◾ 08:00 - Arrival at EY Headquarters (Arnulfstraße 59, 80636 Munich) & Bavarian breakfast. Start your day with fresh pretzels, barista-made coffee, and meaningful conversation.
â—¾ Opening keynotes: welcome to the 4th LEADERS IN CONSULTING Summit 2026 | Sammy Gebele, CEO of SAWOO & Founder of the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Community.
â—¾ Building the Next-Generation Consultancy in the Age of AI | Christian Underwood, Co-Founder & CEO at StrategyFrame.
What happens when a consulting firm is built around AI from the ground up rather than adding AI on top of old structures? In this keynote, Christian Underwood shares how StrategyFrame®AI grew from €1M revenue in 2024 to €5.5M in 2025 and is on track for double-digit millions in 2026 and what consulting leaders should learn from building a more scalable, software-powered consulting model.
â—¾ AI Hackathon for Consulting Leaders: From Idea to Working Solution | Thordur Arnason, VP & Global Head of AI Enablement and GTM at Capgemini Invent & Bora Ger, Global Lead Human-AI Advantage at Capgemini Invent.
Before the summit, a selected group of consulting leaders will join a 3-hour digital hackathon with Bora Ger and Thordur Arnason, AI leaders at Capgemini Invent, to build practical AI solutions for real consulting use cases. At the summit, Bora and Thordur will share how and why the hackathon was designed, followed by presentations of 2-3 solutions created by consulting leaders themselves.
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.
EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE
â—¾ Beyond the Hype: How EY Is Leveraging Agentic AI in Managed Services and Operations | Matthias Bandemer, Partner & Managed Service Lead Germany at EY.
Agentic AI promises major productivity gains, but most firms still struggle to move from experimentation to sustained operational use. In this session, Matthias Bandemer, Partner at EY, will share how EY is approaching agentic AI in managed services and operations, and what it takes to turn the technology into real business value with the right operating model, cybersecurity, and regulatory guardrails in place.
◾ AI Adoption Is Becoming the New Consulting Differentiator | Dr. Anja Konhäuser, Co-Founder of OMMAX.
Many consulting leaders are seeing the same pattern: the technology works, but real usage, behavior change, and business impact lag behind. In this session, Anja from OMMAX shares why AI adoption has become the real battleground, how consulting firms can turn it into a differentiator, and what it takes to make AI initiatives actually stick.
â—¾ How Consulting Leaders Escape Commoditization | Rob Ferrone, Founder & ex-Managing Director at Quick Release_.
Many consulting leaders feel the pressure: clients still buy mandates, but pricing power, margin, and strategic relevance keep eroding. In this session, Rob Ferrone shares how he helped scale Quick Release to ~£35M revenue and 200+ employees before a successful exit, by shifting the firm from effort-based delivery to solving measurable business imperatives.
â—¾ The Playbook for Turning Colleagues Into Your Most Powerful Sales Force | Meribeth Banaschik, Partner at EY.
Join Meribeth Banaschik, Partner at EY, as she reveals how trust, reciprocity, and disciplined networking helped her turn colleagues into true business allies. Discover the simple, repeatable habits every consulting leader can use to build a powerful internal sales culture.
â—¾ How Consulting Leaders Build Trust With the Right Buyers and Turn It Into Pipeline | Sammy Gebele, Co-Founder & CEO at SAWOO.
Many consulting firms do excellent work but still struggle to get consistent access to the senior executives they want to serve. In this session, Sammy Gebele shares how curated executive communities can become a go-to-market channel for building trust and turning the right relationships into new client conversations - drawing on SAWOO’s experience helping EGYM Wellpass scale across 6 countries and 20 cities.
WORKSHOPS
â—¾ Build Your Own AI Consulting Journey | Michael Nenninger, Co-Founder & CEO at Voycer Digital.
Many consulting leaders see the AI shift clearly, but have not yet defined what it means for their own next move. In this interactive workshop, Michael Nenninger shares how he went from SVP at msg to co-founding Voycer Digital, then helps participants turn that inspiration into a practical roadmap for their own AI consulting journey.
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.
◾ 18:00 - 00:00 - Food, drinks & networking at 360° Tower @ Mercedes-Benz Tower (Arnulfstraße 61, 80636 Munich).
â—¾ 19:00 - 19:30 - Table Captains on topics like AI, sales, niche focus, PE, managed services, etc.