At the IMD Global Future Readiness Forum on 26 November 2024 – organized in partnership with Merlin Entertainments Group and CNBC –we will bring together top business leaders to discuss how to sustain your organization’s strongest competitive advantage while owning the future capabilities you need.
Join us at Madame Tussauds in London where Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD will present the latest findings from the Future Readiness Indicator. Yu, recently named to the Thinkers50 Ranking of top global management thinkers and recipient of the 2023 Strategy Award, will focus on companies in the Pharmaceutical, Technology, and Fashion industries.
This will be followed by two panels, moderated by CNBC reporter Karen Gilchrist that will unearth concrete lessons about becoming future-ready from specific industries. The first panel will explore insights from the Fashion, Pharmaceutical and Technology sectors. The second panel will look at the companies leading the way in Tourism and Hospitality – a new sector in the Future Readiness Indicator to be launched in early 2025.
The forum will conclude with networking cocktails offering the chance to connect with peers, panelists, and speakers.
Prepare to transform your thinking about future readiness
Discover Howard Yu’s insights, featured in interviews on BBC, CNBC, and Bloomberg TV, and delivered through powerful keynotes. Learn how the world’s leading companies are staying ahead and why top networks and global audiences turn to Howard for the strategies that drive long-term success.
Agenda
- 17:30 – Registration
- 18:00 – The latest results of the Future Readiness Indicator with Howard Yu, LEGO® Professor of Management and Innovation at IMD
- 18:45 – Industry panels:
- Panel 1: Fashion X Technology– How Technology Fuses Human Aesthetic
- Panel 2: Tourism and Hospitality – The Future of Travel
- Thomas Woldbye, Group CEO at Heathrow Airport
- Spencer Holt, Chief Experience & People Officer at Merlin Entertainments
- Tamara Lohan MBE, Founder and CEO of Mr & Mrs Smith (a collection of luxury and boutique hotels and villas under the Hyatt group), Non-Executive Director Fortnum & Mason
- 20:00 – Networking cocktails
CNBC Reporter and Correspondent
Karen Gilchrist is a Correspondent for CNBC based in London, covering breaking news, international politics and financial markets. She is a regular contributor to CNBC’s digital video team, producing and fronting a series of short documentaries on international conflict and its economic implications, as well as appearing on TV and social channels. Karen was CNBC’s first ‘Make It’ reporter for Asia Pacific, spearheading coverage across entrepreneurship, careers and personal finance and has experience moderating panels and interviews at major international events and conferences.
After submitting your registration, you will receive a confirmation email with the details. A reminder will be sent to you before the event.
We look forward to meeting you.