Global Business Summit 2025

Connecting Leaders, Driving the Future

YPO’s 2025 Global Business Summit (GBS) in Los Angeles is the only YPO event where members can do business with one another — no filters, no barriers — just real opportunities. From fast-moving deal flow to peer-led insight, GBS is where capital, community and interactive learning converge, creating the perfect environment to forge partnerships and drive impactful business growth.

Live from GBS 2025 in Los Angeles

Toward the Fusion Frontier — How Yohei Kiguchi is Building the Materials that Could Power Fusion 

From Insight to Impact: YPO GBS 2025 Concludes with USD6.33B in Deal Volume  

From Wall Street to the Big Leagues — Lessons in Leadership and Growth at GBS 

Beyond the Deal: Lessons from GBS

Needs & leads and pitches set the pace, but GBS was just as much about the learning sessions that delivered actionable insights from top experts on AI, innovation and the future of leadership.

Michael Milken to YPO Leaders: Human Capital Is the World’s Greatest Asset

Alex Rodriguez: From Strikeouts to Second Chances

Ever-Curious Ashton Kutcher on Culture, the Future of Work and Building the World You Want to Live In

Ryan Reynolds Flexes his Business Superpowers During a Fireside Chat With CEOs

Build Your Billion-Dollar Strategy with AI 

Trade and Tariffs: Panel Urges Diplomacy Over Outrage

Raising Capital in Tough Times

Thriving When Nothing Is Certain: Stanford’s Dan Klein Teaches CEOs How to Lead with Agility and Imagination

The Future of Money: What CEOs Need to Know Now About Digital Currency

Connection Fuels Real Momentum

Needs & leads and pitches set the pace, but GBS was just as much about the learning sessions that delivered actionable insights from top experts on AI, innovation and the future of leadership.

Learning Means Business

This isn’t sit-back-and-listen content — it’s fast, focused and built by members for members. With 16+ interactive sessions, industry disruptors and visionary CEOs dive into real-world insights where you can connect with peers who are in the trenches, leading and executing at the highest level. Think 40-minute takeaways, 20-minute table talks and exclusive speaker access for deeper dives.

Four Business Tracks Focus On

Business Growth

Strategies to scale smarter in today’s climate. From leadership pivots to operations that drive results — this track fuels real growth in real time.

Money

What’s moving markets and why. Explore capital trends, M&A strategies, investment structures and how to fund your next big move.

What’s My Deal?

Not just theory — these hands-on sessions help you analyze, frame and shape your next deal with confidence and clarity.

The Future

Tech, AI and geopolitical shifts — decoded. Learn how innovation and disruption will shape your next opportunity and how to stay ahead.

The Deal Takes Center Stage

If you’re investing, raising capital, scaling or selling, GBS is the runway where deals take off. Capital moves fast, pitches hit hard, and peer connections open real doors. From bold ideas in the Deal Marketplace to dynamic 1:1s on Deal Street to the high-stakes Deal Tank finale, where the top founders pitch live — this is where strategy meets capital and vision becomes action.

Learn more about GBS 2025

USD6.35 billion
in deal volume during the 2025 summit.
900+
YPO members participated in speed networking.
5,000+
connections made.

Trust

From Peer to Partner: The YPO Story Behind AROBS and Codingscape’s Cross-Continental Deal

The relationship that led to AROBS Transilvania Software’s acquisition of a 70% stake in the U.S.-based technology consultancy Codingscape in June 2025 began only eight months earlier.

Transformation

Why Solving the World’s Biggest Problem is Your Next Big Opportunity

Learn how disruptors like Paulo Batista are tackling the staggering global education gap in emerging markets.

YPO members, let’s keep the momentum going in 2026.

Next stop: Istanbul — where global leaders meet to make things happen. Registration open.

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