At the recent Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) summit, the focus shifted from domestic policy to the jagged edges of active conflict. Dr. Eyal Hulata, former Israeli National Security Advisor and former head of the Mossad’s technology division, joined Michael Allen of Beacon Global Strategies for a session that was part tactical briefing, part futurist
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Kraken CEO on the Synthetic Frontier: Crypto, Capital, and the Architecture of Trust
At the Semafor World Economy summit, nestled within the broader discussions of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the “Future of Capitalism” session took a sharp turn into the digital deep end. Arjun Sethi, Co-CEO of Kraken, sat down with Semafor’s Rohan Goswami to dissect a global financial landscape that is being re-architected in…
Cybersecurity Update: Vibe Coding vs. Verified Code – Can AI Fix the Mess it Created… with Eran Kinsbruner
In the history of software development, we have never seen a gap widen as quickly as the one between the speed of creation and the speed of assurance. We have entered the era of ‘Machine-Speed Development,’ where AI isn’t just assisting coders—it’s becoming the coder. But as large language models churn out millions of lines…
The Institutionalization of Trust: Crypto, Credit, and the Future of Capitalism
At the Semafor World Economy summit, the “Future of Capitalism” session offered a visceral look at the growing pains of a financial system in mid-transition. Featuring Anthony Scaramucci (SkyBridge Capital) and Jenny Johnson (CEO of Franklin Templeton), the discussion moved beyond the “if” of digital assets to the “how” of institutional integration.
From a technologist’s…
The Fragile Equilibrium: George Walker CEO at Neuberger Berman, Perspective on the Economy
The digital ticker at the bottom of my workspace doesn’t just track price action anymore; it tracks the wild whacky trends of geopolitics.
Listening to George Walker and Shelly Banjo discuss the state of play, I am struck by the paradox of our current era. We are living through a period of “Economic Antifragility,” where…
Navigating the Energy Shock: Ken Griffin of Citadel on Geopolitics and the American Brand
At the Semafor World Economy summit, held during the high-stakes World Bank & IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., the atmosphere was charged with a mix of fiscal caution and geopolitical anxiety. Ken Griffin, Founder and CEO of Citadel, took the stage for a candid discussion on “The Future of Global Finance.”
For a technologist…
The Backbone of the Agentic Economy: Building Intelligent Enterprises
At the Semafor World Economy summit, the “Building Intelligent Enterprises” session cut through the usual AI hype with a dose of pragmatic operational reality. While the morning sessions at the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings focused on macro-fiscal policy, this panel, featuring Kunal Kapoor (CEO of Morningstar) and Woodsen Martin (CEO of OutSystems), zeroed…
The Cognitive Industrial Revolution: Reid Hoffman on Building Intelligent Enterprises
At the Semafor World Economy summit, held amidst the pivotal World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the conversation shifted from global fiscal policy to the silicon-fueled engine driving the next era of productivity. Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn co-founder, Greylock partner, and a central architect of the current AI boom, sat down to demystify the “AI strategy”…
The End of the App Era: How Agentic AI is Rebuilding the Smartphone with Div Garg
For over a decade, our digital lives have been lived in silos, opening one app to check a flight, another to pay a friend, and a third to send a message. But we are entering a new era where the ‘app’ as we know it is becoming invisible.
Today, I am joined by a true…
Anthropic’s Jack Clark, on The Architecture of Intelligence – When Models Break the Sandbox
At the recent Semafor World Economy summit, held against the backdrop of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, the air was thick with a new kind of systemic risk. This wasn’t about subprime mortgages or sovereign debt; it was about Agentic AI, models that don’t just answer questions, but act on the world.
Jack…