Sessions
Networking Cocktail & Close
Wednesday November 18, 2026 17:00 - 17:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Closing Remarks
Wednesday November 18, 2026 16:45 - 17:00 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Keynote. The Human Spark: Beyond AI
Wednesday November 18, 2026 16:15 - 16:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Keynote. Trust as Infrastructure: The Human Conditions for Industrial and Physical AI
Wednesday November 18, 2026 15:45 - 16:15 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Break and Back to Plenary
Wednesday November 18, 2026 15:15 - 15:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Breakout 1. Global Business Services and Human Resources Executives Councils
Kai-Eberhard Lueg, Sanja Haas
Wednesday November 18, 2026 13:45 - 15:15 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Moderators: Kai-Eberhard Lueg and Sanja HaasOverall Theme: Connecting Humans to Execution
Breakout 2. Legal and Corporate Resilience & Crisis Leadership Councils
Paul Van Hooghten, Tim Mathews
Wednesday November 18, 2026 13:45 - 15:15 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Moderators: Paul Van Hooghten and Tim MathewsOverall Theme: Combining Urgency with Governance
Breakout 3. Global Women in Leadership and Innovation Leadership Councils
Anne Stevens, John Metselaar
Wednesday November 18, 2026 13:45 - 15:15 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Moderators: John Metselaar and Anne StevensOverall Theme: Leading Innovation through Inclusion
Breakout 4. Privacy and Data Governance, Compliance & Ethics, and Chief Audit Executives Councils
Ellen Hexter, Florian Harms, Lars Oehlenschlaeger
Wednesday November 18, 2026 13:45 - 15:15 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Moderators: Florian Harms, Lars Oehlenschlaeger, and Ellen HexterTheme: How Ethics and Security Connect toward best Compliance and Trust
Networking Lunch
Wednesday November 18, 2026 12:45 - 13:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Wrap Up. Overall takeaways, getting ready for afternoon break-outs
Wednesday November 18, 2026 12:30 - 12:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Track 1. Redesigning Work for the AI Era. How will AI impact Organization, Skills, Culture, Jobs?
Wednesday November 18, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Track 2. Governing AI in an Uncertain World. How can organizations innovate while managing Risk, Data, Security, Regulations?
Wednesday November 18, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Networking Break
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:50 - 11:10 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Wrap-up and Key Insights
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:40 - 10:50 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Panel. Speed vs. Accountability: What Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, and Europe Get Right and Wrong, About Scaling AI Leadership
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:20 - 10:40 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Keynote. The 7 Deadly Sins That Will Make Your AI Projects Fail – and How to Avoid Them
Wednesday November 18, 2026 10:00 - 10:20 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Keynote. Future is Here; the Industrial Age is over. Break Free to Emerge with P.E.A.C.E. - Purpose, Exploration, Action, Collaboration, Empowerment
Wednesday November 18, 2026 09:40 - 10:00 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Audience Pulse. Your Experiences, Your Challenges
Wednesday November 18, 2026 09:20 - 09:40 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Round table conversations. Sharing key themes with Slido into plenary. Setting the stage for hot topics during the conference.
Opening & Welcome
Wednesday November 18, 2026 09:00 - 09:20 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION