Understanding Leadership and Strategy at the CXO Summit
The CXO Summit, a two-day event for executives across HR, finance, marketing and business, will take place on 7-8 October at Convene 155 Bishopgate in London.
The summit will unite more than 500 C-suite executives across all sectors to discuss leadership, strategic insight, peer exchange, networking and challenges currently facing global industries.
The event is designed to provide leaders with a space to confer with fellow executives and to have productive and open discussions on their respective business directions.
It will feature dedicated zones for CEOs, CFOs, CHROs and CMOs, allowing for cross-functional dialogue and stronger alignment across people, capital and brand.
The summit will also feature more than 50 industry speakers, four content zones and four executive workshops.
More information on the CXO Summit panels can be found here.
The Leadership & Strategy Summit
Taking place at 9:30am on The ThinkTank stage, The Leadership & Strategy Summit will serve as the inaugural panel for the two-day event.
The panel will explore and discuss the ways in which executive leaders are currently redefining organisational direction amid an era of disruption, digital transformation and changes to stakeholder expectations.
Speakers on the panel will also examine methods of strategic decision-making, culture alignment, performance acceleration and long-term value creation for executives looking to strengthen and future-proof their existing operations.
Attendees will gain practical insight into establishing effective leadership teams, explore ways to gain a competitive advantage in the global market and transform initial strategies into a working model with measurable results.
In addition to the Leadership & Strategy Summit, the CXO will feature executive-focused panels like The Future of AI in Marketing; Financing a Sustainable Future; The CHRO Summit; The CEO Summit; The CFO Summit; The CMO Summit; Willingly… Leadership in Times of Economic Uncertainty and AI Disruption; and The Future of People & Skills.
The event will also host keynote speakers from several major companies, such as Alex Snelling, Chief People Officer at McDonald’s; James Murnieks, Chief Financial Officer at Siemens; Lisette Danesi, Global Chief People Officer at WPP; and more.
Global leadership and strategy trends
As geopolitics and economic disruptions dominate headlines in the business world, global executives are having to continuously find innovative ways to establish communication effectively, from strategising ways to attract new shareholders to new technologies for enhancing overall business operations.
According to JPMorgan’s Business Leaders Outlook for 2026, business leaders now believe that the national economic outlook has stabilised, with a reported 39% of executives surveyed holding an optimistic view.
27% of leaders predict AI will impact both headcount and how information is processed and Tariffs were cited as having a significant effect on operations, with 61% of respondents saying they had a negative impact on business costs.
Despite these concerns, Ginger Chambless, Head of Market Insights at JPMorgan Commercial Banking, says executives are standing their ground and maintaining confidence for the year ahead.
“Despite mixed sentiment on the economic outlook, most business leaders remain confident about the year ahead for their own companies,” she adds. “Navigating macro uncertainty and managing through challenges has become the new normal.”
The CXO Summit will offer a space for executives to strategise ways to navigate uncertain fields like these and share invaluable insight with other like-minded c-suite leaders across all global industries.
Join the CXO Summit here.