The Leadership Now 2026 Summit
The Leadership Now 2026 Summit: A Roadmap for America’s Next Chapter was a convening for members and partners focused on action, alignment, and leadership at a defining moment for the country.
Each year, at our annual gathering we bring together leaders from across business, government, academia, and civil society — not simply to react to the news of the day, but to identify the long-term priorities and partnerships that will help write America’s next chapter.
This year’s conversations brought together sitting governors and senators, next-generation political leaders, Nobel laureates, and leading business executives to explore how to strengthen American competitiveness, build a government that delivers and earns trust, and cultivate the next generation of leaders ready to drive solutions. The room was filled with fresh ideas, thoughtful debate, and — perhaps most importantly — a shared sense of optimism that America’s next chapter can be stronger than its last.
At Leadership Now’s 2026 Summit, a Wisconsin manufacturer, the Massachusetts lieutenant governor, and the Utah commerce director described how tariffs, funding cuts, and AI policy are playing out…
At the 2026 Leadership Now Summit, Pennsylvania’s governor argued that pragmatic, results-driven leadership is how America stays competitive — and how democratic government re-earns public trust. At the…
At this year’s Leadership Now Summit, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear argued that Democrats can win back red America by focusing less on ideology — and more on people’s…
At Leadership Now’s 2026 Summit, election experts warned that governorships, attorneys general, and secretaries of state—not Congress—will determine whether American democracy holds. This November, the most consequential races…
Nobel Laureate Simon Johnson argues that the rules of the game matter as much as the players. At Leadership Now’s Summit last month, 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economics…
At the Leadership Now Summit, rising political leaders made the case that Americans are hungry for pragmatism, patriotism, and real results. One of the Leadership Now Summit’s most…
At Leadership Now’s 2026 Summit, executives and technologists debated whether America is prepared for the scale and speed of the AI transition already underway. At Leadership Now’s recent…
At the Leadership Now Summit on May 11, the Michigan senator argued that America’s biggest threat isn’t overseas — it’s the shrinking middle class at home. Speaking candidly…
NEW YORK, May 15, 2026 At the Leadership Now Project’s 2026 Annual Summit, A Roadmap for America’s Next Chapter, on May 11, Leadership Now launched the Catalyst Fund…
New York, NY – The Leadership Now Project is proud to announce the 2026 Leadership Now Awards recipients: Jerome Powell, Chair of the Federal Reserve; Scott Galloway and…
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