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Day one
Monday 21, September 2026
17:00 – 17:10 CEST
TCS Summit Opening: Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
17:10 – 17:20 CEST
Welcome address: Sapthagiri Chapalapalli, Head of Europe, TCS and Vinay Singhvi, Head of UK and Ireland, TCS
17:20 – 18:00 CEST
Leadership in Enterprise AI: A fireside chat with K. Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TCS
18:00 – 18:50 CEST
Dancing with data: Dr. Merritt Moore, Quantum Physicist and Professional Ballerina
Combining careers as quantum physicist with professional performances as ballet dancer is a story in itself. Yet when such talent faces the adversities of a global pandemic, magic happens. Join Merritt Moore on her journey, paved by creativity, technology, and passion. And experience, how an alliance of human passion, robotic precision, and artificial intelligence leads to a partnership beyond compare.
18:50 CEST
Welcome Reception at Lumi Restaurant
Day two
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
06:30 – 08:00 CEST
Fitness run with Paula Radcliffe
07:00 – 08:30 CEST
Breakfast
08:30 – 08:45 CEST
Assembly of guests
08:45 – 08:50 CEST
Welcome: Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
08:50 – 09:30 CEST
The future AI Operating Model: Fireside chat with Aarthi Subramanian, Executive Director - President and Chief Operating Officer, TCS
09:30 – 10:00 CEST
Building the foundations of tomorrow’s economy and enterprises
As AI becomes ubiquitous, value will increasingly be created by those organisations that can embed it securely, responsibly, and at scale into the core of their operations. What are the foundations for tomorrow’s AI-driven economy? Where is the sweet spot between leadership, technology, and talent that creates sustainable value?
10:00 – 10:30 CEST
Turning belief into action: A view from the Executive Board
To manage the shift from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, board level leadership has become critical. AI is no longer a contained technology investment but a force that reshapes an organisation’s strategy, risk profile, capital allocation, and operating model all at once. How does AI change what the board must actively govern? How can board members determine whether organisations are truly building an intelligence backbone rather than scaling disconnected use cases that increase complexity and risk? And how can boards ensure that AI investments translate into durable business value and not just short-term gains.
10:30 – 11:00 CEST
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:30 CEST
How AI is rewiring the architecture of business
AI is fundamentally reshaping the architecture of the modern enterprise. Moving beyond isolated use cases, intelligence is becoming a core design principle - rewiring business processes, platforms, and decision-making from the ground up. No organisation can build this alone: scaling AI securely and at speed demands strong partner ecosystems that integrate platforms, infrastructure, and domain expertise into a coherent operating fabric.
11:30 – 12:10 CEST
Dealing with a hyper-elevated threat landscape: Marietje Schaake, Non-resident fellow at Stanford University
12:10 – 12:55 CEST
Stepping up our AI Game
CIOs and CTOs are at the centre of the challenge to scale AI across complex, regulated, and mission‑critical environments. What has proven essential to move from AI experimentation to enterprise‑wide scale? How do you balance speed, innovation, and trust in a European context? And what is the role for platforms and ecosystems in scaling AI sustainably?
12:55 – 13:00 CEST
Wrap up: Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
12:50 – 13:30 CEST
Buffet lunch
13:45 – 17:45 CEST
Pre-registered networking activities
18:45 – 19:15 CEST
Departure to Gala Dinner
19:15 – 22:30 CEST
Gala Dinner at the historical Mediterranean Conference Centre
Day three
Wednesday, 23 September 2026
07:00 – 08:45 CEST
Breakfast
08:45 – 09:00 CEST
Assembly of guests at Conference Foyer
09:00 – 09:10 CEST
Welcome: Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
09:10 – 09:45 CEST
Unlocking the 5-level Service Autonomy Model: Amit Kapur, Chief AI and Services Transformation Officer, TCS
09:45 – 10:15 CEST
Quantum and AGI: The Future of Enterprise AI: Dr. Wasiq Bokhari, CEO, Pasqal
Looking beyond today’s generative AI paradigm - How will the emergence of quantum computing reshape enterprises? Bundled with the next wave of AI innovation, what potential does quantum have to redefine competitiveness, operating models, and decision‑making at scale?
10:15 – 10:45 CEST
Coffee Break
10:45 – 11:15 CEST
Governing teams of humans and AI Agents: Moderated by Dr. Johan Roos, Professor in Strategy and Executive Advisor at Hult International Business School, and Senior Advisor to the Global Peter Drucker Forum
As AI agents move from experimentation into core operations, executive teams focus increasingly on ensuring sustainable business value in blended human–AI systems. And positive outcomes are not guaranteed: value creation depends on how decision rights, accountability, operating models, and risk controls are redesigned across functions. Attention must shift to how work itself is structured - how decisions are made, how performance is measured, how risks are managed, and how humans and AI agents interact across end‑to‑end value chains.
11:15 – 12:00 CEST
The World as a Machine: Sophie Hackford, Futurist
12:00 – 12:15 CEST
Closing remarks: Sapthagiri Chapalapalli, Head of Europe, TCS and Vinay Singhvi, Head of UK and Ireland, TCS
12:15 CEST
Closing lunch