The theme of the annual MERIT Summit in Lisbon, Always-On Learning, reflected the participants’ shared goal of creating long-lasting and sustainable learning strategies within the executive education field.
The MERIT agenda features 6 panel discussions, 8 MERITalks, 7 company case studies, 7 business school case studies, and 12 masterclasses and workshops over a 2.5 day period – a total of 40 innovative sessions packed into 32 waking hours!
13:00 – 18:00
13:30 – 18:00
18:15 – 19:00
18:30 – 19:00
19:00 – 20:00
Participants mingle over drinks and take part in icebreaking activities to help establish connections.
8:00 – 8:45
8:00 – 18:00
Meet leading executive education institutions and get acquainted with their latest courses and programmes to enhance your organisational learning.
9:40 – 10:10
10:10 – 10:40
10:40 – 11:00
12:15 – 13:15
13:15 – 14:15
15:00 – 15:10
15:10 – 16:45
Conversations between one business school and up to three company representatives on pre-selected learning and development topics.
15:10 – 16:45
16:45 – 17:00
18:30 – 19:30
20:30 – 22:30
8:00 – 8:45
Dedicated time and space for meetings between company and business school representatives; meetings are set-up using the MERIT application.
8:00 – 13:00
Meet startup companies in Exec. ed and HR Technologies. Get to know their innovative projects and understand how they can help you re-think the HR and L&D roles.
8:00 – 14:00
Meet leading executive education institutions and get acquainted with their latest courses and programmes to enhance your organisational learning.
9:30 – 10:00
10:40 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:40
Creating Dreams That Are Shared by the Organisation and the People Within
11:40 – 13:00
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
HR in the Age of AI: Boost Talents, Improve Performance, and Increase Retention
Change the Rules - Transformative Learning in a VUCA World!
What We Know about Social Relationships and How That Means HR Needs to Change (Masterclass)
The Missing Link: HR Transformation for a Digital Future, from Design to Execution /Masterclass/
Creativity in the Workplace /Masterclass/
Why do Leadership Development Programs Fail and What You can Do about It.
15:30 – 16:00