ReInvent Summit 2026 - 2027 Something is shifting, not just in markets or technology, but in what leadership itself requires. The executives pulling ahead right now aren’t those who’ve eliminated uncertainty. They’re the ones who sense the shift early, convene the right people around it, and move with both speed and judgment. That’s the exact conversation ReINVENT 26 is built for. What you’ll walk away with Every session is designed to move from insight to impact — with three board-ready...

Past Performance ≠ Deal Readiness I’ve spent years watching the same assumptions destroy value in transaction after transaction. The leadership team built something impressive. The track record is real. The business grew. And so, the deal closes with a quiet, untested conviction: if they ran it before, they can scale it now. That assumption is almost never stress-tested. And it is one of the most expensive errors in M&A. 67% of acquired CEOs leave within three years of the close. Not because...

I spent the early part of my career watching M & A deals succeed on paper and unravel in practice. The numbers cleared. The diligence was complete. The valuation held. And then the people left. What I understood then, and what I’ve built my practice around since, is that the financial model is only as sound as the human assumptions underneath it. And in most transactions, those assumptions are never tested. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a PE-backed platform acquisition, a strategic...