From changing geopolitical alliances and emerging new financial powers, to the acceleration of AI and the redrawing of global investment flows, Reuters NEXT tracks how influence is moving across systems and borders in an increasingly multipolar world, and how leaders are responding in real time.
Reuters NEXT New York hosts global policymakers, CEOs, investors and innovators at the centre of reshaping our world. We interpret a year defined by shifting influence across power, capital and technology - and set a course of action for the year ahead.
Powered by Reuters’ award-winning newsroom, NEXT New York delivers trusted intelligence that connects influence, risk and emerging opportunities into one strategic view.
Join us at the centre of global influence and be part of defining what comes next.
Beyond the main stage, invitation-only sessions enable direct exchange among peers.
Industry experts host Masterclasses to unpack industry-defining challenges and opportunities - from AI's return on investment to allocating capital for 2027.
Circles, held under the Chatham House Rule, host intimate, issue-based groups of boardroom leaders to discuss the defining questions in their industry.
These sessions are hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
Understanding “where” is becoming as important as understanding “what” for governments and businesses working in a rapidly shifting technological environment. We explore how influence is shifting across regions, how capital is being deployed with greater precision, and how data is reshaping decision-making.
This session is in partnership with ESRI.
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
From tokenized securities to blockchain-based payments, technologies once seen as speculative are increasingly becoming embedded in the infrastructure of financial markets. Which parts of the system are seeing durable and reliable change and where do the regulatory, economic and operational barriers remain? We discuss how incumbents are recalibrating and distributors are gaining an edge as digital assets mature.
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
As influence shifts, the signals are becoming harder to read and the stakes higher. How do leaders decode increasingly complex data, anticipate risk earlier and model a future that remains unsettled? We explore the tools - operational, strategic and technological – reshaping how risk is understood.
This session is in partnership with LSEG.
Geopolitics, trade wars, artificial intelligence and inflationary pressures - for investors, perhaps the only sure bet in 2027 is uncertainty. Protecting portfolios against volatility while capitalising on disruption and dislocation is a tightrope act. Leading executives from across the financial sector reveal where they see the smart money going next year and why.
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
The terms of engagement between consumers and corporations are shifting across sectors and markets. Inflation has strained spending power, AI and data are reshaping how brands connect, and platform dynamics are raising the stakes for visibility, pricing and accountability. Leading consumer goods firms explore what trust looks like now. With scrutiny intensifying and reputational downside accelerating, the space to get it wrong is shrinking. How are expectations changing, how are companies adapting, and where is credibility won or lost?
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
A new dynamic is reshaping the workplace. Employees want more control over how they work, how they are paid and how decisions are made, forcing leaders to rethink the rules. How far can flexibility go before losing cohesion, accountability and financial discipline? We explore how companies are redrawing the balance between flexibility and control and what that means for the future of work.
This session is in partnership with DailyPay.
These sessions are hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
These sessions are hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
As the picture of global power continues to fragment, what signals matter most now? Reuters journalists on the ground share real-time insights from the stories driving markets, reshaping alliances and testing economic resilience—offering a clearer read on what’s shifting, and what still isn’t settled.
These sessions are hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles
Leaders are under growing pressure to demonstrate clear economic returns from AI. How are businesses evaluating ROI and what differentiates AI deployments that drive margin expansion from those that add complexity without value? We explore where AI is already delivering tangible financial impact, where expectations need to be reset, and what it takes to turn AI investment into sustained competitive advantage.
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
Data centers are now treated as critical national infrastructure, and the rules governing them are being rewritten in real time. Governments are tightening requirements around energy security, grid capacity and sovereignty, even as demand for compute accelerates faster than power supply can keep pace. Resilience, not just efficiency, is becoming the defining requirement for keeping AI infrastructure operational, from backup power and grid independence to geographic redundancy and supply chain security. We examine the policy pressures reshaping where and how data centers are built, the energy and resilience strategies that keep them running under stress, and what the race to secure AI infrastructure means for governments, industry and the global economy.
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
AI is reshaping Hollywood from script to screen by challenging how content is created, produced and finished. As studios experiment with generative tools, unresolved legal and ethical issues are moving to the center of the industry’s future. Who owns an AI generated performance? Who gets paid for it? How should likeness, voice, and creative style be protected? And are existing laws equipped to manage deepfakes and synthetic content?
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
This session is hosted by a Reuters journalist under the Trust Principles.
