Pippa Malmgren frames the discussion around the convergence of geopolitics, technology, and humanity. She calls for leaders to “upgrade their HeartWare”—the empathy and imagination needed to navigate conflicts and technological change. Malmgren contrasts “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” futures: war w...

Francisco Santos outlines how Latin America has become a key battleground in a new global confrontation between authoritarian and democratic blocs. He details China’s economic penetration through the Belt and Road Initiative, Russia’s intelligence and disinformation campaigns, and Iran’s militant...

Francisco Santos outlines how Latin America has become a key battleground in a new global confrontation between authoritarian and democratic blocs. He details China’s economic penetration through the Belt and Road Initiative, Russia’s intelligence and disinformation campaigns, and Iran’s militant...

Hagai M. Segal examines today’s “polycrisis”—many interlocking global shocks occurring simultaneously. He argues that while the world appears unstable, major powers are avoiding direct war, favoring economic and technological rivalry instead. Segal highlights China’s preference for economic compe...

Hagai M. Segal examines today’s “polycrisis”—many interlocking global shocks occurring simultaneously. He argues that while the world appears unstable, major powers are avoiding direct war, favoring economic and technological rivalry instead. Segal highlights China’s preference for economic compe...

Jamil Mahuad situates today’s crises within a larger transformation—an “epochal change” across geography, demography, technology, and governance. He reflects on how population shifts, AI, and energy transitions are redrawing global realities. Mahuad argues that democracy’s legitimacy now depends ...

Jamil Mahuad situates today’s crises within a larger transformation—an “epochal change” across geography, demography, technology, and governance. He reflects on how population shifts, AI, and energy transitions are redrawing global realities. Mahuad argues that democracy’s legitimacy now depends ...

Marco Vicenzino traces the historical arc from empires to the Cold War to the “golden age” of globalization and into today’s fractured order. He defines the 21st century as an age of fragmentation, polycrisis, and great-power rivalry. Vicenzino calls on business leaders to adapt to “re-globalizat...

Marco Vicenzino traces the historical arc from empires to the Cold War to the “golden age” of globalization and into today’s fractured order. He defines the 21st century as an age of fragmentation, polycrisis, and great-power rivalry. Vicenzino calls on business leaders to adapt to “re-globalizat...

Pablo Plà reframes geopolitics as a core strategic discipline for CEOs. He argues that the true challenge is not volatility itself but the failure to diagnose structural change early. Using frameworks from strategy and medicine, he urges leaders to institutionalize scenario planning, integrate po...

Pablo Plà reframes geopolitics as a core strategic discipline for CEOs. He argues that the true challenge is not volatility itself but the failure to diagnose structural change early. Using frameworks from strategy and medicine, he urges leaders to institutionalize scenario planning, integrate po...

Gain a global perspective on how leaders can adapt, respond, and thrive amid accelerating political, technological, and economic disruption, in Season 1 of Thought Leadership Advisors (TLA, formerly LAP). Final Q&A section.

In just over two years, President Javier Milei has upended Argentina’s political and economic order, taking bold, often controversial steps to dismantle decades of regulation and reshape the nation’s fiscal future.

Join us for an insightful discussion with Alejandro Cacace, Argentina’s newly app...

This is Europe’s Churchill Test: whether this generation of Europeans will rise to its historical duty—as Churchill did in 1940—not just with words, but through the full mobilisation of will, resources, and imagination.
Nearly four years into the Russia–Ukraine war, Europe stands at a decisive cr...

Understanding a Turning Point in the Middle East: A GDN Discussion

The Middle East stands at a pivotal moment. Two years after the devastating conflict sparked by the October 7 attacks, a new peace initiative announced by President Trump has reignited global debate and diplomatic urgency. With g...

In a world increasingly marked by conflict, polarization, and inner turmoil, this impactful session poses a bold and timely question: Is peace dead?
Join the YPO Peace Action Network, moderated by Christoph von Toggenburg (YPO North Star Integrated), to explore the state of peace on three levels:...

Former Foreign Office minister Sir Alan Duncan and former UK ambassador to NATO Sir Adam Thompson, in conversation with moderator Muddassar Malik, examine how recent conflicts and shifting alliances are testing the post-1945 international system. They consider the health of multilateral instituti...

How can Europe stay relevant when Washington looks inward and Beijing rewrites the rule-book? Former UK Foreign-Office chief Sir Simon Fraser joins geopolitical strategist Marco Vicenzino and moderator Livia Paggi to map a survival strategy for Britain and the Continent: spend more on defence, co...

Tariffs that rattled Wall Street, a dollar suddenly under siege, and boardrooms scrambling for geopolitical playbooks—watch this fast-moving conversation where FT veterans Katie Martin and Michael Skapinker spar with industrial heavyweight Paul Drechsler on how power politics rewrites market math...

Senior Fellow for South and Central Asian Defence Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, HSBC diplomat Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles and strategist Rear Adm. Chris Parry discuss about borders, identity and security. From Roman-Empire warnings to Leicester’s street riots, they show why migration is no longer a side issu...

Former UK Ambassador Sir Peter Westmacott, economist Prof. Keyu Jin and geopolitical analyst Marco Vicenzino discuss how a second Trump administration could affect international security and economic relations. Moderated by Anthony Ginsberg, the panel reviews possible changes to NATO, the course ...

Former Business Secretary Sir Vince Cable, Reform UK leader Richard Tice and former No. 10 adviser Meera Vadher assess the pressures shaping the next U.K. general election. The discussion covers recent tax and spending levels, economic-growth trends, immigration policy, and the cost and timing of...

Former NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson, former U.K. First Sea Lord Admiral Lord West, and Ukrainian executive Dmytro Shymkiv review the state of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The panel examines battlefield trends, the status of planned talks in Istanbul, and the effects of sanctions, drones...

China’s rise is undeniable—but does its dominance make the world safer or more brittle? In this forthright fireside chat, former UK Security Minister Tom Tugendhat MP dissects Beijing’s global playbook, from critical-minerals leverage and battery supremacy to the looming question of Taiwan. If yo...