Catalysts Selection Process

Criteria

We look for visionaries at every stage of their journey – from promising start-ups to unicorns as well as policy-makers and thought leaders driving the global conversation. The Catalyst community is unique in that it brings together the individuals shaping our world now, alongside those who will build our future. All Catalysts are evaluated and selected by our editorial team based on their achievements in:

 

  • Developing leading-edge technologies that can be scaled or is already positively impacting emerging economies
  • Advancing solutions that have a measurable impact in improving lives,  expanding access and promoting inclusion
  • Galvanizing the private sector to invest and monetize new ideas, embracing new possibilities in emerging markets and around the world
  • Leading forward-thinking organizations, initiatives and ideas that are challenging the status quo and have the potential to create a more sustainable future

2023 Catalysts Thematics

We are committed to building a diverse community within the following breakthrough areas:

  1. Finance – Driving prosperity through fintech
    • Who we’re looking for: People using digitization to break down the barriers of traditional finance, from the outside or inside. People using new financial tools to solve old, intractable problems. People carving out the legislative and regulatory space that fintech needs to thrive.
    • Focus areas: Venture capital, carbon trading, financial inclusion, ESG investing, payments, crypto
  2. Commerce – Making the world smaller, smarter and more efficient
    • Who we’re looking for: People transforming trade and optimizing supply chains. People on the cutting edge of force-multiplier technologies. People commercializing space. People building parallel worlds.
    • Focus areas: Robotics & automation, quantum computing, logistics, virtual reality, AI & machine learning
  3. Sustainability – Realizing a greener future
    • Who we’re looking for: People leading the transition to net zero. People developing cost-effective energy solutions that can replace fossil fuels at scale. People greening transportation and heavy industry. People cleaning up the planet, the oceans and the atmosphere. People turning back the global-warming clock. People doing more with less.
    • Focus areas: Water, renewable energy, carbon capture & storage, recycling, EVs, alternative fuels
  4. Resilience – Building strong, healthy communities
    • Who we’re looking for: People revolutionizing the way we live, learn, work and play. People reengineering the human body and mind. People creating life-saving remedies for the deadliest diseases. People preparing for the next health crisis. People making cities more habitable.  People unlocking the secrets of the natural world.
    • Focus areas: Biotechnology, public health, drug development, education, social policy, workspace design, environmental science
  5. Security – Controlling outcomes in the physical and digital realms
    • Who we’re looking for: People safeguarding data and critical infrastructure. People developing next-generation security solutions. People anticipating the threats of tomorrow. People forging international cooperation.
    • Focus areas: Diplomacy, research, cybersecurity, aerospace, energy & mineral resources

Benefits

Bloomberg New Economy provides each Catalyst with tailored opportunities to scale and accelerate their work through a year-round program of events, networking and thought-leadership engagements. Benefits include:

 

  • Recognition as a Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst
  • Invitation to the launch of Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst 2022
  • Year long media and visibility opportunities
  • Invitation to the Annual Bloomberg New Economy Forum
  • Quarterly leadership briefings
  • Access to a global community of influential world leaders