NOVEMBER 6-8, 2026
The Social Architecture
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presents
2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Business Today presents the 52nd International Conference
The International Conference is a conference that connects undergraduate students from around the world with top business executives. We connect the leaders of today with students like you — the leaders of tomorrow — to create a meaningful dialogue on the current business landscape.
This year’s theme is “The Social Architecture.” The conference will be hosted at The Hilton Midtown in NYC from November 6th to 8th. More details about this year’s featured keynote speakers and executives will be released soon.
OUR PROGRAMS
Last year’s keynotes:
Duncan Niederauer, former CEO of NYSE Euronext
Pallavi Gogoi, Chief Business Editor of NPR
Daryl Kenningham, President & CEO of Group 1 Automotive
Sruta Vootukuru, Chief Programming Officer of Liberty Latin America
Shivani Govil, Senior Advisor at McKinsey & Co
Other Past Keynotes Have Included:
Steve Forbes, Forbes Media, Chairman & EIC
Wendy Kopp, Teach for America, CEO
Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, CEO
Brad Smith, Microsoft, President and CLO
Additional Past Keynotes Included:
Jeff Immelt, former Chairman & CEO of General Electric
Gerald Ford, 38th President of the United States
George Mitchell, former Chairman of The Walt Disney Company
Dr. Roger Ferguson, CEO of TIAA
Michael Fucci, Chairman of Deloitte
Anthony Capuano, CEO of Marriott International
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup
Charles Lowrey, CEO of Prudential
Muhtar Kent, CEO of Coca-Cola
Douglas Peterson, President & CEO of S&P Global
David Cohen, Executive Vice President of Comcast
Blair Effron, Co-Founder of Centerview Partners
Mark Almeida, President of Moody’s Analytics
Bill Ford, Chairman of Ford Motor Company
Michael Seibel, CEO of Y Combinator
Pete Nordstrom, President of Nordstrom
EXECUTIVE SEMINARS
Pairing five to ten students with one executive, these seminars offer an intimate setting for students to directly interact with CEOs and founders of the business world. Students will be able to ask questions and connect with business leaders in a way that is afforded exclusively by Business Today and the International Conference.
Previously, on-site seminars have included the President of Hermès, the COO of Rebecca Taylor, the CFO of Apollo Global Management, and more; off-site seminars have been held at Warner Music Group, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, IBM, and Major League Baseball.
2025’s executive seminars included:
Drew Phillips — Blue Owl Capital, Founder & CEO
Jim Lee — Target, CFO
Tiffany Eng — BNY Mellon, Corporate Treasurer
Nelson Chu — Percent, Founder & CEO
Recruiting Reception
Join other attendees in networking with CEO’s and recruiters. Past networking events have included executives from Citi, The Wall Street Journal, and Summit Partners.
You will have the opportunity to meet a variety of executives from various industries and discuss this year’s conference theme as well as your personal interests.
