Can capitalism deliver widespread prosperity in an age of stagnant productivity and political polarisation? The debate over ‘abundance’ has emerged from both populist right and progressive left but what does growth mean from a classical liberal perspective? How do we move beyond zero-sum thinking to unlock innovation, remove barriers to entrepreneurship, and create the conditions for genuine wealth creation? At stake is whether market economies can reclaim the moral and practical high ground in delivering rising living standards.

The post-Cold War consensus on open markets is fracturing. From industrial policy and export controls to supply chain nationalism and the weaponisation of finance, we're witnessing a return to mercantilism on a global scale. How should businesses navigate fragmentation between competing economic blocs? What does economic security mean when it collides with efficiency? Can principles of free exchange survive when nations treat commerce as an extension of geopolitical rivalry? These questions will determine how to secure prosperity when economic integration itself becomes contested.

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Frameworks are in retreat – dismantled by some, abandoned or kept quiet by others, yet the questions it sought to address remain. How should business leaders think about corporate purpose, stakeholder responsibility, and long-term value creation without the frameworks that have dominated for a decade? What comes next moves beyond the ESG wars to ask what durable capitalism actually requires: not performative metrics, but genuine accountability. What principles should guide firms when activism, regulation, and market forces pull in different directions? How do we distinguish meaningful corporate responsibility from political theatre? 

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not just another technology — it's a fundamental restructuring of how value is created, work is organised, and power is distributed. The pace of change outstrips our institutions' ability to adapt. How do businesses prepare for a world where competitive advantage is redefined by AI capabilities? What happens to labour markets, innovation ecosystems, and economic concentration? How do liberal societies preserve human agency and market competition when technology concentrates capabilities in fewer hands? These questions pose urgent strategic and philosophical challenges for capitalism itself.