Celebrating 25 Years of Thinkers50
2 November 2026, London
The Thinkers50 London Summit returns to the city’s iconic Guildhall in November 2026 for a special 25th anniversary celebration featuring an exciting new addition: the inaugural Leaders50 Awards Gala.
For one extraordinary day, the Summit brings together the world’s foremost management thinkers and doers to challenge assumptions, spark fresh ideas, and shape the future of leadership.
In a time of fragmentation and flux, we’ll explore the questions that matter most:
How can leaders stay grounded in purpose when everything around them is shifting?
How can we harness the power of technology while keeping humanity at the centre?
Where will the next generation of talent come from and how can we nurture it?
Through three streams – purpose, technology, talent – we’ll interrogate the orthodoxies of today and reimagine the possibilities of tomorrow. From the role of business in society to ethical AI and the future of work, we’ll explore what it truly means to lead with vision and impact.
At the heart of the Summit lies a simple equation: Thinkers + Doers = Impact.
And for the first time, we will celebrate not only the world’s most influential management thinkers, but also the leaders putting big ideas into bold action at the Leaders50 Awards Gala.
Join us as we Fast Forward to the future where purpose, technology, and talent redefine leadership.
Speakers
Member of the inaugural Leaders50; President/CEO, ONE Campaign; founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers.
Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli is President/CEO of the ONE Campaign. A leader in social innovation, agriculture, and entrepreneurship, she is the founder of LEAP Africa and African Food Changemakers, and co-founder of Sahel Consulting Agriculture & Nutrition Ltd. and AACE Foods Processing & Distribution Ltd.
Formerly a management consultant at McKinsey & Company, Ndidi returned to Nigeria in 2000 as pioneer executive director of the FATE Foundation. She has over 25 years of international development experience and has been deeply involved in fostering impactful solutions in the global social innovation landscape, with a focus on Africa.
Thinkers50 Ranked Thinker and 2019 Leadership Award; author of Impact Players and Multipliers; lectures at Stanford University.
A Thinkers50 Ranked Thinker since 2013 and recipient of the 2019 Leadership Award, Liz Wiseman is CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and talent development firm, and lectures at Stanford University. headquartered in Silicon Valley.
Liz is a prolific researcher into leadership. Her bestselling books include Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact (Harper Business 2021), and Multipliers; How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter (Harper Business, 2017). A former executive at Oracle, where she served as VP of Oracle University, Liz teaches leadership to top organisations including tech giants, entertainment platforms, and global airlines.
Thinkers50 #1 Ranked Thinker; co-author of Net Positive with Andrew Winston; former CEO, Unilever.
Thinkers50 #1 Ranked Thinker and former CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman is a business leader, climate and equalities campaigner.
Paul is co-author (with Andrew Winston) of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take (HBR Press, 2021) – a Financial Times Business Book of the Year. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), Paul demonstrated that business can profit through purpose, delivering shareholder returns of 290% while the company consistently ranked 1st in the world for sustainability. Today he works across a range of organisations to deliver the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which he helped develop.
Thinkers50 Ranked Thinker; New York Times Best Selling author of Hustle & Float; executive director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture.
Thinkers50 Ranked Thinker and executive director of the Red Thread Institute of Digital Culture, Rahaf Harfoush is a member of France’s National Digital Council. She formerly served on President Macron’s commission on the impact of AI and Democracy and was the associate director of the Technology Pioneer Program at the World Economic Forum.
Strategist and digital anthropologist, Rahaf is the author of Hustle & Float: Reclaim Your Creativity and Thrive in a World Obsessed with Work (Diversion Books, 2019) and Yes We Did: An Inside Look at How Social Media Built the Obama Brand (New Riders Pub, 2009). She is also co-author of Gold Axiom Winner The Decoded Company: Know Your Talent Better Than You Know Your Customers (Portfolio, 2014). Rahaf was recently named to the UN High Level Advisory for AI.
Senior advisor to the IKEA Foundation; former CEO/President of Ingka Group, IKEA.
Senior advisor to the IKEA Foundation, chair of The Earthshot Prize and The B Team, and vice chair of the UN Global Compact, Jesper Brodin is former CEO/President of Ingka Group, IKEA.
As CEO of Ingka Group, Jesper led two major transformations, driving its digital evolution and embedding sustainability at its core. A powerful voice for responsible business, he is passionate about contributing to people and planet-positive development and values-based leadership. Having joined IKEA in the mid-1990s, Jesper was appointed CEO in 2017, re-shaping the company into an omnichannel retailer with a conscience.
At a time of accelerating technological change and increasing fragmentation, leaders face a fundamental question: how do we make sense of a rapidly reshaping world — and act with clarity within it?
The Thinkers50 London Summit brings together leading thinkers and practitioners to explore three forces shaping the future of organisations: purpose, technology, and talent. Across a day of ideas, dialogue, and connection, the Summit creates space for leaders to challenge assumptions, exchange perspectives, and build new relationships.
for Awards Gala ticket holders
The evening celebrates Leaders50, Thinkers50’s biennial recognition of outstanding leadership in practice.
Selected by the world’s leading management thinkers, the Leaders50 highlights 50 exceptional leaders whose ideas, decisions, and actions are shaping organisations and society.
At the London Gala, the new Leaders50 list will be revealed, alongside the presentation of the Leaders50 Awards, recognising individuals whose leadership stands out for its impact, innovation, and influence.
To guarantee the intimacy and exclusivity Thinkers50 London Summit & Leaders50 Awards Gala attendees have come to expect in one of the most iconic venues in London, tickets are available only by application. Curating the audience in this way will help to shape the nature of the conversation and provide the best networking opportunities for participants.
£990.00 + VAT per person
Daytime London Summit access only. Excludes the evening Leaders50 Awards Gala.
£1,200.00 + VAT per person
Daytime London Summit access plus the evening Leaders50 Awards Gala.
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