PWN Global Summit 2026




  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)
Power in a Changing World: The Future of Geopolitics and the Impact on Business and Leadership.

From Control to Courage: Why Leadership is failing and What we must do instead (Keynote Address) 
Why traditional command-and-control leadership is no longer fit for a world shaped by complexity, rapid change, and growing expectations of trust, inclusion and legitimacy. 
Keynote Speaker: Manuela Doutel Haghighi

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

Using Power for Good (Keynote Video)
What responsible leadership and ethical influence look like today. Lessons from diplomacy, dialogue, and international collaboration.
Keynote Speaker: Nathalie Mimoun

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

Accelerating progress through the global collaboration of Women's Networks (Opening Plenary - Video) 
How G100 and PWN can work hand-in-hand to accelerate meaningful change and shape more inclusive futures
Video Address: Dr Harbeen Arora Rai

The Paradigm Shift: Key factors transforming the corporate world 
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: Linda Pereira

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 
Keynote Speaker: Araceli Canedo Bebbington

Collaboration in Action
How EWMD and PWN Global can collaborate to drive action on gender equality and balanced leadership
Keynote Speaker: Ines Kaps


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 centre (Keynote) 
Leading across diverse and multicultural environments. How people become your competitive advantage 
Keynote Speaker: Dr Anthony Giannoumis

Collaboration in Action
How 2 GAP and PWN can collaborate to drive action on gender equality and balanced leadership
Keynote Speaker: Nathalie Pilhes

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 impact of longevity on reshaping the workplace and our lives
Keynote Speaker: Céline Abecassis-Moedas 

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 Schönis a strategic connector and board leader whose work sits at the intersection of leadership, governance, partnerships, and influence.  Agenda Architect Lead and Co Curator ofPWN Global Summit 2026,  Co-VP Partnerships atPWN Global,  Board Chair & President ofPWN FrankfurtSharon builds high-impact partnerships across corporates, institutions, and global networks. Recognised for turning vision into strategy and relationships into ecosystems, Sharon believes the future of leadership lies in trust, collaboration, and collective intelligence.

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. 

Event Agenda

The agenda will unfold in three parts with panels of discussions and distinguished speakers: 

Power: geopolitics and geoeconomics 

Progress: corporate transformation technology as an amplifier 

People: leadership across cultures, new careers, new identities 

It celebrates people: different cultures, leadership styles, career paths, and the power of expression, exploring how they coexist, clash, and complement each other.

Day 1 :

June 26, 2026
08:00 WEST
08:00 WEST - 09:00 WEST
Registration & Networking
09:00 WEST
09:00 WEST - 09:30 WEST
Welcome to Lisbon and to the Summit
Purpose of Summit and 30-Year PWN Global Celebration
09:30 WEST - 10:00 WEST
POWER: Moving from Control to Collaborative Intelligence
Opening Plenary Power in a Changing World: The Future of Geopolitics and the Impact on Business and Leadership.
10:00 WEST
10:00 WEST - 10:45 WEST
POWER: From Control to Courage
Keynote presentation Why leadership is failing and what we must do instead
10:45 WEST - 11:00 WEST
POWER: From Authority to Legitimacy (Video address)
Redefining power in an age of complexity
11:00 WEST
11:00 WEST - 11:45 WEST
Coffee Break & Networking
Networking Coffee Break (Foyer) and Group Photos
11:45 WEST - 12:00 WEST
POWER: Using Power for Good (Video Address)
12:00 WEST
12:00 WEST - 13:00 WEST
POWER: How can Power be exercised responsibly?
PANEL: Anchoring power in purpose and distributing agency without abdicating responsibility Moderator: Amy Kellog. Panellists: Carlien Scheele, Isabel Schnabel, Gillian Tans, Vitor Bento, Kristina Lunz, Silvana Koch-Mehrin
13:00 WEST
13:00 WEST - 13:15 WEST
POWER: Recap Session
13:15 WEST - 15:15 WEST
Lunch — Thematic Tables 
15:15 WEST
15:15 WEST - 15:30 WEST
PROGRESS: Accelerating Progress Through the Global Collaboration of Women's Networks
G100 Video Address
15:30 WEST - 16:15 WEST
PROGRESS: The Paradigm shift: Key factors transforming the corporate world
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
16:00 WEST
16:00 WEST - 16:30 WEST
PROGRESS: Leading chance in the age of AI
How leadership ensures AI is an accelerator and amplifier and is accessed equitably. Building AI-Augmented Organisations
16:30 WEST - 17:00 WEST
Networking break
17:00 WEST
17:00 WEST - 17:15 WEST
PROGRESS: Collaboration in Action
EWMD Address
17:15 WEST - 18:00 WEST
PROGRESS: Tackling Algorithmic Bias - how can women thrive?
Panel Ensuring algorithms do not deepen inequality and balancing speed of development with oversight. Moderator: Robert Baker. Panelists: Dorothy Dalton, Audrey-Flore Ngomsik, Sheila Gemin, Ivana Bartoletti
18:00 WEST
18:00 WEST - 18:15 WEST
PROGRESS: Recap & Closing the day
20:00 WEST
20:00 WEST - 22:00 WEST
Dinner & Networking
Ticket only: For those of you who have registered, you will receive a ticket for the Gala dinner on your arrival at the Summit.

Day 2 :

June 27, 2026
08:00 WEST
08:00 WEST - 09:00 WEST
Networking
09:00 WEST
09:00 WEST - 09:15 WEST
Recap of Day 1 & Overview Day 2
Welcome back - key takeaways & introduction to the day with PWN Global Co-Presidents, Yolanda Gutiérrez & Mónica Santiago
09:15 WEST - 09:45 WEST
PEOPLE: The Human Advantage: How people need to be at the centre
Leading across diverse and multicultural environments. How people become your competitive advantage
09:45 WEST - 10:30 WEST
PEOPLE: 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. Panel Moderator: Robert Baker Panellists: Michelle Mueller, Wendy Moree, Alice Adamczyk, Dr Jonathan Collie
10:30 WEST
10:30 WEST - 10:45 WEST
PEOPLE: Collaboration in Action
2Gap Address
10:45 WEST - 12:45 WEST
Break out Groups: COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCE: THE LEADERSHIP CAPABILITY FOR THE NEXT DECADE
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. Coffee break included.
12:45 WEST
12:45 WEST - 13:30 WEST
PEOPLE: The Power and Potential of Longer Lives
Keynote New Careers and Identities, Reinvention and Transitions: The Impact of Longevity.
13:30 WEST
13:30 WEST - 14:00 WEST
Closing of the Summit