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/ 01UNBOUNDED LEADERS COUNCIL BY INVITATION · NO FEE

Judgement from people responsible for real decisions.

The UNBOUNDED Leaders Council is designed to bring experienced corporate and institutional leaders into a continuing examination of important cross-border questions: informing the questions the ecosystem considers, contributing independent perspectives and identifying recurring issues worthy of serious attention.

Propose a leader How the Council works
Leaders in a panel discussion at an UNBOUNDED Assembly BY INVITATION · CHATHAM HOUSE RULE
THE SEATS · BY INVITATIONMEMBERS NAMED WITH CONSENT
3 corridor chairs27 members
Members30, by invitation
ChairsIndia ↔ GCC · India ↔ UK & EU · GCC ↔ Africa
TermTwo years, renewable once
FeeNone. Judgement is the contribution
INVITATIONS
January 2027
Propose a leader
/ 02COMPOSITION

Thirty seats, balanced by role and region.

No region holds more than a third of the seats. India, the GCC, the UK and Europe, Africa, ASEAN and Japan, and the Americas are each represented.

( a )
8
Regional heads

Leaders running a region or a market entry for a multinational group.

( b )
6
General Counsel

Heads of legal for groups working across the corridors.

( c )
6
CFOs and tax heads

Finance and tax leaders facing structure, substance and global minimum tax.

( d )
5
Public leaders

Investment agencies, regulators and economic-zone heads, in a personal capacity.

( e )
5
Founders and family-group chairs

Leaders of founder-led and family groups expanding across borders.

/ 03WHAT MEMBERS DO

Judgement, not attendance.

Members never pay a fee, endorse a firm, partner or product, receive referrals or delegate lists, or speak because of who sponsors. The UNBOUNDED Standard applies to every seat.

Chair a flagship corridor

Each chair opens the corridor table in Paris and joins its Circuit Sessions twice a year.

Shape the Leaders’ Agenda

The Council proposes the questions the Assembly works on, from what members see in their markets.

Meet in closed session

Quarterly, online, under the Chatham House rule. In person on Day 1 in Paris.

Read the year first

Members receive Circuit Intelligence™ and the Global Cooperation Report before publication.

/ 04THE FOUNDING YEAR

Built in private, named in Paris.

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JAN 2027
Invitations open

The Secretariat invites against the composition and balance above.

NO NAME PUBLISHED WITHOUT AGREEMENT
02
MAR 2027
First closed session

Online, under the Chatham House rule.

03
JUN 2027
Second closed session

The questions for the Leaders’ Agenda take shape.

04
SEP 2027
Chairs agreed

One chair for each flagship corridor.

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20 OCT 2027
Named in Paris

Members are named at the Assembly, Day 1.

PARIS · 20-21 OCTOBER 2027

This is the intended calendar, not a record. No Council is announced before eight to ten members have agreed for India ↔ GCC; if that point is not reached, the dates move and this page says so.

/ +HOW THE COUNCIL WORKS

Transparent and never for sale.

Membership is not sold, and an invitation does not guarantee business access. Confirmed members are published only with their permission.

01
Eligibility and appointment
Senior responsibility for cross-border decisions; appointed by invitation
02
Terms and responsibilities
A defined term and written responsibilities
03
Conflicts and confidentiality
Declared on appointment and before each agenda
04
What members contribute
Questions, perspective and review of findings
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How agendas are set
From recurring questions on the Circuit and in research
06
How findings inform research
Non-confidential findings may inform published research, attributed only with consent
07
Advisory, not governance
Council input is advisory and separate from institutional governance

Members are named only once each has agreed to be named.

/ 05PROPOSE A LEADER

Know a leader who belongs here?

Proposals are confidential. The Secretariat reviews each one against the composition and balance above; an invitation follows only where there is a fit. Nobody may propose themselves.