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| | | | This weekend, explore why businesses are preparing for quantum computing now, how forward-deployed engineers are helping turn AI investments into results, and more.
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| | Quantum computing could create up to $2.7 trillion in economic value worldwide by 2035, even as its advances threaten today’s public-key encryption. McKinsey’s Arvind Govindarajan, Henning Soller, Tanguy Catlin, and coauthors explain why leaders should secure talent and partnerships now while preparing for future security risks. | | | |
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| | What happens when off-the-shelf AI isn’t enough? Enter the forward-deployed engineer, who builds tailored solutions alongside the people who will use them. In a new video Explainer, Holger Hürtgen, Martin Harrysson, and Nick Robson explore how this hands-on approach turns AI capabilities into business results. | | | |
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| | Business aviation is flying high, with departures reaching a record 3.9 million in 2025. But growing demand is straining aircraft supply, airport infrastructure, and maintenance capacity. In McKinsey’s inaugural analysis of the sector, Daniel Riefer, Kevin Sachs, and Vik Krishnan assess the industry’s resilience and the operational pressures testing its ability to expand. | | | |
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| | Getting ahead isn’t just about financial security. McKinsey research finds that Americans who feel strongly connected to their communities are three times as likely to say they have control over their futures. On a recent episode of The McKinsey Podcast, Diana Ellsworth and JP Julien discuss how place, purpose, and belonging shape economic opportunity. | | | |
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| | System advantage: The new source of value in chemicals | | The global chemicals industry is at an inflection point. Intensifying competition, persistent overcapacity, shifting trade flows, and evolving customer needs are challenging traditional sources of competitive advantage. Senior Partners Avinash Goyal, Manuel Prieto, Ulrich Weihe, and Partner Divy Malik will discuss how companies can move beyond traditional advantages in cost, technology, and geography to build system advantage—the ability to create lasting value through an interconnected set of strategic and operational capabilities.
Session 1 | Thursday, November 12, 2026
8:00 a.m. CT | 9:00 a.m. ET | 3:00 p.m. CET | 7:30 p.m. IST
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Session 2 | Friday, November 20, 2026
9:30 a.m. CET | 2:00 p.m. IST
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| | | | | Our latest research finds that distinctive capabilities unique to Latino business owners and consumers in the United States could create significant growth in one of the world’s biggest economic corridors. | | 5 ways to drive economic value  | | | |
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| | | | | The US retirement industry is entering a new era. Four shifts, from AI to product innovation, are redefining where value will be created. | | Explore 4 shifts in retirement | | | |
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| | | —Edited by Adam Swiderski, associate editor, New York
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