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5 Key Benefits of attending the World Woman Forum 2026 in Davos:

1. Global Networking
Connect with influential leaders, executives, policymakers, and entrepreneurs from 50+ countries, expanding your international reach and opening doors to global collaboration.
 

2. Leadership Insights
Gain exclusive access to strategies, success stories, and future-focused insights from top women leaders across industries shaping the world economy. 

 

3. Policy & Innovation Influence
Be part of high-level discussions that shape policies on gender equality, sustainability, and innovation—with a chance to influence global change.
 

4. Empowerment & Growth Opportunities
Participate in mentoring sessions, workshops, and investment pitch platforms designed to support the growth of women-led initiatives and startups.
 

5. Visibility & Recognition
Showcase your voice, ideas, or brand on a prestigious international stage, gaining recognition among global media, partners, and changemakers.

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EBRD’s Record €654m in the Baltics in 2025: Why This Is More Than a Big Number

Source: EBRD press materials (dated 3 February 2026)
Topic: EBRD investment results in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania for 2025

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested a record €654 million in the Baltic states in 2025, beating the previous high of €540 million in 2024. This isn’t just a new peak in annual financing. It’s evidence that the Baltics are shifting from “green pilot projects” toward a scaled, system-level rebuild of energy security—while simultaneously strengthening the region’s capital markets to fund the next stage of growth.  

1) What happened: the country breakdown—and what it signals

Infographic 1. EBRD investments in the Baltic states: €540m (2024) → €654m (2025) (+€114m, ~+21.1%). Source: EBRD. 

EBRD investments in 2025 (Baltics):

• Lithuania: €339m across 17 projects (all-time high)
• Latvia: €160m across 13 projects (all-time high)
• Estonia: €155m across 14 projects (continued strong performance)

Total: €339m + €160m + €155m = €654m

Approximate shares of the total:

• Lithuania: ~51.8%
• Latvia: ~24.5%
• Estonia: ~23.7%

Lithuania’s majority share underscores how quickly its pipeline of bankable infrastructure and transition projects is maturing. Latvia’s record year suggests a step-change in investment readiness, while Estonia’s stable delivery highlights consistency: clean power, grid upgrades, and digital infrastructure remained central in 2025. 

2) The defining feature: over 95% went to green transition and energy security

Harry Stine — America’s Agricultural Visionary: From Farm Boy to a $10 Billion Legend

UPDATE – 5 FEBRUARY 2026: Twelve years have passed since the original profile of Harry Stine was published. During that time, his fortune has tripled, and technologies once dismissed by competitors have reshaped the global seed industry. While Silicon Valley focused on artificial intelligence, Harry Stine quietly led a third agricultural transformation from the small town of Adel, Iowa.

Today, his innovations influence millions of hectares of farmland worldwide and play an increasingly important role in global food security. 

 
Wealth and Influence

According to Forbes, Harry Stine’s net worth now stands at approximately $9.9 billion, placing him among the world’s 150 wealthiest people. Despite his immense fortune, he remains one of America’s most grounded billionaires — still deeply connected to the farmland where his story began.

Unlike many modern billionaires, Stine avoided the spotlight for decades, quietly building one of the most influential agricultural businesses in the world.

Keir Starmer is a new BOSS Magazine Cover Face

Keir Starmer is a BOSS Magazine Face — and his Top 5 global wins of the past year

There are leaders who inherit a country’s reputation — and leaders who rebuild it. Over the past year, Keir Starmer has focused on something quietly radical for modern British politics: making the United Kingdom easier to trust, easier to do business with, and harder to ignore.

Not through slogans, but through deals, defence coordination, and diplomatic “reset” work that aims to turn post-Brexit reality into post-Brexit advantage. In a year marked by geopolitical volatility — war in Europe, a reshaped transatlantic trade landscape, and intensified great-power competition — Starmer’s approach has been to anchor the United Kingdom to three pillars: European security, strategic trade, and credible alliance leadership.

Below are the Top 5 achievements from the last year that best explain why he’s earned a cover story — specifically in terms of strengthening Britain’s position on the world stage. 

 

1) The UK–EU “reset” that moved from symbolism to strategy

EU-Inc is a new special rule book for corporates outside national law

EU plans special rule book for corporate outside national law

Proposal would create a voluntary ‘28th regime’ for companies to operate across EU

EU-Inc is both an idea and a fast-forming political initiative to create a single, voluntary, pan-European company format (the so-called “28th regime”). The goal: a startup could incorporate once and operate across the EU under one corporate rulebook, instead of picking a national “wrapper” (e.g., FR SAS, NL BV, DE GmbH, etc.). (eu-inc.org)

Why it emerged
Even inside the Single Market, founders and investors still run into legal fragmentation: different incorporation rules, governance requirements, share/participation mechanics, option plans, round documentation, and complexity when expanding or relocating across countries. Supporters argue this slows down scaling and makes cross-border fundraising more expensive and uncertain. (Jacques Delors Centre) 

Ursula von der Leyen was selected for the BOSS 2026 cover

Why Ursula von der Leyen was selected for the BOSS Magazine 2026 cover. In the year leading into 2026, Ursula von der Leyen stood out as one of the most consequential political leaders shaping Europe’s direction in security, unity, and global influence. As President of the European Commission, she was widely associated with three headline-impact areas that likely drove her inclusion and cover selection:

1) Driving Europe’s biggest defense pivot in decades (“ReArm Europe”)
In early 2025, von der Leyen put forward the “ReArm Europe” initiative—an EU-level framework designed to unlock up to €800 billion in defense-related spending and financing, including €150 billion in EU-backed loans, alongside more fiscal flexibility for member states. The plan was explicitly framed as a response to heightened security threats and the need for Europe to strengthen its own defense capacity while sustaining support for Ukraine.

