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Voice of MPEWhat's Keeping Merchants Up at Night | Voice of MPE with Victor Bacre, Moritz Konigsbuscher & Sam LangsfordMerchants talk to merchants about common pain points in payment processes. What are the essential elements from a payments perspective for the Ingka Group to ensure everything runs smoothly?Victor Bacre and Moritz Königsbuscher, both from FAN Network are joined by Sam Langsford, Inbound Payments Specialist at Ingka group, to discuss solutions that guarantee seamless payment experiences crucial for a global brand like IKEA.Thanks for listening! Follow us on LinkedIn or find us on X and Instagram.2025-06-0318 min
Climate RisingDesigning for Circularity at Scale: A Conversation with Karen Pflug of Ingka GroupIn the latest episode of Climate Rising from Harvard Business School, Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer of Ingka Group (IKEA), shares how IKEA is embedding circularity throughout its business model.
She discusses how IKEA is redesigning iconic products like the Billy bookcase to make them easier to disassemble and repair, how secondhand retail pilot programs at IKEA stores are reaching new customers, and how investments like RetourMatras are developing circular solutions for end-of-life mattresses. Karen also describes how policy, design, and customer nudges can accelerate circularity at global scale—and offers advice for those seeking careers in cir...2025-05-2148 min
China BizzFrom Malls to Meeting Places - with Joyce Zhu, President of INGKA Centres ChinaGet ready to rethink retail. In this episode, Joyce Zhu, President, of INGKA Centres China and Jacob Johansen dive into the future of shopping in China, where traditional malls are making way for vibrant meeting places that blend lifestyle, community, and innovation. Discover how cutting-edge user experiences, curated tenant mixes, and a focus on emotional well-being are reshaping the retail game. Plus, they explore the surprising role of e-commerce in driving demand for spaces that spark real human connection. Tune in for a fresh take on how retail is becoming more than just shopping—it's about creating spaces where pe...2025-02-1856 min
World Economic ForumIKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge gender equity gapLast year, Ingka Group, the parent company for big retailer IKEA, reached near gender balance in leadership. This shift did not come overnight and HR lead Ulrika Ulrika Biesèrt shares the mindsets tangible changes in everything from hiring to development and more that help make this possible for the 80-year-old company. Ulrika Biesèrt also shares her own leadership journey, one that includes 27 years at IKEA and time in each sector of the firm. She shares how that shapes how she leads - and the advice her mother shared with her that has helped her get her voice heard. Int...2024-11-0635 min
Meet The LeaderIKEA HR chief shares decades of career lessons learned and what’s needed to bridge gender equity gapLast year, Ingka Group, the parent company for big retailer IKEA, reached near gender balance in leadership. This transformation did not come overnight and HR chief Ulrika Biesèrt discusses the mindset shifts and tangible changes in everything from hiring to development that helped make this possible for the 80-year-old company. Biesèrt also shares her own leadership journey, one that includes 27 years at IKEA and roles in every part of the company, including logistics, product development and retail. She explains how that breadth and depth shapes how she leads -- while also sharing the advice her mother gave he...2024-11-0635 min
Fossil vs FutureWHAT ABOUT NATURE? A separate issue to solve or critical to tackling climate change?Nature is essential to our survival and wellbeing, yet we are rapidly destroying it. Human activities like urbanisation, pollution, deforestation and commercial fishing are all degrading Earth’s biodiversity at an alarming rate. While they have historically been treated as two separate issues, climate change and biodiversity loss are deeply connected. In this episode, James and Daisy discuss nature. Why is protecting nature important? What exactly is natural capital? What emerging incentives are there to prevent biodiversity loss? SOME RECOMMENDATIONS:The Dasgupta Review – an independent, global review of the Ec...2024-10-2243 min
World Economic Forum10 leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new gradsToday's grads will live longer, face faster cycles of technological change and drive careers like we've never seen. This special compilation episode taps top leaders from companies like Intel, Microsoft, Ingka Group and more on the unique ways they can make the most of the first days of their careers. From remembering to "take your space" to finding time to "browse", they share the advice that has shaped them and that they wish they knew sooner. In this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency; Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO, INGKA Group; Sander van't Noordende, CEO, Randstad; Rishi Khosla, Co-founder and CE...2024-06-0622 min
Meet The LeaderTop leaders from Microsoft, IKEA and more share advice for new gradsToday's grads will live longer, face faster cycles of technological change and drive careers like we've never seen. This special compilation episode taps top leaders from companies like Intel, Microsoft, Ingka Group and more on the unique ways they can make the most of the first days of their careers. From remembering to "take your space" to finding time to "browse", they share the advice that has shaped them and that they wish they knew sooner. In this episode: Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, Young Business Agency; Ulrika Biesèrt, CHRO, INGKA Group; Sander van't Noordende, CEO, Randstad; Rishi Kh...2024-06-0622 min
The IoT PodcastThe IoT Puzzle: Exploring Value Drivers Across Industries | Garima Singh - Ingka Group (IKEA)In this episode of The IoT Podcast, we connect with Garima Singh - Global VP and Chief Architect at Ingka Group (IKEA) to break down the different unique value drivers for IoT across industries and explore if a one size fit all approach can truly exist?
