Renaissance Thinking: Why Business Needs the Arts

​In today’s obsession with optimization, metrics, and scale, business has traded off something essential: the human spark behind ingenuity.

​Yet many of today’s most inventive leaders share an unexpected influence -The Arts.

​This lecture explores how artistic practices are shaping innovation, leadership, and growth.

​Drawing on real-world examples and research, Nir will show that art isn’t a break from business - it’s a way back to better business.

​Nir Hindie is an international keynote speaker specializing in creativity and leadership. He champions "Business Artistry" - a mindset that fuses business strategy with artistic intuition, creativity, and human connection. As the founder of The Artian, Hindie partners with global companies like Google, SAP, and TikTok to bridge the gap between humanities and technology, helping build organizations that are both high-performing and deeply human.

​An adjunct professor at IE Business School and mentor at Harvard and MIT, Hindie shapes the next generation of creative leaders by bringing real-world insights into academia. His expertise has earned him recognition among Spain's 100 Experts on Innovation and membership in the World Economic Forum's Cultural Leaders Network.