INSEAD Leadership Summit 2026: Leading in Volatile Markets

Navigate & Thrive: Leadership in Volatile Markets
INSEAD Women in Business Leadership Summit 2026

Tickets for our annual Leadership Summit are officially live!

Markets are moving faster than most career plans. AI is reshaping entire industries, and the playbook that got many of us this far won’t be the one that takes us to what’s next. This year we’re asking a simple question: how do great leaders keep their footing when the ground keeps shifting, and come out stronger?

We’re bringing together 20+ senior leaders from Google, Microsoft, AWS, Adobe, SGX Group, Pelago and more for an afternoon of honest conversation with the INSEAD community. Don’t expect polished speeches from people who have it all figured out. Expect real stories about pivots and setbacks, and the decisions behind them.

The afternoon

13:00 | Welcome

13:30 | AI’s inclusivity problem: leading equitable technology development
AI can embed bias at scale. Our panel looks at what leaders need to do now to build accountability into how technology gets made.
Yassine Serhane, PhD · Head of Solutions Engineers (Cloud and AI), Microsoft
Daisy Radford · Principal, Digital Risk, Control Risks
Nisha Paramjothi · Co-founder, EnPrivacy
Marina Sforza · Principal Analytical Consultant, Google

14:30 | Mid-career reinvention: thriving through disruption
Learn how to spot when it’s time to pivot, and how to reinvent yourself without losing momentum.
Shailaja Sharma · Executive Director, Learning and Talent Management, SGX Group
Meenakshi Chhabra · Regional Manager SEA, T&G Global
Esther Park · Founder, Allmighty Hoods
Anna Ong · What’s Your Story

15:30 | Networking break
Grab a coffee and meet the speakers and fellow attendees.

All afternoon | Founders Lounge
Drop by between sessions to meet founders from the INSEAD community and see what they’re building. They’ll be showcasing their projects all afternoon. Try the products and hear the stories behind them. You might even meet your next cofounder or investment. Hosted in collaboration with the Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship.

17:00 | Workshops: pick your track
These are smaller-group sessions with real room to ask questions and try things out.

Track A: Positioning Yourself

Visibility vs. performance: why great work isn’t enough (17:00)
Sivlaing Chao · Chief Marketing Officer, Omnichannel / Travel Retail APAC, L'Oréal
Meizi Yan · Head of Strategy, JAPAC 3D & Immersive, Adobe
Meryl Zucco · Director, APAC Customer Engagements, ServiceNow
Vandana Ahuja · Executive Coach and HR Leader, Coachwise
Judit Pach · Advisor, MET Group

Personal branding in an AI world: staying relevant amid disruption (18:00)
Adrian Tan · Founder and CMO, Marketing Sumo / ArcLab
Eileen Soh · Editor, Block 173
Shub Faujdar · Founder and CEO, JobsME

Track B: Leading Through Disruption

Navigate together: building high-performing teams through sponsorship (17:00)
Siddharth Shanker · CEO, Pelago
Leanne Robers · Co-founder, She Loves Tech, and Venture Partner, Cocoon Capital
Serge Genetet · Founder and CEO, LiveMore
Dirk Luyten · Director, Diranda Consulting, and Board Member, DutchCham

Failing forward: building resilience when everything changes (18:00)
Melanie Wong · Group Finance Head, Cuscaden Peak Investments
Gergana Pozgay · Head of Partner Sales APAC, Temenos
Vrinda Singh · Founder, Moli.Boli, and Investor, Epic Angels
Mimi Giraud · APJ Lead, Partner-led Customer Success, AWS

19:00 | Sundown Social
Wind down with drinks and mocktails, and keep the conversations going.

Who should come?
Everyone! The summit is hosted by the INSEAD Women in Business club and is open to all, not just women. Some of the best conversations on sponsorship and allyship happen when everyone is in the room.

Tickets
A joint ticket is available with the RCLG Summit.

A big thank you to our sponsors, BCG and e.sg, and to the Rudolf and Valeria Maag INSEAD Centre for Entrepreneurship for collaborating with us.

We can’t wait to see you on 11 November!