The Geopolitical Pivot:
Turning Trade Volatility into Regional Advantage
Pivoting from defense to commercial offense across APAC
17 September, 2026
4:00 - 5:00 pm HKT
[Complimentary Webinar]
About the event
Geopolitical volatility has entered a new phase. Throughout 2025, corporate strategy was dominated by defensive risk mitigation, reacting to supplier disruptions, and absorbing sudden tariff shocks. However, current trends show a widening performance gap between companies stuck in this defensive stance and those adapting quickly to fragmented regional markets.
At the same time, interventionist industrial policies and regional trade pacts are creating distinct structural advantages for companies positioned to capitalise on them. Rather than a total retreat from globalisation, the current landscape is one of aggressive reglobalisation, where trade, data, and capital networks are being rewired into regional clusters. For boards and executive teams across APAC, the mandate has shifted from managing downside risk to redesigning corporate strategy for commercial offence.
This Financial Times webinar will examine how corporate leaders can transition from defensive positioning to active growth strategies. Our expert panel will explore how to leverage policy interventions, optimise regional capital deployment, and build an agile geostrategic architecture at the board level.
Meet the speakers
Robin Harding
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Asia Editor,
Financial Times
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