Biopharma’s Competitive Crossroads: Insights from KPMG’s 2026 Industry Outlook
By: Alasdair Milton, PhD – Principal, Life Sciences Strategy, KPMG U.S. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable’s February Open Forum featured a discussion on the evolving biopharma industry and its implications for our state’s competitiveness. The insights presented revealed an industry at an inflection point—one with significant growth potential but facing unprecedented challenges to the innovation ecosystem that has made Massachusetts a…
Do Americans Trust Business and AI? Bentley and Massachusetts Business Roundtable Lead the Conversation
Bentley and Massachusetts Business Roundtable Lead the Conversation By Helen Henrichs of Bentley University. Bentley University and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable brought together business leaders for a discussion focused on the 2025 Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report. The report reveals how Americans believe business is impacting society. The event in Boston included executives from leading organizations including: The conversation focused on…
Payment Stablecoins Under the GENIUS Act: What Business Leaders Need to Know
By: Jim Vallee, Greg Blase, and Andrew Glass of Nixon Peabody. Digital payments entered a new, regulated era in the United States with the July 2025 passage of the GENIUS Act. The GENIUS Act will create a federal/state framework for the issuance and regulation of payment stablecoins, which are poised to increase speed, lower costs, and add transparency to payments…
Crossing Boundaries: Building a Community Black Professional ERN in Massachusetts
By Lauren Nwagboli of the MA Business Roundtable, Leslie Vitrano, Don Pretty, Kenneth Woanyah, and Yrvanie Joseph of Schneider Electric. On October 28, the Roundtable co-hosted a workshop focused on exploring the creation of a community-based Black Professional Employee Resource Network (ERN). The event was inspired by member organization Schneider Electric, following an Open Forum they led last December focused…
Spending Smart This Holiday Season: Insights from KPMG’s 2025 Consumer Surveys
By: John Capone, New England Hub Office Managing Partner, KPMG U.S. and Eric Turner, Partner and Commercial Clients Audit Practice Leader, KPMG U.S. This summer, KPMG LLP’s (KPMG) back-to-school survey highlighted how families are adjusting to rising costs and reprioritizing spending. The Massachusetts Business Roundtable’s Open Forum in September featured a discussion on how these trends are reshaping consumer behavior,…
Bentley and Roundtable Gather Executives To Discuss How Business Impacts Society
By Helen Henrichs, Director, News and Public Relations, Bentley University Bentley University and the Massachusetts Business Roundtable brought together Bay State business leaders for a dinner and discussion focused on the results of this year’s Bentley-Gallup Business in Society Report, which reveals how Americans believe business is impacting society. The event in Boston included executives from Alkermes, American Tower Corporation, Berkshire…
Roundtable Members Discuss Impact of Business on Society
By Helen Henrichs, Director, News and Public Relations, Bentley University Do Americans trust businesses to use AI responsibly? When should companies speak out on social and political issues? Should companies consider a four-day workweek? These were some of the topics discussed by Roundtable members during a dinner co-hosted by the Roundtable and Bentley University. The conversation focused on this year’s Bentley-Gallup…
Massachusetts’ Future of Energy
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Roundtable Members Share Reflections on Workforce Dynamics
Last week, the Roundtable hosted our monthly Open Forum to discuss current workforce issues facing employers as part of the Roundtable’s Future of Talent and Competitiveness Survey. The discussion included live pulse polls and surfaced several themes that employers are grappling with in their workforce including hybrid work models, generational differences in the workforce, and talent attraction and retention efforts…
Business Community Engagement at the NAACP National Convention in Boston
This summer, the NAACP National Convention will be held in Boston from Wednesday, July 26 – Tuesday August 1. As the region prepares for this significant event, the Roundtable hosted an Open Forum discussion with Tanisha M. Sullivan, Esq., President of the NAACP Boston branch to learn more about the programming and how the business community can support it. The…
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