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Sony Kapoor

Managing Director
RE-DEFINE
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United Kingdom
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Languages 
English,
Hindi
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Sony Kapoor is a prominent economist, financial sector expert and development practitioner whose career spans investment banking, civil society, academia and policymaking across several countries. As Managing Director of the Re-Define Think Tank and CEO of Court Jesters Consulting, Sony advises several EU and emerging economy governments, central banks, regulators and investors on economic and financial policy and investment strategy.

Sony was Chairman of the Banking Stakeholder Board, European Banking Authority and an expert adviser to the European Commission, the European Parliament and the IMF focusing mainly on crisis management, economic governance, fiscal policy and financial sector reform. He has held a multidisciplinary role at the LSE, with the Systemic Risk Centre, the International Development and Government departments, as well as the European Institute. He has been a Special Adviser to the UN Environment Programme on green finance and Strategy Adviser to the Norwegian government.

Mr Kapoor has a long track record of identifying the most pressing public policy challenges and successfully tackling them. The impact of his work on financial reform, Eurocrisis and development has led to him being honoured as a Fellow by the Royal Society of Arts, a Young European Leader by Friends of Europe and a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. George Soros has aptly called him a successful “Policy Entrepreneur”.

Sony has had an eclectic career in finance, politics and civil society. He worked for ICICI, India’s largest investment bank, did leveraged finance for Lehman Brothers in London and traded derivatives for Aquila Energy, where he partnered with the World Bank to provide risk management to vulnerable economies. He has also co-founded NGOs such as the Tax Justice Network, Finance Watch, the inter-governmental Illicit Finance Task Force and the International Tax Compact.

An alumnus of the LSE and the Indian Institute of Technology, Mr Kapoor is a popular keynote speaker and a respected commentator. He is currently finishing a book on large scale misallocation of capital.

Current position (3)

Managing Director

RE-DEFINE

Senior Fellow on Green Finance and Sustainability

ZERO (Zero Emission Resource Organisation)

Young Global Leader

World Economic Forum

Achievements (3)
Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum

The Forum of Young Global Leaders is a community of over 800 enterprising, socially-minded men and women selected under the age of 40, who operate as a force for good to overcome barriers that elsewhere stand in the way of progress.

Young European Leader - Friends of Europe

European Young Leaders — Our European Young Leaders programme helps Europe’s rising stars shape our continent’s future. The EYL40 programme is the only cross-sector, cross-party and truly pan-European young leadership programme, giving Young Leaders a broader range of experience.

Fellow at Royal Society of Arts

Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts is awarded to those who have made outstanding achievements related to the Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce and more recently, open to anyone who can demonstrate that they have made significant contributions to social change and support the mission of the RSA.

Degrees (4)
Finance & Accountin
London School of Economics & Political Science
1999 to 2000
MBA
University of Delhi
1996 to 1998
Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology
1992 to 1996
Leadership & Public Policy for 21st Century
Harvard University - John F. Kennedy School of Government
2016

Presentations

Presentations (2)
Challenges and Opportunities for long-term investors - Lunch seminar at The Dutch Central bank

An overview of the current investment landscape and trends, including risks and opportunities. Presentation focused on unexpected stumbling blocks and under-estimated opportunities, followed by a Q & A session.

Winter is coming for Investors

Presentation on the future challenges for investors, including low yields and increasing political risks. Examination on where the most promising new opportunities lie, and how to take advantage of them.

Workshops (2)
The Digitalisation of European Industry
2 hours
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Divergence is Coming: The Inside View on Emerging Markets
90 minutes
(View workshop agenda)

The gripping report "Winter is Coming" illustrated like no other the required paradigm shift towards emerging markets. To generate long term, sustainable returns, investors need to fundamentally rethink their investment strategies and adapt to the changing economic reality. The increasing divergence in emerging markets adds to the complexity requiring a differentiated approach. In the seminar, unique and in-depth insights will be shared on structural challenges, macroeconomic management, and the best ways forward for investors.