We get into the different digital transformation value drivers across industries, the main value drivers that non-IT companies are recognising when it comes to digital transformation and how the consumer (and sustainability) is shaping, re-shaping and changing IoT value drivers. Garima brings 18 years of experience across telecommunications, investment banking, IIoT and...2024-04-0442 min
All In - The Sustainable Business PodcastCreating a Better Everyday LifeIn the latest episode, Chris and David are joined by Karen Pflug, Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group, the holding company that represent over 90% of IKEA’s retail operations. After exploring Karen’s career journey, that has her recognized as one of the Top 100 global CSOs, they dive into the fascinating world of Ingka Group. As the largest retail franchisee IKEA, they work very closely with IKEA design and development teams to connect over 650 million customers in 31 markets around the world via their stores and online shopping experiences.Ingka Group doesn’t just want to sell fu...2023-11-1739 min
Workplace Stories by RedThread ResearchPartnerships Focused on Learning Equity: Ingka Group’s Shannon CustardShannon Custard—the Global Competence Development Manager at Ingka Group—is responsible for leading their global learning organization consisting of over 177,000 workers across 30+ countries globally. As they began the transition from a competence-based to a skills-based organization, Shannon wanted to focus first and foremost on frontline populations. They believe that frontline population learning equity is important and often neglected. So they focused on solving the skills problems for the frontline employees to then extrapolate to the corporate population.Through the process, they almost completely scrapped and redesigned their onboarding process to make sure the frontline team memb...2023-10-2548 min
World Retail Congress 2023IKEAJulia Olofsson
Ingka Group - Head Of Human Rights & Social Impact
Tarek Gellawi
Ingka Group – Digital Ambassador2023-09-1321 min
Inside the Strategy Room166. Juvencio Maeztu, Deputy CEO and CFO of Ingka Group (IKEA)Juvencio Maeztu is Deputy CEO and CFO of Ingka Group. Ingka Group is IKEA’s primary retail organization and represents roughly 90% of its global sales. Juvencio joined IKEA in 2001 and prior to starting his current role, he led IKEA India as CEO for over 6 years. Juvencio sat down with Sean Brown in London to discuss the company's triple bottom line: successfully meeting customer needs, achieving financial outperformance, and ensuring a sustainable environmental footprint. Join our LinkedIn community of more than 89,000 members and follow us on Twitter at @McKStrategy. Explore our collection of Inside th...2023-07-1324 min
Let's Talk Sustainable BusinessIKEA - Selling ‘Democratic Design’ In this episode, Claudia speaks to Karen Pflug, the Group Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group. Karen introduces Ikea’s People and Planet Positive Strategy and shares how it’s implemented throughout the company. She highlights Ikea’s ‘democratic design principles’, plus how traceability is observed in the value chain. Pflug also discusses their transition to renewable energy and the plan to become fully renewable by 2030. Relevant links: Sustainability | Ingka Group Climate positive by 2030 | Ingka Group Ikea’s Democratic Design Principles Buyback & Resell Program 2023-06-1536 min
Retail RefinedUpskilling and Upscaling for the Future at IKEAAs AI advances with technologies such as GPT-4, companies are beginning to come to terms with the fact that “soft skill” education is crucial in creating a future industry for the retail world. GPT-4 functions as a natural language processing tool driven by tech that can use its language model for hard skills such as answering questions and assisting with tasks such as composing emails, essays, and code.How, exactly, is the rapid development of AI and the hard skills it is equipped with influencing the retail industry’s workforce?On this episode of Retail Refine...2023-06-0214 minRetail RefinedReimagining Retail with IKEA Digital Transformation & New Store FormatsIn the swiftly evolving retail industry, the conversation around digital transformation and retail technologies is more urgent than ever. Amid this tech-driven revolution, IKEA is pioneering a remarkable journey. The stakes are high, as IKEA aims to shift from being primarily a physical retailer to incorporating a substantial omni-channel presence. As of 2016 only 2% of IKEA's business was omni-enabled, now in 2023 it has leaped to 23%.The central question being answered here: How is IKEA digitally transforming its business model and store formats to adapt to evolving consumer needs?On this episode of Retail Refined with Melissa...2023-06-0118 min
