15–16 October 2036 · Naples

Schedule

Two days, three rooms and thirty-nine sessions: keynotes and panels on the main stage, three parallel breakout streams every afternoon at 1pm.

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Day 1

Day 1 · Wednesday 15 October

Coffee on the terrace from 8:30, the opening keynote at 9:30 and the big panels before lunch. At 1pm the afternoon splits into three parallel breakout streams, then everyone meets again for the closing keynote and the aperitivo on the seafront.

8:30 am

until

9:15 am

Networking

Main hall

Registration & Welcome Coffee

Collect your badge, grab an espresso and meet fellow delegates in the foyer.
9:15 am

until

9:30 am
Main hall

Opening Remarks

Luca Romano welcomes delegates and sets out the two days ahead.
- Luca Romano
  
  Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Corvo Consulting
9:30 am

until

10:15 am
Keynote

Main hall

Keynote: Strategy in a Decade of Permanent Disruption

Why five-year plans keep failing, and what the most resilient companies do instead.

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- Giulia Ferraro
  
  Chief Strategy Officer
  
  ·
  
  Lumio Group
10:15 am

until

11:00 am
Panel

Main hall

Panel: Growth Without Burning the House Down

Three operators on growing quickly while keeping margins, teams and customers intact.

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- Daniel Okoye
  
  Chief Executive Officer
  
  ·
  
  Brightpath Logistics
- Sarah Lindqvist
  
  Chief Operating Officer
  
  ·
  
  Fennel Retail
- Kenji Watanabe
  
  Head of Strategy
  
  ·
  
  Asteri Capital
11:00 am

until

11:30 am

Networking

Main hall

Morning Break

Coffee and pastries in the exhibition area.
11:30 am

until

12:00 pm
Fireside chat, Health

Main hall

Fireside Chat: Building a Leadership Team from Scratch

What founders get wrong about their first executive hires, and how to get it right.
- Luca Romano
  
  Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Corvo Consulting
- Marcus Bell
  
  Founder & Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Northline Ventures
- Kenji Watanabe
  
  Head of Strategy
  
  ·
  
  Asteri Capital
12:00 pm

until

1:00 pm

Networking

Main hall

Lunch & Exhibition

Lunch is served on the terrace and in the exhibition hall.
1:00 pm

until

3:00 pm
Main hall

Afternoon Breakout Streams

Choose one of three parallel streams, each with three sessions.
- Breakout stream
  
  Stream A: Growth & Go-to-Market
  
  Pricing, brand and sales: how growing companies win customers without wrecking margins.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Pricing for Margin
  
  Daniel Okoye
  
  Claire Dubois
  
  1:45 pm
  
  Building a Brand B2B Buyers Trust
  
  Elena Russo
  
  2:25 pm
  
  Sales Teams That Scale
  
  Paolo Greco
  
  View stream →
- Breakout stream
  
  Stream B: Leadership & People
  
  Building the leadership team and the culture a growing company needs.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Hiring Your First Executives
  
  Hannah Wright
  
  1:45 pm
  
  Feedback Cultures That Actually Work
  
  Amara Nwosu
  
  2:25 pm
  
  Leading Teams Across Borders
  
  Sarah Lindqvist
  
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- Breakout stream
  
  Stream C: Operations & AI
  
  Operating models, data and AI that make the business run better.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Operations That Scale
  
  Sarah Lindqvist
  
  1:45 pm
  
  From AI Pilot to Production
  
  Tom Fischer
  
  2:25 pm
  
  Data Your Board Can Trust
  
  Matteo Ricci
  
  View stream →
3:00 pm

until

3:30 pm

Networking

Main hall

Afternoon Break

Coffee and meetings in the exhibition area.
3:30 pm

until

4:15 pm
Keynote

Main hall

Closing Keynote: AI in the Operating Model

Moving from AI pilots to systems that change how the business runs.

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- Tom Fischer
  
  Head of AI
  
  ·
  
  Kerncloud
4:30 pm

until

6:30 pm

Networking

Main hall

Aperitivo on the Terrace

Spritz, small plates and a view of the bay to close the first day.

Day 2

Day 2 · Thursday 16 October

The leadership day: a morning keynote and the big panels on the main stage, three more parallel breakout streams at 1pm, then a closing conversation to end the Summit. Doors close early enough to catch the evening trains.

