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Investing in innovation: Three steps to resilient growth
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Wednesday, 3 Sep
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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In times of disruption, many organizations freeze their innovation spending despite its critical importance for long-term growth. Join us as Matt Banholzer, Tim Koller, and Laura LaBerge discuss our recent article on how to most efficiently take a through-cycle approach to investing in growth. |
Geopolitics series: Asia at the geoeconomic crossroads
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Tuesday, 9 Sep
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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With Asia at the geoeconomic cross-roads, this session will explore key developments in and implications for the region. Ziad Haider will be joined by Senior Advisors Shivshankar Menon, former Indian National Security Adviser, and Marty Natalegawa, former Indonesian Foreign Minister, for a wide-ranging discussion on topics including US-China strategic competition, US-India dynamics, the upcoming ASEAN Leaders summit, tariffs and supply chain pivots, and how policy makers and MNCs in Asia are managing opportunities and risks. |
Mastering the cycles of CEO leadership – Part 2
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Tuesday, 16 Sep
11 a.m.-noon EDT / 4-5 p.m. BST  |
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In this second installment of our two-part series on the stages of successful CEO leadership, Carolyn Dewar and Kurt Strovink, two of the authors of the upcoming book A CEO For All Seasons, share insights drawn from top-performing CEOs on how to navigate the middle two stages of CEO leadership – starting strong and sustaining momentum – and how to maintain long-term effectiveness while at the top. |
Pricing to create value across the PE portfolio
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Thursday, 25 Sep
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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A small improvement in pricing can often drive greater value creation than larger cost or volume improvements. However, Private Equity (PE) funds face unique challenges in identifying and addressing pricing opportunities across diverse portfolio companies, often lacking the dedicated tools and expertise to do so effectively. Join Brian Elliott, Jordan Jakubovitz, and Michelle Nguyen for a discussion on how PE funds can address these challenges and achieve efficient growth. |
M&A at midyear – dealmaking higher despite volatility
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Tuesday, 30 Sep
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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The first half of 2025 showed higher global activity as disciplined dealmakers reentered the market despite continued uncertainty. Join Jake Henry and Mieke Van Oostende as they review dealmaking in the first half of the year and discuss how to prepare for a strong finish, building on their new article. |
The CEO as a resilience leader
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Thursday, 9 Oct
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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CEOs sit at the nexus of strategy, finance and operations, which makes them uniquely positioned to champion for and build resilience that protects their companies from – and takes advantage of – disruption. Join Ida Kristensen and Linda Liu as they discuss insights from their recent article on how CEOs can use resilience as a strategic imperative. |
Gen AI in due diligence: From potential to performance
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Tuesday, 14 Oct
10-11 a.m. EDT / 3-4 p.m. BST  |
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Gen AI is poised to replace much of the manual activity involved in completing an outside-in diligence. Firms that adapt the fastest during this transition have the most to gain. Join William Bundy, Chase Covington, and David Pralong as they discuss how the deployment of gen AI in diligence can give organizations an investment edge. |
Securing agentic AI
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Wednesday, 12 Nov
10-11 a.m. EST / 3-4 p.m. GMT  |
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As organizations increasingly deploy agentic AI, they face new risks that could disrupt operations, compromise sensitive data, and erode customer trust. Join Rich Isenberg and Charlie Lewis as they discuss these emerging risks and how leaders can proactively ensure security and compliance while also driving adoption. |
Making buy-side carve-outs work for everyone
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Tuesday, 18 Nov
10-11 a.m. EST / 3-4 p.m. GMT  |
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Buy-side carve-outs represent more than a quarter of overall M&A activity and can create significant value while also presenting complex challenges. Join Kameron Kordestani, Anna Mattson, and Rui Silva as they discuss our article on how leaders—particularly CFOs, integration managers, and CHROs—can best balance financial structuring, operational planning, and people management to ensure a successful transition. |
