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Perspectives

Research, insights & commentary on the latest trends & issues.

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Geopolitics Is Now a Shareholder Value Issue

Geopolitical risk now reaches revenue, margins and the cost of capital. Boards and investor relations teams need to understand their exposures and explain how the business is positioned to respond....

October 21, 2026 / Amrith Uppuluri
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How Investor Activism Has Evolved and How Boards Should Respond

Investor activism has moved from aggressive hedge fund campaigns to a tactic many institutional investors now back. Boards facing activists in the UK and beyond can prepare with five practical defence steps....

October 21, 2026 / Alex Campbell
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Healthcare Is on the Ballot—and Affordability Is the Test

Democrats and Republicans are both scrutinizing the health sector heading into the midterms. APCO’s webinar covers how health organizations can build credible affordability stories and prepare for the lame-duck session....

October 20, 2026 / Allison Parker-Lagoo
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The Real Succession Risk Facing Family Offices

Family offices can turn succession risk into long-term resilience by pairing strong governance with openness to new ideas, technologies and next-generation perspectives....

October 16, 2026 / Jolyon Kimble
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How Investors Are Navigating the AI Revolution: 10 Takeaways From the 2026 Greenwich Economic Forum

Investors at the 2026 Greenwich Economic Forum weighed AI’s role as an economic driver, from U.S.-China competition and policy gaps to job displacement, taxation, immigration, crypto and bubble risk....

October 14, 2026 / James Allan, Mannar Hanna
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Beyond the €1 Billion a Day: What EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič’s Beijing Visit Tells Us About the Pulse of EU-China Relations

Commissioner Šefčovič’s Beijing visit for the second EU-China trade consultation produced a structured process into 2027, with steps on tariffs and rare earth licensing ahead of the European Council meeting....

October 13, 2026 / Jiaxin Li
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Higher Ed on the Ballot: 5 Takeaways for Campus Leaders After the Midterms

Former U.S. Reps. Susan Wild and Dennis Ross outline how oversight, leadership changes and funding limits after the midterms will affect higher education, and what campus leaders should plan for now....

October 8, 2026 / Brian Keeter, Susan Wild, Dennis Ross
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The Proof-of-Belief Era: The Skill AI Can’t Fake

Audiences still believe people, even as trust in institutions stays low. APCO's Middle East leaders and regional journalists explain why leaders who sound like themselves on mastered material earn credibility that scripts cannot....

October 7, 2026 / Youmna Naufal
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Healthcare's Next Challenge: Turning Innovation Into Adoption

Reimbursement, workflow and clinician confidence can keep proven health care products from patients for years. Organizations that treat adoption as its own development track from the start scale innovation faster....

October 6, 2026 / Vusi Moyo, Lindsey Lucenta
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Beyond Consensus: Turning Global Health Ambition Into Action

Ahead of the World Health Summit in Berlin, Isabel Hoffmann-Ludwig examines why global health resilience depends as much on cross-sector relationships and coalition building as on infrastructure and funding....

October 5, 2026 / Isabel Hoffmann-Ludwig