Sessions
Networking Cocktail & Close
Wednesday November 18, 2026 17:00 - 17:45 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Keynote. The Human Spark: Beyond AI
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
This part of the day allows for Council Member Sharing in an intimate session while meeting new colleagues, taking the insights from this morning into the conversations and indicated actions definition. Council Directors may bring selected speakers into the sessions for deepened conversations.
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
This part of the day allows for Council Member Sharing in an intimate session while meeting new colleagues, taking the insights from this morning into the conversations and indicated actions definition. Council Directors may bring selected speakers into the sessions for deepened conversations.
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
This part of the day allows for Council Member Sharing in an intimate session while meeting new colleagues, taking the insights from this morning into the conversations and indicated actions definition. Council Directors may bring selected speakers into the sessions for deepened conversations.
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
This part of the day allows for Council Member Sharing in an intimate session while meeting new colleagues, taking the insights from this morning into the conversations and indicated actions definition. Council Directors may bring selected speakers into the sessions for deepened conversations.
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. How Will AI Change the Work Force -Skills, Culture, Jobs? And what should we do?
Wednesday November 18, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Track 2. Turning Compliance into a Competitive Advantage: The Trust Dividend, through Governance, Operation, Data, Security
Wednesday November 18, 2026 11:10 - 12:30 CET CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
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
Keynote. A Broader View on AI: How Does China (Discretely) Lead the World
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. Leading into a New Era – developing and motivating a hybrid workforce of humans and autonomous agents
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