Renee Mauborgne

Renée Mauborgne is a distinguished professor of strategy at INSEAD and co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute, recognised globally for her groundbreaking work on innovation and value creation. Co-author of the four-million-copy bestseller Blue Ocean Strategy and the 2023 release Beyond Disruption, she was named the world's most influential management thinker by Thinkers50 in 2019, the first woman ever to secure this top position. Her research has been adopted by nearly 3,000 universities worldwide and honoured by Harvard Business Review as among the most influential work in its 100-year history. Audiences gain practical frameworks for achieving growth through innovation, learning how to create new market space and drive meaningful change without displacing existing industries or jobs.

When Renée Mauborgne and her research partner W. Chan Kim published Blue Ocean Strategy in 2005, they fundamentally challenged how organisations think about competition and growth. That groundbreaking work, now translated into 49 languages and with over four million copies sold worldwide, introduced a powerful alternative to fighting rivals in crowded markets: creating uncontested market space where competition becomes irrelevant. Her latest book, Beyond Disruption, released in 2023, advances this thinking further by demonstrating how organisations can achieve innovation and growth without displacing existing industries, companies, or jobs. As INSEAD Distinguished Fellow, professor of strategy, and co-director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute in Fontainebleau, Renée has shaped strategic thinking across generations of business leaders and continues to redefine what sustainable growth looks like in practice.

Renée's influence on management thinking has been recognised at the highest levels globally. In 2019, she became the first woman ever to be named the world's most influential management thinker by Thinkers50, cementing her position as a leading voice in business strategy. Harvard Business Review honoured her body of work in 2023, selecting her and Kim as two of only four leading thinkers across the publication's 100-year history for the global impact of their research and ideas. Her Harvard Business Review article on Blue Ocean Strategy was also recognised as one of the most influential and innovative pieces published over the past century. As a Fellow of the World Economic Forum and founder of the Blue Ocean Global Network, she has built a worldwide community of academics, consultants, and policymakers committed to value innovation. Her teaching materials have been adopted by nearly 3,000 universities globally, and her work has inspired the Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition, now the world's largest virtual high school entrepreneurship competition with participants from over 170 countries.

Renée equips audiences with practical frameworks that move beyond theoretical concepts to actionable strategic change. Her presentations demonstrate how leaders can identify new opportunities, shift from competing to creating value, and build sustainable growth trajectories that benefit organisations and society alike. Drawing on decades of research and real-world application across industries and geographies, she helps audiences understand how to make strategic moves that open new markets rather than fight over existing ones. Whether addressing corporate leadership teams, industry conferences, or academic forums, Renée delivers insights that challenge conventional thinking and provide clear pathways for innovation. Audiences leave with concrete tools for rethinking their strategic approach, the confidence to pursue blue ocean opportunities, and an understanding of how to achieve meaningful growth whilst creating positive economic and social impact.