Masterclass: Strategic Decision-Making In Unpredictable Times - HEC Paris
2026-09-24 | Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, 111 20 Stockholm
Date: September 24, 2026
Duration: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Scandic Continental, Vasagatan 22, 111 20 Stockholm
Contact: hecinfo@hec.fr
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In today’s world, the real competitive advantage isn’t strategy alone, it’s how leaders make decisions under uncertainty.
As the world becomes more uncertain, something fundamental shifts. At one end of the spectrum, you can analyse the data, model the options, and make the right call. At the other end, the data doesn’t exist yet, it won’t exist until after you’ve already had to act. In that world, the only thing you can design is how fast your organisation can sense, adapt, and move. Most leaders are somewhere in between, and the most common, and costly, mistake is not knowing where.
Applying precise analytical tools when the situation demands scenario thinking. Waiting for clarity that will never come when you should already be acting. Using yesterday’s decision architecture for today’s level of uncertainty.
This masterclass gives you the frameworks to recognise where you are on that spectrum, and to lead accordingly. It is practical decision architecture, grounded in leadership psychology and behavioural science, and immediately applicable in executive committees and board discussions.
Professor Matt Mulford worked with leadership teams across industries, helping them reduce bias in strategic investments, redesign decision processes for high-stakes situations, and build the kind of strategic conviction that holds under pressure without becoming rigid.
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Kick-off: Center for Geopolitics and Corporate Strategy - University of St. Gallen
2026-09-24 | SQUARE, Bühne (2. Stock)
Date: September 24, 2026
Location: SQUARE, Bühne (2. Stock)
Contact: https://www.unisg.ch/en/location-map-and-arrival/
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How geopolitical factors influence corporate behavior and descisions.
In recent years the influence of geopolitics on the economy has changed significantly. It has become more volatile and disruptive. Not only large corporations, but also small and medium-sized enterprises in many countries around the world are now feeling the direct or indirect impact of factors such as scarce resources, energy shocks, wars or tariffs on their businesses.
Many companies are currently working flat out to develop their geopolitical ‘muscle’ and strengthen the resilience of their value chains. This involves not only developing new strategies or running through scenarios, but also setting up geopolitical departments to address these issues.
This is why the ‘Center for Geopolitics and Corporate Strategy’ was founded at the University of St.Gallen. Here, professors from the disciplines of International Affairs, International Economics, Law & Taxation, Artificial Intelligence & Cybersecurity, and Strategic Management are working together. This core team is complemented by a circle of further experts.
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Subscription Business Bootcamp @ INSEAD Europe Campus
2026-09-30 | INSEAD Europe Campus
Date: September 30 – October 02, 2026
Location: INSEAD Europe Campus
Contact: waiyee.fong@insead.edu
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The Subscription Economy is the next business tsunami. How to seize subscription-based business opportunities? Are we ready? What is needed for success? In this workshop, we share experiences and explore best practices; help participants understand the key challenges and opportunities and chart a step-by-step path to master the strategic subscription journey. Learn from experts what it takes to thrive with subscription-based recuring revenue models for data monetization.
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Masterclass: The Human Premium in The Age of AI - HEC Paris
2026-10-01 | Zurich Marriott Hotel
Date: October 01, 2026
Duration: 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Location: Zurich Marriott Hotel
Contact: hecinfo@hec.fr
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When AI handles the legible, what remains is the work that requires being human.
This masterclass examines the capabilities — judgement under uncertainty, ethical reasoning, creativity, resilience, trust, and influence — that are increasing in strategic value precisely because they resist automation.
Grounded in organizational psychology, leadership research, and the science of human-AI collaboration, the session challenges prevailing assumptions about talent and performance, and offers a framework for how organizations can identify, develop, and sustain the human capabilities that will define their edge.
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Open Day: International MBA - IE University
2026-10-03 | María de Molina 31, IE University
Date: 3rd October 2026
Duration: 10:00 – 14:00 (GMT +02:00)
Location: María de Molina 31, IE University
Contact: ieSpain@ie.edu
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Join us for an exciting face-to-face event designed to fuel your MBA spirit and elevate your career aspirations to new heights. Prepare for a day filled with a MasterClass, an immersive International MBA program overview, and invaluable networking opportunities at IE University’s energetic and vibrant startup ecosystem, a premier event powered by IE.
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Advanced Management Program (AMP) | Open Day - IESE Business School
2026-10-06 | Online
Date: October 6, 2026
Duration: 2pm CEST
Department/Category: Barbie: Reimagining a Legacy Brand Through Culture and Communication
Location: Online
Contact: https://www.iese.edu/contact-us/
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Reimagining a Legacy Brand Through Culture and Communication Open Day Case Session
If you seek to sharpen your vision and ability to drive corporate performance in today’s uncertain climate, don’t miss our October 6, 2026 @2.00pm CEST online session on IESE’s Advanced Management Program (AMP) to help you navigate uncertainty moving forward and discover new ways to drive change and make your mark defining a new world. Professor Vardit Landsman from IESE Business School will lead an interactive case discussion on Barbie, Mattel’s iconic brand, and the strategic choices facing the company leading to the global launch of the 2023 Barbie movie and Siamak Rostamian, International Executive Programs Director, will outline the Advanced Management Program structure and AMP alumni who will join us to share their experience.
In this session, participants will step into the role of Lisa McKnight, Mattel’s Chief Brand Officer, and examine how a legacy brand can respond to criticism, reshape its cultural meaning, and reconnect with both consumers and decision-makers. The discussion will explore how Mattel used the movie not simply to ‘milk’ IP rights, but as a powerful communication platform capable of changing brand associations, reigniting nostalgia, and potentially building a new form of brand fandom.
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13th Annual Wharton People Analytics Conference
2026-10-09 | The Wharton School | Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104
Date: October 9, 2026
Location: The Wharton School | Jon M. Huntsman Hall 3730 Walnut Street Philadelphia PA 19104
Contact: https://wpa.wharton.upenn.edu/people/#wpacontactus
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Registration is now open for the 13th Annual Wharton People Analytics Conference, returning October 9, 2026. As the field continues to evolve at the intersection of data, technology, and human insight, this year’s conference will once again bring together a dynamic mix of academics, industry leaders, and students to explore the latest innovations shaping the future of work.
From keynote speakers driving change across disciplines to networking opportunities with peers and pioneers, the Wharton People Analytics Conference remains the premier global gathering for advancing the science of people at work.
We hope you will join us as we continue to shape the conversation on how to build better work for all.
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EdTech Week 2026
2026-10-12 | Columbia University, Teachers College, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Start Date: October 12, 2026
Duration: 4 days (October 12–15, 2026)
Location: Columbia University
Contact: info@edtechweek.com
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This year, the conversation is sharper, more urgent, and more consequential than ever.
As AI moves from promise to proof, founders are being challenged to deliver real impact, investors are prioritizing trust and long-term value, educators are demanding tools that strengthen human agency, and policymakers are shaping what responsible innovation looks like in practice.
The CEO Summit returns October 12-13, 2026 (Invite-only). If you’re here, you belong to a class of leaders redefining what’s next. Expect to meet:

