Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026
8:00am – 6:30pm
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Stanford Leadership Forum 2026: Shaping the Future

This event will convene thought leaders for constructive dialogue on the complex changes reshaping our world, from the technological to the geopolitical, economic to environmental. The Forum is designed to spark new thinking, surface timely questions, and help leaders bring these insights into their work.
Open to
Faculty
Staff
Students
Stanford Community
Alumni
Public

Location

Stanford Graduate School of Business

This event celebrates the launch of a new institute on leadership, an interdisciplinary hub dedicated to advancing leadership excellence for a changing world. It builds on the success of our inaugural 2024 Business, Government, and Society Forum with a new name and the same engaging content and insightful discussions.

The Forum is invitation-only. If you would like to request an invitation or have a question, please contact us at leadershipinstitute@stanford.edu. 

It has inspired me to lead in a genuine way, with integrity, with humility, and committed to the causes that I care about. —Forum participant

Keynote Speakers

Ken Griffin

Ken Griffin

Founder and CEO, Citadel
Rishi Sunak

Rishi Sunak

Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Agenda

Time
Session
8:00 - 9:00 AM

Registration and Light Breakfast

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Welcome and Introduction

9:10 - 10:00 AM

Opening Conversations: Leadership Paradox in a Changing World

Sarah Soule (Moderator), Rishi Sunak

10:00 - 10:45 AM

Opening Conversations: Credit & Capital in a Fragmenting World

Amit Seru (Moderator), Ken Griffin

10:45 - 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 - 12:15 PM

Breakout: Media and the (Dis)Information Ecosystem

Anat Admati (Moderator), Renee DiResta, Bradley Hope, Guy Rolnik

11:15 - 12:15 PM

Breakout: Simplifying Health Care

Stefanos Zenios (Moderator), Carter Dredge, Catherine Field, Catherine Krna

11:15 - 12:15 PM

Breakout: Rewiring the Workforce: Skills, Wages, and Opportunity in the Age of AI

Paul Oyer (Moderator), Susan Athey, Nela Richardson

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Breakout: Business, Taxation, and Society

Rebecca Lester (Moderator), Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato (Moderator), Elena Patel, George Callas, Gaurav Nagdev

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Breakout: U.S.-China Strategic Competition

Keith Hennessey (Moderator), Elizabeth Economy, Matthew Ferren, Hans Tung

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Breakout: Environmental Sustainability: Real Progress Beyond the Hype

Bill Barnett (Moderator), Maxine Burkett, David Hochschild, Bob Litterman

1:30 - 2:30 PM

Breakout: Business Case for Financial Literacy: From Classroom to Capital Markets

Annamaria Lusardi (Moderator), Tim Ranzetta, Gerri Walsh

2:30 - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Breakout: Geoeconomic Power and Economic Security

Gillian Tett (Moderator), Matteo Maggiori, H.R. McMaster, Maurice Obstfeld, Condoleezza Rice

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Breakout: Trust in American Society

Michele Gelfand (Moderator), Larry Diamond, Thomas L. Friedman, Margaret Levi

3:00 - 4:00 PM

Breakout: Managing Political Turbulence as a Business Leader

Neil Malhotra (Moderator), Nick Bloom, John Donahoe, Christopher George

4:15 - 5:00 PM

Closing Conversation TBA

5:00 - 6:30 PM

Reception