The Blackstone CEO Conference

Each year, we welcome 200+ Blackstone portfolio company executives to our CEO Conference to exchange insights on the rapidly changing business landscape. Over two days of networking and panels, attendees explore the most pressing issues facing their companies and come away with actionable insights.

Highlights from the CEO Conference

View from the Top

Jon Gray, Blackstone’s President & COO, discusses AI as ‘the main thing’ and pursuing relentless excellence as a business leader.

In the Ring: Inside OURA and the Wellness Boom

Eurie Kim, Former Chair of OURA & Managing Partner at Forerunner, shares her journey of helping scale OURA from a niche sleep tracker to a global health platform.

Making Work, Work Better

Bill McDermott, Chairman & CEO of ServiceNow, offers his take on agentic AI and what it means for business leaders. He also unpacks the importance of putting human intelligence at the heart of it all.

Wall Street Meets Silicon Valley

Ruth Porat, President and CIO of Alphabet and Google and Blackstone Board Member, provides cross-industry lessons from finance and tech — with powerful insights on AI and leading through crisis.

“Blackstone’s business is built on the portfolio companies we partner with. The performance they deliver ultimately translates to our investors, and that determines our success.”

Jon Gray

President & Chief Operating Officer, Blackstone