AGENDA

PWN Global Summit, Lisbon 2026 Leading with Collaborative Intelligence

POWER

Geopolitics and Geoeconomics

Welcome Video
In her video, the Ambassador will set the tone for dialogue and collaboration, underscoring the importance of inclusive leadership and global partnerships in navigating today’s complex challenges.

Moving from Control to Collaborative Intelligence (Opening Plenary)
Why Control Is Failing Us. Why Collaborative Intelligence Is A Key Leadership Capability For The Future 
Speaker: Carlos Branco

From Authority to Legitimacy: Redefining Power in the age of complexity (Keynote) 
Reframing Power From Positional Authority To Earned Legitimacy And Trust 
Keynote Speaker: Dato' Dr Munirah Looi

How can power be exercised responsibly? (Panel) 
Anchoring power in purpose and distributing agency without abdicating responsibility 
Moderator: Amy Kellogg

PROGRESS

Corporate Transformation 
Technology as an Amplifier

The Paradigm Shift: Key factors transforming the corporate world (Keynote) 
The key factors driving corporate transformation. How technology is powering the move to adaptive, networked and intelligence-driven organisations and the implications for the workforce and society 
Keynote Speaker: TBC

Leading Change in the Age of AI (Keynote) 
How leadership ensures AI is an accelerator and amplifier, and is accessed equitably. Building AI-Augmented Organisations 

Tackling Algorithmic Bias: How Can Women Thrive? (Panel)
Ensuring algorithms do not deepen inequality by balancing speed of development with oversight. Promoting adaptability for career transformations.
Moderator: Robert Baker


PEOPLE

Leadership across Cultures
New Careers, New Identities

The Human Advantage: How people need to be at the center (Keynote) 
Leading across diverse and multicultural environments. How people become your competitive advantage 
Keynote Speaker: Dr Anthony Giannoumis

Intergenerational Leadership: Bridging experience and emergence  (Panel)
Inspiring collaboration across five generations in the workplace. Recognising the value of experience and emergence. From mentorship to mutual learning. 
Moderator: Robert Baker

Collaborative Intelligence: the leadership capability for the next decade (Breakout Groups) 
Bringing Power, Progress and People Together: Collaborative Intelligence as the Leadership mandate for the next decade. Positioning PWN as a key catalyst for change. Personal Commitment. 

The Power and Potential of Longer Lives (Keynote) 
New Careers and Identities, Reinvention and Transitions: The Impact of Longevity. 
Keynote Speaker: Avivah Wittenberg-Cox

Agenda Curators

We are pleased to announce Sharon Schön and Robert Baker as Agenda Curators for the Summit. 


Sharon Schön

Sharon is a strategist, board leader, and storyteller who brings clarity to complex leadership challenges. Operating at the intersection of governance, people, and future-oriented strategy, she helps leaders see the human side of power and progress.

Sharon’s work translates disruption into opportunity, using narrative to connect vision, people, and systems. With a focus on community-building and inclusive frameworks, she fosters sustainable leadership practices that empower individuals and organisations to thrive in a rapidly evolving, collaborative world.

Robert Baker

Robert brings more than three decades of international experience advising boards and executive teams on leadership, governance, and inclusion. As a former Global Diversity & Inclusion Leader at Mercer and a recognised Top 50 Gender Equity Trailblazer, he has worked across sectors and geographies to embed measurable inclusion, institutional legitimacy, and cultural transformation into core governance systems. 

Robert is known for elevating strategic conversations, embedding measurable inclusion into governance, and designing leadership systems that balance performance, accountability, and trust.