Location

The livestream studio will be held in TEK's event facilities, in Ratavartijankatu 2 A, 3rd floor (entrance floor, pedestrian level), 00520 Helsinki. You enter the building from the Junailijanaukio plaza. 

Schedule

Please note that there may be changes to the speakers and the event schedule that TEK isn’t aware of. Find out the most up-to-date agenda at the event’s official website.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

10.45 Registration opens

11.00-11.45 Lunch is served in the Food & Co restaurant. Please register first to get a lunch ticket.   

11.45 Event starts

12.15 Michael Beckley - The Decisive Edge in a Divided World 

13.15 Kjell A. Nordström - Thriving on Wild Knowledge

14.00 Networking Break – you’re welcome to network with other participants in the event space or continue watching the stream in TEK’s 9th floor space. Some snacks and refreshments will be served in the event space downstairs.

15.00 Shawn Kanungo - The Most Dangerous Person in the Room: Decision-Making in the Age of AI 

15.50 Rahaf Harfoush - Rise of the Thinking Class: The Human Advantage in an Exponential World 

16.30 Networking Break – you’re welcome to network with other participants in the event space or continue watching the stream in TEK’s 9th floor space. Some snacks and refreshments will be served in the event space downstairs. 

17.25 Angela Duckworth - How to Build Grit to Win the Long Game 

18.10 Steven Bartlett - Failure is Feedback: The Power of Experimentation (Moderated Conversation)

19.15 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Thursday, 17 September 2026

9.00 Doors and registration open

9.00-9.30 Breakfast is served in the Food & Co restaurant. Please register first. 

9.30 Paul Polman - The Courage to Collaborate

10.25 Alison Wood Brooks - Conversation as the Operating System of Collaboration: Under Pressure

11.15-12.45 Lunch is served in the Food & Co restaurant. Please register to get a lunch ticket. 

12.45 Patty McCord - A Team, Not a Family (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

13.30 Nando Parrado - Alive: How Trust Forges Unbeatable Teams 

14.15 Words from the Organizers

14.30 Networking Break – you’re welcome to network with other participants in the event space or continue watching the stream in TEK’s 9th floor space. Some snacks and refreshments will be served in the event space downstairs.

15.25 Oprah Winfrey - Heart of Connection (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

17.00 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Location

The livestream studio will be held in Kehruuhuone, Agatha room, address: Kristiinankatu 20, 53900 Lappeenranta (Lappeenranta Fortress area). Free parking within the fortress grounds. There are several parking areas on the slopes of the fortress and near the main gate.

Schedule

Please note that there may be changes to the speakers and the event schedule that TEK isn’t aware of. Find out the most up-to-date agenda at the event’s official website.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

10.45 Registration opens

11.00-11.45 Lunch is served in Kehruuhuone, outside Agatha room.

11.45 Event starts

12.15 Michael Beckley - The Decisive Edge in a Divided World 

13.15 Kjell A. Nordström - Thriving on Wild Knowledge

14.00 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.00 Shawn Kanungo - The Most Dangerous Person in the Room: Decision-Making in the Age of AI 

15.50 Rahaf Harfoush - Rise of the Thinking Class: The Human Advantage in an Exponential World 

16.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

17.25 Angela Duckworth - How to Build Grit to Win the Long Game 

18.10 Steven Bartlett - Failure is Feedback: The Power of Experimentation (Moderated Conversation)

19.15 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Thursday, 17 September 2026

9.00 Doors and registration open

9.00-9.30 Breakfast is served in Kehruuhuone, outside Agatha room.

9.30 Paul Polman - The Courage to Collaborate

10.25 Alison Wood Brooks - Conversation as the Operating System of Collaboration: Under Pressure

11.15-12.45 Lunch is served in Kehruuhuone, outside Agatha room.

12.45 Patty McCord - A Team, Not a Family (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

13.30 Nando Parrado - Alive: How Trust Forges Unbeatable Teams 

14.15 Words from the Organizers

14.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.25 Oprah Winfrey - Heart of Connection (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

17.00 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Location

The livestream studio will be held in Kauppakeskus Valkea / Shopping Centre Valkea conference facilities (4th floor), address: Isokatu 25, 90100 Oulu. See more details about parking at the Valkea Shopping Center. 