Lead on Purpose with James LaughlinKaren Pflug Recap: Why diversity mattersWhy diversity matters with Karen Pflug Have you ever wondered how you could take on a role that you knew not-too-much about and absolutely succeed? Karen Pflug is an incredible person who shared her experience with doing just this.Karen Pflug is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group. Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA S...2023-05-2206 minLead on Purpose with James LaughlinWhy diversity matters with Karen PflugWhy diversity matters with Karen Pflug Have you ever wondered how you could take on a role that you knew not-too-much about and absolutely succeed? Karen Pflug is an incredible person who shared her experience with doing just this.Karen Pflug is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group. Ingka Group is the largest IKEA retailer and represents about 90% of IKEA retail sales. It is a strategic partner to develop and innovate the IKEA business and help define common IKEA strategies. Ingka Group owns and operates IKEA sales channels under franchise agreements with Inter IKEA S...2023-05-1754 min
Executive Office InsightsIngka Group I IKEA CEO Coordinator Heleen Vink: An interview with Jesper Brodin's right hand104: Heleen is CEO Coordinator supporting the CEO of Ingka Group | IKEA (https://www.ingka.com/this-is-ingka-group/), Jesper Brodin, by contributing to strategic processes & planning and seamless, efficient daily operations with a focus on CEO Relations & Stakeholder Engagement within the business and beyond. Heleen also leads the development of an internal community dedicated to Assistants, Business Support Assistants, Coordinators and others who focus on supporting leaders and Group Functions at Ingka Group | IKEA - and beyond. Ingka Group consists of three business areas; - IKEA Retail (https://www.ingka.com/what-we-do/ikea-retail/), which consists of...2023-05-0351 min
Thriving: The Breakthrough Movement35. A Better Everyday Life for the Many People, with Ludvig LiljekvistMy guest this week is Ludvig Liljekvist, Global Strategy, Development & Innovation Insight and Foresight leader for Ingka Group (largest IKEA retailer). In this episode, he discusses:What “positive” means in IKEA’s People and Planet Positive strategyWhy circularity remains challenging for a retail business focused on affordabilityHow three “wicked” (entangled) problems are shaping possible, projected and preferable futuresWhy world building is a useful foresight technique for strategyHow innovation needs to focus on resilience and regenerative designKey linksLudvig Liljekvist (LinkedIn)Ingka Group Sustainability (website)Change the World - Part 2 (poem)Thriving (book)Wayne...2023-04-2835 min
Mining Your BusinessProcess Mining at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group): Insights and Opportunities with Tim Hills, CoE Lead for Process Mining at Ingka GroupIn this episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Tim Hills, CoE Lead for Process Mining at Ingka Group, about the future of Process Mining at IKEA and the exciting opportunities it presents.As one of the world's largest furniture retailers, IKEA has been constantly improving its operations through process optimization. Celonis Process Mining, in particular, has become a key tool in achieving this goal, and Tim Hills has been at the forefront of this effort.Tim shares his insights on how Process Mining is used at IKEA to analyze and optimize...2023-03-291h 01
Humanising the Future of WorkEpisode 6: The Skills-based OrganisationAs leaders look for ways to future-proof their organisations and stay ahead in the war for talent, they are adapting their talent processes and many organisations are placing skills and human capabilities at the heart of their workforce transformation. Hear from Ina Gantcheva from our Workforce Transformation practice and Shannon Custard, Global Competence Development Manager from IKEA, Ingka Group as they discuss the shift organisations are making from jobs to skills-based. They explore how a skills-based organisation works in practice, the advantages of valuing skills rather than job titles and highlight what leaders need to consider before shifting to...2023-03-2040 min
Humans First: Reimagine Business ThinkingHow IKEA Retail (Ingka Group) Built their Global Design Team: Timothy Embretson, Global VP of Experience DesignVisual Logic partner Andy Van Fleet is joined by special guest, Timothy Embretson, the Global VP of Experience Design at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group). The duo reminisces on working together years ago, and dive deep into what it takes to scale a design team from 10 people to 300 in a few short years, and what it takes to join that team.
To learn more about Visual Logic’s Humans First approach, visit vlgux.com.
