Welcome to CxO Connection – an exclusive, invite-only gathering designed for meaningful exchange among senior leaders across industries and functions. This is not just a dinner; it is a carefully curated experience where insight and conversation unfold course by course, clarity is sparked, perspectives are challenged, and real leadership questions are explored around a shared table.

This edition features Gabi Schenkel, the first Swiss woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean alone in a rowboat. In her keynote, The Discipline of Resilience, Gabi draws powerful parallels between extreme solo endurance and executive leadership, exploring what it truly takes to stay focused, adaptive, and mentally strong when conditions are uncertain and support is limited.

Each CxO Connection dinner is built around dialogue, not monologue. Through a series of focused 15-minute sessions, Gabi does not speak at you, but with you—challenging your thinking, sparking new perspectives, and equipping you with ideas that matter in moments when leadership is tested most.

At the heart of CxO Connection is the belief that meaningful leadership growth happens in trusted company. More than expanding your network, this is about growing with it—alongside peers who push you to reflect, rethink, and lead with greater intention in a world that does not wait.

The evening begins with a refined apéritif at Lake Zurich, enjoyed directly at the water’s edge, setting the tone for an experience that blends insight, reflection, and connection among influential decision-makers.