AI is rapidly reshaping how consumers discover, evaluate and purchase products, creating new opportunities for growth while raising critical questions about trust, loyalty and competitive advantage. Session participants will collectively assume the role of the executive leadership team of a global consumer company, and they will make strategic decisions about how and where to deploy AI, respond to shifting customer expectations, and address emerging competitive, regulatory and reputational challenges. Participants will see how their decisions influence customer loyalty, conversion, trust and long-term business performance, exposing the trade-offs leaders face as they scale AI across consumer-facing operations.
Join this session to:
• Explore how AI is transforming the consumer purchase journey, from discovery and personalization to checkout and post-purchase engagement
• Participate in a live executive challenge and test strategic decision-making as new opportunities and risks emerge
• Examine how leading organizations can balance growth, customer trust and brand equity while scaling AI across the business
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
Private capital is playing an increasingly important role in financing the infrastructure, innovation and businesses needed to address some of the world's biggest challenges. Through a live investment simulation, participants will allocate a hypothetical pool of capital across a range of opportunities. As market, geopolitical and societal developments unfold throughout the session, attendees will see how their investment decisions affect both financial outcomes and broader impact objectives, sparking discussion around the trade-offs, risks and opportunities facing today's allocators.
Join this session to:
• Examine how private capital is helping address major global challenges while generating long-term value
• Discuss how limited partners are balancing returns, resilience and impact in an increasingly complex investment environment
• Share perspectives on the evolving relationship between asset owners, fund managers and portfolio companies in driving long-term outcomes
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
Drawing on techniques developed by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), this immersive session will explore skills that enable leaders to perform at their best when the stakes are high.
Join this session to:
• Discover practical techniques to sustain high performance under pressure
• Learn how to manage energy, focus and presence in fast-moving environments
• Explore how leaders can remain effective when navigating complexity, ambiguity and competing perspectives
This session is in partnership with an event sponsor.
This session will challenge conventional thinking about creativity, innovation and influence. Through interactive exercises, participants will explore how to connect unlikely ideas, communicate with greater impact and inspire those around them.
Join this session to:
• Apply practical techniques to unlock creativity and innovation in your leadership approach
• Strengthen the ability to influence, inspire and bring others with you
• Develop tools to generate fresh perspectives on business challenges
In many organizations, declared values diverge from what employees experience, creating unintended consequences for performance, cohesion and accountability. Drawing on lessons from elite sports, this interactive session explores how values shape culture and decision-making.
Join this session to:
• Surface the unconscious values currently driving your organization’s culture
• Identify gaps between declared values and lived experience
• Learn ways to make values explicit and consistent across the organization
Each year, Reuters Breakingviews columnists look past the noise to identify the forces most likely to shape markets, policy and corporate power in the year ahead. As 2027 approaches, this discussion will bring that same sharp, forward-looking lens to the room — testing provocative but plausible calls on where the next phase of the AI investment cycle, corporate dealmaking, private credit and crypto strains, geopolitical tension and shifting central bank leadership could collide to define the year's biggest headlines. Participants will debate the scenarios most likely to move markets and challenge decisionmakers in 2027, and stress-test their own assumptions against Breakingviews' forecasts.
Invitation-only session held under the Chatham House Rule.
The assumptions that shaped portfolios over the past decade may not be the ones that define the next. As investors reconsider long-held views on markets, risks and returns, a small number of allocation decisions will determine how portfolios evolve over the years ahead. This discussion will explore strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, and the themes influencing long-term investing.
Invitation-only session held under the Chatham House Rule.
Career progression often reflects a combination of performance, relationships, visibility, risk-taking, and access to opportunities. This discussion aims to identify the factors that truly accelerate career growth, from building influence to leveraging mentorship, sponsorship, and strategic networks. Participants will share lessons learned from navigating leadership paths and explore their role in developing the next generation of talent.
Invitation-only session held under the Chatham House Rule.
Leaders across industries are rapidly embedding AI into core workforce functions, from hiring and performance management to workforce planning and organisational restructuring. As adoption accelerates, they face mounting pressure to balance innovation, regulatory compliance, and employee trust. How are executives building the governance frameworks needed to deploy AI responsibly across the workforce while safeguarding fairness, accountability, and long-term organizational trust?
Invitation-only session held under the Chatham House Rule.
As AI moves from experimentation to core infrastructure, enterprises are making operating model decisions that quietly shape their long‑term trajectory. This roundtable will examine the choices that are difficult to reverse: build vs buy, centralized vs federated models, vendor dependencies, and architectural bets made under pressure.
Invitation-only session held under the Chatham House Rule.
