Watch: Semafor World Economy Day 2

After navigating a year of rapid change and high uncertainty around tariffs and trade dynamics, CEOs are increasingly shifting their focus to opportunities for growth – M&A, innovation, and, of course, AI.

AI is advancing at a pace that is redefining the frontier of scientific and technological possibility. Understanding where innovation is accelerating, and how these breakthroughs will diffuse across economies and societies, will define the next chapter of global technological leadership.

Global finance is being reshaped by geopolitical turbulence, regulatory divergence, and the recalibration of cross-border capital flows. How will markets balance openness with resilience, and which regions will cultivate the transparency, scale, and confidence global capital demands?

AI is rapidly becoming the defining variable of global economic strength — reshaping productivity, industrial capacity, and national advantage with unprecedented speed. How will the choices made today determine the ways in which AI becomes a stabilizing force for shared prosperity?

As policymakers and businesses look to tip the scales to gain a competitive edge, the laissez-faire attitudes that propelled Wall Street and Corporate America are being rethought.

Mobility is undergoing a once-in-a-century reinvention as electrification, autonomy, and urban redesign converge. How are players integrating technology, infrastructure, and policy into a coherent vision for the movement of people and goods?