The 2026 Salzburg Global Corporate Governance Forum on October 5-7 convenes board directors navigating the transition from a US-led global order to a multipolar world of competing power centers, fragmented trade systems, and divergent regulatory regimes. Combined with accelerating AI disruption, boards face unprecedented strategic complexity requiring new governance approaches.
Designed for practicing board members and corporate leaders, the session addresses how boards can balance market competitiveness with resilience when global markets splinter, supply chains realign, and wealth inequality challenges traditional market dynamics. Participants will explore scenario planning for geopolitical volatility—from trade patterns to technology decoupling—and the board composition required to facilitate strategic foresight.
Sessions also examine critical governance questions:
- How can boards foster a culture of innovation and competitiveness while building the scaffolding needed for responsible AI adoption?
- What does Corporate Political Responsibility mean in the face of changing global norms across jurisdictions?
- How should boards engage to shape a corporate response to public policy?
- What governance structures serve companies providing essential services
when national interests increasingly trump market efficiency?
Elizabeth Doty will lead the roundtable discussion on Corporate Political Responsibility, using the Erb Principles for Corporate Political Responsibility and a case study involving AI, based on Anthropic .
The event is currently full, but you can learn more about the Forum and future events here.