Agenda
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 – 17:55 CEST
Where does AI go from here? From biology to infinity and beyond!
Sophie Hackford, futurist
Looking beyond today's AI agenda, futurist Sophie Hackford explores the technologies and shifts that will shape the next decade of growth. Rather than asking how organisations can deploy AI more effectively, Sophie challenges leaders to consider a bigger question: what opportunities emerge when intelligence becomes a pervasive operating layer across industries and markets? Drawing on emerging innovations and signals from around the world, she highlights the next wave of disruption and the new business models, markets, and sources of value it may unlock.
17:55 – 18:40 CEST
When intelligence meets imagination: Lessons from quantum physics, ballet & dancing with robots
Dr. Merritt Moore, quantum physicist and professional ballerina
Drawing on unexpected collisions between quantum physics and ballet, human creativity and AI, and movement and robotics, Dr. Merritt Moore reveals how different ways of thinking can challenge assumptions and expand human creativity. Moving beyond automation and efficiency, she explores how AI and robotics can help us see possibilities we might never have imagined on our own—and unlock new forms of creativity and human potential.
18:40 – 18:45 CEST
Wrap up
Masters of Ceremony, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
18:45 CEST
Welcome Reception at Lumi Restaurant
Day two
Tuesday, 22 September 2026
06:00 – 08:00 CEST
Fitness run with legendary runner Paula Radcliffe
07:00 – 08:45 CEST
Breakfast
08:45 – 08:55 CEST
Assembly of guests
08:55 – 09:00 CEST
Welcome
Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
09:00 – 09:35 CEST
Leadership in enterprise AI
K. Krithivasan, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, TCS
09:35 – 10:20 CEST
Turning vision 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.
10:20 – 10:35 CEST
Special announcement
10:35 – 11:00 CEST
Coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 CEST
Stepping up our AI game
AI is fundamentally reshaping the architecture of the modern enterprise – and 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. In this session, leading executives will present how they were able to accelerate AI, moving beyond isolated use cases, with intelligence becoming a core design principle and rewiring business processes, platforms, and decision-making from the ground up.
11:45 – 12:15 CEST
Navigating the AI agenda for Europe, between security, simplification, and sovereignty
Fireside chat with Marietje Schaake, Non-resident fellow at Stanford University
This session aims to provide a greater understanding of the unique role of Europe in the rapidly evolving AI and geopolitical landscape. The EU is moving from being a self-declared super-regulator to focusing on simplification (deregulation) and building sovereign, secure, and trustworthy AI. The session sheds light on these ambitions and the path to making them a reality.
12:15 – 12:45 CEST
Technology sovereignty: Building Europe's digital future
From AI models and cloud platforms to semiconductors and critical infrastructure, control over technology is becoming a defining economic and geopolitical issue. This panel explores how Europe can build strategic alliances, foster innovation, and create the conditions for sustainable growth while preserving openness, trust, and democratic values.
12:45 – 12:50 CEST
Wrap up
Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
12:50 – 13:40 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 – 09:05 CEST
Assembly of guests at Conference Foyer
09:05 – 09:15 CEST
Welcome
Masters of Ceremonies, Rosanna Lockwood and Tim Wagemakers
09:15 – 09:45 CEST
AI-native Enterprises
Fireside chat with Aarthi Subramanian, Executive Director - President and Chief Operating Officer, TCS
09:45 – 10:15 CEST
Quantum & AGI: The future of enterprise AI
Fireside chat with Georges-Olivier Reymond, Co-Founder, 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 – 11:25 CEST
Redefining collaboration: from co-workers to co-intelligence
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.
11:25 – 12:10 CEST
Reinventing the game after the final whistle
Every footballer knows the whistle will eventually blow for the last time. But as Gary Neville has shown, that final whistle isn’t an ending, it’s kickoff for a completely new game. From Manchester United captain to hotelier, property developer, university founder, and TV pundit, Neville didn’t just retire from football - he found his footing on an entirely new pitch, with different rules and no guaranteed position. Business leaders are facing their own version of that moment as AI rewrites the rules of competition mid-match, ending the game, they knew how to win and starting one none of them have played before. In this session, Neville will discuss what it actually takes to navigate that leap: preparing before the shift forces your hand, becoming a beginner again, and building something new in a game that’s still being invented.
12:10 – 12:20 CEST
Closing remarks
Sapthagiri Chapalapalli, Head of Europe, TCS and Vinay Singhvi, Head of UK and Ireland, TCS
12:20 CEST
Closing lunch