AI: The great disruptor

According to Singapore-based global strategist with Rabobank Michael Every, countries have spent decades optimising for quarterly or annual GDP numbers without asking what growth is actually for: and that is safety, sovereignty and resilience.

Strategist Michael Every says Trump’s economic statecraft is working, even when it looks messy. But he fears a moment of truth is coming for Australia.

Bond is in hot demand. He’s one of only a handful of speakers invited to return to the Sohn Hearts and Minds charity stockpicking conference, which is being held this year in Queenstown.

Sohn Hearts & Minds today announced that Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, will headline the near-sold-out 2026 Investment Leaders Conference in Queenstown, New Zealand, on 6 November.

One of the world’s largest venture capital firms says investors are underestimating the carnage artificial intelligence will create for software companies, warning their pivots towards AI are likely just marketing.

It seems hard to believe, but just a little over two years ago an investment in frontier artificial-intelligence play Anthropic was considered a contrarian bet. Today the start-up behind the Claude model is on the cusp of a $US2 trillion ($2.7 trillion) stockmarket listing.

Make the most of your time in Queenstown before or after the Sohn Hearts & Minds Conference.

To celebrate 10 years of Hearts & Minds, we brought together some of the remarkable people who have shaped our journey.

We're thrilled to announce Queenstown, New Zealand, as the destination for the 2026 Investment Leaders Conference, to be held on Friday 6 November.