Executive Development

CEO resilience, reskilling and future-of-work leadership.

Master Coach · CEO Resilience · Future of Work

Current Dialogues

The questions we are following.

The themes evolve. The challenge remains the same: how people, organisations and societies adapt to accelerating change.

01 / Intelligence & Work

How does work change when intelligence becomes abundant?

From agentic workflows to offices, cities and the geography of work.

02 / Energy & Sovereignty

What powers the next industrial era, and who controls it?

From AI data centres to grid pressure, SMRs, energy security and long-cycle infrastructure.

03 / Capital & Adaptation

How do organisations stay relevant as disruption accelerates?

Portfolio resilience, AI adoption and value creation at scale.

04 / Trust & Verification

What replaces trust when identity can be manufactured?

From synthetic media to fraud, contracts, accountability and institutional integrity.

05 / Systemic Resilience

How do institutions absorb shocks, not just people?

Resilience belongs in systems, not just individuals: from governance and reskilling to the institutional design that decides who carries the risk.

The Resilience Dialogue Series

The room before the risk becomes obvious.

We identify emerging shifts, convene the people best placed to shape what happens next, and create executive dialogues that turn early signals into insight, relationships and action.

Our team has delivered hundreds of highly curated senior events end-to-end. In Davos and beyond, we make sure what happens in the room creates value beyond the room — for participants, their organisations and the wider ecosystem.

“The future rarely gives notice. Resilience means seeing sooner, protecting what matters, and adapting with purpose.”

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