The Next Five
Episodes
Leading The Energy Transition: Where Are We Now?
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the UN’s Secretary-General António Guterres said in July this year, “Now, we are on the cusp of a new era. Fossil fuels are running out of roa...
The Human Factor in Tech
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us in every way. Technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence, are growing up fast. So too must the humans t...
The Next Generation of European Tech Funding: Scale-Ups
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Late-stage financing plays a critical role in the growth trajectory of technology scale-ups, particularly as they transition from early innovation pha...
Sustainable Skies: The Future of Private Aviation
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Across October 2025, 315,000 private flights departed worldwide, a 5% increase on 2024. While this is less than 1% of monthly commercial flights globa...
Leading through M&A
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of 2025 there was optimism that the global M&A market would strengthen with the expectation that inflation and interest rates would f...
The Energy Transition: Where’s the Money?
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Capital flows to the entire energy sector are set to hit $3.3tn in 2025. $2.2tn of which will find its way to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low...
The Treasurers' Toolbox: How CFOs Are Preparing For The Future
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Modern finance leaders have had to navigate turbulent waters over the last five to 10 years, buffeted by waves of geopolitical and macro market forces...
The Next Generation of European Tech Funding: Start Ups
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It is no surprise that for decades the US has reigned supreme when it comes to early stage tech dealmaking. Its risk appetite, coast to coast funding ...
Risk in the Boardroom
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The term polycrisis has been gaining traction in recent times as the world faces one disaster after another that are all interlinked. The far-reaching...
Cyber risk and security in an AI world: what’s in store?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's digital world, artificial intelligence, data storage and cybersecurity are a critical triumvirate, intersecting to form a dynamic ecosystem...
Human Health: Society and the Future of Biotech
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Biotechnology is the use of biology in the production of new products, services, and organisms with the aim of improving human health and society. In ...
Money Movers: Solving The Cross-Border Payment Problem
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite an interconnected and increasingly digitalised world, a historical black cloud has been hanging over an area of finance relied upon by institu...
Mastering Change: The Future Looking CFO
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s competitive global landscape the responsibilities of CFOs are diversifying more than ever. The fast paced digital revolution, geopolitica...
Our Energy Future: Balancing climate goals with reliable supply
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The world is grappling with the need to hit the global Net Zero by 2050 target which means the net amount of greenhouse gases emitted into, and r...
Navigating Risk: Insuring a sustainable future in a fragmented world
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world of tremendous uncertainty where businesses are increasingly challenged to adapt to a rapidly evolving risk landscape. Economic inst...
Understanding the World: The Power of Data
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If money makes the world go round, then data tells you how fast it’s spinning and when it might stop. 90% of all data was generated in the last 2 ye...
Cheers, Fears and Rare Years: The Future of Luxury Spirits
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The premium alcohol industry is about more than just indulgence. It’s a category that is garnering greater attention from consumers, investors and c...
The Future of AI and Creativity
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Individual creativity and idea construction sets us apart within our own societies, it is a deeply desirable trait, and can give you power and wealth....
The Future of Preventative Healthcare
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
"Prevention is better than cure” is a fundamental principle of modern healthcare. In this episode of the Next Five, in paid partnership with GSK, we...
Navigating the Future of Business Travel
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After slumping during the pandemic, business travel is picking up pace: it’s expected to hit pre-pandemic levels this year with spending on it slate...
The Future of AI in Cybersecurity
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cybersecurity has never been more important; Everything is now connected to a network, and rapid technological advancements are being met with new and...
The Future of AI and Productivity
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The EU must prioritise digital skills development, bridge the existing skills gap, and foster an innovation-driven environment. By embracing AI and eq...
The Future of AI in Sustainability
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are in the sixth mass extinction phase and it’s primarily driven by human activity. Globally, 1.2 million species are at risk of extinction and a...
The Future of AI in Healthcare
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The advent and speed of advancement in AI has far reaching consequences for multiple industries. This five-part miniseries will spotlight various indu...
Oceans: Preserving and Powering our Blue Economy
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Oceans cover 71% of the planet’s surface and are a life support system making up 97% of the world’s water and 95% of all space made available for ...
It’s About Time: The Future of Watches
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since the emergence of sundials and water clocks in Egypt around 1500 BC, humans have been fascinated by timepieces. Over the centuries, portable...
Electric Future: The Road To EV Supremacy
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
EVs are already displacing 1.5million barrels of oil usage per day or 3% of total road fuel demand, however emissions from vehicles are still responsi...
Paying the way: the future of payments in a digital world
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The payments industry is undergoing big changes that have a big impact on the global economy. Growth in digital payments over cash has been spurred on...
Financing the transition to Net Zero
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Allowing capital flows consistent with a net zero and resilient global economy will require a transformation of the financial system. Since 2016, inve...
How Automation and AI will change humanity
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Advancements in technology to date and the pace of change in the future is far beyond the evolutionary speed of human development. We are building sma...
How Tokenisation And Digital Currencies Are Changing The Future of Trade
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With the transcendence of digital money and technology, trade and trade finance is experiencing a major overhaul. A $5.2 trillion global trade finance...
The Digital Office
28 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The way we work has changed since the pandemic. The modern workforce now, more than ever before, enjoys flexibility in where and when they work. But b...
Shaping Sustainable Supply Chains
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Global supply chains are near breaking point. The pandemic showed their weaknesses and geopolitical tensions, like Ukraine, have exacerbated the issue...
How Innovation Is Shaping Sustainable Sportswear
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The sportswear sector is expected to be worth half a trillion dollars in 2026, up from $366 million in 2021, showing that our appetite for its produc...
Securing Our Cyber Future
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Warren Buffett famously heralded cybercrime as a bigger threat to humanity than nuclear weapons. Whether you agree or not, cybercrime is becoming the ...
The Future of Energy
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Future energy technologies like fusion and hydrogen promise to be ‘game changers’ that could power our world and fuel our future. Both solutions h...
How The Actions Of Washington And Beijing Will Affect Us All
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1972, with Nixon’s visit to Beijing, the world watched as the political and economic landscape between China and the US changed dramatically. Fou...
The ESG Race
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A decade ago, ESG was a term deployed as social lip service; now, it’s part of daily boardroom discussions, and top of the agenda for G7 leaders, fi...
AI: The Future Is Now
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial Intelligence used to be the stuff of fantasy movies and comics. Now it’s a part of every industry and everyday life. Our use of it is onl...
Trailer: Welcome to The Next Five
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our world changes quickly. In the past five years alone, the Paris climate agreement was signed, Donald Trump won (and lost) the US presidency, and a ...