Past talks (27)
The Future of Work
Technoport Tech conference: The Human Factor
Trondheim Norway
2017
State of the global economy: opportunities and threats for investors
Amwal II Annual Partners’ Meeting
Dubai, UAE
2013
How alternative models of innovation and growth can challenge the traditional Western approach: lessons from emerging economies
Tieto Inspirational Summit
Oslo, Norway
2014
Future of Banking and Technology: Future of the financial system and technology
IDG, International Data Group Digital Banking Conference
Stockholm, Sweden
2014
“Investing for the Long Term": What Does It Mean for Pension Funds and Other investors?
Harvard Pensions Annual Conference
Boston, USA
2014
Fault-lines in the Global Economy: the opportunities for businesses and labour
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) 3 rd  World Congress
Berlin, Germany
2014
Future of Business, Banking and Finance: Chances and Challenges
Swiss International Finance Forum (NZZ) Conference on Shaping the new path
Bern, Switzerland
2014
Emerging models of development, innovation and business management
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GMBH Official Retreat
Bad Honnef, Germany
2014
What next for the global economy?
Global Outlook Norway Conference
Arendal, Norway
2014
Evolving With the Rapidly Changing Euro-Economic Landscape
Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA ) Global Professionals Conference
Lisbon, Portugal
2014
The new landscape for CEOs and CFOs – business strategy in a changing world
CFO Magazine Finance Square think tank launch event
Brussels, Belgium
2014
Changing patterns of trade and Investment Flows
Observer Research Foundation (ORF) Asian Forum on Global Governance
New Delhi, India
2014
The role of India in the future of international trade and investment
Europa Forum Luzern Open Global Markets Conference
Lucerne, Switzerland
2014
It’s the political economy, stupid: Implications for shipping and other cyclical industries
Klaveness Dry Bulk Forum
London, United Kingdom
2014
Demographics and Real Estate
IPE Real Estate Global Conference & Awards
Copenhagen, Denmark
2015
The economic, development, financial and environmental rationale for green investments
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) Impact Investing & Microfinance Conference
Luxembourg
2015
Is the ‘carbon bubble’ a risk to financial stability?
German Watch & Brot für die Welt Divestment
Berlin, Germany
2015
Know thyself and thy imperfections… How to avoid behavioural biases in finance
Citywire conference
Milan, Italy
2016
Why Sustainability holds the key to the future of the Asset Management Industry
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry conference
London, United Kingdom
2016
Financial Challenges Faced by the World and Europe
Casnik Finance 33rd Financial Summit: New Banking and Financial Times
Portoroz, Slovenia
2016
Sustainability – the key to the future of the finance industry
Liechtenstein Bankers Association, 9th Liechtenstein Banking Congress
Vaduz, Liechtenstein
2016
Backdrop – EU politics, regulation and economy after Brexit
DnB Markets Conference
Oslo, Norway
2016
Winter is coming: The perfect storm that now confronts institutional investors and what they should do about it
EDFI Chairpersons’ Meeting
Paris, France
2016
Do Good, Diversify Risks, and Make Money by Revisiting Finance
CFA European Investment Conference
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016
Generating income and diversifying risks amid political tumult, economic uncertainty, structural shifts & low yields
Aberdeen Asset Management Roadshow on Income & Yields
Madrid, Milan, Brussels, Zurich, Rome, Amsterdam, Paris
2017
The need for economic doversification
Zero Green Conference
Oslo, Norway
2017
A United Europe – Between Future Vision and Past Dream
European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) Business Conference
Prague, Czech Republic
2017
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  • Slides (1)
  • Press information (6)
CFA Institute Video
Sony Kapoor | CSA Celebrity Speakers
Sony Kapoor on the future of technology and society at the Technoport conference in 2017
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Sony Kapoor Talks to James Surowiecki About Brexit
10 Years After Lehman, Four Big Risks
The Climate Litigation Threat Is Getting Credible
An economist looks into a crystal ball
Euro-Zone Reform Proposals Don't Go Far Enough
Indians wanted us out, Europeans want us to stay. This time British citizens will bear almost all the costs

Books & Articles (4)

How the Norwegian Oil Fund is run & Invested is a pressing question
Sony Kapoor Talks to James Surowiecki About Brexit
Can finance beat climate change?
How Greece was never given a fair chance to recover from the crisis

Expertise (23)

Business
Leadership
Social & Political
Think Tanks Business Climate change and sustainability behavioural economics behavioral economics circular economy Digital Disruption Behavioral Finance Banking Alternative Investments Investment Finance and Investment Asset Management asset allocation erozone Norway Emerging Markets Emerging Challenges emerging risks Emerging Policy
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