Since 1988, Visual Logic has been a trusted User Experience partner for leading companies–helping guide product strategy, and designing stand out user inte...2023-03-0733 min
Audi Podcast tipsThis Is Working with Daniel Roth | Hoe IKEA balanceert tussen massaproductie en duurzaamheidIKEA kennen we als het bedrijf van de inbussleutels, de Billy-kast en de gehaktballen. Als toonaangevend woonretailer, maar vooral als miljardenbedrijf, wil IKEA een prominentere positie innemen als het gaat om duurzaamheid. Jesper Brodin, topman van Ingka, geeft in This is Working een mooi kijkje in de keuken van het Zweedse concern. Ingka is de eigenaar van de IKEA Groep en heeft het overgrote deel van de winkels van IKEA in handen. Statutair is het gevestigd in Leiden, waar Brodin officieel dan ook kantoor houdt. LinkedIn-hoofdredacteur en host van de podcast Daniel Roth spreekt met B...2023-02-2228 min
Audi Podcast tipsThis Is Working with Daniel Roth | Hoe IKEA balanceert tussen massaproductie en duurzaamheidIKEA kennen we als het bedrijf van de inbussleutels, de Billy-kast en de gehaktballen. Als toonaangevend woonretailer, maar vooral als miljardenbedrijf, wil IKEA een prominentere positie innemen als het gaat om duurzaamheid. Jesper Brodin, topman van Ingka, geeft in This is Working een mooi kijkje in de keuken van het Zweedse concern. Ingka is de eigenaar van de IKEA Groep en heeft het overgrote deel van de winkels van IKEA in handen. Statutair is het gevestigd in Leiden, waar Brodin officieel dan ook kantoor houdt. LinkedIn-hoofdredacteur en host van de podcast Daniel Roth spreekt met B...2023-02-2228 min
マーク＆まじーの役に立たないマーケティングラジオイケア、自社のコンテンツファクトリーを設立：「ポスト・カタログ時代」に向け、インハウス能力を強化開始2分： いつもの雑談時間
残り8分： 取り上げたニュースの解説
★今日のニュース★
イケア（Ikea）は自社のコンテンツ作成の簡素化することをめざしている。そのため同社は昨夏、スウェーデンのマルメに従業員約60人からなるコンテンツファクトリーのインカコンテンツファクトリー（Ingka Content Factory）を設立した。
その狙いとは？
https://digiday.jp/modern-retail/ikea-looks-to-bolster-its-in-house-capabilities-in-a-post-catalog-era/
#IKEA
#イケア
#インハウス
#マーケティング2023-01-2309 min
World Economic ForumDavos 2023: Keeping the Pace on ClimateIn the face of a 'polycrisis' - an energy crisis, a climate crisis, geopolitical conflict and a potential economic recession, what's needed to ensure global cooperation on climate action continues?
Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting 18 January with top voices, including: Julia Chatterley, Anchor, CNN; Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA); Helena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders; Anna Borg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vattenfall AB; Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; John F. Kerry; Special Presidential Envoy f...2023-01-201h 05
Agenda DialoguesDavos 2023: Keeping the Pace on ClimateIn the face of a 'polycrisis' - an energy crisis, a climate crisis, geopolitical conflict and a potential economic recession, what's needed to ensure global cooperation on climate action continues? Learn more from this panel held at the World Economic Forum 2023 Annual Meeting 18 January with top voices, including: Julia Chatterley, Anchor, CNN; Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA); Helena Gualinga, Co-Founder, Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders; Anna Borg, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vattenfall AB; Jennifer Morgan, State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action, Federal Foreign Office of Germany; John F. K...2023-01-201h 05
The Green Room: Questions That Matter Most In BusinessWould more of us thrive in a circular economy? With Hege Sæbjørnsen and James PenningtonWe often say we’re going round in circles like it’s a bad thing. But it might just be the key to a better future for our planet – and the people on it. That’s the idea behind switching to a circular economy. But what would that new economy look like? And what can we do to make it happen? Tune in to find out: What a circular economy really looks like - and how we can build it Why James believes it creates huge opportunities for business How Hege is leading IKEA in rewiring...2023-01-1735 min
World Economic ForumINGKA Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough aboutMore than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job skills, displaced people can find meaningtul work at IKEA or other companies and get a true fresh start. In this episode, Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin shared the lessons he has learned from this initiative and how, if scaled, programs like this one could play an...2023-01-1624 min
Agenda DialoguesDavos 2023: Ingka Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough aboutMore than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job skills, displaced people can find meaningtul work at IKEA or other companies and get a true fresh start. In this episode, Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin shared the lessons he has learned from this initiative and how, if scaled, programs like this one could play...2023-01-1624 min
Meet The LeaderDavos 2023: Ingka Group's Jesper Brodin: The talent crisis you’re not talking enough aboutMore than 100 million displaced people struggle to find new work after fleeing war and chaos. To help refugees and asylum seekers find a true fresh start, Ingka Group (the chief owner and operator of IKEA retail) designed the Skills for Employment Initiative. With its 3-6 months of training in language and other critical job skills, displaced people can find meaningtul work at IKEA or other companies and get a true fresh start. In this episode, Ingka Group CEO Jesper Brodin shared the lessons he has learned from this initiative and how, if scaled, programs like this one could play...2023-01-1624 min
The Office ChroniclesWhy IKEA’s employees love coming to the office, with Momo PavlovicWhat’s a better life? What’s a better office? Those two questions are inherently connected. Your workspace’s biggest challenge is to stay relevant, and it’s impossible to do so without obsessively making being in the physical workspace an incredible life experience. This is IKEA’s workspace development philosophy and in this episode, Momo Pavlovic shares how IKEA brings it to life through an infinitely iterative process. Developing an incredible workspace is work that is never finished. Tune in to discover how IKEA does it. Support the showWhat we discussed2022-12-2346 min
CircumcenterE10: Is the retail industry ready for a circular economy? 🔵 Sharla Halvorson, Ingka Centres 🔵 CircumcenterWe talked with Sharla Halvorson, the Head of Sustainability at Ingka Centres.
Retail is one of the most notorious polluters in the world! From its supply chain to energy consumption, there are numerous areas where it can create a more circular business model.
And this change is not only nice but also profitable! Because 77% of companies believe sustainability brings more customer loyalty, and 63% state that it increases brand revenue, according to The Capgemini research.
