Unilever's HR chief: The future of work requires these skills
Oct 5, 2021 · Leena Nair is Unilever's chief human resource officer - the first female, first Asian and the youngest ever person to hold that post at the company. Nair has often been the first female in the roles she's held and that background has given her a special perspective on pioneering - and the skills workplaces need to adapt for the future.
Leena Nair - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum
Jan 17, 2018 · Leena Nair has been Global Chief Executive Officer at Chanel since January 2022. Leena is highly respected as a visionary leader whose ability to champion a long-term, purpose-driven agenda is matched with a consistently strong track record of business outcomes. Prior to joining Chanel, Leena spent 30 years at Unilever, serving as the company’s Chief Human …
Chandran Nair | World Economic Forum
Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent pan-Asian think tank based in Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur focused on advancing a deeper understanding of global issues including the shift of economic and political influence from the West to Asia, the dynamic relationship between business and society, and the …
Farmers in India are using AI for agriculture | World Economic Forum
Jan 16, 2024 · And Krishna's story is not unique to India either. An estimated 500 million smallholder farms in the developing world support almost 2 billion people and produce about 80% of the food consumed in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
Technology alone can't solve our problems. Here's what might
Sep 25, 2020 · Chandran Nair Founder and CEO , Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT) The Fourth Industrial Revolution can't be a panacea for the problems caused by our obsession with unchecked economic growth.
AI in healthcare is India's trillion-dollar opportunity
Oct 18, 2022 · NITI Aayog, a public policy think-tank linked to the Indian government, has been testing the application of AI in primary care for early detection of diabetes complications, and is currently validating the use of AI as a screening tool in eye care, by comparing its diagnostic accuracy with that of retina specialists.
9 entrepreneurs explain what they learned from failing
Nov 30, 2021 · The reasons vary from wrong product market fit, depletion of capital, bad partnership, regulatory hurdles to bad hiring and many more.
How can art drive equality for women? Two cultural trailblazers …
Jan 9, 2025 · At CHANEL, we have celebrated trailblazing women for over a century; this founding principle defines our present and drives the future. We are a female-founded company, led by CEO Leena Nair, and we’re supported by a gender-balanced executive team.
How to save the world, one mobile device at a time
Jan 13, 2020 · The mobile ecosystem has transformed millions of lives. Today, nine out of 10 adults around the world own a mobile device, which can often be used to conduct business, transfer money, gain access to educational programmes and improve access to healthcare.
Oxfam: "inequality through modern-day colonialism"
Jan 20, 2025 · Amitabh Behar, Executive Director, Oxfam International, reveals a new report highlighting the impact of unearned wealth and legacy of colonialism on inequality