A digital network with interconnected nodes glowing with yellow light on a dark grid background.

Big Thinking, Real Impact.

The IBCircle Think Tank

The best business insights don’t usually come from algorithms or consulting frameworks. They come from people who have done the work — who have navigated the market entries, built the companies, and made the decisions under the same conditions you face today.

The IBCircle Think Tank captures these in two ways: through our quarterly Top Line Considerations for Business Leaders series, authored by senior IBCircle practitioners, and through our flagship Think Tank Reports, drawn from our invitation-only CEO and CFO roundtable events and ongoing discussions, collaborations and sharing.

Both are written by practitioners. Both are built for leaders who need to act — not just to read.

Latest Publications

  • Cover page of a report titled "The Changing Global Landscape" by Robert C. Mulverhill, featuring a dark blue and gold themed design, with sections referring to the contents, author information, and upcoming volumes.

    The forces reshaping global business in 2026 — written by a practitioner who has navigated them for thirty years. Essential reading for internationally active leaders.

    This inaugural volume covers the key forces reshaping global business; global growth outlook 2025-2026; energy: enabler, bottleneck and opportunity; strategic adaptations for growth and five concrete action items for your management team to act on before the end of Q3 2026.

    IBCircle Members: $100 · Non-Members: $250

    Buy Now
  • A webpage about the top line considerations for annual subscriptions to IBCircle and IBC ventures, highlighting four volumes with different topics scheduled across 2026 and 2027, including the changing global landscape, energy and AI, capital markets, and leadership, with pricing details for members and non-members.

    Four volumes. Four IBCircle practitioners. One annual price — and the most efficient way to stay ahead of the global business conversation.

    Each quarterly volume tackles a different dimension of the global business environment, written by a senior IBCircle member with deep operational expertise in that domain. Vol. 1 is available now.

    Upcoming volumes are Energy, AI & the New Industrial Order (Q3/2026); Capital Markets & the Multipolar World (Q4/2026); The Talent & Leadership Imperative (Q1/2027).

    Subscribe now and save — plus receive priority access to each new volume the moment it is released.

    IBCircle Members: $299/year · Non-Members: $699/year

    Buy Now
  • Event poster titled 'Shifting Global Dynamics for Growth', part of IBCircle Think Tank Series Q2 2026. Features a list of experts including Sumanth Channabasappa, Bob Mulyerhill, David Cole, Jean Liu, Jeff Hasenfratz, Bjor Leigold, Espen Jansen, and Nicole Zimmermann. Mentions topics like energy, natural resources, China, Nordic resilience, tariffs & AI, nonlinear growth. Ticket prices are $250 for members and $397 for non-members. Website: ibcircle.com.

    Shifting Global Dynamics for Growth: Critical Insights for Global Business Leaders

    On April 16, 2026, IBCircle convened eight world-class experts at Rocky Mountain Public Media in Denver for a candid, off-the-record CEO and CFO roundtable. No slides. No prepared remarks. Just one of the most direct conversations about where global growth is heading — and what business leaders must do about it — that we have hosted in IBCircle's 22-year history.

    This report captures everything: re-globalization and the two-economy framework; energy as enabler and bottleneck; the natural resources supercycle; China — the local imperative; Nordic resilience; tariffs, AI, and the leadership imperative of nonlinear growth. Plus five strategic priorities drawn directly from the collective intelligence of the room.

    Featuring insights from: Sumanth Channabasappa · Bob Mulverhill · David Cole · Jean Liu · Jeff Hasenfratz · Bjorn Leigvold · Espen Jansen · Nicole Zimmermann

    IBCircle Members: $250 · Non-Members: $397

    Buy Now