So, how do we enable a circular transformation in the retail industry? Ingka Centres and its Circuit concept take cir...2022-12-2118 min
World Economic ForumBeyond COP27: Leaders on the Road AheadFigures from business, government and civil society share their reflections on COP27, in a discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum just before the climate conference concluded.
Speakers:
Antonia Gawel, Head, Climate Change, World Economic Forum (moderator)
Janet Ranganathan, Vice-President, Science and Research, World Resources Institute
Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA)
James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Adviser; Green Hydrogen Commissioner
Office of the President of Namibia
Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Group
Pato Kelesitse, climate activist2022-11-2246 min
Agenda DialoguesBeyond COP27: Leaders on the Road AheadFigures from business, government and civil society share their reflections on COP27, in a discussion hosted by the World Economic Forum just before the climate conference concluded. Speakers: Antonia Gawel, Head, Climate Change, World Economic Forum (moderator) Janet Ranganathan, Vice-President, Science and Research, World Resources Institute Jesper Brodin, Chief Executive Officer, Ingka Group (IKEA) James Mnyupe, Presidential Economic Adviser; Green Hydrogen Commissioner Office of the President of Namibia Anish Shah, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mahindra Group 2022-11-2246 min
Insights UnlockedA major global company leans into digital innovation - Timothy Embretson, Global Vice President of Experience Design and Karolina Boremalm, Global Head of Design Operations at IKEA Retail (Ingka Group)Timothy Embretson is Global Vice President of Experience Design and Karolina Boremalm is Global Head of Design Operations at Ingka Group, IKEA’s largest retailer. In this episode, they discuss how they are leading a digital transformation at a major global retailer. Scaling the design organizations and helping to make the special in-person IKEA experience just as delightful when a person is shopping online.2022-11-0823 min
Carnegie Council PodcastsC2GTalk: Why is broad-based governance needed for new climate technologies? with Per HeggenesThe world needs to look at every option to stop dangerous climate change, but some potential approaches—like solar radiation modification—are undeveloped and could bring significant risks and unintended consequences, says Per Heggenes, CEO of the IKEA Foundation during a C2GTalk. That is why it is important to support broad-based discussions now, involving every part of society, in order to prepare for the tough governance challenges ahead. Per Heggenes is the CEO of IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Stichting INGKA Foundation, the owner of the Swedish home furnishings company IKEA. Since becoming CEO in 2009, he ha...2022-10-3025 min
Voice of MPEThe Perfect Payments StrategyWhat makes an outstanding payments strategy? Success doesn’t happen overnight. An effective payments strategy requires years of hard work, understanding of the industry and top-notch management. And while there is no definite answer to global success, there are a few things that might just help enterprise merchants cut it.Samuel Langsford from INGKA Group and Peter Theunis from Endava talked with Mélisande Mual at MPE 2022 in Berlin. Listen through our podcast feed on https://voiceofmpe.buzzsprout.com and subscribe to Voice of MPE on your favourite podcast platforms!Thanks for...2022-10-1117 min
Data RadicalsTruth, Data and FAIRness with Francesco Marzoni, Chief Data and Analytics Officer, Ingka GroupWhat if you could combine data across industries and use cases? FAIR data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. These are the tenants that Francesco Marzoni, Chief Data and Analytics Officer of Ingka Group, has made central to his data-driven career. In today’s episode, Francesco discusses the FAIR principles, data silos, the importance of data governance, and much more.--------“The biggest lesson I got during the pandemic was the importance of having usability in data assets you can tap into and how much it can hurt you if you don't have usabl...2022-09-1434 min
Places for Good PodcastPLACES WHERE PLAY UNITES US ALL - Zviko Kanyoka-The case of Play Africa, "Our Ideal World"
A conversation on Design Thinking with Children approach, and how their work supports creativity while empowering them with a problem solving tool they can apply in many areas of their lives.
Our Guest :
Zviko Kanyoka is a Project Manager for placemaking programmes at Play Africa with a background in architecture. Her work is driven by her passion for supporting children’s right to the city through participatory development and by exploring the intersections of child development and the built environment.
Project Description:
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Places for Good PodcastPLACES WHERE PLAY SUPPORTS CLIMATE ACTION - Minouche BestersThe case for why it is important to make the connection to places for play and the climate.
A conversation on how placemakers can be at the forefront of climate adaptive practice through tapping into their strong sense of community and localised sense of where the opportunities are.
Our Guest :
Minouche Besters is partner and urbanist at the STIPO team for Urban Development. Her work focuses on creating better places by among others developing inclusion, strengthening the social fabric, organising the commons, working towards the energy transition and involving digital technologies.
Proj...2022-07-1417 min
Places for Good PodcastPLACES WHERE PLAY HEALS PEOPLE - Vanesa LainezHow play can help children and caregivers to recover from the impact of COVID19 in their mental health?
Healthy environments in all neighborhoods to promote family mental health in a post-pandemic context in developing countries.
