Asian equities surged on Monday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 climbing 3.1% to fresh record highs as markets welcomed more hopeful signals from the latest US-Iran diplomatic talks. Investors, never shy about pricing in optimism at high speed, quickly began whispering about a possible “peace dividend”, one where Middle East tensions ease, the Strait of Hormuz…

Scroll through LinkedIn on any given weekday and you will probably find no shortage of people who are “honored to speak,” “privileged to moderate,” or “humbled to receive recognition.” Sometimes all within the same week. Someone is always arriving at a summit, hosting a fireside chat, receiving an award, or posting a professionally photographed panel…