Top selected EdTech CEOs
Late stage investors
Strategic partners

This is where perspectives come together—not around buzzwords, but around the ideas, partnerships, and practical strategies that will define the next chapter in our industry.
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AI For Talent Management and Organizational Design (Classroom & Synchronous E-Learning) - NUS Business School
2026-10-12 | NUS Business School and Live Online (Blended)
Start Date: 12 Oct 2026
Duration: 8 sessions (over 5 weeks)
Location: NUS Business School and Live Online (Blended)
Contact: shc_wong@nus.edu.sg
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Fees:
SGD 5,886.00 (incl. GST)
SGD 685.80 (after MAX Funding)

This program equips HR leaders and people managers with the practical knowledge and tools to apply AI for talent management and to shape organisational structure. The programme begins with clear, non-technical grounding in AI and machine learning for executives and rapidly moves to applied topics: identifying high impact AI use cases for talent management and organisational strategy, hands on introductions to R and/or Python, and workshops that surface use cases you can pilot in your organisation.
Participants will also explore generative AI tools for HR tasks and practice translating people data into actionable insights through project work and staged assessments. Equally important is the course focus on governance and people implications: sessions on ethical and privacy considerations, AI driven leadership and decision making, and case discussions such as “Trusting the AI vs. Your Gut”.
By the end of the programme you will have developed a project plan, presented mid project and final deliverables, and gained a practical framework to design pilots that improve prediction, personalise development, and inform data driven organisational design.
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TechEx Europe
2026-10-19 - 2026-10-20 | RAI, AMSTERDAM
Name: TechEx Europe
Date: October 19-20, 2026
Venue: RAI, Amsterdam
Website: https://techexevent.com/europe/
Contact: enquiries@techexevent.com

TechEx Europe returns to RAI Amsterdam on 19–20 October 2026, bringing together 8,000+ technology professionals, 200+ speakers, 200+ exhibitors and 20 conference tracks across eight co-located events. Explore AI, cybersecurity, cloud, digital transformation, IoT, automation, data centres, edge computing and Physical AI, while gaining practical insights and building valuable industry connections.
Get a 20% discount on Gold Passes (this is not eligible for startup passes) using our code: EBR20
🎟 Secure your pass: https://techexevent.com/register-now/
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HR Tech 2026
2026-10-20 | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
Start Date: October 20-22, 2026
Location: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
Contact: https://www.hrtechnologyconference.com/contact-5nyw
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From Change to Transformation

