World Executive Forum

Samantha Regan Advances Strategic Acquisition of Heritage Hotel in Italy’s Dolomites.  Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy — Entrepreneur and investment strategist Samantha Regan is advancing plans to acquire a hotel property in Cortina d’Ampezzo, one of Europe’s most storied alpine destinations, with the acquisition targeted by May 1 and closing anticipated by October. The transaction reflects Regan’s long-term approach to asset ownership,...

Why leaders must stop reacting to the future and start intentionally designing it with values and foresight.  When I stepped onto the stage at the International Association of University Presidents conference in Beijing, I posed a question that will define leadership for the next decade: “How do we redesign ourselves...

Amidst grim OBR forecasts for the UK economy published during the Autumn Budget, creating AI data centre hubs offers a route to improved economic growth, enhanced public services and job creation. Mehdi Paryavi, CEO and Founder of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), looks at the opportunities. Amidst a struggling economy, it is hoped that Britain’s new AI Growth Zones will deliver a badly needed fiscal boost. Predictions suggest these...

You may consider this a strange question. What do I mean by “leadership journey”? Every now and then, it is good to look back, and take stock. Consider the journey you have walked as a leader. I mean more than a review of what you did, more than remembering the highs and lows, achievements and failures. It is deeper than that....

As the United States heads into 2026, immigration risk has moved decisively out of the HR back office and into the executive suite. Delayed visas, failed compliance audits, and heightened enforcement actions now pose direct threats to revenue continuity, workforce stability, investor confidence, and executive accountability. For companies that depend on global...

Italy’s Golden Visa in 2026: Europe’s Most Understated Residency Powerhouse Italy — long synonymous with art, innovation, and design — is now claiming another mantle: a premier global residency hub for sophisticated investors. The Italian Investor Visa, or Golden Visa, has rapidly gained traction among global business leaders, entrepreneurs, and ultra-wealthy individuals...

For decades, executive leadership operated on a simple assumption: certainty equals strength. Leaders were expected to move fast, project confidence, dominate negotiations, suppress doubt, and absorb pressure without visible strain. This model rewarded decisiveness and authority, often confusing emotional suppression with composure and speed with intelligence. That model is now breaking down....

The world your leadership playbook was built has come and gone. Disruption is no longer episodic; it’s constant. Market shifts, geopolitical instability, workforce expectations, AI acceleration, and economic uncertainty have converged to create a level of volatility that makes “business as usual” defunct. For leaders, teams, and organizations, resilience is no longer...

Access to capital remains one of the most persistent constraints facing entrepreneurs, investors, and institutions. Despite advances across nearly every sector of the global economy, lending systems continue to rely heavily on historical credit scores, slow verification processes, and rigid underwriting standards—mechanisms that often fail to reflect real repayment capacity. At Mone. Capital, we address this...

Confidence Is High—But So Is Complexity: Wealth and asset management executives are entering the next year with a distinctly optimistic stance on growth, even as their operating environment grows more complex. Across both segments, the overwhelming majority expect revenue to rise by at least 5 percent in the coming 12 months,...