BOARD Convenes...

2,000+
Delegates
800
CEOs & Board Directors
400
Investors
150
Speakers

200+ European CEOs already attending


2027 Speakers

Jean-Dominique Senard

Jean-Dominique Senard is Chairman of Renault Group and former President of Michelin. Co-author of the Notat-Senard report behind France's PACTE law, he now chairs the supervisory board of the Fives Group.

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Pierre-Antoine Vacheron

Pierre-Antoine Vacheron has led Worldline, a European leader in payment services, since March 2025. He was previously CFO and then Deputy CEO at Ingenico, and a senior executive at Groupe BPCE.

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James Caan CBE

James Caan CBE, founder and chairman of Hamilton Bradshaw, is a serial entrepreneur, investor and former BBC Dragons' Den panellist who has spent four decades backing businesses across professional services, buyouts, real estate and venture capital.

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Jürgen Eckel

Jürgen Eckel is Head of Strategy and Innovation at Airbus Defence and Space, leading work across AI, software and innovation after 18 years building digital businesses at BCG and BCG X.

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Mike Jatania

Mike Jatania is co-founder of Aurea Group and Chief Executive and Chairman of The Body Shop, renowned for acquiring, revitalising and scaling global beauty brands through strategic leadership and investment.

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Tim Kohn

Tim began his career at Amazon, where he was one of the company's first 20 software developers. Over 25 years, he has played a pivotal role in Amazon's rapid expansion, leading teams of over 1,000 people during critical phases of the company's growth.

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Olga Megorskaya

Olga Megorskaya is the Founder and CEO of Toloka, the data infrastructure layer for AI development. From research to enterprise deployment, Toloka turns AI potential into reliable performance through human judgment.

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Steffan Peyer

Steffan is Managing Director at a leading PE firm, Summit Partners. Today, he focuses on the technology sector in Europe.

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Alexandre Mars

Alexandre Mars is an entrepreneur and philanthropist. He founded blisce/, backing founders reshaping industries; EPIC Foundation, protecting children and youth worldwide; and INFINITE, helping underprivileged students access the world's top universities.

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Fred de Gombert

Fred de Gombert is co-founder and President of Akeneo, which he built from an open-source project into a global software leader with 400+ employees and nearly $200 million raised from international investors.

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Fred de Gombert

President

Akeneo

Roozbeh Charli

Roozbeh Charli is the CEO of Einride, leading its mission to decarbonise global road freight through electric and autonomous shipping technology. Previously CFO, Deputy CEO and COO, with prior experience as COO at Billhop.

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Anne de Kerckhove

Anne de Kerckhove is an experienced technology executive and board leader, chairing Eagle Eye, Moneyhub and Pebble Group and serving as Deputy Chair of Evoke, with extensive CEO and investment experience.

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Ondrej Vlcek

Ondrej Vlcek is a cybersecurity entrepreneur, founder and CEO of AISLE, and former CEO of Avast, where he helped build one of the world's largest cybersecurity companies, protecting 400 million users.

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What is BOARD?

Europe is renting its future rather than building it. It relies on others for its energy, its defence, its AI infrastructure, its critical raw materials and much of the capital its companies need to grow. Its leaders are pushing reform of markets and regulation to improve the conditions, but policy alone cannot build what Europe now rents. That falls to its companies, and in large part to the growth-stage private businesses that have had little voice in the debate about Europe's future.

BOARD is the forum for those businesses. It brings their CEOs together with the investors, Chairs and Non Executive Directors who can help them raise capital, strengthen their boards and scale in Europe, alongside the partners who support their growth.

An Event Built For…

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CEOs & FOUNDERS

> Direct access to investors actively deploying into European growth companies

> Peer exchange with CEOs navigating the same decisions on capital and exit

> Insight from founders who have successfully pivoted and scaled

> Clarity on AI adoption, risk exposure and board-level priorities

> Connections with the advisors and partners your next stage demands

 

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CHAIRS

> A forum built around the real pressures of board leadership and governance

> Direct access to CEOs and investors seeking experienced, independent Chairs

> Peer exchange with fellow Chairs on founder dynamics, renewal and accountability

> Sharper oversight of AI adoption, cyber risk and regulatory change

> The relationships and profile that define a distinguished board career

 

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NON EXEC DIRECTORS

> Professional development anchored in the decisions that matter at board level

> Direct access to CEOs, Chairs and investors seeking experienced independent directors

> Peer benchmarking on portfolio construction, board effectiveness and tenure

> A clearer view of AI, cyber risk and Europe's governance agenda

> A stronger portfolio career, wider network and more visible profile

 

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INVESTORS

> Proprietary deal flow direct from Europe's most ambitious growth boards

> Structured one-to-one meetings designed for lasting relationships

> Access to high-quality Non Executive Directors for your portfolio company boards

> Strategic insight on governance and capital at growth stage

> Relationships with decision-makers shaping European private capital

 

 

Our Content Pillars

An Exceptional Venue - Grimaldi Forum

BOARD 2027 takes place at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, one of the most distinguished congress and cultural venues in Europe. Opened in 2000 under the authority of the Principality of Monaco, it has hosted world leaders, heads of state and the most consequential gatherings in business, science, medicine and culture. In a principality built on the belief that excellence is the only standard worth setting, Grimaldi Forum is its most fitting expression.

There is no venue quite like it on the Mediterranean. Set between the sea and the Japanese Garden on the Avenue Princesse Grace, it is a setting chosen to match the nature of the forum itself - focused, considered, and away from the noise. Capable enough for the conversations that shape industries, distinctive enough to reflect the calibre of those in the room.

Julian Rose

“What excites me about BOARD is its clear-eyed recognition that technology and AI are now core boardroom competencies, not specialist side topics. The event is thoughtfully designed to help directors and executives cut through the noise, understand what truly matters, and make better strategic decisions. BOARD will quickly become an essential gathering for forward-looking leaders.”

Julian Rose
Non Exec Director and Advisor |  Exited Founder, Chemical Watch and Environmental Analyst
Bas ter Balkt

“BOARD is shaping up to be one of the most exciting leadership gatherings conceived since Davos first launched. What stands out immediately is the deliberate focus on real boardroom issues and relationship-led deal flow, exactly what the private equity ecosystem needs in an increasingly competitive market. Bringing CEOs, Non Executive Directors and investors together in this kind of high-signal environment is both timely and genuinely differentiated.”

Bas ter Balkt
Chairman |  IKN Spain and IKN Italy
Sean Kiernan

"The moment couldn’t be more critical for this event. Private enterprise in Europe needs stronger support, greater capital access and sharper board-level dialogue to compete globally, amid geopolitical uncertainty, regulatory fragmentation and technological disruption."

Sean Kiernan
CEO |  Greengage
Rachel Gilley
"Running a private company means playing the long game, often without the structures and safety nets that larger businesses take for granted. I've felt that gap. What BOARD offers is something genuinely rare: a space where leaders navigating exactly those pressures can talk openly, among peers who understand the stakes. Europe has needed this for a while."
Rachel Gilley
CEO |  Clarity Global

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