Two days at the Global Corporate Venturing Symposium in London confirmed something I have believed for years: the biggest barrier to innovation in investment, defence, and deep tech is not the technology. It is the risk-averse culture inside the institutions that should be accelerating it. Here is what the signals said, and why it matters now.

Two landmark global studies published this month reveal something the AI industry is not yet ready to hear. Public trust in AI is falling in the markets that matter most, and the information environment through which people form their opinions about it is in crisis. This is not a communications problem. It is a strategic one. Julio Romo draws on data from the Ipsos AI Monitor 2026 and the Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2026 to examine what the signals mean for AI companies, governments, and investors, and why tactical communications is making the trust deficit worse, not better.

Bond markets are not the enemy of governments. They are the trustees of other people's futures, and they are asking one question that too many policy teams are failing to answer.

AI adoption is accelerating. So is the reputational and governance risk for organisations moving faster than the evidence supports

Every startup needs advertising, marketing and promotion to grow. Media for equity is the instrument that lets founders buy reach without losing the cap table. Here is why it is going global, and why now.

JPM Healthcare 2026 is no longer just about deals. It is a signal-setting moment where life sciences, AI, geopolitics and capital converge. What leaders need to understand.

Sir Martin Sorrell is wrong. Reputation is not built through volume and reach — it is built through trust, judgement and behaviour over time. The argument that leadership communications needs.

Tech IPO valuations are soaring as SpaceX, OpenAI and Anthropic reshape markets. We need to think whether ambition, narrative and AI hype are driving sustainable value or a growing bubble.

The 2025 US National Security Strategy marks a break from liberal globalisation. Supply-chain control and strategic competition are now board-level priorities. What this means for investors and executives.