Our Guest :
Vanesa’s professional career focuses on the design and management of innovative social projects. Expert in process management, and creating conditions for adequate early childhood development in local urban settings. President of COPERA Infancia for the period 2022-2023.
COPERA Infancia is a network of organizations (12), from different specialties, and independent professionals (21) th...2022-07-1116 min
Places for Good PodcastPLACES WHERE PLAY UNITES US ALL - Guillermo BernalThe Case of Mexico by Fundación Placemaking Mexico
Low-Cost High-Impact Strategy: 30 Friendly Places for Early Childhood in Mexico
Our Guest :
Guillermo Bernal is the Executive Director of Fundación Placemaking Mexico and Board Member of PlacemakingX. With ten years of experience, he has worked with over 200 public spaces in Mexico, focusing on creating participatory and sustainable communities.
Project Description:
LAPIS is an acronym in Spanish for "Early Childhood Friendly Places." How is this ordinally said in spanish (LAPIS)?Lugares Amigables para la Primera Infancia
The adaptability of m...2022-07-0719 min
Places for Good PodcastPLACES WHERE PLAY HEALS PEOPLE - Riccardo ContiThe Case of Bar Elias, Lebanon
Participatory Spatial Intervention by Catalytic Action
Winners of the Real Play City Challenge 2020
Our Guest :
Riccardo Luca Conti is the Co-founder and Executive Director at CatalyticAction. He is an architect and urban designer. He has led numerous initiatives, overseeing the design and construction of built interventions with vulnerable communities. He holds an MSc from University College London in Building and Urban Design in Development, and a BSc in Architecture from Politecnico di Milano.
Project Description:
This project in Bar Elias was aimed at red...2022-07-0714 min
Places for Good PodcastWelcome to the Real Play City Challenge SeriesPLACES WHERE PLAY HEALS PEOPLE
PLACES WHERE PLAY SUPPORTS CLIMATE ACTION
PLACES WHERE PLAY UNITES US ALL
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The Real Play City Challenge awards inspiring cities and urban practitioners that have successfully used placemaking to create environments that give people time, space and opportunities to play.
The Real Play City Challenge is an international competition led by the Real PlayCoalition (Arup, Ingka Group [IKEA], The LEGO Foundation, National Geographic, and UNICEF) and PlacemakingX (represented by STIPO and Huasipichanga).
Register Here: https://www.re...2022-07-0317 min
RETHINK RETAILLive from Shoptalk Europe: Parag M. Parekh, Co-Chief Digital Officer at IKEAThis episode of the RETHINK Retail Podcast was recorded live at Shoptalk Europe.
On June 8, 2022, Parag M. Parekh, co-Chief Digital Officer at Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee, stopped by the RETHINK Retail podcast booth to chat with host Gabriella Bock about IKEA's rapid digital transformation since the COVID-19 pandemic as well as why "being good is good business."
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Corporate Sustainability with Philip BeereIKEA → Alex Castro Pérez: Creating a Clean Energy MovementAlex Castro Pérez is currently heading IKEA Home Solar & Energy Services, the business unit on a mission to accelerate the global transition to affordable clean energy. He also leads sustainable innovation & corporate business development, related strategic investments and partnerships. Before joining IKEA, Alex headed global functions across R&D, Engineering and Supply Chain for leading multinationals in the Food Processing & Packaging, Medical Device, and Automotive industries. His experience also includes seeding and advising start-ups in different sectors. In this episode the following topics are discussed: Sustainability and innovation Why is IKEA in the ma...2022-06-1040 min
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Manageable ConversationsPia Heidenmark Cook, Non-Executive Director at BUPA and other firms, former CSO at IKEAPia is a Non-Executive Director at BUPA, Origin Materials and MAX Burgers. She was formerly Chief Sustainability Officer at Ingka Group, the largest IKEA franchisee. IKEA is the world's leading home furnishing retailer. In this episode, Pia talks about:Her transition from a high-profile global role at IKEADriving the sustainability agenda alongside other prioritiesLeadership qualities that enable changeDiversity and inclusionPia enjoys splitting her time between board, advisory and keynote speaking roles across the world. She advises several professional services and private equity firms on sustainability, and speaks on sustainability and business transformation. Pia held t...2022-05-2912 min
Energy ImpactKarol Gobczynski - Ingka Group1. Karol Gobczynski reflects on his career with the Ingka Group and all the roles he has played in energy procurement and sustainability 2. A deep dive into the Ingka Group, Ikea, and their ambitious sustainability goals 3. A look at corporate energy purchasing groups like the RE100 and the role they play in companies achieving clean energy goals 4. Karol’s vision for the clean energy future both for the Ingka Group and globally 2022-05-2034 min
