2026 M&A Summit - New York

Divest to Win: When Portfolio Choices Become Strategy

The most consequential M&A decisions today are increasingly about what not to own. Divestitures, carve outs, and spin offs have moved from the margins of corporate development to the center of enterprise strategy. They shape capital allocation, operating focus, leadership attention, and long-term performance. Yet many organizations still approach these transactions as discrete events rather than as capabilities that demand discipline, coordination, and accountability long after close.

This program will examine divestiture as a strategic decision with lasting execution consequences, drawing on real post mortems and cross-functional experience. The focus will be on how organizations prepare assets for separation, align with the right buyers, manage operating and cultural complexity, and measure performance well beyond close, with particular attention to where value is preserved or lost once the deal is done.

Who Should Attend

The event is designed for senior executives who own portfolio shape, deal outcomes, and long-term value realization across complex enterprises, including:

• CEOs
• Chief Strategy Officers and Heads of Corporate Strategy
• Chief Corporate Development Officers and Global Heads of M&A
• Chief Financial Officers with direct portfolio and capital allocation authority
• Chief Operating Officers who own post close operating model decisions
• Board members who sit on transaction committees
• Business unit presidents who have led acquisitions, carve-outs, or spin off, and those who have led large scale carve outs and regulatory heavy divestitures

Connect with Peers

The Conference Board Corporate Communications event offers a prime opportunity to connect with your community and industry experts. Enhance your network by engaging with leaders who play pivotal roles in shaping and executing communication strategies, driving engagement, and aligning corporate messages with broader organizational goals. 

Contact Us: 

• Speaking Opportunities: speaking@tcb.org 
• Marketing Partnerships: eventmktg@tcb.org
• Sponsorship Opportunities: sponsor@tcb.org 
• Group Registrations: Ulei Kou at ukou@tcb.org