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QuantMinds is where you find the most cutting-edge quant research - peer-reviewed, stress-tested, and validated by 700+ of quant’s leading minds. VIDEO Here's what awaits you at QuantMinds 2026: 700+ senior quant professionals 300+ from banks 150+ asset managers 35+ countries worldwide "This is global conference so people come from all around the world, showing what they're doing." Whether you're buy-side, sell-side, or academia, there is content for you.

BOONE, IOWA (Aug 27, 2026) – The Farm Progress Show is pleased to announce that U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins will attend the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Secretary Rollins will address farmers and agricultural professionals at 10:30 a.m. in the Hospitality Tent, Lot #625. Her remarks will be open to all Farm Progress Show attendees. Following her speech, Secretary Rollins will participate in a tour of the show grounds.

Posted by RiskMinds on 27 August 2026 What are all Chief Risk Officers, credit risk professionals, model risk managers, and compliance officers grappling with today? VIDEO Following escalating conflicts and volatile markets, risk leaders need strategic foresight in: Model risk management Economic forecasts AI and technological innovations (including cyber risk management) Regulatory compliance Geopolitical risk management Tackle the defining challenges facing today’s risk leaders at RiskMinds.

In the city so nice they named it twice, it’s fitting the next president and CEO of New York City Tourism + Conventions is coming back for a second tour of duty. Yes, Fred Dixon is returning home, following a two-year stint as president and CEO of Brand USA, the nation’s destination marketing organization focused exclusively on increasing international visitation to the United States. Dixon previously served as president and CEO of NYC Tourism + Conventions from 2014 through 2024.

Risks in volatile markets do not arrive in sequence, and they do not stay in their categories. Continuity planning built for single points of failure is only insuring the smallest loss on the table. Mutisunge Zulu, CRO at Zanaco Plc, explores the consequential nature of business disruptions and how to shift from static continuity planning to continuous resilience management. Continuity plans must become capabilities, not documents.

Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is already looking ahead to the 2026 holiday season. After last year’s strategy-altering success, who can blame the DMO? For context, Virginia’s Blue Ridge is a mountain region in the western part of the commonwealth. The DMO encompasses five destinations, including the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem, Botetourt County, Franklin County, and Roanoke County.

Protecting Australia’s crops from pests, weeds and diseases is an ongoing battle, with many becoming resistant to traditional controls over time. But thanks to the work of Dr Louise Thatcher and the team at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, we may soon have better options, and new ways of prolonging the efficacy of those already in use.

A year of unprecedented volatility requires critical conversations that help risk leaders understand what’s next. Eleanor Halsey, Editor-in-Chief for RiskMinds, reflects on the international event’s programme and highlights critical themes this year. What’s on the RiskMinds stages in 2026? As we approach RiskMinds this November, I find myself reflecting on what has been an extraordinarily volatile year for the risk management community.

Fixed‑mobile convergence has circulated as a strategic talking point for the better part of a decade—often positioned as the next frontier for telco growth but rarely accompanied by hard evidence of commercial success. That is changing in 2026. FMC is no longer a pilot programme or a bundling experiment; it is a measurable revenue driver for telcos that have moved beyond the hype cycle and into operational execution. The shift is visible in earnings commentary, market activity, and churn data.

What does operational excellence look like as AI, regulation, new fund structures and investor expectations reshape private markets? SuperReturn CFO/COO returns to Amsterdam on 5–7 October 2026, bringing together the senior leaders driving change across private equity finance and operations. Watch the official trailer for a preview of what awaits.