Criticaleye Community Update

Leadership Insight Archive

Global Economic Outlook 2026: Resilience Under Pressure

This article contains views from Members of Criticaleye's global Community on the global economic outlook at the mid-point of 2026.

Featuring insights from:

Robin Hu, Chair, Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust
Dave Plumer, Vice Chair and Non-executive Director, Food Animal Concerns Trust
Aimie Stone, Chief Economist, ADS Group
Mohammed Chaudhri, Chief Economist and Director of Market Intelligence, Experian
Tom Attenborough, Head of International Business Development, Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange
Matthew Blagg, CEO, Criticaleye

Culture as a Strategic Asset

This article contains key themes and insights from Criticaleye’s recent Chair & NED Forum, which ran under the title Cutting Through Uncertainty.

Featuring insights from:

Lucinda Charles-Jones, NED, Aon UK and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Neil Hayward, Chair, Applied Monitoring and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Shefaly Yogendra, NED, Temple Bar Investment Trust and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Dominic Emery, Chair, HutanBio and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
John Clarke, Chair, UKSBS and Board Mentor, Criticaleye

The 'Messy Mix' of Sustainability

This article contains key themes and insights from Criticaleye’s recent Sustainability Forum, which ran under the title Navigating the New Energy Landscape.

Featuring insights from:

Dimitri Zhengelis, Economist, University of Cambridge and Independent Economics
John Armstrong, CEO, British Pipeline Agency
Karen Fawcett, NED, Aegon and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Sheila Khama, NED, ACWA Power and Board Mentor, Criticaleye

Creating Value Through AI

This article contains key themes and insights from Criticaleye's recent CEO Retreat, titled A Time to Innovate.

Featuring insights from:

Adele Ara, Chief Technology Officer, Lightsource bp
Simon Drake, EVP & UK General Manager, Hitachi Solutions
Stefan Kulik, Chief Operating Officer, Helfie.AI
Simon Drake, EVP & UK General Manager, Hitachi Solutions

The Single Biggest Challenge for CEOs

This article contains key themes and insights from Criticaleye's recent CEO Retreat, titled A Time to Innovate.

Featuring insights from:

Mark Endemaño, Partner and Managing Director, AlixPartners
Matthew Blagg, CEO, Criticaleye
Claire D'Abreu-Hayling, Chief Scientific Officer, Sandoz
Andrew Davies, NED & Chair Designate, Southern Water

Strategy in a Multipolar World

This article contains key themes and insights from the Criticaleye Community on how to approach risk in an uncertain world.

Featuring insights from:

Sandy Stash, Non-executive Director, Trans Mountain and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
John Shelley, Non-executive Director, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Dominic Emery, Chair, HutanBio and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Matthew Blagg, CEO, Criticaleye
Venkataramanan Anantharaman, Chair, TransUnion CIBIL and Board Mentor, Criticaleye

A Mentoring Mindset

This article contains key themes and insights from Criticaleye Board Mentors on how to approach the mentor-mentee relationship.

Featuring insights from:

Phil Mayall, Managing Director, Muse
Ana Dutra, Independent Board Director, Pembina Pipeline Corporation and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Charlie Wagstaff, Co-founder and Managing Director, Criticaleye
Rachel Osborne, Non-executive Director, Ocado Group and Board Mentor, Criticaleye
Tea Colaianni, Senior Independent Director, Watches of Switzerland Group and Board Mentor, Criticaleye