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SEPT. 16-18, 2026
Agenda
Every year, G49 convenes influential global CEOs, investors, policymakers, and thought leaders to debate the most critical forces shaping the world economy and the future of enterprise
September 16
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2:00 PM - onwards
Welcome Desk Registration
4:00 - 6:00 pm
Wine Tasting
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception
September 17
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7:30 - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 - 11:30am
National Security, Intelligence & the Evolving Landscape
8:30 - 9:10 am
The Barsky Protocol: Mastering Human Nature Behind Critical Executive Decisions
Jack Barsky, Former KGB Deep-Cover Agent & VP/CIO at NRG Energy; Principal, The Barsky Group
9:10 - 9:50 am
Cybersecurity in the Age of AI: Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Chris Krebs, Chief Intelligence and Public Policy Officer, SentinelOne; Former Director, US CISA
9:50 - 10:10 am
Break
10:10 - 10:50 am
From the CIA Frontlines: Geopolitical Risk and the Business Imperative
Tina Charchar, Former Executive Analyst, Central Intelligence Agency
10:50 - 11:30 am
Navigating the New Aviation & Aerospace Regulatory Frontier
Billy Nolen, FRAeS, Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer, Archer; Former FAA Administrator
11:30-12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 pm
Kick-off and Introductions
Nick Santhanam, CEO, Fernweh Group
Gaurav Batra, President and CEO, Ayna
Gaurav Batra, President and CEO, Ayna
1:00 - 1:30 pm
Winning the Next Decade — Industrials, AI, and the New Competitive Playbook
Nick Santhanam
Gaurav Batra
Gaurav Batra
1:30 - 2:15 pm
Fireside Chat: Leading Through Reinvention —Technology, Strategy, and the Road Ahead
Lip-Bu Tan, CEO, Intel Corporation; Chairman, Walden International
2:15 - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 - 3:30 pm
Breakout Discussion 1: Navigating Geopolitical Risk, Economic Nationalism & Global Competition
Moderated Groups
3:30 - 4:10 pm
Panel Discussion: Intelligence at Scale — Opportunity, Trust & the Limits of AI in Industry
Peter Lee, President, Microsoft Science
Serg Bell, Founder & Board Member, Acronis; Founder & Executive Chairman, Constructor Group
Serg Bell, Founder & Board Member, Acronis; Founder & Executive Chairman, Constructor Group
4:10 - 4:50 pm
Reputation Is Capital: Crisis Management in the Public Eye
Mathew Rosengart, Partner, Greenberg Traurig
4:50 - 5:00 pm
Recap of Day 1
Gaurav Batra
5:30 PM onwards
Cocktails and Dinner
September 18
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7:30 - 8:20 am
Breakfast
8:20 - 8:30 am
Kick-off and Plan for Day 2
Gaurav Batra
8:30 - 9:10 am
Redefining the Game: How Reinvention Becomes Your Greatest Competitive Advantage
Michael Strahan, Former NFL Player, New York Giants;
Co-host, Good Morning America, ABC News
Co-host, Good Morning America, ABC News
9:10 - 9:50 am
Where Finance Meets the Frontier: A CFO's View Across Semiconductors, Software, and Industrials
Venk Nathamuni, EVP and CFO, Jacobs
9:50 - 10:10 am
Break
10:10 - 10:50 am
Applied AI in the Real World: Deep Learning from Lab to Industry
Dr. Eli David, Board Member & Researcher, Bar-Ilan University; Founder, DeepCube
10:50 - 11:30 am
Breakout Discussion 2: AI in Industrials — High-ROI Deployment, Workforce Transformation & Governance
Moderated Groups
11:30 - 12:30 pm
Lunch
12:30 - 1:10 pm
The Future of AI Compute: Building the Hardware That Powers Intelligence
Andrew Feldman, Founder and CEO, Cerebras Systems
1:10 - 1:50 pm
From the Outside In: An Investor's Blueprint for Industrial Value Creation
James Mitarotonda, President and CEO, Barrington Capital Group
1:50 - 2:30 pm
Leading Under Pressure: Lessons from the Teams That Never Fail
Jeff Boss, Resident Counselor, The Counseling Center Group; Former Navy SEAL
2:30 - 3:00 pm
Wrap-up
Gaurav Batra
