During this event, participants will have the opportunity to explore the dynamics that are reshaping the global balance of power, starting with the most recent developments and those changes which, although not yet fully apparent, are already taking shape.

2026 is, in fact, a year of upheaval. The war between the United States and Iran, the death of Ayatollah Khamenei, the US Supreme Court’s ruling against Trump’s tariffs, the deadlocked war in Ukraine, the rifts within the European Union: the world is changing shape faster than we can comprehend it.

For business leaders, this means operating in a landscape characterised by high uncertainty, political volatility and systemic risks that have a direct impact on markets, value chains, industrial decisions and strategic positioning.

Through an analysis by Cecilia Sala, a journalist and war correspondent, a contributor to Stories (Chora Media) and a columnist for Il Foglio, participants will have the opportunity to explore:

• the international geopolitical landscape: the US-Iran conflict, the Middle East crisis, the war in Ukraine and their implications for Europe — in light of the latest developments at the time of the meeting
• the risks for Europe in the face of an increasingly unstable and unpredictable world order.

A forum for discussion that will enable participants to navigate these changes and, by the end of the meeting, strengthen their ability to interpret the geopolitical context and its implications for Europe, distinguishing structural signals from background noise and thereby supporting strategic decision-making.