Attitude MakeoverEp 27 w/ Lalitha Indrakanti - Taking Up Your Rightful SpaceHello from a brand new episode of The Attitude Makeover Show! Today, I have with me Lalitha Indrakanti, Head of Global Business Operations at Ingka group, IKEA. An unconventional leader with a strong business focus, she’s held several leadership roles across business lines over 20+ years. As a small town girl with a different upbringing, she started working at 17 with a core belief of never giving up. She explains how the onus of decision-making all on herself right from a young age helped her rise through the ranks in her career. Getting into the details of...2022-05-171h 12
Leadership NextHow IKEA Decided to Pause Business in RussiaOn February 24, Russia fired missiles into Ukraine, launching a war that has displaced millions and likely killed thousands. One week later, mega retailer IKEA announced it would pause all production in both Russia and Belarus and shutter its namesake stores. This decision was anything but simple. Showing support for Ukraine ultimately meant impacting over 12,000 IKEA employees in Russia, not to mention Russian consumers who turn to IKEA for reasonably-priced home goods.On today's Leadership Next, the CEO of IKEA's Ingka Group Jesper Brodin explains how the company thought through this complicated decision."A bit like th...2022-04-0527 minAll In - The Sustainable Business PodcastBig Questions Facing Business Leaders for 2022In the seventh episode of All In - The Sustainable Business Podcast, Chris, David and Mark explore where the sustainability agenda is going and why 2022's big sustainability push must be networks and collaboration. In this special roundtable episode, they are joined by three thought leaders: Pia Heidenmark Cook, Former CSO of Ingka/IKEA, Kathleen McLaughlin, Chief Sustainability Officer at Walmart and President of the Walmart Foundation, and Ndidi Nnoli-Edozien, Chair of the Circular Economy Innovation Partnership (CEIP).
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Esri & The Science of WhereBiodiversity and the Bottom Line–The Power of Smart MapsClaudia Blagu, Digital Project Leader at Ingka Investments–a company that operates more than 80 percent of IKEA stores worldwide–explains why location intelligence is key to getting maximum value out of data.2022-02-1716 min
Tracxn's Weekly Deals Roundup | India TechFeb 14, 2022 - Polygon raised $450 million, Grexter got acquired by Aurum HouseWelcome back to India Tech Weekly Deals Roundup, a weekly podcast by Tracxn for key startup deals in India from last week. In this edition, we will cover funding rounds of Polygon, ElasticRun, LivSpace and more. In exits, we will cover the acquisition of Grexter by Aurum House, among others.Starting with our deep dive into funding rounds, tech companies in India raised around $1 billion of funding across 36 funding rounds during this week.In a major funding round event, FinTech startup, Polygon, raised $450 million in a Series D funding round led by Sequoia C...2022-02-1410 min
Me, Myself, and AIImagining Furniture (and the Future) With AI: IKEA Retail’s Barbara Martin CoppolaDrawing on previous experience working in nine countries for organizations like Google and Samsung, Barbara Martin Coppola joined IKEA Retail as its chief digital officer to oversee the furniture retailer’s digital transformation, improve its customer experience, and foster the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability.In this episode, hosts Sam and Shervin speak with Barbara about how she empowers cross-functional collaboration and “testing, and iterating, and trying, failing, and starting again” to realize successful technology projects. She also shares the context behind some recent customer-facing AI tools the company has launched to assist customers through the buying p...2022-02-0829 min
Chefssnack#100. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, styrelseproffs (Original)Lars-Johan Jarnheimer tog Ekonomiexamen från Högskolan i Växjö och efter att ha jobbat på IKEA, H&M och Sara Hotels fick Lars-Johan 1992 rollen som VD för ZTV inom Kinnevikskoncernen. Mellan åren 1993 och 1997 var han istället Vice VD och VD för Comviq, därefter Marknadsdirektör på Saab Automobile och sedan Koncernchef för Tele2. Sedan 2008 är Lars-Johan hemmapappa och styrelseproffs.
Lars-Johan är styrelseordförande i Ingka Group (IKEA), Telia, Arvid Nordquist samt Polar Music Prize. Han är även vice ordförande i SAS och styrelseledamot i Millicom. Han blev 2003 utsedd till Årets ledare.
2021-12-131h 11Chefssnack#100. Lars-Johan Jarnheimer, styrelseproffs (Kort)Lars-Johan Jarnheimer tog Ekonomiexamen från Högskolan i Växjö och efter att ha jobbat på IKEA, H&M och Sara Hotels fick Lars-Johan 1992 rollen som VD för ZTV inom Kinnevikskoncernen. Mellan åren 1993 och 1997 var han istället Vice VD och VD för Comviq, därefter Marknadsdirektör på Saab Automobile och sedan Koncernchef för Tele2. Sedan 2008 är Lars-Johan hemmapappa och styrelseproffs.
Lars-Johan är styrelseordförande i Ingka Group (IKEA), Telia, Arvid Nordquist samt Polar Music Prize. Han är även vice ordförande i SAS och styrelseledamot i Millicom. Han blev 2003 utsedd till Årets ledare.
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Outcome Economy PodcastS3E9: Think big, start small, learn fast - with Patrik Olofsson from INGKA - IKEAWelcome back to Superkinetics!
