YPO

05/30/2026

YPO member and a Google President, Selin Song, shares practical guidance for leading people, products and markets in the AI era — building AI‑ready teams, designing strategic products for global scale, and shaping competitive market strategies.

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AI is changing leadership. Learn how Google’s Selin Song and Brian Glaser are reshaping decision-making, culture and innovation in a fast-moving world.

05/25/2026

Congratulations to YPO members Isaac Langleben and Jacqueline Prehogan — Canada’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 — for redefining pet nutrition through purpose-driven leadership. Their work advances animal health, sustainability and the broader agricultural system.

“Growth, for us, is not the end goal – it’s the engine that allows us to influence more of the agricultural system and raise the bar across our industry and beyond.”
Isaac Langleben, Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Open Farm.

Read their story: https://on.ypo.org/4wK0fmB

Meet Canada’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 winners and learn how Open Farm is transforming pet food through sustainability and responsible sourcing.

05/21/2026

In a rapidly evolving world, what will define the next generation of leaders?

In this episode of Mistakes Over Failure, Fares Akkad, Regional Director for Meta in the Middle East and Africa, explores the leadership skills that matter most today: creativity, cultural intelligence, authenticity and human connection.

From startup challenges to global leadership, this conversation offers powerful insights on turning setbacks into momentum.

🎙️ Watch now: https://on.ypo.org/4fvC8l8

05/18/2026

At the Global Leadership Conference (GLC), peer-elected leaders came together to reflect, challenge assumptions, and strengthen how leadership shows up in our global community.

From intimate LABx storytelling sessions where members shared real stories of challenge and growth, to meaningful conversations exploring how leaders drive value in an AI-driven world — every moment reinforced that leadership at YPO is built through connection.

has ended, but the impact continues — through shared experience, continuous learning, and collective action that builds better leaders for a better world.

05/13/2026

Dr. Christine Crawford’s path—from public health leadership to entrepreneurship and community impact is a powerful reminder that careers don’t have to be linear to be meaningful, and that leadership starts with recognizing both the brilliance in others and your own unique strengths.
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Christine Crawford, ScD, is the keynote speaker at AU's Graduate Hooding and Commencement Ceremony on May 7.

04/30/2026

Leadership at YPO is built through connection, trust and shared experience.

At the Global Leadership Conference (GLC), incoming officers came together for a hands-on leadership experience grounded in learning, dialogue and peer exchange.

The day opened with member-led conversations focused on building long-term value and understanding how experience is shaping businesses in an AI-driven world.

Throughout the GLC, leaders connected across chapters, regions and networks — strengthening relationships and focusing on how to bring these insights back to their communities.

This is how leadership grows at YPO — through shared experience, continuous learning and lasting impact.

may come to a close, but the impact continues.

04/29/2026

The Global Leadership Conference (GLC) has officially kicked off — bringing together leaders elected by their peers to reflect, challenge assumptions and lead in service of the YPO community.

A defining part of GLC, LABx, brings this to life through an intimate, peer-led storytelling experience. Members share real stories of challenge, resilience and growth — creating meaningful connections grounded in trust and shared experience.

Here, leadership isn’t just discussed — it’s lived. Leaders build connections, lead boldly and create lasting impact. This is where innovative and inspiring leadership begins.

04/27/2026

Sivan Yaari is addressing one of the most fundamental challenges across rural Africa, access to clean water.
“I’ve seen the real impact of people not having access to water. And what bothers me the most is that the water exists just below their feet.” — Sivan Yaari, Founder and CEO of Innovation Africa and 2026 YPO Global Impact Award honoree.

Her model combines solar energy with water infrastructure, drilling into underground sources, installing solar-powered pumps and delivering water directly to villages through gravity-fed systems, bringing reliable access to communities far beyond the reach of traditional infrastructure.

Read the full story:https://on.ypo.org/41Xwz7m

Innovation: Africa founder Sivan Yaari is delivering solar-powered water systems to remote villages, bringing clean water and opportunity to millions.

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, it’s worth asking: how do we move from good intentions to real, measurable impact?
Derrick Emsley shares his journey of building accountability into —helping plant over 100 million trees while challenging the impact economy to prioritize proof, not just promises.

YPO Leaders driving change with clarity, rigor and long-term commitment are setting a new standard for .

Read more: https://on.ypo.org/4tk1mXQ

04/17/2026

Yohei Kiguchi and LiCUBE stood out among more than 100 pitches at YPO GBS 2025 Deal Tank with a breakthrough approach to ultra-high-purity lithium materials, addressing a critical bottleneck in industries ranging from next-generation batteries to nuclear fusion.
By focusing on the fuel supply chain behind fusion energy, LiCUBE is advancing a solution with far-reaching implications for clean, scalable power.

Read the full story: https://on.ypo.org/4tLtPFU

Many founders would view building a market-leading company as an end goal. For YPO member Yohei Kiguchi, Founder & CEO, LiCUBE, it was a signal to aim higher. Following an engineering doctorate at Cambridge, Kiguchi set out to...