“Effect change” is the rare occasion where “effect” functions as a verb rather than noun. https://writingexplained.org/affect-change-or-effect-change

“an apparent reference to the claim that the meeting was covered by a non-disclosure agreement. Again, I identified myself as a journalist and signed no such agreement before attending.” That is not how confidentiality agreements work. If you were in the meeting as an employee of Forbes, then you were bound by…