SCHEDULE

APAC Chief Strategy Officer Conference | 09 Sept, 08:00 – 10 Sept, 17:00 Crown Towers Sydney

Wed 09 Sept

8:00 - 8:50
50 minutes
Arrival Coffee & Pastries
8:50 - 9:00
10 minutes
Opening Remarks
Main Stage
9:00 - 9:30
30 minutes
Keynote: The Case for Transformation is clear, or is it?
Main Stage
9:30 - 10:00
30 minutes
Responsible Advantage: Why the Next Competitive Edge Won’t Come from Strategy Alone
Main Stage
10:00 - 10:30
30 minutes
Keynote: The Future of Strategy: Human Judgment or Machine Intelligence?
Main Stage
10:30 - 11:00
30 minutes
Networking Break
11:00 - 12:00
1 hour
Panel Session: Portfolio Strategy: What to Exit, What to Double Down On
Main Stage
11:00 - 12:00
1 hour
Workshop: The 90-Day Strategic Reset Sprint
Workshop Room
12:00 - 12:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Too Many Priorities: The Hidden Cost of Organisational Overload
Main Stage
12:30 - 13:00
30 minutes
Keynote: Restoring Trust and Transparency in an AI-Driven World
Main Stage
13:00 - 14:00
1 hour
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
1 hour
Workshop: Your Strategy Is Not What You Say. It's What People Experience.
Workshop Room
14:00 - 15:00
1 hour
Panel Session: From Strategy to Belief - Using Purpose & Vision to Engage Teams and Drive Execution
Main Stage
15:00 - 15:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Protecting Today While Building Tomorrow
Main Stage
15:30 - 16:00
30 minutes
Networking Break
16:00 - 17:00
1 hour
Workshop: Killing Projects Without Killing Careers: Guide to Strategic Stops
Workshop Room
16:00 - 17:00
1 hour
Panel Session: Growth in a Low-Trust, High-Noise Market: Brand, Value & Customer Strategy
Main Stage
17:00 - 17:20
20 minutes
Day 1 Close: The 5 Decisions to Take Back to Your Exec Team
Main Stage
17:20 - 19:00
1 hour 40 minutes
Reception Drinks

Thu 10 Sept

8:00 - 8:50
50 minutes
Arrival Coffee & Pastries
8:50 - 9:00
10 minutes
Day 2 Welcome
Main Stage
9:00 - 9:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Operating Model of the Modern Strategy Function
Main Stage
9:30 - 10:30
1 hour
Panel Session: Transformation That Sticks: Governance, Incentives, and Change Fatigue
Main Stage
9:30 - 10:30
1 hour
Workshop: The Strategic Judgement Gap - Why AI Will Reward Organisations That Think Better, Not Faster
Workshop Room
10:30 - 11:00
30 minutes
Networking Break
11:00 - 11:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Enterprise Strategy: Value, Ownership and Adaptability
Main Stage
11:30 - 12:00
30 minutes
Keynote: Influence Without Authority: How CSOs Get Big Decisions Made
Main Stage
12:00 - 13:00
1 hour
Panel Session: AI as a Strategy Lever (Not an IT Program)
Main Stage
12:00 - 13:00
1 hour
Workshop: The Strategy Command Center: Navigating Disruption and High-Stakes Decision-Making
Workshop Room
13:00 - 14:00
1 hour
Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:30
30 minutes
Fireside Chat: From Annual Planning to Continuous Strategy: Finding the Right Cadence
14:30 - 15:30
1 hour
Panel Session: Geopolitics, Risk & Resilience Without Killing Growth
Main Stage
14:30 - 15:30
1 hour
Workshop: Outcome Management – The Missing Discipline in Strategy Execution
Workshop Room
15:30 - 16:00
30 minutes
Networking Break
16:00 - 16:30
30 minutes
Keynote: Trend in the Energy Transition: Separating the Signals From the Noise
Main Stage
16:30 - 17:00
30 minutes
Keynote: Strategic Talent: Building Teams That Think and Deliver
Main Stage
17:00 - 17:01
1 minute
Closing Remarks
Main Stage

SCHEDULE

Wed 09 Sept

Arrival Coffee & Pastries

Opening Remarks

Keynote: The Case for Transformation is clear, or is it?

Responsible Advantage: Why the Next Competitive Edge Won’t Come from Strategy Alone

Keynote: The Future of Strategy: Human Judgment or Machine Intelligence?

Networking Break

Panel Session: Portfolio Strategy: What to Exit, What to Double Down On

Workshop: The 90-Day Strategic Reset Sprint

Keynote: Too Many Priorities: The Hidden Cost of Organisational Overload

Keynote: Restoring Trust and Transparency in an AI-Driven World

Lunch Break

Workshop: Your Strategy Is Not What You Say. It's What People Experience.

Panel Session: From Strategy to Belief - Using Purpose & Vision to Engage Teams and Drive Execution

Keynote: Protecting Today While Building Tomorrow

Networking Break

Workshop: Killing Projects Without Killing Careers: Guide to Strategic Stops

Panel Session: Growth in a Low-Trust, High-Noise Market: Brand, Value & Customer Strategy

Day 1 Close: The 5 Decisions to Take Back to Your Exec Team

Reception Drinks

Thu 10 Sept

Arrival Coffee & Pastries

Day 2 Welcome

Keynote: Operating Model of the Modern Strategy Function

Panel Session: Transformation That Sticks: Governance, Incentives, and Change Fatigue

Workshop: The Strategic Judgement Gap - Why AI Will Reward Organisations That Think Better, Not Faster

Networking Break

Keynote: Enterprise Strategy: Value, Ownership and Adaptability

Keynote: Influence Without Authority: How CSOs Get Big Decisions Made

Panel Session: AI as a Strategy Lever (Not an IT Program)

Workshop: The Strategy Command Center: Navigating Disruption and High-Stakes Decision-Making

Lunch Break

Fireside Chat: From Annual Planning to Continuous Strategy: Finding the Right Cadence

Panel Session: Geopolitics, Risk & Resilience Without Killing Growth

Workshop: Outcome Management – The Missing Discipline in Strategy Execution

Networking Break

Keynote: Trend in the Energy Transition: Separating the Signals From the Noise

Keynote: Strategic Talent: Building Teams That Think and Deliver

Closing Remarks

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