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Our sunburnt nation ranks just 30th out of 36 nations in the economic competition index. Australia is 16th globally in overall AI Vibrancy.

The 22nd Forbes Global CEO Conference took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 20 and 21, gathering some 400 leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, investors and thought leaders from around the world to discuss key issues of global concern and to build new partnerships.

Lorna Jane Clarkson is no stranger to risk. In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on supply chains, she made the bold decision to buy back the 40% stake in her namesake brand for $28 million. “The deal of the century,” she calls it now, but at the time, the future was anything but certain. Now, she faces her next big challenge.

Melbourne brothers Tim and Dr Ben Toner have raised $23 million for Affinda over the last 18 months. The global company uses AI to digitise document-intensive processes.

“Tomorrow’s decisions are likely to be better made by three live and well-directed brains than by a dead hand,” wrote Buffett, whose lifetime giving of over $60 billion makes him likely the most prolific philanthropist ever.

Podcast superstar Alex Cooper built a media empire in the streaming economy. Now she has to deliver.

From rethinking supply chains to reshaping how money moves, here are five of the most compelling answers to the question: What trend will most dramatically impact your industry in 2025, and how are you preparing for it?

Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of LVMH Group, received the Malcolm S. Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Forbes Global CEO Conference 2024 on Wednesday in Bangkok.

Bill Hwang was found guilty in July on 10 charges related to the 2021 collapse of his family office, Archegos.

The world’s largest company thanks to the AI boom, Nvidia traces its origins back to a Denny’s diner in Silicon Valley.