SCHEDULE

EMEA Chief Strategy Officer Conference | 25 Feb 2026, 08:00 – 26 Feb 2026, 17:00 London, UK

Wed 25 Feb

8:20 - 8:50
30 minutes
Registration & Networking Coffee
8:50 - 9:00
10 minutes
Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:00 - 9:30
30 minutes
Keynote: From Strategy to Value: Governing Transformation in Real Time
9:30 - 10:00
30 minutes
Keynote: The Future of Corporate Strategy in the Age of AI
10:00 - 10:30
30 minutes
Keynote: From Disruption to Advantage: How BT Built an Innovation Engine That Delivers Measurable Growth
10:30 - 11:00
30 minutes
Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:00
1 hour
Panel Session: Balancing Long-Term Vision with Short-Term Pressures – Managing Competing Priorities
12:00 - 12:30
30 minutes
Fireside Chat: The Metrics That Matter: Measuring Strategic Impact Beyond ROI
12:30 - 13:00
30 minutes
Keynote: Signals from the Edge – What Connectivity Leaders Know About the Future of Strategy
13:00 - 14:00
1 hour
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
30 minutes
Keynote - Strategic Imagination in the Age of AI – Rethinking Competitive Advantage
14:30 - 15:30
1 hour
Panel Session : From Strategy to Impact – Closing the execution gap in large-scale transformation.
14:30 - 15:30
1 hour
Workshop: Pricing Power: Rethinking Monetization as a Strategic Lever
15:30 - 16:00
30 minutes
Coffee & Connection Break
16:00 - 17:00
1 hour
Panel Session: Leading Through Strategic Inflection Points – Responding to disruption while keeping long-term goals
17:00 - 17:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Transformation at Scale: Aligning Strategy, Culture, and Execution
17:30 - 19:00
1 hour 30 minutes
Evening Networking Reception & Drinks

Thu 26 Feb

8:30 - 9:00
30 minutes
Morning Coffee & Networking
9:00 - 9:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Beyond the Annual Plan: Continuous Strategy in a Disrupted World
9:30 - 10:30
1 hour
Panel: Data-Driven Strategy – Leveraging Analytics & Insights for Better Decision-Making
10:30 - 11:00
30 minutes
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Capital Allocation Under Pressure: Redesigning Investment Models for Growth and Resilience
11:30 - 12:30
1 hour
Panel: AI and the New Strategic Toolkit – Embedding Intelligence into Strategy, Structure, and Decision-Making
11:30 - 12:30
1 hour
Workshop: Strategic Leadership in the Face of Complexity: Navigating Disruption with Clarity and Courage
12:30 - 13:00
30 minutes
Keynote: The Culture Multiplier: Embedding Execution Discipline into Strategy
13:00 - 14:00
1 hour
Networking Lunch
14:00 - 15:00
1 hour
Optional Interactive Workshop
14:00 - 15:00
1 hour
Panel Session: Beyond Growth – Redefining success in the age of stakeholder capitalism.
15:00 - 15:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Transformation Office 2.0: From PMO to Strategic Nerve Center
15:30 - 16:00
30 minutes
Coffee & Connection Break
16:00 - 16:30
30 minutes
Fireside Chat: Leadership that scales: Building an emerging leaders program that works
16:30 - 17:00
30 minutes
Keynote: The New Rules of Competitive Advantage

SCHEDULE

Wed 25 Feb

Registration & Networking Coffee

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Keynote: From Strategy to Value: Governing Transformation in Real Time

Keynote: The Future of Corporate Strategy in the Age of AI

Keynote: From Disruption to Advantage: How BT Built an Innovation Engine That Delivers Measurable Growth

Coffee Break

Panel Session: Balancing Long-Term Vision with Short-Term Pressures – Managing Competing Priorities

Fireside Chat: The Metrics That Matter: Measuring Strategic Impact Beyond ROI

Keynote: Signals from the Edge – What Connectivity Leaders Know About the Future of Strategy

Networking Lunch

Keynote - Strategic Imagination in the Age of AI – Rethinking Competitive Advantage

Panel Session : From Strategy to Impact – Closing the execution gap in large-scale transformation.

Workshop: Pricing Power: Rethinking Monetization as a Strategic Lever

Coffee & Connection Break

Panel Session: Leading Through Strategic Inflection Points – Responding to disruption while keeping long-term goals

Keynote: Transformation at Scale: Aligning Strategy, Culture, and Execution

Evening Networking Reception & Drinks

Thu 26 Feb

Morning Coffee & Networking

Keynote: Beyond the Annual Plan: Continuous Strategy in a Disrupted World

Panel: Data-Driven Strategy – Leveraging Analytics & Insights for Better Decision-Making

Coffee Break

Keynote: Capital Allocation Under Pressure: Redesigning Investment Models for Growth and Resilience

Panel: AI and the New Strategic Toolkit – Embedding Intelligence into Strategy, Structure, and Decision-Making

Workshop: Strategic Leadership in the Face of Complexity: Navigating Disruption with Clarity and Courage

Keynote: The Culture Multiplier: Embedding Execution Discipline into Strategy

Networking Lunch

Optional Interactive Workshop

Panel Session: Beyond Growth – Redefining success in the age of stakeholder capitalism.

Keynote: Transformation Office 2.0: From PMO to Strategic Nerve Center

Coffee & Connection Break

Fireside Chat: Leadership that scales: Building an emerging leaders program that works

Keynote: The New Rules of Competitive Advantage

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