Welcome to DINs annual leadership experience exclusively for CEOs where we attempt to give you the best possible insights, challenge and inspiration to help you lead your business with purpose. Our aim is to get as many DIN CEOs as possible together for just 26 hours for what I think will be the ultimate leadership experience just for CEOs.

We are delighted that once again our partners at Amazon Web Services and Salesforce are going to host us at their respective HQs along with support from DINs longstanding partner Switchee. In the 26 hours we will spend together (excluding sleeping!) I promise a unique experience on all thing’s leadership and innovation.

Feedback from the last event has helped us design in more subjects relevant to your role as CEOs, but also networking and discussion time together.

Some themes we will be exploring include:

• The changing role of the CEO - what are the new skills required to lead at speed
• Hits the fan - disaster recovery when things go wrong
• Lessons in venture building
• Building and scaling an idea from scratch
• How Ai will impact on how CEOs lead the business
• From now to next - when you've fixed the foundations what next
• GenAI - threat or opportunity
• Social purpose and business minds how to get this right
• How to really understand your customer expectations
• The culture fix
• Designing a better business - From vision to first steps
• Navigating the future - understanding weak signals, trends and mega trends
• And much more

This year’s lineup features a stellar cast of leaders who have a long track record of success (yes with some failures in there) and stories to tell. We will have plenty of time with them to learn and engage with them. Our speakers include:

• Greg Jackson, Founder and CEO, Octopus Energy (TBC)
• Dr Laura Gilbert CBE, Senior Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
• Andy Coulson, Former Editor, News of the World and Director of Communications to Prime Minister, David Cameron
• Baroness Sue Campbell, MBE, Chair, England Netball and Former Chair England Womens FA (yes, they won the cup!)
• Dr Samuel West, Founder, Museum of Failure
• Tessa Clarke, CEO and Co-Founder, Olio
• David Robinson, Chair, Richer Sounds
• Lucy Marie Hagues, CEO Capital One, UK and Canada
• Oliver Letwin, Former Cabinet Minister and Author 'Apocalypse How'

New for 2026 - The story behind ABBA Voyage

If you are able to join us for the full 24 hour experience then I'd be delighted if you were able to come with us to the ABBA Arena, Stratford for a behind the scenes story of how the ABBA Voyage experience was brought to life and the technology and data that was used to make the right decisions. Oh and then you can enjoy seeing it come to life in the concert!

Because this is an additional experience and there is significant cost involved we ask you to confirm this separately and only if you are definitely intending on coming.

Who should attend?

Well, you can only attend if you are a CEO and a member of the Disruptive Innovators Network so a pretty exclusive group.

What does the 26-hour leadership experience involve?

Join us from 11am on day 1 the 12th March through to 1pm on Friday 13th March.

Cost

There is no cost for attending this event it is included in your DIN subscription.

Timings:

Day 1 Arrive from 11am

Evening dinner 7.30pm

Day 2 Finish 1.00pm

Attendance is free as part of your DIN membership subscription however due to an increasing number of no-shows without apologies there will be a charge of £199+vat for anyone booking who does not show up for this event.