Online Masterclass: Geopolitical Disruptions: Exploring the Near and Distant Future of Global Business

On Tuesday, 17 June 2025 from 3:00 – 4:00 pm (CEST), Prof. Harald Sander will conduct the online masterclass Geopolitical Disruptions: Exploring the Near and Distant Future of Global Business.

About the online masterclass

Rising geopolitical conflicts, trade wars and a surge in a nationalistic populism are threatening the post-WWII global economic order as we knew it. More than ever, the future of today’s business environment will be decided at the intersection of geopolitics and economics. What does all this imply for global business?

In this online masterclass, Professor Harald Sander will explore the potential consequences of geopolitical disruptions for global business and countries. Next to identifying the largely negative short-run consequences, we will also explore whether and where “new windows of opportunity” could emerge over a longer-term horizon.

By attending the online masterclass you will learn that by being aware of these threats and opportunities, you can strive to make more rational and informed decisions that better take into account the complexities of the rapidly changing global business environment. 

At the end of the masterclass you will have the opportunity to ask your questions.

After registration, you will receive the login link to join the masterclass.
We will not issue a certificate for attending the online masterclass.

About Prof. Harald Sander

Harald Sander is Professor of Economics and International Economics at Technische Hochschule Köln, where he is Director of the Institute of Global Business and Society and had a Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union (Grant: 2014-17). At MSM he holds a faculty position since 1990, and is also a fellow of the Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) at Maastricht University. He has been a visiting researcher at various institution such as the International Monetary Fund, the Centre for Contemporary Europe Research Centre at the University of Melbourne, and the Global Business Institute at New York University.

His main research areas are global economics, European and global banking market integration, and the macroeconomics of financial crises. Professor Sander has published extensively in leading international journals like the Journal of International Money and Finance, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Financial Stability, and Applied Economics. As an occasional blogger, he contributes commentaries to outlets like the LSE-EUROPP Blog and The Conversation. He is the author and editor of several books, including co-edited volumes on “World Trade after the Uruguay Round”, published by Routledge, and Private Sector Development in an Emerging World. Inclusive Policies and Strategies for the Formal and Informal Economy, published by De Gruyter in 2024. His most recent monograph “Understanding the New Global Economy. A European Perspective” has been published by Routledge in 2022 and explores the state and dynamics of the economic (de-)globalization.

Currently Professor Sander is working on the “Changing Geography of Global Banking and Trade in Times of Geopolitical Disruptions”, and “The New Economics of Industrial Policy”.