THE LEAD27 PROGRAM IS TAKING SHAPE

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KEYNOTE

Opening & Welcome

Ras (Karen) Rasmussen

Strategy Process and Change Lead

opening keynotes

07:30 - 08:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

07:30 - 08:30

08:40 - 09:15

KEYNOTE

Fault Lines - Leading In A World Rewriting Its Own Rules

Andre Helfenstein

Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIX

Christoph Heusgen

Co-Conference Chairman of the St.Gallen Symposium

Andre Helfenstein

Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIX

Christoph Heusgen

Co-Conference Chairman of the St.Gallen Symposium

09:15 - 10:00

KEYNOTE

Humanity 2035 – We, the Superhumans

LUKAS PIERRE BESSIS

Futurist & Bestselling Author

Leadership

Convention Hall B

Transformation

Meeting room 5

Technology

Convention Hall C

Workshop

Meeting room 11

10:15 - 10:45

TALK

Fault Lines and Front Lines

Board leadership in an age of disruption

Deborah Carlson

Attorney-at-Law, LL.M., certified board member (INSEAD)

Simone Wyss

Independent Board Member

Dalith Steiger-Gablinger

Independent Board Member & Strategic Advisor | Co-Founder & Managing Partner, SwissCognitive

MONICA DELL' ANNA

Entrepreneur & Board Member

Michael hilb

Entrepreneur, Board Member and Professor

MODERATOR

TALK

Heritage vs. Reinvention

How a Third-Generation CEO Transformed a Swiss Icon

Johannes Läderach

CEO

TALK

AI Humanoids And Hybrids

What is the Next Step in Human Robotics Evolution?

André Scholz

Head AI Innovation and Autonomous Factory Siemens | AI Future Council Swiss Future Institute

Katrin J. Yuan

CEO Swiss Future Institute AG | Chair of the AI Future Council

11:00 - 11:30

TALK

Das Dilemma zwischen der Realität und dem Gestalten der Zukunft

STEFAN FRAUDE

CEO

TALK

Demystifying FDE

Why the Old Delivery Model No Longer Works

Anand Sahay

CEO and co-founder

11:45 - 12:15

TALK

From Boardroom to Bakery: Redefining Success

STEPHANIE BORGE

Co-Founder

TALK

Three Drivers, Two Seats, Zero Guarantees

Michael Schmidt

CEO & Founder

TALK

Freedom to choose where your AI works

Ruben Raadsheer

NVIDIA EMEA AI Factory GTM

11:00 - 12:15

WORKSHOP

From change fatigue to resilience as a leadership superpower

emilie schölly

Senior Management Consultant

Denise Pellet

Partner

12:15 - 13:45

LUNCH

13:45 - 14:15

TALK

RESILIENZ

Die Ruhe im Sturm

Patrick Fischer

Former Head Coach of the Swiss Ice Hockey National Team

TALK

From Project Killer to Founder

Leading Through the Tension of Knowing When to Stop

Thao Nguyen

Founder & CEO

TALK

Same Storm, Different Destiny

The macro shift, the enterprise tension, and what AI exposes about every leader in the room

Yamin Gröninger

Chief Operating Officer, Group Digital & Technology

14:30 - 15:00

TALK

Reality Checked

Turning ambition to commercial insurance impact

Marco Huwiler

Country Managing Directory

Jörg Bertogg

Country Head Commercial Insurance & member of the Executive Committee

TALK

AI everywhere, a matter a leadership

Ben Torben-Nielsen

Strategy & Portfolio Leader - Data, analytics and insights

TALK

From Personal Productivity to Process AI

Yannick Müller

Chapter Lead & Agile Coach

Ariane Previtali

Head Global IT Excellence

WORKSHOP

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15:30 - 16:00

TALK

Human-Centered Leadership

The art of moving people in the age of AI

Harald Port

Partner & Co-Founder

Kiki Maeder

Entrepreneur, Communication Trainer & Swiss national TV host

PANEL DISCUSSION

Human by design

Shaping work and creating value in the age of AI

Anabel Fall

Group Chief People Officer

Barbara Agoba

Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Board

16:15 - 16:45

TALK

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TALK

From Hype to ROI

Operationalizing Enterprise AI

Gijsbert Cox

Industry Leader Insurance

WORKSHOP

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closing keynote

17:00 - 17:45

KEYNOTE

Effective Leadership in Uncertain Times

Martin Gutmann

Professor

17:55 - 19:00

Apero & Networking (Convention Hall A)

07:30 - 08:30