8:30 am

until

9:00 am

Networking

Main hall

Morning Espresso

Coffee before the Day 2 programme.
9:00 am

until

9:15 am
Main hall

Chair’s Welcome to Day 2

A recap of Day 1 and a look at what is coming up.
- Luca Romano
  
  Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Corvo Consulting
9:15 am

until

10:00 am
Keynote

Main hall

Keynote: Leading Through Change

What people actually need from leaders when everything around them is shifting.

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- Amara Nwosu
  
  Chief People Officer
  
  ·
  
  Halden & Co
10:00 am

until

10:45 am
Panel

Main hall

Panel: Culture as a Competitive Advantage

Three leaders on hiring, rituals and the habits that keep good people.

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- Amara Nwosu
  
  Chief People Officer
  
  ·
  
  Halden & Co
- Sarah Lindqvist
  
  Chief Operating Officer
  
  ·
  
  Fennel Retail
- Mei Chen
  
  VP Product
  
  ·
  
  Orbis Health
10:45 am

until

11:15 am

Networking

Main hall

Morning Break

Coffee in the exhibition area.
11:15 am

until

12:00 pm
Panel

Main hall

Panel: What Boards Want to See in 2027

Investors and board members on the metrics and narratives that earn support.

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- Marcus Bell
  
  Founder & Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Northline Ventures
- Kenji Watanabe
  
  Head of Strategy
  
  ·
  
  Asteri Capital
- Giulia Ferraro
  
  Chief Strategy Officer
  
  ·
  
  Lumio Group
12:00 pm

until

1:00 pm

Networking

Main hall

Lunch & Exhibition

Lunch is served on the terrace and in the exhibition hall.
1:00 pm

until

3:00 pm
Main hall

Afternoon Breakout Streams

Choose one of three parallel streams, each with three sessions.
- Breakout stream
  
  Stream D: Strategy in Practice
  
  Turning strategy into decisions, plans and deals.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Scenario Planning in Practice
  
  Kenji Watanabe
  
  1:45 pm
  
  From Strategy to Roadmap
  
  Mei Chen
  
  2:25 pm
  
  M&A for Mid-Sized Companies
  
  Stefano Conti
  
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- Breakout stream
  
  Stream E: Finance & Investment
  
  Funding, metrics and the conversations that earn investor and board support.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Raising Capital in 2027
  
  Marcus Bell
  
  1:45 pm
  
  Unit Economics Boards Believe
  
  Claire Dubois
  
  2:25 pm
  
  Debt, Equity and Everything in Between
  
  Robert Hale
  
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- Breakout stream
  
  Stream F: Sustainability & Resilience
  
  Building a business that lasts: energy, supply chains and cyber risk.
  
  1:00 pm
  
  Net Zero Plans That Pay for Themselves
  
  Anna Kowalski
  
  1:45 pm
  
  Supply Chains That Bend, Not Break
  
  Daniel Okoye
  
  2:25 pm
  
  Cyber Resilience for Boards
  
  Jonas Weber
  
  View stream →
3:00 pm

until

3:15 pm

Networking

Main hall

Afternoon Break

A short coffee break before the close.
3:15 pm

until

4:00 pm
Fireside chat

Main hall

Closing Conversation: What We Will Do on Monday

The speakers distil two days into the actions worth taking first.
- Giulia Ferraro
  
  Chief Strategy Officer
  
  ·
  
  Lumio Group
- Amara Nwosu
  
  Chief People Officer
  
  ·
  
  Halden & Co
- Luca Romano
  
  Managing Partner
  
  ·
  
  Corvo Consulting

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Schedule

Day 1 · Wednesday 15 October

Daniel Okoye

Claire Dubois

Elena Russo

Paolo Greco

Hannah Wright

Amara Nwosu

Sarah Lindqvist

Sarah Lindqvist

Tom Fischer

Matteo Ricci

Day 2 · Thursday 16 October

Kenji Watanabe

Mei Chen

Stefano Conti

Marcus Bell

Claire Dubois

Robert Hale

Anna Kowalski

Daniel Okoye

Jonas Weber

Breakout seats go first