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North America
Core Intelligence Domain: Innovation
Location: USA & London, UK | Languages: English, German
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence
Christian Busch is a globally recognised authority on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and the strategic cultivation of serendipity as a core capability for future-ready organisations.
By reframing luck from a blind, uncontrollable force into a measurable, scalable strategic asset, he gives C-suite leaders proprietary frameworks to navigate uncertainty and unlock hidden opportunities in highly volatile markets.
A business professor at the USC Marshall School of Business and an affiliate researcher at the London School of Economics (LSE), Dr Busch, who previously directed the CGA Global Economy Program at New York University (NYU), sits at the intersection of rigorous academic foresight and pragmatic corporate strategy.
He is the bestselling author of The Serendipity Mindset: The Art and Science of Creating Good Luck and Connect the Dots, works top executives worldwide have celebrated for redefining how enterprises approach innovation, resilience, and complex problem-solving in an unpredictable world.
Beyond his academic and literary contributions, including the 2024 JMS Best Paper Award for his groundbreaking “theory of serendipity”, Dr Busch is an active practitioner and strategist in the global business ecosystem. He co-founded Leaders on Purpose, an organisation that convenes CEOs of major Fortune 500 companies to seamlessly integrate purpose with commercial profitability, and the Sandbox Network, a premier global community of disruptive young innovators spanning over 20 countries
His extensive research has appeared in leading academic journals and in top-tier global media outlets, including Harvard Business Review, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the BBC. He also regularly contributes to the World Economic Forum.
Christian’s keynotes and executive masterclasses are deeply analytical yet highly interactive, equipping audiences with actionable tools to foster a culture of agile thinking and rapid opportunity recognition. His primary areas of expertise include:
"Really good guy, good content and really helped our messaging so in the end, also a helpful recommendation from you. We are actually getting feedback from our participants so I will share relevant highlights when I get them. I thought the content was spot on…and impromptu feedback has been positive." June 2023
“Christian is an inspirational entrepreneur and someone who goes from strength to strength in making the types of connections that will change the world.”
“Christian is one of the most well connected people I know and is very open about helping connect others to realise potential. Indeed, he immerses himself in the world of entrepreneurship on various levels and after meeting and hearing him speak at multiple conferences it came to be that during the summer he was teaching me on management, entrepreneurship and leadership at the London School of Economics. It was refreshing to see that in addition to the sophisticated academic models he was always ready to give lessons in life and how they could be applied to assembling a great team (one of Christian's expertise) and launching a successful venture. He is able to do this because he carries a TED-style talk into the classroom and can relate business and entrepreneurship to any concept. If you ever need advice or to connect with someone in the entrepreneurial community get in touch with Christian, I recommend him highly.”
“Dr Christian Busch spoke at our inaugural Citywire DACH event, and he was well-received by our audience of German, Swiss and Austrian fund selectors. Our delegates responded to his session with comments such as "eye-opening" and "very interesting, factual...we've already invested in some of these ideas". Delivering his presentation with humour and energy in German, I was impressed by the level of engagement from the crowd, with a record number of questions in the interactive Q&A section. His content was extremely well-presented and his slides were visually interesting - lots of images and clear flow charts that enhanced his speech. Dr Busch was a pleasure to work with, and volunteered his time to shoot a promotion video for the event, along with joining our dinner the evening before and sitting with our directors which added value to the booking. We will definitely consider working with him again in the future, and as he also speaks English fluently there is capacity for him to speak before many of our audiences.”
“I had the pleasure to work with Christian here in London and abroad with different audience background and nationalities. His knowledge and communication skills engaged and promote the interaction with the audience. His friendly personality and lively style make a big success his lectures/conference.”
“This Spring, Christian offered a remarkable keynote on the theme of "The Impact of Digitalization in the Workplace" at JP Morgan in London. Our audience of senior leaders in the talent space, representing many global Fortune 500 companies, took some great lessons back to their headquarters, in how to better leverage their diverse workforce. Christian has an engaging inspiring style. He has the ability to communicate quite complex structures by breaking them down into simple steps, showcasing ultimately how leaders can empower their workforce to be a productive one. He is a true global curious nomad.”
“Christian is an inspirational and dynamic entrepreneur. He has done an amazing job of launching a network of innovators from across the world via Sandbox; I am constantly amazed by the calibre and people I meet through the network and its testament to Christian and his colleagues' hard work and tenacity - congrats!”
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