An oasis during WEF
No speeches. No polished corporate talking points. No panel theatre.
Real conversations between leaders who stop performing for an audience and start saying what they actually think.
Lisa Christen Michelle Holmes
Curated spaces for the real conversations executive leaders rarely get to have during WEF.
Real impact begins with real conversations.
Wednesday 20 January 2027World Economic Forum weekBy invitation only
Register your interestNo speeches. No polished corporate talking points. No panel theatre.
Real conversations between leaders who stop performing for an audience and start saying what they actually think.
What an Unscripted conversation sounds like
In the Hot Seat, a former chairman who publicly dismantled HR. In the audience, the CHROs who have questions.
Different sectors meet at the same altitude. A chief executive in luxury and a principal in the Gulf are deciding things of the same magnitude without the same reflexes. Each one thinks better with the other in the room. Curated to approximately thirty attendees per session.
Luxury
Chief executive of a global fashion house
Life sciences
Chief financial officer of a listed pharmaceutical company
Insurance
Chief executive of a Swiss insurance group
Technology
Former board member of a global technology platform
FMCG
Chief people officer of a global FMCG
Capital
Partner at a European private equity firm
Family business
Principal of a family-owned business in the Gulf
Industry
Chair of a European industrial group
Details coming soon.
The space where each session of the Main Programme takes place. Audiences curated by session.
Where invited leaders can arrive early, stay late, and carry a conversation out of the programme room it started in.
An interactive session with an international bestselling author whose work has changed how executive teams behave. Lunch included.
Tickets on sale soon
Register interest
Lisa Christen and Michelle Holmes are Executive Advisors to chief executives and executive teams. It is what brought them together over a decade ago: a shared understanding of critical leadership transitions, organisational transformation, and the moments where the answer is not yet obvious.
Year after year in Davos we wanted to hear a different kind of conversation, so we’re building the space for it.
Mountain Plaza Hotel
Oberwiesstrasse 3
7270 Davos Platz
Getting there
Nine minutes by foot from Davos Platz station, just off the Promenade.
Outside the security zone
No Forum badge is needed to reach us.
Details on how to apply will be shared with those who register interest.
