Business Forum 2027
Business Forum 2027: Reinvent
“Take change by the hand before it takes you by the throat.” ~ Winston Churchill
In today's rapidly changing world, we need Reinvention. Leaders who don't just adapt to change, but change before circumstances force them to.
Leaders who reinvent, challenge their own success, question what once worked, and guide their organizations toward what comes next.
Reinvent = change before you have to.
At Business Forum 2027, we are gathering the world's top minds to share their insights on Reinvention. Our confirmed speakers include:
- Rahaf Harfoush (FR) - Thought leader on emerging technology, innovation, and digital culture
- Pieter Zwart (NL) - Founder & CEO of Coolblue, built a multibillion-euro company by never standing still
- Oprah Winfrey (USA) - Global media leader and entrepreneur renowned for redefining the power of media
- Philippe Aghion (FR) - Nobel Prize-winning economist, pioneer of the theory of creative destruction
Join us at Business Forum 2027 to learn how you can reinvent your company, and yourself.
“Change has never been this fast before. And it will never be this slow again.” ~ Tom Goodwin
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*More speaker will be announced soon*
€ 1.295,00 excl. 21% VAT
Program
Block 1 - The World Reinvented (09:30-11:30)
The world is being reshaped by forces no leader can ignore. Before you can reinvent your organization, you need to understand exactly what you are reinventing it for.
Innovating at AI Speed: The Role of Generative Tech in Shaping Tomorrow
- AI speed as a competitive edge. The companies moving now will set the rules for their market tomorrow.
- Beyond the hype. The real business models, cases, and strategies organizations are already using to win with generative AI.
- Human vs. machine. How to strike the balance between AI at scale and authentic human creativity, before your competitor does.
Speaker: Rahaf Harfoush
Lunch break #1 (11:30 - 12:45)
Side sessions, networking and VIP session with Rahaf Harfoush (VIP ticket holders)
Block 2 - Reinvent Your Company (12:45-14:15)
Reinventive leaders own a specific mindset. They see success not as something to defend, but as something to keep questioning.
The power of creative destruction
- Growth requires creative destruction, not endless optimization
- Protecting yesterday's success can block tomorrow's innovation
- Attack your own business model before someone else does
Speaker: Philippe Aghion
Reinvent before you have to
- Get better every single day
- Cannibalize your own success before competitors do
- Keep your identity, change the execution
Speaker: Pieter Zwart
Lunch break #2 (14:15 - 15:30)
Side sessions, networking and VIP session with Pieter Zwart (VIP ticket holders)
Block 3 - Reinvent Yourself (15:30-17:15)
Every transformation ultimately starts with a leader willing to question who they are. Oprah Winfrey shares her own hardest reinvention, live, in an on-stage conversation.
Become the leader your future requires
- Turn what makes you different into strength
- Move from talent to ownership
- Become a beginner again
- Turn achievement into purpose and impact
Oprah Winfrey (keynote + moderated Q&A)
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Rotterdam Ahoy
Ahoyweg 10, 3084
3084 BD Rotterdam
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