Schedule

Please note that there may be changes to the speakers and the event schedule that TEK isn’t aware of. Find out the most up-to-date agenda at the event’s official website.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

10.45 Registration opens

11.00-11.45 Lunch (The location will be announced at a later date)

11.45 Event starts

12.15 Michael Beckley - The Decisive Edge in a Divided World 

13.15 Kjell A. Nordström - Thriving on Wild Knowledge

14.00 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.00 Shawn Kanungo - The Most Dangerous Person in the Room: Decision-Making in the Age of AI 

15.50 Rahaf Harfoush - Rise of the Thinking Class: The Human Advantage in an Exponential World 

16.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

17.25 Angela Duckworth - How to Build Grit to Win the Long Game 

18.10 Steven Bartlett - Failure is Feedback: The Power of Experimentation (Moderated Conversation)

19.15 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Thursday, 17 September 2026

9.00 Doors and registration open

9.00-9.30 Breakfast is served

9.30 Paul Polman - The Courage to Collaborate

10.25 Alison Wood Brooks - Conversation as the Operating System of Collaboration: Under Pressure

11.15-12.45 Lunch (The location will be announced later)

12.45 Patty McCord - A Team, Not a Family (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

13.30 Nando Parrado - Alive: How Trust Forges Unbeatable Teams 

14.15 Words from the Organizers

14.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.25 Oprah Winfrey - Heart of Connection (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

17.00 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Location

The livestream studio will be held in TEK Lounge, Korkeakoulunkatu 7, Tampere. The TEK Lounge is located on the street level of the Campus Arena, opposite Konetalo. 

Schedule 

Please note that there may be changes to the speakers and the event schedule that TEK isn’t aware of. Find out the most up-to-date agenda at the event’s official website.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

10.45 Registration opens

11.00-11.45 11.00 Lunch at Reaktori (Kampusareena, 2nd floor). We will leave from Lounge at 11.00 and go together. 

11.45 Event starts

12.15 Michael Beckley - The Decisive Edge in a Divided World 

13.15 Kjell A. Nordström - Thriving on Wild Knowledge

14.00 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.00 Shawn Kanungo - The Most Dangerous Person in the Room: Decision-Making in the Age of AI 

15.50 Rahaf Harfoush - Rise of the Thinking Class: The Human Advantage in an Exponential World 

16.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

17.25 Angela Duckworth - How to Build Grit to Win the Long Game 

18.10 Steven Bartlett - Failure is Feedback: The Power of Experimentation (Moderated Conversation)

19.15 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Thursday, 17 September 2026

9.00 Doors and registration open

9.00-9.30 Breakfast is served

9.30 Paul Polman - The Courage to Collaborate

10.25 Alison Wood Brooks - Conversation as the Operating System of Collaboration: Under Pressure

11.15-12.45 Lunch at Reaktori (Kampusareena, 2nd floor). We will leave from Lounge at 11.15 and go together. 

12.45 Patty McCord - A Team, Not a Family (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

13.30 Nando Parrado - Alive: How Trust Forges Unbeatable Teams 

14.15 Words from the Organizers

14.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.25 Oprah Winfrey - Heart of Connection (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

17.00 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Location

The livestream studio will be held in Sokos Hotel Wiklund, Wiklund Event Square eWent, Eerikinkatu 11, 20100 Turku.

Please note that there may be changes to the speakers and the event schedule that TEK isn’t aware of. Find out the most up-to-date agenda at the event’s official website.

Wednesday, 16 September 2026

10.45 Registration opens

11.00-11.45 Lunch is served outside the Wiklund Event Square eWent

11.45 Event starts

12.15 Michael Beckley - The Decisive Edge in a Divided World 

13.15 Kjell A. Nordström - Thriving on Wild Knowledge

14.00 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.00 Shawn Kanungo - The Most Dangerous Person in the Room: Decision-Making in the Age of AI 

15.50 Rahaf Harfoush - Rise of the Thinking Class: The Human Advantage in an Exponential World 

16.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

17.25 Angela Duckworth - How to Build Grit to Win the Long Game 

18.10 Steven Bartlett - Failure is Feedback: The Power of Experimentation (Moderated Conversation)

19.15 End of the Main Stage program, event ends

Thursday, 17 September 2026

9.00 Doors and registration open

9.00-9.30 Breakfast is served

9.30 Paul Polman - The Courage to Collaborate

10.25 Alison Wood Brooks - Conversation as the Operating System of Collaboration: Under Pressure

11.15-12.45 Lunch is served outside the Wiklund Event Square eWent

12.45 Patty McCord - A Team, Not a Family (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

13.30 Nando Parrado - Alive: How Trust Forges Unbeatable Teams 

14.15 Words from the Organizers

14.30 Networking Break – coffee and tea will be served, along with a selection of savory and sweet snacks. 

15.25 Oprah Winfrey - Heart of Connection (Keynote & Moderated Conversation)

17.00 End of the Main Stage program, event ends