Agenda

THE DETAILED AGENDA AND REGISTRATION FOR INTERACTIVE SESSIONS ARE IN THE LEADERS IN CONSULTING APP 📱

BREAKFAST

◾ 08:15 - Arrival & Bavarian breakfast. Arrival at EY Headquarters.

Start your day with fresh pretzels, barista-made coffee, and meaningful conversation.

MORNING SESSIONS: MAIN STAGE

◾ 09:00 - 09:20 - Opening keynotes: welcome to the 3rd LIC Conference | Matthias Bandemer, Partner at EY, Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO & Founder of the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community.

Why we built this community and what this day is really about.

◾ 09:20 - 09:30 - Breathing and Leadership. What shifts when we reconnect with the most natural thing we do | Maarten Hemmen, Breathwork & Human Potential Coach.

◾ 09:30 - 09:40 - Your community, your advantage: How to maximize value from the LEADERS IN CONSULTING | Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO & Founder of the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community, Matthias Bandemer, Partner at EY.

How to turn the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community into a year-round growth engine.

◾ 09:40 - 10:00 - Speed Dating: Accelerate meaningful connections with your consulting peers.

Curated, fast-paced 1:1 networking to build strong connections from the start.

◾ 10:00 - 10:30 - AI from the Inside: How Zühlke turns employees into AI innovators | Melanie Marchant, Head of Consulting at Zühlke Group.

A behind-the-scenes look at how Zühlke is enabling internal AI learning through experimentation, turning curiosity into capability.

◾ 10:30 - 11:00 - The positivity playbook: sell more without pushing | Guy Katz, Intelligence Officer & sales professor at Munich University of Applied Sciences.

◾ 11:00 - 11:30 - Fireside chat with Advania: How Advania is achieving success with the flexibility and efficiency to scale and evolve | Patrick Thatcher, Group Professional Services Director at Advania, Sarah Edwards, Chief Product Officer at Kantata.

LUNCH BREAK

◾ 11:45 - 13:00 - Networking lunch & barista coffee.

A relaxed break with high-quality food and strong coffee - because some of the best ideas happen between sessions.

AFTERNOON PARALLEL HANDS-ON SESSIONS (REGISTRATION VIA APP)

◾ 13:00 - 16:30 – Parallel sessions in breakout rooms. Attendees select the most relevant sessions to their interests:

30-min sessions. 5 rounds. 5 parallel rooms. Small groups (10–15 people) for real impact. Examples are listed below. More sessions to follow.

Workshops

  • Inbox Influence: how to write emails that get answered by your sales leads | Guy Katz, Intelligence Officer & sales professor at Munich University of Applied Sciences
  • Podcast. LinkedIn Post. Shake hands: A zero-ads system to win high-ticket clients | Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO & Founder of the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community
  • Workshop from Masentó Group | Richard Blackburn, Partner at Masentó Group, Kehoma Papenbrock, Managing Director - GmbH at Masentó Group, James Taylor, Senior Client Partner - D&AI at Masentó Group
  • Workshop: A practical session on natural breathing. Build calmness, clarity, and focus through a guided breathwork session | Maarten Hemmen, Breathwork & Human Potential Coach

Experience exchange

  • esentri and Kantata: From selling time to scaling impact: real-world insights on the evolution to AI-native services from esentri and Kantata | Frank Szilinski, CTO at esentri, Sarah Edwards, Chief Product Officer at Kantata
  • Recurring revenue, partnership & relentless growth: sales done right in consulting | Friederich von Hurter, Partner at PwC Deutschland, Nicolai Stickel, Managing Director at STAR COOPERATION, Henning Heesch, CEO at entero
  • Strategic focus – growing your consultancy with the power of niche focus | Jürgen Bauer, Partner, Chairman of the Executive Board at Tenthpin
  • AI & the future of consulting: brave moves and real use cases | Mohammed El-Nabulsi, CTO & Founder at HEON GmbH, Alexander Mette, Partner at BearingPoint
  • Private equity secrets: what every consulting leader needs to know | Stefan Aichbauer, Managing Partner at H&Z Management Consulting, Tilman Au, Chief Executive Officer at diva-e Digital Value Excellence GmbH
  • EY's response to AI: why they plan to 2x their managed services revenue this year | Matthias Bandemer, Partner at EY

Case studies

  • LexisNexis: The trust gap – how consulting is adopting to GenAI. Learn key trends and challenges facing firms embracing genAI from LexisNexis' annual Future of Work survey | Didier Stearn, Segment General Manager at LexisNexis
  • Certinia: Is your consultancy agile enough to survive the disruptive market and thrive with AI? | Alon van Wezel, VP at Certinia, Matt Walsh, Regional Industry Lead at Certinia + Bjoern Frank, Managing Director & Co-Founder at Kaiser-X Allianz, Philipp Cretnik, Senior Director Solution Consulting & Business Transformation at Salesforce 
  • Unit4: Bridging ERP, Automation & AI: how leading consulting firms make it work | Patrick Bohrer, Head of Sales DACH at Unit4, and Bryce Wolf Sales Growth Director ERP at Unit4
  • Zoho Creator: How to partner with Zoho Creator to attract and win new clients? | Shagz Ameed, Partner Manager at Zoho Creator

Peer-to-Peer coaching

5 consulting leaders + 1 professional coach per session. A guided, confidential format to work through real leadership challenges through structured experience sharing, not advice.

◾ 16:40 - 17:00 - Get together: Highlights, Heroes & High 5s | Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO & Founder of the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community

EVENING PARTY

◾ 17:00-17:45 - Transition to the evening location Venue1315.

◾ 18:00 - 00:00 - Food, drinks & networking.

◾ 19:00 - 19:30 - 8 Table Captains on topics like AI, sales, niche focus, PE, managed services, etc.