As global crises accelerate and compound, philanthropy is entering a generational transition. A rising cohort of philanthropists—heirs, founders, and next-generation stewards—are stepping into leadership at a moment when legacy models of charity are no longer sufficient. Rather than inheriting old playbooks, they are questioning the assumptions beneath them: how trust is built, and how impact should be defined in an era of polycrisis.
This session convenes next-generation philanthropists alongside experienced leaders, investors, and practitioners to examine how the architecture of giving is being reimagined in real time. The conversation explores how younger stewards are embracing trust-based approaches, flexible and patient capital, and greater comfort with risk, while challenging extractive dynamics and demanding accountability not only from grantees, but from funders themselves.
At its core, the dialogue asks a defining question for the future of philanthropy: how does a generational shift in leadership unlock new models of value creation, partnership, and system-level change? The focus is not on discarding the past, but on evolving it so that philanthropy becomes faster and better aligned with the urgency of the world it seeks to serve.
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