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From: Salvatore Freni <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2025 7:38 PM
To: Anu Vask - MKM <[email protected]>
Cc: Mirjam Loertscher <[email protected]>
Subject: WEF Industry Strategy Meeting 2026; 16-17 March in Munich, Germany
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Tähelepanu!
Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga. |
Hi again Anu,
In addition to the previous invitation I shared, we have one more – we are pleased to invite the Minister (again in his ministerial-capacity rather than his YGL capacity) to participate in the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting (ISM) 2026, taking place in 16-17 March in Munich, Germany under the theme Business Strategic for a New Economic Era.
ISM is the Forum’s premier platform for Chief Strategy Officers across 19 industries to translate the Davos Governors Communities’ priorities into forward-looking strategies for their sectors. ISM is thus a unique opportunity for public sector leaders to engage with the private sector in strategic dialogue on industry transformation, building people-centric and resilient organizations, energy transition and decarbonization, as well as sustainable and inclusive growth.
The meeting convenes over 300 participants, including:
Through the highly interactive programme, public sector leaders will be able to engage in concrete discussions with key business executives on industry challenges and how to address them, with different sectoral lenses. The public programme will consist of
an opening and closing plenary, along with cross-industry interactive workshops, exploring trends that are impacting businesses and economies, along the following four themes:
I hope the Minister will be able to join us in Munich, and do not hesitate to get in touch should you have any questions.
Best,
Salvatore
Salvatore Freni
Community Lead, Europe and Eurasia
Centre for Regions, Trade and Geopolitics (CRTG)
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Business Strategies for a New Economic Era
The World Economic Forum’s Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, which will be hosted on 16-17 March, at the Siemens Headquarters in Munich and the SAP Labs in Garching by Munich, will convene over 300 top corporate strategy leaders, alongside representatives from government, academia and civil society to address critical trends shaping businesses and industries at large, and help executives navigate a fast-changing global context. Amid accelerating technological disruption, shifting geopolitics and the ongoing energy transition, the meeting will foster peer-to-peer dialogue and collaboration to build the next generation of adaptive and future-ready industry ecosystems.
Objectives
– Explore the latest trends, emerging risks and opportunities across businesses, industries and geographies; and share actionable insights for companies’ strategy teams to integrate into their 2026–2027 planning cycles.
– Draw on the outcomes of the Annual Meeting 2026 in
Davos to help advance the agenda of the Forum’s Global Industry Communities.
– Strengthen cross-industry and public-private networks for
systemic collaboration and to help advance Forum-led initiatives and partnerships.
Meeting format – Opening and closing panels: Framing global
trends and outlining pathways for action
– Cross-industry sessions: Collaborative dialogues fostering knowledge exchange among diverse sectors
– Strategic value chain deep dives: Focused
sessions on critical intersecting themes (e.g. energy-tech, mobility-infrastructure)
– Networking and peer learning: Curated opportunities for executives to forge partnerships and share best practices
Thematic Pillars:
– Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for businesses and corporate strategies
– Exponential and disruptive innovation for unlocking new value creation across industries and supply chains
– Workforce transformation for the future of AI-
powered operations and business models
– Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Admission criteria: Participation in the Industry Strategy Meeting 2026 is open to the most senior executive responsible for corporate strategy from each Forum Partner company. One executive per company will be admitted.
Industry Strategy Meeting 2026
Business Strategies for a New Economic Era M U N I C H, G E R M A N Y 1 6 - 1 7 M A R C H
Preliminary agenda
16 March: Siemens HQ, Munich 17 March: SAP Labs, Garching by Munich
Morning
Industry sessions
Lunch Lunch and networking
Afternoon Opening panels and Industry sessions Cross-industry sessions
Evening Welcome reception Closing panel
Industry Strategy Meeting 2026 M A R C H 1 6 - 1 7 M U N I C H , G E R M A N Y
The Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, taking place on 16–17 March, will bring together more than 300 chief strategy officers to examine the forces reshaping global business and to help set future strategic direction. Over two days at Siemens Headquarters and SAP Lab in Munich, the programme will feature industry-focused discussions designed to align priorities with the realities of a rapidly changing global environment.
Through interactive sessions and select dialogues with leaders from the private and public sectors, participants will explore the following dimensions:
Industry Leaders Exchange
Thematic pillar Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered businesses
Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Industry Leaders Exchanges
1. Global Economic Outlook
Volatile interest rates, shifting trade dynamics and demographic pressures are reshaping global demand and competitiveness. Executives will explore cross-industry scenarios on the future of the economy through 2030 and identify the most strategic levers for resilient growth.
1. Advancing Technological Innovations
AI, advanced materials, distributed energy systems and next- generation computing are redefining industry frontiers. This session brings executives together to identify where disruptive innovation will create the next wave of shared value and return on investment.
1. Designing the AI- Ready Enterprise
AI is transforming how companies operate, compete and deliver value. Keeping pace with this transformation requires rethinking skills, governance and organizational design. This session will equip executives with forward- looking insights on structuring AI adoption for measurable impact at both the workforce and enterprise level.
