GConferenceGridThe Conference Catalogue · Vol. 2026Folio № D91416
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LEAD27 Zurich 2026

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EAD27 is a leadership conference bringing together over 500 senior leaders at The Circle in Zurich, Switzerland on November 19, 2026. The event focuses on helping leaders navigate the complex tensions in modern organizations, exploring themes such as innovation versus control, transformation versus fatigue, and human versus machine. With international speak…

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39Voices
12Underwriters
0Exhibitors
28On the bill · sessions
42Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at LEAD27, in alphabetical order.
Alessandro de Giulii
Head of AI & Cloud Enablement · Sunrise
Andreas Biehl
Head of MBUX Virtual Assistant · Mercedes-Benz
Andreas Giesa
Business Unit Head Digital Business Consulting · Xebia
Andre Helfenstein
Chairman of the Board · SIX Group
Barbara Agoba
Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Executive Board · la Mobilière
Benjamin Durieux
CIO · ICRC
Christophe Makni
Head of Data, Automation & AI · Migros Bank
Daniel Seiderer
Transformation Principal DACH · Valiantys
David Schlumpf
Global Head Learning & Leadership Development · Julius Bär
Emanuel Bächtiger
Associate Director · Accenture
Felix Grolman
CEO · VSB
Gergely Galamb
Organisational Change Manager · L21
German Ramirez
Digital & blockchain pioneer, creative strategist, author & speaker
Gernot Weber, PhD
Head of Data Strategy & Digital Innovation · former Merck
Johannes Läderach
CEO of Läderach · Läderach
Jörgen Stehr
Head of Data Platform & Governance · UBS
Jürg Pauli
Chief Sustainability, Public Affairs & Transformation · Galenica
Karin Taheny
Chief Digital & Technology Officer · Switzerland Global Enterprise
Laurent Gaye
Chief Technology & Operations Officer · Pictet
Luca Gambini
Senior Director Business Delivery Partner · Sunrise
Maedeh Yassaee, PhD
Agile Transformation Lead · Bühler
Marco Huwiler
Country Managing Directory Accenture Switzerland · Accenture Switzerland

— and 17 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
UBSPlatinum
ValiantysPlatinum
XebiaPlatinum
CX GoalkeeperCommunity Partner
eighty20Community Partner
FinewsMedia Partner
HandelszeitungMedia Partner
persoenlichMedia Partner
rreadyStart-up Partner
SwissCognitiveCommunity Partner
SwissDevJobsCommunity Partner
weltwocheMedia Partner
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The Programme

Selected from 28 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:20 - 08:50

    Business Collaboration Points For PI Objectives

    Morning Session
  • 08:20 - 08:50

    CERN talk - soon to be revealed!

    Morning Session
  • 08:20 - 08:50

    Culture Club in Action- They Said, We Did

    Morning Session
  • 09:15 - 09:30

    Leading a Nation Through Transformation: Digitalization and the IT Sector in Kosova

  • 09:30 - 10:15

    Keynote - Transforming Tomorrow: The Ripple Effect of Generative AI

    Opening Keynote
  • 10:45 - 11:15

    Beyond The Books: The End of Agile at JTI

    Session 1
  • 10:45 - 11:15

    “Fail @agile – Fail @AI”

    Session 1
  • 10:45 - 11:15

    Failing Fast: A Strategic Tool for Building a Resilient Value Chain Organization

    Session 1
  • 10:45 - 11:15

    Pioneers in a Corporate World - New Leadership at MAN Energy Solutions Switzerland

    Session 1
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 42 companies, parsed from the program.

“42 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
0All threespeak · spons · exh
12Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
30Speakingspeaker only
№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

49% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite923%
  • Founder / Owner38%
  • Director / Head of718%
  • Manager / Lead410%
  • Engineer · IC13%
  • Marketing / Brand13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles1333%

Of 39 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01CX GoalkeeperSp·C
  2. 02eighty20Sp·C
  3. 03finewsSp·M
  4. 04HandelszeitungSp·M
  5. 05persoenlichSp·M
  6. 06rreadySp·S
  7. 07Sunrise3V
  8. 08SwissCognitiveSp·C
  9. 09SwissDevJobsSp·C
  10. 10UBSSp·P
  11. 11ValiantysSp·P
  12. 12weltwocheSp·M
  13. 13XebiaSp·P
  14. 14Bühler2V
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
platinum3
25% of 12
community partner4
33% of 12
media partner4
33% of 12
start-up partner1
8% of 12