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Why the CEO of an elite law firm sees AI driving more deals

Miguel Zaldivar says Hogan Lovells Cadwalader’s smaller rivals will struggle to compete.
Miguel Zaldivar
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Why Edward Jones thinks AI can defuse a demographic time bomb

Managing partner Penny Pennington wants to capture financial advisers’ insights before they retire.
Penny Pennington

How Allianz’s CEO prepares for the risk of ‘huge havoc’

Oliver Bäte says Europe can no longer afford all the options its citizens expect.
Allianz CEO Oliver Bäte
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The MSCI boss helping Elon Musk get closer to Mars

Henry Fernandez says the index provider has grown by playing soccer, not singles tennis.
Henry Fernandez
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How Antonio Neri turned HPE into an unlikely AI stock

The veteran dealmaker says he’s ‘building the best networking business on the planet’.
Antonio Neri
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Former IEA chief says world faces a ‘third oil shock’ despite US-Iran deal

Nobuo Tanaka says the Hormuz crisis has accelerated a seismic shift in the global energy order, but business leaders can learn from it.
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How a marathon-running CEO set the pace for Cigna

David Cordani says the insurer had to “actively listen” to rebuild trust with its customers.

Honeywell’s CEO on ‘the brutal truth’ about breaking up an industrial giant

Vimal Kapur says delegation and momentum are the keys to splitting a conglomerate.

Deepak Nath applies pressure at Smith and Nephew

The medtech CEO is standing by his company’s portfolio strategy despite calls to break it up.

How Cisco’s Chuck Robbins gets his team to ‘disagree and commit’

The longstanding CEO says a bad decision that you reverse is better than a delay.

Why an anxious AI romantic now drives Match Group’s dating apps

CEO Spencer Rascoff uses digital “personas” to help the Tinder owner understand its users.

How syringe-maker BD is infusing AI into its medical devices

CEO Tom Polen is turning his 65,000 employees into lean manufacturing “problem-finders.”

Why Allstate’s Tom Wilson thinks CEOs should create more jobs with AI

The insurance industry veteran says executives have an obligation to do hard things.

Reckitt’s Kris Licht on moving at ‘China speed’

The CEO behind Lysol and Durex ‘pivoted hard’ for a new era of TikTok-driven commerce.

Dan Schulman’s plan to get Verizon back in the fight

“If somebody’s going to punch me, I’m going to punch back,” Verizon CEO Dan Schulman says in this episode of The CEO Signal.

How Dubai’s Hadi Badri builds confidence in a crisis

The Dubai Economic Development Corp. CEO says data, proactive engagement, and long-term goals can turn the Iran conflict into a “speed bump.”

Hilton’s Chris Nassetta on why CEOs should ‘lift above the noise’

The longstanding leader says it’s critical to avoid “jerking the wheel.”

How Ivan Espinosa got Nissan to face reality

Nissan’s vehicle sales and share price have plummeted. Espinosa has a mandate to turn them around.