Christian Tooley
Unlock systems change through practical innovation with Christian Tooley, strategic advisor and impact investing keynote speaker. Christian works with Fortune 500 companies and investment funds to deploy inclusive capital and navigate complexity. Christian is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper who has spoken at SXSW, Web Summit, and Google.
London, United Kingdom
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As Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the London School of Economics and founder of i³ investing (the UK's largest LGBTQ+ founder/funder network), Christian brings valuable perspective from their previous role as Bain's Venture Lead for EMEA and their work as a World Economic Forum Global Shaper. Their speaking engagements span prestigious platforms including SXSW, Web Summit, and Google.
Christian helps organisations navigate complexity by identifying strategic leverage points where capital and innovation can drive systemic transformation. He specialises in guiding Fortune 500 companies, investment funds, and startups through the contradictions inherent in building sustainable impact while achieving scale. Their cross-sector expertise bridges traditional business models with emerging paradigms in climate tech, health innovation, and inclusive finance.
Audiences leave Christian's presentations with actionable frameworks for implementing systems thinking in their organisations, practical strategies for deploying capital toward meaningful impact, and renewed clarity about navigating complexity in an increasingly chaotic business landscape.
Book Christian when you need a speaker who combines strategic clarity with authentic storytelling to inspire genuine organisational transformation.
Topics, Sessions And Talks
In this thought-provoking talk, Christian Tooley examines how embracing complexity and paradox can enhance leadership. He argues that the contradictions within individuals, teams, and systems can drive insight and innovation. By leaning into tension instead of shying away from it, organisations can reveal new truths and foster sustainable change. Attendees will learn to view paradox as a creative catalyst, discover leadership tools for navigating complexity, and understand how contradictions can enhance organisational impact and innovation.
In this practical, high-impact workshop for leaders, Christian Tooley explores new ways of approaching complexity and innovation. Drawing on over 15 years of strategic frameworks and global experience, Christian teaches attendees how to apply a systems thinking approach to drive innovation, enhance strategy, and effectively manage new ventures.
Christian Tooley presents queerness as a transformative lens for creative disruption. He explores how queer thought has historically challenged dominant systems across art and activism, offering insights into its application in leadership, design, and culture. Attendees will discover queerness as a powerful tool for innovation, learn how non-linear thinking drives industry disruption, and gain strategies for integrating queer-informed leadership into their organisational culture, fostering inclusivity and future readiness.
In this interactive keynote, Christian Tooley, a strategic advisor and founder of i³ investing, offers a creative approach to navigating the rapid evolution of AI. With over a decade of experience in AI transformation and innovation, he shares insights on investing in AI opportunities and building capabilities for compounding value. Attendees will learn to distinguish hype from impact, assess risk and return, and future-proof their strategies, empowering them to make bold AI decisions while maintaining a human edge.
In this keynote, Christian Tooley emphasises the importance of systems change across generations, drawing from their experiences as a queer person of colour and first-generation university graduate. He provides a guide for marginalised professionals, offering tools to thrive in exclusionary systems while challenging organisations to create fairer environments. Attendees will learn to empower diverse talent through mindset shifts, recognise systemic barriers, and begin the process of dismantling them, including fostering inner transformation.
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