Barclays

New York – September 21, 2026 -- Lazard, Inc. (NYSE: LAZ) has appointed Matt Spence as Head of Defense Technology and Emerging Technology within its Technology Group, based in San Francisco.

Spence brings a defense-tech banking franchise he built at Barclays

Spence most recently served as Managing Director and Global Head of Venture Capital Banking at Barclays, where he established and led the firm's defense-tech and dual-use technology investment banking practice. He will advise defense, security, and emerging technology companies on M&A transactions and financings at Lazard.

Career spans government, venture capital and banking

Before Barclays, Spence held senior roles at Guggenheim Partners and served as a Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. He spent seven years in senior U.S. national security positions, including as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Middle East Policy and on the White House National Security Council.

San Diego – September 14, 2026 -- Only 9% of 1,000 C-suite executives surveyed by the Return on AI Institute report realizing significant value from generative AI, a gap Scaled Agile, Inc. (SAI) aims to address at its SAFe & AI Summit San Diego, running September 14-18 at the Gaylord Pacific Resort & Convention Center.

Survey data exposes an operating-model failure, not a technology gap

SAI, provider of the SAFe business agility framework, points to the Return on AI Institute findings as evidence that the barrier to AI ROI is organizational rather than technical. The company argues that enterprises lack the operating models needed to govern AI initiatives and convert pilot projects into measurable business outcomes.

SHERIDAN, WYOMING - April 01, 2026 - Institutional investors evaluating healthcare distribution and dental supply chains gain a direct window into Henry Schein's strategic priorities as the company presents at two major sell-side healthcare conferences, signaling where management attention is focused for 2026 capital allocation and operational direction.

Conference participation details

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) presented at Leerink's Global Healthcare Conference at the W South Beach hotel in Miami on March 9, with a session starting at 10:00 a.m. EST. The following day, March 10, the company appeared at the Barclays 28th Annual Global Healthcare Conference, held at the Loews Miami Beach hotel, also in Miami, beginning at 10:30 a.m. EST.