What captured the attention of YPO’s global CEO community in 2025? From embracing new tech, navigating geopolitical uncertainty, finding purpose, and prioritizing well-being, our most popular CEO Insights stories reflect where leaders invested their energy in 2025, and where they are headed in 2026.
Leveraging Disruptive Tech: AI Takes Center Stage
In 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) moved from hype to execution. Key AI Insights from EDGE focuses on practical application, while member stories including Irina Arsenes’ people-first approach and guidance on building your AI roadmap help CEOs turn AI into a real competitive advantage.
Solving the World’s Biggest Problems — And Building Great Businesses
YPO challenges leaders to see global problems as business opportunities. Why Solving the World’s Biggest Problem Is Your Next Big Opportunity featuring Paulo Batista’s Aliquest Group reframes impact as a strategic driver. Batista found funding at the inaugural Global Business Summit, which is also the place where seeds of cross-continental deals, including the AROB–CODINGSCAPE partnership, were planted.
The CEO’s Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity
Amid rising demands on CEOs, health and longevity emerged as essential leadership priorities. The CEO’s Guide to Health, Happiness, and Longevity offers a timely reminder that sustainable performance starts with personal well-being.
Navigating a Fractured World: Geopolitics Moves to the Boardroom
Geopolitical uncertainty was a defining theme of 2025, and YPO leaders leaned in. At EDGE in Barcelona, discussions on global leadership and geopolitics focused on leading during global instability. Continued conversations at GBS reinforced that geopolitical awareness is now a core leadership skill.
How YPO’s 2025 Global Impact Winner is Transforming the Energy Industry
Each year, YPO honors members creating meaningful change through the Global Impact Award, and this profile on Nooshin Behroyan of Paxon Energy exemplifies leadership with purpose. Alongside fellow honorees Geetha Murali and Yariv Cohen, these stories highlight the many ways YPO members drive progress where it matters most.
The Buy-In Crisis — and the Leadership Reset It Requires
Employee engagement hit a tipping point. The Buy-In Crisis: Why Now is the Time to Get Employees on Board explores why old motivation models no longer work and what leaders need to do to rebuild trust, alignment and commitment.
Ahead of Its Time: YPO’s First Network
Ahead of Its Time revisits the origins of Black YPO, YPO’s first network, and the leaders who built community and opportunity when it was most needed. That early vision still informs YPO’s approach to connection and inclusion today.