1. Competing in a Resource- Constrained World
Resource scarcity, climate volatility and changing regulation are reshaping competitive advantage. Executives will assess how companies can drive profitable growth by adapting their operating and business models to a resource-constrained environment.
– Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
– Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
– Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered operations businesses
– Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Programme Overview Opening Panel: Competing and Thriving in a New Economic Era
As technological disruption and geopolitical realignments accelerate, companies must reassess how they compete, grow and make decisions amid uncertainty – from AI profitability
to shifting trade rules. This session will cut through the noise and explore what truly matters for executives seeking to stay ahead.
Thematic pillar Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered businesses
Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Industry Leaders Exchanges
2. Stress-Testing Corporate Strategy for a Risk-Aware World
With geopolitical realignment and supply chain disruptions accelerating, leaders will examine risk frameworks to pressure- test business strategies under multiple plausible risk vectors. The session will focus on the strategic decisions companies must take to stay competitive through uncertainty.
2. Rewiring Value Chains for the Innovation Advantage
As breakthrough technologies collapse traditional industry boundaries, firms must redesign products, partnerships and platforms to unlock new value pools. Executives will discuss how to build innovation ecosystems that accelerate speed- to-market and scale.
2. Building Adaptive Workforce Strategies
As AI gets deployed, process automation accelerates, and talent shortages deepen, companies must shift from reactive workforce planning to long-term capability building. Leaders will explore cross-industry approaches to reskilling, productivity gains and ensuring responsible adoption of AI in operations.
2. Matching the Needs of a Power- Hungry World
With demand for energy to power the exponential rollout of AI and future growth continuously rising, competing approaches are emerging to ensure secure power sources. Leaders will assess how companies, industries and economies can meet their energy needs for sustained economic growth.
Preliminary Agenda
16 March: Siemens HQ, Munich 17 March: SAP Labs, Garching by Munich
Morning Industry deep-dives
Lunch Lunch and networking
Afternoon Opening panels and industry leaders exchanges Industry leaders exchanges
Evening Welcome reception Closing panel
H.E. Mr Erkki Keldo Minister of Economy and Industry Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia Suur-Ameerika 1 Tallinn 10122 Estonia
5 December 2025
Dear Minister,
We are pleased to invite you as a special guest to the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, which will take place from 16 to 17 March 2026 in Munich, Germany.
Under the theme of Business Strategies for a New Economic Era, the meeting will convene over 300 top corporate strategy leaders, alongside representatives from government, academia and civil society, to address critical trends reshaping businesses and industries.
Amid accelerating technological disruption, shifting geopolitics and the ongoing energy transition, the interactive programme will foster dialogue and collaboration to build the next generation of adaptive and future-ready industry ecosystems.
Your insights on advancing public-private cooperation across the programme’s thematic pillars would bring a vital perspective to the discussions. The Forum will work closely with your office to build a personalized agenda to ensure that your participation will achieve the greatest impact.
The Forum, as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, will work closely with your office to ensure that your participation is of maximum value to you.
We look forward to welcoming you in Munich. Yours sincerely,
Børge Brende President and CEO
Maroun Kairouz Managing Director
Business Strategies for a New Economic Era
The World Economic Forum’s Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, which will be hosted on 16-17 March, at the Siemens Headquarters in Munich and the SAP Labs in Garching by Munich, will convene over 300 top corporate strategy leaders, alongside representatives from government, academia and civil society to address critical trends shaping businesses and industries at large, and help executives navigate a fast-changing global context. Amid accelerating technological disruption, shifting geopolitics and the ongoing energy transition, the meeting will foster peer-to-peer dialogue and collaboration to build the next generation of adaptive and future-ready industry ecosystems.
Objectives
– Explore the latest trends, emerging risks and opportunities across businesses, industries and geographies; and share actionable insights for companies’ strategy teams to integrate into their 2026–2027 planning cycles.
– Draw on the outcomes of the Annual Meeting 2026 in
Davos to help advance the agenda of the Forum’s Global Industry Communities.
– Strengthen cross-industry and public-private networks for
systemic collaboration and to help advance Forum-led initiatives and partnerships.
Meeting format – Opening and closing panels: Framing global
trends and outlining pathways for action
– Cross-industry sessions: Collaborative dialogues fostering knowledge exchange among diverse sectors
– Strategic value chain deep dives: Focused
sessions on critical intersecting themes (e.g. energy-tech, mobility-infrastructure)
– Networking and peer learning: Curated opportunities for executives to forge partnerships and share best practices
Thematic Pillars:
– Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for businesses and corporate strategies
– Exponential and disruptive innovation for unlocking new value creation across industries and supply chains
– Workforce transformation for the future of AI-
powered operations and business models
– Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Admission criteria: Participation in the Industry Strategy Meeting 2026 is open to the most senior executive responsible for corporate strategy from each Forum Partner company. One executive per company will be admitted.
