Karl Limbert
Director of Strategy, EQUANS UK&IKarl began his career in an intelligence role before taking up senior positions in both central and local government. During the 2010’s Karl successfully led several large public private partnership programmes in the regeneration, education, and energy sectors, before joining ENGIE in 2017 as Commercial Development Director. He was promoted into his current role as Director of Strategy for EQUANS UK & Ireland in 2019. A proud product of several ‘bog standard’ comprehensive schools, he is a graduate of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, a Fellow of the University of Cambridge Centre for Science and Policy, and is currently undertaking research into AI at the University of Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity . Outside of work, Karl enjoys running, cycling, and football.
My Speaker Sessions
Friday 08 December 2023
Left of bang or right of bang? Risk, adaptation, and resilience in a post covid world.
Getting ‘left of bang’ means getting ahead of a risk or an opportunity, understanding it, and then taking appropriate actions to mitigate or capitalise on it… but getting left of bang is difficult, because it also involves thinking about things in unconventional ways and taking atypical actions. In this session, Karl Limbert, Director of Strategy for EQUANS UK&I, looks at the key strategic issues, including climate risk, technological change, and the future of work, and draws on insights from diverse disciplines including military tactics, popular music, and economics to find answers.
