NOVEMBER 6-8, 2026
The Social Architecture
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presents
2026 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Business Today · 52nd International Conference
Nov 6–8
Conference Dates
Hilton Midtown
New York City
The Social Architecture
This Year's Theme
The International Conference 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.
More details about this year's featured keynote speakers and executives will be released soon.
Conference Speakers
Last Year's Keynotes
Duncan Niederauer
Former CEO, NYSE Euronext
Pallavi Gogoi
Chief Business Editor, NPR
Daryl Kenningham
President & CEO, Group 1 Automotive
Sruta Vootukuru
Chief Programming Officer, Liberty Latin America
Shivani Govil
Senior Advisor, 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
Jeff Immelt
Former Chairman & CEO, General Electric
Muhtar Kent
CEO, Coca-Cola
Gerald Ford
38th President of the United States
Douglas Peterson
President & CEO, S&P Global
George Mitchell
Former Chairman, The Walt Disney Company
David Cohen
Executive Vice President, Comcast
Dr. Roger Ferguson
CEO, TIAA
Blair Effron
Co-Founder, Centerview Partners
Michael Fucci
Chairman, Deloitte
Mark Almeida
President, Moody's Analytics
Anthony Capuano
CEO, Marriott International
Bill Ford
Chairman, Ford Motor Company
Jane Fraser
CEO, Citigroup
Michael Seibel
CEO, Y Combinator
Charles Lowrey
CEO, Prudential
Pete Nordstrom
President, Nordstrom
Mario Gabelli
CEO, GAMCO Investors
Ralph Schlosstein
Chairman, Evercore
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 CEOs 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.