Industry Strategy Meeting 2026
Business Strategies for a New Economic Era M U N I C H, G E R M A N Y 1 6 - 1 7 M A R C H
Preliminary agenda
16 March: Siemens HQ, Munich 17 March: SAP Labs, Garching by Munich
Morning
Industry sessions
Lunch Lunch and networking
Afternoon Opening panels and Industry sessions Cross-industry sessions
Evening Welcome reception Closing panel
Industry Strategy Meeting 2026 M A R C H 1 6 - 1 7 M U N I C H , G E R M A N Y
The Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, taking place on 16–17 March, will bring together more than 300 chief strategy officers to examine the forces reshaping global business and to help set future strategic direction. Over two days at Siemens Headquarters and SAP Lab in Munich, the programme will feature industry-focused discussions designed to align priorities with the realities of a rapidly changing global environment.
Through interactive sessions and select dialogues with leaders from the private and public sectors, participants will explore the following dimensions:
Industry Leaders Exchange
Thematic pillar Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered businesses
Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Industry Leaders Exchanges
1. Global Economic Outlook
Volatile interest rates, shifting trade dynamics and demographic pressures are reshaping global demand and competitiveness. Executives will explore cross-industry scenarios on the future of the economy through 2030 and identify the most strategic levers for resilient growth.
1. Advancing Technological Innovations
AI, advanced materials, distributed energy systems and next- generation computing are redefining industry frontiers. This session brings executives together to identify where disruptive innovation will create the next wave of shared value and return on investment.
1. Designing the AI- Ready Enterprise
AI is transforming how companies operate, compete and deliver value. Keeping pace with this transformation requires rethinking skills, governance and organizational design. This session will equip executives with forward- looking insights on structuring AI adoption for measurable impact at both the workforce and enterprise level.
1. Competing in a Resource- Constrained World
Resource scarcity, climate volatility and changing regulation are reshaping competitive advantage. Executives will assess how companies can drive profitable growth by adapting their operating and business models to a resource-constrained environment.
– Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
– Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
– Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered operations businesses
– Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Programme Overview Opening Panel: Competing and Thriving in a New Economic Era
As technological disruption and geopolitical realignments accelerate, companies must reassess how they compete, grow and make decisions amid uncertainty – from AI profitability
to shifting trade rules. This session will cut through the noise and explore what truly matters for executives seeking to stay ahead.
Thematic pillar Scenarios on the future of the economy and implications for business
Exponential and disruptive innovation for new value creation
Workforce transformation for the future of AI-powered businesses
Business as a catalyst for rapid growth within planetary boundaries
Industry Leaders Exchanges
2. Stress-Testing Corporate Strategy for a Risk-Aware World
With geopolitical realignment and supply chain disruptions accelerating, leaders will examine risk frameworks to pressure- test business strategies under multiple plausible risk vectors. The session will focus on the strategic decisions companies must take to stay competitive through uncertainty.
2. Rewiring Value Chains for the Innovation Advantage
As breakthrough technologies collapse traditional industry boundaries, firms must redesign products, partnerships and platforms to unlock new value pools. Executives will discuss how to build innovation ecosystems that accelerate speed- to-market and scale.
2. Building Adaptive Workforce Strategies
As AI gets deployed, process automation accelerates, and talent shortages deepen, companies must shift from reactive workforce planning to long-term capability building. Leaders will explore cross-industry approaches to reskilling, productivity gains and ensuring responsible adoption of AI in operations.
2. Matching the Needs of a Power- Hungry World
With demand for energy to power the exponential rollout of AI and future growth continuously rising, competing approaches are emerging to ensure secure power sources. Leaders will assess how companies, industries and economies can meet their energy needs for sustained economic growth.
Preliminary Agenda
16 March: Siemens HQ, Munich 17 March: SAP Labs, Garching by Munich
Morning Industry deep-dives
Lunch Lunch and networking
Afternoon Opening panels and industry leaders exchanges Industry leaders exchanges
Evening Welcome reception Closing panel
H.E. Mr Erkki Keldo Minister of Economy and Industry Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia Suur-Ameerika 1 Tallinn 10122 Estonia
5 December 2025
Dear Minister,
We are pleased to invite you as a special guest to the World Economic Forum Industry Strategy Meeting 2026, which will take place from 16 to 17 March 2026 in Munich, Germany.
Under the theme of Business Strategies for a New Economic Era, the meeting will convene over 300 top corporate strategy leaders, alongside representatives from government, academia and civil society, to address critical trends reshaping businesses and industries.
Amid accelerating technological disruption, shifting geopolitics and the ongoing energy transition, the interactive programme will foster dialogue and collaboration to build the next generation of adaptive and future-ready industry ecosystems.
Your insights on advancing public-private cooperation across the programme’s thematic pillars would bring a vital perspective to the discussions. The Forum will work closely with your office to build a personalized agenda to ensure that your participation will achieve the greatest impact.
The Forum, as the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation, will work closely with your office to ensure that your participation is of maximum value to you.
We look forward to welcoming you in Munich. Yours sincerely,
Børge Brende President and CEO
Maroun Kairouz Managing Director