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IAPCO EDGE Amsterdam Programme

Be bold.

Be bold enough to be yourself.

19–22 January 2027AmsterdamLeadership Retreat4 days · 2 nights out

Arrival

Landing in Amsterdam

Tuesday 19 January 2027
Arrival / check-in
Welcome

Welcome Drinks

Selva Cocktail Bar · in the hotel

No agenda tonight — just the first round and the first conversations before three full days together.

Listen & Learn

Trends, clinics and the first round of competition

Wednesday 20 January 2027
09:00
Plenary

Welcome & Introduction

09:30
Plenary

The Edge of Communication: Where Listening Leads

Nicola McGrane
11:00
Break

Networking Break

11:30
Plenary

Global Trends: From Trends to Transformation

What reshapes our world today.

Mathias Posch
12:15
Innovation Clinic

Innovation Clinics

Small groups bring a real challenge and co-create solutions with a facilitator.

01
Winning Together: Collaborative Bidding & Site Inspections
Sissi Lignou
02
Strategy First — Think Before You Start
Mathias Posch
03
Conference Marketing for Growth — increasing attendance and attracting the right speakers and commercial partners
Nicola McGrane
14:00
Round-tables

Personalised Learning Pathways: Collaborate to Innovate

How it works — on registration, everyone picks two of the three clinic topics above (1st and 2nd choice) and is clustered into a round-table accordingly: six groups of 10–12, two groups per topic, each group going head to head with its counterpart in the spirit of Collaborate to Innovate.
15:30
Round-tables

Feedback

Each group presents. Winning teams are announced by the leader of each topic in consultation with the faculty — criteria to be developed.

17:00
Plenary

Key Learnings

Shared Output Walls — after each breakout, groups post their visuals and word clouds outside the plenary room, so no one misses the collective knowledge.
Evening

Casual Dinner — Be Dutch, Be Bold

A’DAM Tower · Wear orange

Disco vibes: jazz piano and cocktails on arrival, bowl food, pod tables, cosy furniture — and a DJ to close out the night.

Influence & Delivery

Wellbeing, craft, and the second round of skills labs

Thursday 21 January 2027
09:00
Plenary

The Human Edge: Growing Your Influence with Clients and Teams

Nicola McGrane
10:30
Break

Networking Break

11:00
Invited Speaker

The Science of Wellbeing

Speaker TBC
12:00
Plenary

Basic Principles of Medical Meetings: Content, Compliance & Collaboration

Sissi Lignou
13:00
Break

Networking Lunch

14:00 &
15:30
Skills Lab

Innovative Skills Lab — run twice

30-minute workshop followed by a challenge: small groups bring a real problem and co-create solutions with a facilitator. The full set repeats after the break so everyone attends two sessions. Tea and coffee served in the rooms.

01
Making Every Hour Count: time, scope and smarter, profitable project delivery
Nicola McGrane
02
Master the Chaos: project management that delivers
Mathias Posch
03
Budget Brilliance: from basics to big wins
Sissi Lignou
04
Beyond Green: impact and sustainability that sticks
Speaker TBC
05
Smarter. Faster. Better: AI tools in action
Speaker TBC
17:00
Plenary

Feedback & Key Learnings

Evening

Formal Dinner

Beurs van Berlage · The Old Exchange Building · 20:00

One long table in a stunning room — Amsterdam’s former stock exchange, dressed for the night.

Carry It Home

Resilience, culture, and the send-off

Friday 22 January 2027
09:00
Plenary

Spark Your Flame, Fuel Your Fire

How to guard and protect your mental health, and grow in the face of adversity.

Mathias Posch
10:30
Break

Tea & Coffee Break

11:00
Plenary

Beyond Leadership: Creating Cultures that Thrive

Nicola McGrane & Mathias Posch
12:15
Closing

Survey, Key Learnings, Certificates & Thank-You Words

12:45
Send-off

Farewell Lunch

Programme updated on 1 October 2026 · speakers marked TBC to be confirmed.