Arne Elias Corneliussen is a geopolitical advisor who supports business leaders, organisations, and financial companies. He is a political scientist and he studied in the US, Egypt, and Chile. He travelled around the world from a young age, and possesses a broad and deep global understanding of geopolitical and strategic events and dynamics. He is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of NRCI – a geopolitical advisory firm he established in Oslo in 2010.
Arne travelled to more than 125 countries, and he conducted a wide range of long overland fact-finding expeditions alone by bus, train, and car across Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America where he mapped geopolitical, security and business risks and opportunities. These overland fact-finding expeditions gave him extraordinary geopolitical, strategic, and business insights.
He conducted 10 fact-finding expeditions to 42 countries on the African continent, and he travelled by public bus across 30 countries in western, southern, and eastern Africa. He travelled on an expedition by train, bus and car from Shanghai to Istanbul across China, Central Asia, and the Caucasus to map infrastructure developments, logistics clusters, and the geopolitical landscape along One Belt One Road, also called the New Silk Road, which China develops.
In the fall of 2022, he travelled by bus and train across 19 countries in eastern, southern, and western Europe and assessed geopolitical and strategic dynamics in Europe, and Europe’s future. His vast global on the ground experience assessing geopolitical and strategic developments combined with managing a geopolitical advisory firm make him uniquely experienced and highly knowledgeable about global events and dynamics.
Arne Elias Corneliussen maintains close dialogue with a vast network of informed contacts on all levels in academia, business, diplomacy, and governments worldwide. He is program chair, conference host, moderator, and keynote speaker at Norwegian Risk Forum – NRCI’s annual geopolitical conference focusing on geopolitical risks and business opportunities worldwide. Arne provides truly eye-opening, captivating, and highly insightful virtual and in-person keynote presentations, speaking engagements, and advisory sessions on geopolitics, global economy, ESG, leadership, business transformation, business strategy, and future trends. His geopolitical and strategic advice is sought-after among global companies, financial firms, and policy makers.
CHANGING DIMENSIONS IN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS - IMPACT ON INVESTMENT OUTLOOK AND BUSINESS STRATEGY •Brief Description: • In this eye-opening presentation you gain insights into evolving geopolitical and strategic dynamics across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America impacting businesses and investors. • Strategic forecast on a range of current topics in global affairs, and eye-opening key insights which will drive geopolitical dynamics across these regions in the future. • A wide-ranging and clear-eyed assessment of key geopolitical and strategic trends that will shape our world in the future.
STRATEGIC AND GEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS SHAPING ASIA TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE • Brief Description:• Arne Elias Corneliussen traveled on a range of overland expeditions by train, bus, and car across Asia from China to Turkey, in addition to other overland expeditions across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia. He has an in-depth understanding of strategic and geopolitical dynamics shaping Asia today and in the future.
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen conducted a 2,5-month long overland fact-finding expedition by bus and train across 19 countries in eastern, southern, and western Europe in the fall of 2022. • In this insightful and eye-opening presentation, he shares his observations, perspectives and insights on how geopolitical, strategic, and economic dynamics impact the future of Europe. • He shares his observations and insights from travelling on the ground across geopolitical fault lines and historical conflict territories including Ukraine, the Balkans, and Northern Ireland - and how historical conflicts may resurface and impact the future of Europe.
AFRICA - UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORING A GROWTH CONTINENT • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen travelled on 10 fact-finding expeditions by public bus across 30 countries in western, southern, and eastern Africa. He travelled to more than 40 countries in Africa in total. • In this fascinating and eye-opening presentation, Arne shares his unique insights, observations, and perspectives from travelling on the ground across the African continent. •He shares perspectives on geopolitical, economic, and infrastructural developments across the African continent – and he provides key insights into finding the right local partner and building an on the ground team that will enable your business to grow in Africa.
INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURALCOMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen combines his academic background studying intercultural communication and negotiation with his long international experience living and operating on the ground around the world. • This highly informative presentation provides unique insights into how companies, investors and organizations should collaborate, communicate, and negotiate internationally. • Useful and eye-opening real-life examples of how to build robust, dynamic, and agile teams that operative effectively in complex international environments.
CHANGING DIMENSIONSIN GLOBAL GEOPOLITICS - IMPACT ON INVESTMENT OUTLOOK AND BUSINESS STRATEGY •Brief Description: • In this eye-opening presentation you gain insights into evolving geopolitical and strategic dynamics across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America impacting businesses and investors. • Strategic forecast on a range of current topics in global affairs, and eye-opening key insights which will drive geopolitical dynamics across these regions in the future. • A wide-ranging and clear-eyed assessment of key geopolitical and strategic trends that will shape our world in the future.
STRATEGIC ANDGEOPOLITICAL DYNAMICS SHAPING ASIA TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE • Brief Description:• Arne Elias Corneliussen traveled on a range of overland expeditions by train, bus, and car across Asia from China to Turkey, in addition to other overland expeditions across the Middle East, Southeast Asia and South Asia. He has an in-depth understanding of strategic and geopolitical dynamics shaping Asia today and in the future.
THE FUTURE OF EUROPE • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen conducted a 2,5-month long overland fact-finding expedition by bus and train across 19 countries in eastern, southern, and western Europe in the fall of 2022. • In this insightful and eye-opening presentation, he shares his observations, perspectives and insights on how geopolitical, strategic, and economic dynamics impact the future of Europe. • He shares his observations and insights from travelling on the ground across geopolitical fault lines and historical conflict territories including Ukraine, the Balkans, and Northern Ireland - and how historical conflicts may resurface and impact the future of Europe.
AFRICA - UNDERSTANDING AND EXPLORING A GROWTH CONTINENT • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen travelled on 10 fact-finding expeditions by public bus across 30 countries in western, southern, and eastern Africa. He travelled to more than 40 countries in Africa in total. • In this fascinating and eye-opening presentation, Arne shares his unique insights, observations, and perspectives from travelling on the ground across the African continent. •He shares perspectives on geopolitical, economic, and infrastructural developments across the African continent – and he provides key insights into finding the right local partner and building an on the ground team that will enable your business to grow in Africa.
INTERNATIONAL AND CROSS-CULTURALCOMMUNICATION AND NEGOTIATION • Brief Description: • Arne Elias Corneliussen combines his academic background studying intercultural communication and negotiation with his long international experience living and operating on the ground around the world. • This highly informative presentation provides unique insights into how companies, investors and organizations should collaborate, communicate, and negotiate internationally. • Useful and eye-opening real-life examples of how to build robust, dynamic, and agile teams that operative effectively in complex international environments.