Country Music Hall of Fame

Join fellow leaders for a VIP evening of NHL action as the Nashville Predators face the Pittsburgh Penguins at Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville. With premium hospitality, an electric atmosphere and one of America's most exciting sporting experiences, it's the perfect opportunity to relax, connect and experience another side of Music City during the HotTopics Studio event.

Limited availability. Current wait list in place.

Join fellow Advisory Board members for a relaxed breakfast at Bar TENN before setting off on the Ultimate Music Tour of Nashville. This informal gathering provides the perfect opportunity to reconnect, exchange ideas, strengthen relationships, and continue the conversations helping shape the future of HotTopics Studio.

Invitation only 

Ride through the heart of Nashville aboard the Old Town Trolley and experience a city that truly lives and breathes music. Enjoy live performances from an entertainer tour guide as you pass iconic landmarks, including the Ryman Auditorium, Music Row, Historic Jefferson Street, and the Elliston Place Rock Block. Complete the experience with a lunch stop in Midtown - this is Nashville at its very best.

Limited availability. Current wait list in place.

Join us on the Ole Red Rooftop for honky-tonk vibes, live country music and some true southern food, drinks and line dancing. Meet your fellow peers, connect with Global C-suite Award winners, and hear a few words to officially launch an unforgettable few days ahead.

Join our keynote, Sean Henry, CEO and 'PREDSident' of the Nashville Predators, as he explores what it takes to build organisations that people believe in.

Sean has spent his career building high-performing organisations, from helping the Tampa Bay Lightning win their first Stanley Cup to transforming the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena into one of the world's leading sports and entertainment destinations.

His leadership philosophy is simple: do the right thing, put people first and never stop learning. In this keynote, Sean shares a masterclass in leadership, resilience and building winning teams—lessons that reach far beyond the world of sport.

Awards celebrate the moment, but what matters is what comes after. We’ll catch up with past winners to hear what they’ve been up to since, what has changed, what hasn’t, and what they’re tackling next.

For years, leaders have been encouraged to make their organisations more collaborative. Technology has obliged: meetings can be convened instantly, documents edited simultaneously, expertise accessed globally, and ever-larger groups invited into decisions. But somewhere along the way, collaboration may have become an end in itself. At Montreux, executives described organisations that are “meetinged out”, decisions involving too many people, and technology making it remarkably easy to talk without necessarily making it easier to act.

This debate challenges one of the modern workplace’s most comfortable assumptions: that more collaboration produces better outcomes. Are leaders confusing participation with performance? Where does collaboration improve the quality of work, and where would clearer ownership, greater individual autonomy or even deliberate friction serve organisations better? 

When AI decisions go public, failure is no longer an engineering issue it’s a leadership one. Trust broken by systems no one can fully explain can’t be repaired with messaging or velocity.

Are leaders ready to stand behind decisions they didn’t directly make?

Meet the latest and greatest technology partners, plus, your chance to join us at The Studio Sardinia.

We’ll wrap up day one with a few final reflections before heading into the evening’s experiences, drinks, and the Global C-suite Awards Dinner.

Join us at The Listening Room for a curated executive session designed to reflect on the previous day’s discussions and turn insight into action. This intimate forum gives C-suite leaders the opportunity to review key takeaways, revisit critical themes, and dive deeper into the ideas that matter most—free from the noise of the main stage.

Prepare for an unforgettable evening as we bring award-winning singer-songwriter Rachel Thibodeau to the stage! Renowned for her soaring vocals and world-class songcraft, having penned hits for country music royalty like Tim McGraw, Rachel delivers a captivating mix of star power, soulful melodies, and incredible behind-the-song storytelling.

Grab a drink, settle in, and get ready for a mesmerising live performance you’ll be talking about long after the final bow!