2018 speaker Gish Jen explores differences in perception of self in Eastern and Western cultures in her new book The Girl at the Baggage Claim: Explaining the East-West Culture Gap.

At the 2018 Global Business Forum, panel moderator Paul Leinwand argued that business leaders should resist the urge to react too hastily to major change — or to use it as an excuse not to take action. Focus instead on making the fundamental strategic choices necessary to strengthen your business.