Matthew GriffinFounder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute
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Bravura Solutions invited Matthew to be its keynote speaker at the annual Monaco Fund Forum. Because of the global pandemic the event was again a hybrid affair, and he delivered his keynote virtually.
His starting point was that we live in an age of sci-fi startups, and that for the investment community the speed and style of change present huge opportunities and threats. In a short, punchy session he showed how new technologies and paradigm shifts give investors the chance to refresh their portfolios and benefit from high return alternative investment strategies before everyone else jumps on the bandwagon and depresses returns.
"We live in an age of sci-fi startups, and for the investment community the speed of change and the style of change presents huge opportunities and threats."Matthew Griffin, Monaco, October 2021
He also highlighted the accelerating rate of change, discussed ESG investment strategies, and showed how changes in one industry can bring about significant opportunities in another.
He then changed tack to show how some of the same disruptive technologies, combined with agile, flexible and scalable IT platforms, could benefit investment firms themselves. They can help automate everything from contract negotiation to the customer experience, and accelerate the rate at which firms enter and take advantage of novel investment opportunities.
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What this means for your leadership team
Speed cuts both ways.
The session framed fast change as a huge opportunity and a real threat for the investment community. Early movers can refresh portfolios and use high return alternative strategies. Once everyone follows, returns get depressed.
Opportunity often starts elsewhere.
Change in one industry can bring significant opportunities in another. A leadership team that watches only its own sector will see these shifts late. Wider scanning gives more time to act.
Your own platforms set your pace.
Disruptive technologies, combined with agile, flexible and scalable IT platforms, can automate work from contract negotiation to the customer experience. They also speed up how quickly a firm enters novel investment opportunities. A slow internal platform can cancel out a sharp investment view.
Three questions for your next leadership meeting
How early do we spot shifts in industries outside our own?
Which of our processes slow us down when an opportunity appears?
Are our ESG strategies ready for fast changing technology and rules?
The trends and technologies behind this session
From the 311 Starburst, the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit’s map of the technologies and trends shaping the next 50 years.
Speed of change now shapes both returns and risk. Organisations need an early view of new technologies and a platform flexible enough to act on what they see. Waiting for consensus means entering when returns are already depressed.
How does the accelerating rate of change relate to this session?
It is the core pressure the keynote describes. Faster technology adoption and shorter corporate lifespans compress planning cycles, so investment firms have less time to refresh portfolios before the crowd arrives.
How does defence as a sustainable investment relate to this session?
The keynote discussed ESG investment strategies. This trend shows how quickly the rules behind them can move, as European rules and fund managers now treat defence firms as eligible for sustainable investment funds. ESG strategies need regular review.
How can 311 brief our leadership team on this?
311 offers a private executive briefing or leadership workshop, tailored to your sector. It is held in person first.
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Analysis by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit, from Matthew Griffin’s session and 311 data.
If Matthew gave this session today
Grow at the speed of change.
The codex sets out innovation re-invented for the exponential era, the same speed of change Matthew urged investors to act on before everyone else does.
