Mental Models of UpLink Lead Dr. Laura-Marie Töpfer

In this podcast you learn -  1. The importance of being a deep-generalist.  2. Nudging yourself to experiment and take calculated risks. 3. The power of incentives. Laura-Marie is helping build WEF’s first AI-powered digital platform that connects best-in-class impact entrepreneurs with corporates, investors and policymakers to scale solutions globally. She is the Business Development & Strategy Lead responsible for helping design Uplink’s business model, fundraising & partnerships strategy with Microsoft LinkedIn, Salesforce & Deloitte. Laura-Marie holds a doctorate from the University of Oxford on Chinese cross-border finance and has spoken at various conferences in China, Europe and the US. She is the author of several peer-reviewed publications on this topic and featured in international media outlets including the Huffington Post, the Berggruen Institute on Governance and the Berliner Zeitung.