By popular demand, SMS has once again partnered with the CEO Forum Group to provide complimentary access for our members. Don’t miss the upcoming Leadership Transformative CEO Summit: “Trust + Culture + AI = Growth.” Secure your spot today!
“As CEOs navigate our fast-changing times I am reminded of the principles of one of my favorite business books, Built to Last, by Jim Collins. The premise is great companies succeed long-term by combining two elements: never changing principles + constantly changing innovations. And that is the purpose of our September 18th Transformative CEO Summit, to provide CEOs both the anchor of leadership with the fuel of innovation… which is at the core of leadership.
For context, as my friend Terry Jones, founding CEO of both Travelocity and Kayak, told me, “disruption and innovation are two sides of the same coin; when it’s happening to you it’s disruption, when you’ve driving the change, it’s innovation.” My hope is this September 18th impactful convening of CEOs will help you strengthen your culture while inspiring you to innovate and propel your growth forward.” – Robert Reiss, CEO, The CEO Forum Group
Price: FREE for SMS Members, $49 for Non-Members
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Meet the SMS Moderator: Michael G Jacobides
We are thrilled to welcome Michael G Jacobides, the Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Strategy at London Business School, as the SMS Moderator of this year’s Transformative CEO Summit. Learn more about Michael below.
Michael G Jacobides, Sir Donald Gordon Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Professor of Strategy at London Business School, has been ranked as Thinkers50, a top 50 management thinker, since 2019. He is Academic Advisor of BCG’s Henderson Institute, Lead Advisor of Evolution Ltd, an advisory boutique focused on leveraging the AI disruption and digital ecosystems, and is a NED at Aegis, a AI-native firm aiming to redefine cybersecurity services. He has advised Fortune-500 firms and tech startups in Europe, the US and Asia and has engaged with policy, being the Chief Digital Economy Advisor at the Hellenic Competition Commission. He is part ow the WEF’s AI Governance Alliance and has co-authored its White Paper for Platforms and Ecosystems. He has visited Harvard, NYU, Cambridge, Imperial, Bocconi and Wharton, where he obtained his PhD, after studying at Athens, Cambridge and Stanford. His work appears in the top academic journals including such as the Strategic Management Journal and Strategy Science (where his papers on ecosystems and AI are some of their most-read), as well as Organization Science, Research Policy, Academy of Management Journal, and Industrial and Corporate Change where he is a co-Editor. He also publishes in Harvard Business Review, California Management Review (where he won the 2023 Best Paper of the Year Award), Forbes, Fortune and the Financial Times. He is the faculty lead in the joint FT-LBS executive course on AI strategy which will start in 2026, and has appeared in industry and company meetings, including WEF’s Davos, the AI Summit and TEDx.
Keynotes:
- Stephanie Mehta: CEO of Fast Company and Inc.
- Judy Marks: Chair, CEO, & President of Otis Worldwide Corporation
- Stasia Mitchell: Global Entrepreneurship Leader at EY
Workgroup Topics:
- Building an Exceptional Culture
- Innovation by Combining AI & Trust
- Leaders in Customer Experience
- A Vision for Healthcare
- How Data Will Drive AI
- How AI will Transform Telecom