Today's guest is Patrik Olofsson.
Some of you might already know him as he was a speaker at our Workpath Quarterly in June and also as a guest at our OKR Forum in Amsterdam.
He is a certified Scrum Master, and he is Chapter Lead and Vice President, leading the Agile Coaches at INGKA which is a part of the IKEA Group.
Patrik started his career as a developer and architect but over the last 20 years, his passion transitioned to agile transformations, continuous improvement in orgs, and coaching.
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Chris Igwe - Global Voice Of RetailEpisode 16 - Chris Igwe with Cindy Andersen, Managing Director, Ingka Centres, SwedenIn conversation with CEO's from around the world about their vision for retail and the retail real estate industry and its future. Find out more about about Chris Igwe and see how the services of Chris Igwe International can help you. Website: https://www.igweinternational.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speakerchrisigwe Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chrisigweintl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrisiaigwe/ 2021-11-2652 min
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Start Somewhere#9 How to create a better everyday - with Jesper BrodinToday on the Start Somewhere COP26 Climate Emergency Special, I get to speak to the visionary business leader, Jesper Brodin, President and CEO of Ingka Group, IKEA. IKEA is one of the world’s largest home furnishing retailers and owns and operates more than 400 stores in 32 markets.Born and raised on the Swedish west coast, Jesper grew up with an appreciation for nature and the sea. It was while working as a regional Purchasing Manager for IKEA in Pakistan, he found his passion for creating ‘a better everyday’, both for people and the planet. In th...2021-11-0820 min
Heads Talk062 - Pia Heidenmark Cook CSO: Automotive Series - IKEA Fleet Means BusinessLet us know your thoughts. Send us a Text Message. Follow me to see #HeadsTalk Podcast Audiograms every Monday on LinkedIn. Episode Title:- 🇸🇪IKEA Fleet Means Business🇸🇪In this week’s episode of Heads Talk, I was thrilled to be joined by a Seasoned professional in this space. Someone who was talking, planning and working in this space long before it was on everyone’s lips. Pia Heidenmark Cook, fmr. Chief Sustainability Officer of ingka group/IKEA now sits on a number of Boards, has been creating and delivering results in the drive to...2021-11-0739 min
The Ian King Business PodcastEnergy crisis, bereavement leave and Ikea investmentCalls for more energy companies to be regulated like banks, to prevent another crash. Ian also explores how employers are being urged to review their bereavement leave policy as part of this year's Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.We also hear from the chief executive of Ingka Group which owns IKEA about investment in the home furnishing company's online business.2021-10-1546 min
Paymentandbanking FinTech PodcastNews-Rückblick September 2021 – FinTech Podcast #344Wir starten in diesem Monat zunächst mit einer auffällig langen Übersicht der wichtigsten Meldungen zum Thema BNPL. Sie beweist, wie sehr BNPL über die letzten Wochen hinweg an Fahrt gewonnen hat. Ein Ende ist aktuell nicht in Sicht.
Ikea erwirbt Beteiligung an BNPL-Startup
Ingka Investments, der Investment-Arm der Ingka Group, die wiederum alle Ikea-Stores betreibt, erwirbt für 22,5 Mio. Dollar eine Minderheitsbeteiligung am Fintech Jifiti. Die Höhe des Anteils verrieten die beiden Unternehmen nicht. Das Fintech aus Israel bietet eine Plattform, die Handelsunternehmen aber auch Banken und Finanzdienstleistern ermöglicht, BNPL-Lösungen online oder am POS zu integrie...2021-10-0553 min
Payment & Banking Fintech PodcastNews-Rückblick September 2021: Ikea erwirbt Beteiligung an BNPL-Startup und vieles mehrFinTech Podcast #344: News-Rückblick September 2021
Wir starten in diesem Monat zunächst mit einer auffällig langen Übersicht der wichtigsten Meldungen zum Thema BNPL. Sie beweist, wie sehr BNPL über die letzten Wochen hinweg an Fahrt gewonnen hat. Ein Ende ist aktuell nicht in Sicht.
Ikea erwirbt Beteiligung an BNPL-Startup
Ingka Investments, der Investment-Arm der Ingka Group, die wiederum alle Ikea-Stores betreibt, erwirbt für 22,5 Mio. Dollar eine Minderheitsbeteiligung am Fintech Jifiti. Die Höhe des Anteils verrieten die beiden Unternehmen nicht. Das Fintech aus Israel bietet eine Plattform, die Handelsunternehmen aber auch Banken und Finanzd...2021-10-0553 min
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In this episode Alannah is joined by Jesper Brodin, CEO of IKEA and its parent company Ingka Group, the world’s largest home furnishing retailer. IKEA welcomes over 700 million visitors to their stores and 3.6 billion visits to their website every year. Jesper’s career with IKEA spans over 25 years and he speaks to Alannah about IKEA’s vision, the importance of scaling businesses to buil...2021-09-2824 min