AI is the biggest disruption to hit the workforce in a generation. Finance can automate numbers. Operations can automate processes. HR has to navigate it with people at the center — and that’s a completely different challenge.
AI isn’t replacing the human side of work. But it’s changing everything around it — faster than strategy, culture, and governance can keep up. Organizations that get this right will be the ones where HR and AI work together, not against each other.
HR Tech 2026 is where you get the strategy and tools to lead it — and the community to do it with.
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Executive MBA Info Webinar - Swiss Business School
2026-10-21 | Online
Date: October 21st, 2026
Duration: 16:30 – 17:00 (CEST)
Location: Online
Department/Category: Info Events, MBA
Contact: https://www.sbs.edu/contact/
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Attend our info webinars to find out the features of our double accredited Executive MBA. The Executive MBA Info Webinars are held in a virtual classroom where students can join from all over the world. Participation is free and without any obligations. Register your participation and you will receive further information via e-mail.
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2026 Symposium & PMBA/OMBA Conference - Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable
2026-10-27 | Fordham University
Start Date: October 27 – 30, 2026
Location: Fordham University
Contact: info@gbcroundtable.org
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Registration will open soon for the 2026 Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable Curricular Innovation Symposium and 2026 PMBA/OMBA Conference!
Last year’s combined event was a huge hit, so we recommend you register as soon as possible and make your hotel reservations right away.

Time
Activity (Tuesday, October 27)

8:30 am – 9:00 am
Continental Breakfast (Pre-Registration Required)

9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Partner Meetings

9:00 am – 4:00 pm
GBCR Pre-Symposium Workshop (Additional Registration Required)

10:30 am – 10:45 am
GBCR Pre-Symposium Workshop: Break

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm
GBCR Pre-Symposium Workshop Lunch

2:30 pm – 2:45 pm
GBCR Pre-Symposium Workshop: Break

6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Pre-Conference Reconnect

Time
Activity (Wednesday, October 28)

8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Registration

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Buffet Breakfast 1 Subsession

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Welcome

10:30 am – 11:15 am
Plenary – The View from the Dean’s Office Panel

11:15 am – 11:30 am
Break

11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Plenary Session: The State of the Industry Research Presentation

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm – 2:15 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm
Break/Sponsor Session

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

3:30 pm – 3:45 pm
Break/Sponsor Session

3:45 pm – 4:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

4:30 pm – 4:45 pm
Break

4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Transfer

6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Social Event/Networking Reception

Time
Activity (Thursday, October 29)

8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Registration

8:15 am – 9:15 am
Buffet Breakfast with Table Topics

9:15 am – 9:30 am
Welcome Back

9:30 am – 10:30 am
Plenary Panel Session – Keynote Speaker

10:30 am – 11:00 am
Break/Sponsor Showcase

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Plenary Panel Session

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:15 pm
Transfer Time

1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Topic Discussion Lounge (6 Topics)

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Break/Transfer Time

2:15 pm – 3:00 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

3:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Break & Sponsor Showcase

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

4:15 pm – 4:30 pm
Transfer

4:30 pm – 5:15 pm
Concurrent Breakout Session (4 Tracks)

5:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Happy Hour Networking

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Choose Your Own NYC Adventures

Time
Activity (Friday, October 30)

8:15 am – 9:00 am
Buffet Breakfast with Table Topics

9:00 am – 10:00 am
Welcome Back / Plenary Session

10:00 am – 10:30 am
Transfer to Site Visits

10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Off Site Sessions (4 Options)

12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
Transfer Time to Fordham Campus

12:45 pm – 1:45 pm
Grab and Go Lunch

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Oxford Risk Management Symposium 2026
2026-11-26 | University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP
Date: November 26-27, 2026
Duration: 15:15 – 16:00
Location: University of Oxford Park End Street Oxford OX1 1HP
Contact: pei.events@sbs.ox.ac.uk
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Join major industry stakeholders and academics to explore the evolving landscape of risk management in private equity.
The Oxford Risk Management Symposium 2026 brings together senior practitioners, academics, and industry leaders to examine current and emerging issues in risk management within private equity and private markets.
The Symposium provides a forum for rigorous, informed discussion at the intersection of academic research and investment practice. Participants engage in high-level dialogue on how risk is identified, assessed, and managed in an increasingly complex global environment.

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