Competitive advantage is becoming much more fluid as market positions shift faster across industries, with advantages eroding and differentiation narrowing. Despite this increased volatility, companies often fail to actively monitor shifts in their competitive edge. Join Matt Banholzer and Laura LaBerge as they discuss their latest research on the erosion of competitive advantage and the five rules companies can adopt to sustain and grow their edge over peers.

In today’s tougher exit environment, private equity firms are facing longer holding periods, valuation gaps, and increased pressure to return capital. Join Jelena Bauer and Kai Vollhardt as they unpack the strategies top-performing firms are using to improve exit outcomes and turn preparation into premium valuations, based on their recent article.

Long-term value creation is foundational to building strong companies and economies, yet many leaders struggle to ensure that well-conceived, well-executed strategies receive full recognition from investors. Join Ryan Davies and Jacob Marcus as they discuss how to anticipate investor reactions, assess opportunities to outperform expectations, and embed an investor mindset into decision-making to build greater resilience.

Geopolitical risk is now firmly embedded in business performance, with geopolitical activity directly influencing earnings, costs, capital allocation, and supply chain decisions. Join Danielle Burr, Ziad Haider, and Alfonso Natale as they discuss our latest research on how companies are successfully navigating this new environment.

Agentic AI marks a decisive shift from productivity tools to autonomous systems embedded in core business processes, while unlocking value and introducing risk. Join us as Lauren Craig, Raphael Engler, and Charlie Lewis discuss how leaders should act now to establish agentic governance as a strategic priority and capture the full value of distributed autonomy.