Prepare to expand your understanding of the rapidly changing Middle East.

The Gulf region is hitting remarkable economic influence beyond the most positive scenarios of even a few years ago – yet the rest of the region is having trouble keeping up. Now, it’s critical we stop, breathe, and discov...

Without timely and thoughtful responses, increasing ChinaPhobia could become the biggest threat to global peace, economic growth and stability, poisoning international relations in the coming years.

This would be a terrible waste of the opportunity awaiting the world’s great powers to be good st...

Come and hear our keynote speaker, David McCormick, speak with interesting insights from his recently released book, Superpower in Peril: A Battle Plan to Renew America.

Drawing from decades of leadership, this discussion will consider the American story in the context of history, and renewal.

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Take a deep dive into the current business and political climate in the People’s Republic of China with resident scholars in an ongoing series presented by the China Business Network. This year’s program again features prominent China experts, who will explore Chinese business trade relationships...

YPO Live: Geopolitical Outlook 2023

The world is changing and as a business leader you need to be aware of the geopolitical environment you’re working in.

In this session, you’ll hear from national security experts on China, Russia, Ukraine & Middle East. They’ll go through an overview of the ...

Following on from a very successful YPO Live event last year, the Global Diplomacy Network and YPO Strategic Partnerships are joining forces to bring you an exploration into what's currently happening in Ukraine, one year on from the start of the war.

Participants will leave with a deeper under...

Xi Jinping has emerged from the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with predominant power and what looks like a mandate to rule for life.

So what will the 69-year-old avowed Marxist-Leninist do with all this power and control? This the question on the minds of political and b...

Join the Global Diplomacy Network in this discussion with political pollster and analyst Dr. Frank Luntz. He brings his globally recognized political knowledge and skills to YPOers in this session.

Members will walk away being able to:

Form educated views about the likely outcomes of the elec...

YPO Live: An Only-in-YPO look into US Elections with Brad Raffensperger

Join us for a fireside chat with current Secretary of State for Georgia, Brad Raffensperger, who has been re-elected in the 2022 elections.

This remarkable politician will share his thoughts on US politics and elections, co...

This session with Yadin Kaufmann, will give members insight into the Palestinian Internship Program, and introduce some of the intern and employee participants. It will highlight the successes of the program and discuss how business can be a force for peace and good in the midst of an intractable...

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan and recent developments in Kashmir could have catastrophic implications for Pakistan and India. Sit down with Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani, a Pakistani Former Foreign Secretary, and Karan Thapar, Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer, for an in-dep...

As a global leader, you have the ability and opportunity to impact the world�s existential challenges. Listen-in to this deep dive with world-class resources curated by our Impact Networks. Learn about:the current climate crisis and its impact on business and our life on the planet.
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As the war in Ukraine continues unabated, the refugee crisis grows grimmer. At this point, more than 10 million Ukrainians have been displaced and 4 million have left the country entirely – leaving not just their homes but their jobs, their communities and most of their belongings. These refugees...

A decade may not seem long in terms of the geopolitical stage, however, for the Middle East, it has been enough time for a dramatic shift in the area. With a new generation rising to power, alliances are evolving, new opportunities are uncovering new challenges including how to navigate these cha...

This session will allow members to understand the changes currently happening in Latin America and answer the following questions:Have we entered a new era of populism?
How will this affect a region recently rising economically and technologically?
What will it mean for people on the ground and i...

The RAND Corporation defines Truth Decay as the diminishing role of facts and analysis in American public life. This phenomenon has taken hold over the last two decades, eroding civil discourse, causing political paralysis and leading to public uncertainty and disengagement. Most of these trends ...

What is happening now in Ukraine? Even with all the media coverage on the Russian incursion, there is still much we don't know. Samuel Charap, RAND Senior Political Scientist and former adviser in the Obama administration, William Courtney, Adjunct Senior Fellow at RAND, and John F. Tefft, a reti...

Please note: The Spanish language section of this video is 0:46:20 - 1:24:38. The English translation is not available for this recording. Right now, there are more than two dozen armed conflicts occurring in the world. How do political leaders work to end such conflicts, inspire people to unite...

In the face of increasing polarization in the United States, cooperation among U.S. politicians has become more infrequent. Today, U.S. politicians seem to care more about catering to the bases within the two-party system than they do about working together for the country�s common good.
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More than four decades ago, Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates out of his NYC apartment, eventually turning it into the largest hedge fund in the world. His investment innovations –alpha overlay, risk parity, and All Weather – have reshaped financial strategy. Ray will deliver his take on t...

Central America has an opportunity to position itself as the region of choice for nearshoring and foreign investment, resulting in job creation in the formal sector while also offering companies supply-chain resilience at a competitive cost. Having jobs in the region ensures economic opportunitie...

With less than two months until Election Day, the United States faces a range of possible futures impacting the economy. Listen-in as Anne-Marie Faiola (YPO Pacific One) moderates a discussion with world-renowned economist Austan Goolsbee, the Robert P. Gwinn Professor of Economics at the Univers...

The YPO Global Diplomacy Network goes beyond the headlines and engages directly with global leaders so YPOers can better understand the world around us. As business leaders, we have the ability to positively influence global affairs for the next generation. We owe it to our kids to be well infor...

The armed conflict in Ukraine first erupted in early 2014 and quickly transitioned to a long stalemate, with regular shelling and skirmishes occurring along the front line that separates Russian- and Ukrainian-controlled border regions in the east. Since Russia launched a full-scale military inva...