Board of Changemakers: Geo-Economics

Nations are now wielding trade routes, supply chains, and financial flows as the primary instruments of geopolitical influence, reshaping the global order more profoundly than traditional diplomacy. While global GDP growth is forecasted at 2.8% for 2025, this masks a deep fragmentation as commerce between rival blocs shrinks and internal regional trade intensifies. As capital, technology, and critical minerals become the new front lines of competition, will shared economic interest become a bridge for collaboration, or simply draw the lines for a permanently fractured world? Speakers: • Bill Ackman, Founder & CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management • Cristiano R. Amon, President & CEO, Qualcomm Incorporated • Jamie Dimon, Chairman & CEO, JPMorgan Chase • Georges Elhedery, CEO, HSBC • Laurence Fink, Chairman & CEO, BlackRock • Dr. Patrice Motsepe, Founder & Executive Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals • Scott Nuttall, Co-CEO, KKR • Lubna S. Olayan, Chair of the Corporate Board, The Olayan Group; Chair, Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB) • Stephen A. Schwarzman, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, The Blackstone Group • David Solomon, Chairman & CEO, Goldman Sachs • Lip-Bu Tan, CEO, Intel Moderator: • David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Carlyle