2) Sustained, structured support for Ukraine through long-horizon EU fundingBeyond emergency packages, the EU moved toward predictable, multi-year assistance architecture via the Ukraine Facility (up to €50 billion for 2024–2027)—a flagship instrument designed to support Ukraine’s recovery, reconstruction, and modernization. As Commission President, von der Leyen has been the most visible political face of this approach in EU messaging and international advocacy. 

3) Recognition for “European unity” leadership at the highest symbolic level

Carney in Davos 2026: "The power begins with honesty"

Overnight in Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered what I suspect will be recorded in future history textbooks as an era-defining speech. It is profound, accurate, and very relevant to another “middle power” like Australia.

Here is the full text of that speech:

“It’s a pleasure – and a duty – to be with you at this turning point for Canada and for the world.

Today, I’ll talk about the rupture in the world order, the end of a nice story, and the beginning of a brutal reality where geopolitics among the great powers is not subject to any constraints.

But I also submit to you that other countries, particularly middle powers like Canada, are not powerless. They have the capacity to build a new order that embodies our values, like respect for human rights, sustainable development, solidarity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of states.

The power of the less powerful begins with honesty.

Mark Carney became the face of BOSS Magazine 2026

Mark Carney was positioned as a defining “boss” figure of the year because he moved from global finance leadership into frontline national and international crisis management—and quickly set a clear agenda around economic resilience, geopolitical repositioning, and state capacity.

Over the past year, he:
Became Canada’s prime minister (March 2025) and immediately restructured government priorities, presenting himself as a technocratic crisis manager able to navigate a volatile relationship with the United States and global markets.

Led Canada’s G7 presidency in 2025, hosting the Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis and using the platform to frame Canada’s role in collective security and global economic coordination.

Advanced trade and investment diplomacy, including announcing a landmark trade agreement with Indonesia—Canada’s first bilateral deal with an ASEAN country—signalling a diversification and growth strategy.

Made a headline geopolitical argument on the world stage, with a high-profile address at the World Economic Forum that framed the shift away from a rules-based order and urged coordinated action by “middle powers.”

BOSS Magazine cover being dedicated to Global Business Week's Speakers 2025

The BOSS Magazine cover being dedicated to speakers of Global Business Week 2025 matters because it turns a one-week event into a lasting credibility asset—and it’s also part of the event’s official speaker value proposition (media exposure + featured story), not just a design choice.

Why the cover is dedicated to GBW 2025 speakers

It documents “who shaped the agenda.”
A conference is fleeting; a cover and feature package preserves the people and ideas that defined the year’s business conversation and signals who the organizers consider top-tier voices.

It’s a strategic PR mechanism built into the speaker package.
GBW promotional materials explicitly position a BOSS cover/feature as part of what keynote speakers receive—global recognition, personal-brand strengthening, and media coverage.

It reinforces the event’s status through a media partnership.When the magazine is listed as a media partner of the event, the cover becomes a “public seal” that the forum is not only networking, but also a media platform that amplifies its leaders internationally.

Revolution in Education: How WESIO Is Transforming Schools, Colleges and Universities

The World Education, Science and Innovation Organisation (WESIO) is an international non-profit organisation and accreditation body headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland. Established in its current corporate form in 2022, it operates as a global movement to advance sustainable development through the intersection of education, science, and business innovation.

Core Activities

• International Accreditation: WESIO provides over 100 multi-level accreditation programmes based on the standards of the International Business Academy Consortium (IBAC). These certifications cover institutions from preschools (NanoBoss) to universities (IBAC Levels 1–8).
• Educational Franchising: It supports the implementation of specialised educational brands, including MiniBoss Business School, BigBoss Business School, and the Royal British School.
• Global Events: The organisation hosts large-scale forums and competitions, most notably the Startup World Cup Championship for youth and the Global Business Weeks.
• Leadership Platforms: WESIO manages networking clubs such as the Boss Business Club and the WORLD WOMAN International Successful Women’s Club.

Global Impact

WESIO claims a reach of over 40 countries, having trained more than 3,000 teachers and educated approximately 1.15 million students through its accredited programmes. It is part of the Global Development Alliance (GDA), an ecosystem that unites educational, legal, and media companies to scale entrepreneurship worldwide.

Would you like to know the specific requirements for an educational institution to apply for WESIO accreditation?

EuroWoman 2026 Business Forum: Power of Connections

From Paris to London — and Onward to Munich in 2026

Organized by World Woman Club (WWC)

In an era where women's economic leadership shapes global progress, the EuroWoman Business Forum series — organized by the World Woman Club (WWC) — has emerged as a powerful platform for cross-border collaboration, innovation, and empowerment.

Over the past years, this flagship international initiative has connected hundreds of businesswomen, founders, policymakers, and investors from dozens of countries — creating a dynamic space for dialogue, trade, and transformation.

A Journey Across Europe

• 2024 — The Forum was held in Paris, France, where women from 35+ countries gathered to showcase business ideas, discuss global challenges, and initiate cross-continental cooperation.
• 2026 — The upcoming EuroWoman Global Business Forum will be hosted in Munich, Germany, on March 25, 2026, with a focus on innovation, trade integration, and education partnerships.
• 2025 — The next edition took place in