Planning a board strategy retreat in 2027? Discover how to design an effective agenda, choose the right destination and incorporate external perspectives to strengthen strategic decision-making. Explore practical planning considerations for board chairs, CEOs and senior leadership teams.

As geopolitics, technology and markets move faster, senior leaders need more than information. They need first-hand exposure, trusted relationships and a closer view of where change is happening.

China’s humanoid robot boom is moving from impressive demonstrations to the harder test of commercial deployment. Here is what business leaders should look for as robotics companies move from prototypes to real-world applications.

Why Gulf leaders are looking to China to understand how AI, robotics and emerging technologies move from innovation to real-world deployment at scale.

embodied AI, collaborative robots and warehouse automation. Explore the companies shaping the ecosystem and what business leaders can learn from them.

As UAE organisations deepen their engagement with China, executive delegations are becoming an important way for leaders to understand technology, innovation and industry firsthand. Here is how to design a China delegation around the right cities, organisations, strategic questions and learning outcomes.

Interest in China tech tours is growing as executives seek first-hand exposure to AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing. But for leadership teams, the real value lies not in how many companies they visit, but in understanding what to look for, what questions to ask and which innovation ecosystems matter most.

China offers no shortage of companies to visit. The harder question is what leadership teams should actually spend their time seeing, and what they should be trying to understand. We explore how to design a China executive learning journey around strategic questions rather than a list of famous companies.

China’s major manufacturing exhibitions offer a concentrated view of advances in automation, robotics, AI and industrial technology. Explore five major events in 2027 and how leadership teams can use them as anchors for a broader executive learning journey into China’s manufacturing ecosystem.

Explore how smart factory visits in China can help manufacturing leaders benchmark industrial automation, AI, robotics and digital transformation — and turn factory access into actionable learning.

A China technology tour can provide access to impressive companies. But for leadership teams, the real value comes from connecting those visits to strategic questions, executive dialogue and organisational application. Here is what a well-designed executive learning journey should include.

China's competitive advantage is increasingly about more than scale. From Shenzhen's manufacturing ecosystem to AI, robotics and rapid commercialisation, we explore what “China Speed” can teach leadership teams about innovation, organisational agility and the value of seeing change firsthand.

How leadership teams can use Shenzhen, Guangzhou and the wider Greater Bay Area to explore AI, robotics, advanced manufacturing and supply chains — without turning the journey into a checklist of company visits.

Executive offsites and leadership retreats are no longer just opportunities for internal discussions—they are increasingly becoming strategic platforms for leadership alignment and external perspective. As the role of the CEO Office evolves, many organisations are rethinking how executive engagements are designed, moving beyond presentations and planning sessions towards carefully curated strategic exposure. This article explores why leading organisations are incorporating executive benchmarking, company visits and executive dialogue into leadership programmes, and how CEO Offices can use these experiences to strengthen strategic decision-making and organisational alignment.

Executive learning isn't about visiting impressive companies. It's about exposing leadership teams to the ideas, conversations and perspectives that improve strategic decision-making. Here's why the executive learning journey needs to be reintroduced.

Financial services leaders are not short of information. But understanding how AI, digital business models and technology are reshaping the industry increasingly requires more than reports and presentations. We explore why executive immersion and first-hand exposure can create a different kind of leadership learning.

Year-end leadership retreats create space for reflection and alignment. But by combining the offsite with carefully curated strategic exposure, they can also challenge assumptions, widen perspective and sharpen the conversations that shape the year ahead.

Explore what leadership teams can learn from China's advanced manufacturing ecosystem, from AI and robotics to smart factories, EVs and automation. Discover how executive learning journeys in Shenzhen and Guangzhou provide first-hand insight into the future of industry.

Discover how overseas learning journeys give leadership teams first-hand exposure to leading companies, innovation ecosystems and new business models across Asia.

What will banking look like in the next decade? Discover eight lessons from executive visits to Shanghai and Beijing, and what CEOs, CHROs and financial leaders should know about AI, digital banking and the future of financial services.