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CEOs, Founders, VPs & Investors — And The Next Generation Of AI Leaders

The Gen AI Leadership Forum is the hub for current and aspiring decision-makers — CEOs, C-suite executives, VPs, founders, operators and investors — and just as much for the next generation of AI-driven leaders shaping the intelligence economy.

No distant frontier, no theory. Whether you drive AI transformation across an enterprise or you're building an AI-native company from the ground up, you'll find your place in the room.

Oct 21-22, 2026
OTEAcademy Athens
Athens, Greece

The Inflection Point

Understanding AI Is No Longer Enough

AI is no longer a distant frontier — it is the operational core of modern organisations of every scale. Over the past decade, organisations have moved from experimentation to early adoption to the first wave of AI-driven transformation. Today, this transition has revealed a critical gap.

The real challenge lies in embedding AI into the fabric of decision-making, systems, and execution — where executive leadership, founders, operators, and investors meet the operational reality of transformation.

AI leadership will not be defined by technology alone, but by how organisations of every size redesign themselves around it — structurally, operationally, and strategically.

Who Should Attend

The Leaders Shaping The Intelligence Economy

The forum focuses on what truly defines leadership in this new era: how to operationalise AI at scale, govern intelligent systems responsibly, redesign organisations for AI-native execution, and translate capability into sustained competitive advantage.

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CEOs & C-Suite

Enterprise leaders driving AI transformation across the full organisation — from strategy through to execution and governance.

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Founders & Entrepreneurs

Startup and scale-up founders building AI-native companies and navigating the operational realities of intelligent product development.

03

VPs & Senior Leaders

Functional leaders responsible for embedding AI into specific verticals — product, operations, finance, marketing, HR, and beyond.

04

Investors & VCs

Capital allocators identifying where AI capability, market timing, and defensible advantage converge to create long-term returns.

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SMB & Startup Operators

Operators scaling AI-driven businesses who need frameworks for execution, not just awareness — from fast-growing SMBs to Series A.

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Next-Gen AI Leaders

Emerging decision-makers building the skills and networks needed to lead in the intelligence economy over the next decade.

By The Numbers

Two Days. Three Tracks. One Room Of Leaders.

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Days of AI Leadership Blueprints

50+

Speakers & Global Thought Leaders

500+

Companies Across All Sectors

1000+

Attendees & AI Leaders

Why Join

Three Reasons Leaders Are In The Room

We are entering a new paradigm where competitive advantage is no longer defined by access to AI — but by the ability to execute with it at scale. This is the shift from adoption to execution: from isolated use cases to system-wide intelligence, from pilots to production, from potential to measurable impact. The forum is built to get you there.

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A Packed, Frontier-Level Agenda

Immersive keynotes, panels, and short and long-form sessions across three strategic tracks — Leadership, Economics, and Transformation — showcasing the playbooks leaders are using at the frontier of AI adoption. Leave with frameworks you can put to work on Monday, not abstract predictions.

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Company-Wide Transformation

Hands-on and executive training programs that turn Generative AI and intelligent-systems strategy into real organisational change — operating-model redesign, governance, workforce upskilling, and integration into core systems. Strategy and execution in the same room, not theory on a slide.

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Networking That Compounds

Meaningful business connections among senior executives, founders, investors, and industry leaders from 500+ companies across every sector. The relationships, partnerships, and hiring conversations that start here are often worth more than the agenda itself.

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4 Gen AI Transformation Academies

Targeted academies and Gen AI bootcamps that take teams and leaders from ambition to execution — RAG to GraphRAG, AI agents & autonomous systems, everyday productivity, and executive leadership. Choose the track that matches your role and walk away with applied, deployable skills.

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Lead The Shift From Adoption To Execution

Join the decision-makers shaping executive leadership and organisational transformation in the AI era — October 21-22, 2026 · OTEAcademy Athens.