Global CEOs and Government Leaders Call for New Public-Private Partnerships Fit for the Modern Era at Inaugural P3 Summit

In advance of the UN General Assembly High-Level Debate, Richard Attias & Associates (RA&A) and Teneo hosted more than 80 global CEOs, Heads of State and senior government leaders for the inaugural P3 Summit on September 21 – a convening designed to reimagine public–private partnerships (PPPs) for the modern era. The private sector participants represented companies with a combined market capitalization of over $5 trillion.

The Summit was co-chaired by:

• Thasunda Brown Duckett (President & CEO, TIAA)
• Jim Fitterling (Chair & CEO, Dow)
• Adena Friedman (Chair & CEO, Nasdaq)
• Paul Hudson (CEO, Sanofi)
• Michael Intrator (Chair & CEO, CoreWeave)
• Dara Khosrowshahi (CEO, Uber)
• Chuck Robbins (Chair & CEO, Cisco)
• Brian Sikes (Chair & CEO, Cargill)

In a moment marked by geopolitical fragmentation, technological disruption and fragile supply chains, participants engaged in high-level, action-oriented dialogue across three urgent themes:

1: Modernizing Public–Private Partnerships for the 21st Century – redefining PPPs beyond traditional infrastructure finance to become platforms for national resilience, competitiveness, and innovation in a volatile global economy.

2: Scaling AI and Emerging Technologies – tackling the dual challenge of accelerating breakthroughs while ensuring responsible governance, equitable access, and public trust in frontier technologies.

3: Securing Critical Resources – confronting vulnerabilities in food, energy, and mineral supply chains and designing adaptive, inclusive, and strategically aligned solutions.

In advance of the Summit, Teneo conducted a survey of citizens in seven countries around the world on their beliefs about public-private partnerships. The government and business leaders in the room were then asked some of the same questions, revealing where attitudes aligned and diverged.

This research revealed:

• 41% of leaders believe PPPs "equally benefit everyone." By contrast, just 23% of the global public share the view that PPPs benefit all.
• On frontier technologies, leader priorities are split: 27% favor shared global infrastructure, 26% prioritize equitable access, 26% large-scale investment, and 21% stronger safeguards — highlighting the need for a shared framework.
• On supply chains, leaders overwhelmingly reject unilateralism: 98% support cooperation, with 57% preferring regional alliances and 41% global frameworks. Virtually no one supports isolationist approaches such as tariffs or stockpiling, signaling that resilience today requires collaboration.
• Public opinion is more divided: 53% of global citizens favor cooperation, while 47% lean toward nationalism, suggesting that leaders and citizens are not fully aligned on how to manage this disruption.

"The P3 Summit was conceived from the conviction that the scale and urgency of today's global challenges demand new models of partnership between government and business," said Paul Keary, CEO of Teneo. "These conversations are just a starting point. What matters now is translating ideas into action."

"This forum was built to align government priorities with private sector investment," added Richard Attias, Founder of Richard Attias & Associates. "The P3 platform is not about speeches or declarations, but about forging practical pathways forward. That requires frank and candid conversation among a high calibre of public and private leaders — which we achieved at our inaugural summit, setting the stage for P3 to become a global platform driving progress at speed and at scale."

The P3 Summit will continue to evolve as a global platform where CEOs and government leaders come together to design, test, and mobilize partnerships capable of tackling society's most pressing challenges.