Asia Summit 2026

Book Signing | Gautam Kumra, "Shapers and Founders: The Untold Stories of Asia’s Extraordinary Owner-CEOs"

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Join Gautam Kumra—Asia chairman of McKinsey & Company and co-author of Shapers and Founders: The Untold Stories of Asia’s Extraordinary Owner-CEOs—for a conversation exploring how, in boardrooms and backstreets alike, founders across Asia have built national champions and global contenders, often from modest beginnings and in unforgiving markets. Drawing on candid, in-depth interviews with founders and CEOs from Mumbai to Shanghai, Gautam and his co-authors at McKinsey articulate the five traits, six core behaviors and eighteen governing mindsets that set these leaders apart. This session will unpack those insights directly with Gautam, offering attendees a rare, firsthand look at what truly distinguishes Asia's most successful builders.

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