Steven Filby is joined by Peter Guy, our resident financial expert and Kay Van Petersen, Partner at Ascent, Final Upgrade and the HODL Group, for the business and markets discussion. This includes a look at some of the big deals that have been taking place recently and what this means for dealmaking in 2026.

Carolyn Wright talks to Stanley Sum, Head of Technology for Hong Kong at KPMG China, about how AI is actually being used in the workplace and how much people trust it.

Analysing the impact of the US government shutdown is Bryan DeAngelis, Partner and Head of the Washington DC Office at Penta, who tells Jeff Cheung what has happened since and what it could mean for the American economy as we head into the 35th day of the shutdown.