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NextGen Forum

Switzerland, Caux
March 25th - 26th, 2026

Redefining Sustainable Progress:

Where Profit Meets Purpose

About
Welcome to the NextGen Forum, a global gathering where investors, family business leaders, entrepreneurs and students come together to drive change and build a more equitable future together.​
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Through MBA executive workshops, interactive panels and life-changing keynote presentations, as well as a startup pitch by students, the event turns networking into action by helping participants embed sustainability and succession planning into real-world business decisions that deliver lasting value.
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At the heart of our mission lies
succession thinking:
making thoughtful choices today
that create a better future
for generations to come.

Who Should Attend

Business Meeting
Family Business &
Family Offices

Family businesses  willing to embed legacy and long term value creation into their strategies.

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Private Equity &  Venture Capital Investors

Institutional investors who aim to balance profitability with environmental and social impact.

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Innovators & Startup Founders

Startups looking to showcase or refine their eco-friendly ideas while connecting with potential partners.

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NextGen -
High School Students

​High school students eager to make their mark in sustainability through the Youth Venture Camp, which includes mentoring, workshops and a startup competition.

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Academic Partnership with INSEAD 

Conference & Executive Workshops:

INSEAD faculty delivers executive workshops specifically crafted to embed long-term value creation and succession thinking into decision-making.

Youth Venture Camp:

Based on MBA-type workshops, the YVC is an intensive entrepreneurial accelerator, where students get knowledge on wealth management, venture creation and business strategy, as well as public speaking.

Our Clients Say

Special Location

Caux Palace, Switzerland 

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Welcome to Caux Palace, Switzerland
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The NextGen Forum is hosted in the iconic Caux Palace, a historic landmark nestled in the heart of the Swiss Alps.

NextGen Forum 2026 Agenda

Business Conference

Main Conference

Keynote presentations, panel discussions and high-level leadership insights

10:00 – 11:00 Arrivals & Registration
11:00 – 11:20 NextGen Forum – Welcome Keynote
11:20 – 12:00 Strategic Capital Deployment – Purpose-Driven Alpha
12:00 – 13:00
Fireside Chat with André Hoffmann: Leading the New Nature of Business – Long-Term Value for People and Planet
13:00 – 14:00 Family Offices in the Middle East: Key Trends 
14:00 - 15:00 Lunch
15:00 - 15:40 NextGen Education as the Core of a Family Business’s Long-Term Vision
15:40 - 16:20 Alternative Investment Sectors: Longevity, Wellbeing and Future Lifestyles
16:20 - 17:00 Succession Planning for Family Businesses

Catered Event

Gala Dinner & Innovation Awards

19:30 - 22:00

Join a festive gala dinner in the iconic Caux Palace to celebrate, network and enjoy.

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Confirmed Speakers and Faculty

INSEAD Workshops: Sustainability

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Systems Leadership for the Circular Economy: How to Invest in Sustainable Businesses That Modify, Not Disrupt, Systems.

Participants will master three investment frameworks (Pace Layering, Drivers & Barriers, Trade-Offs) to identify and back truly scalable circular economy startups; understand why evolutionary innovation beats revolution in physical industries; and develop the critical eye to distinguish genuine systems-friendly progress from greenwash, equipping them to deploy capital and design initiatives that create lasting, defensible value within complex, interconnected markets.

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Strategic Leadership In Investment: Orchestrating Stakeholders For Sustainable Advantage

This workshop develops the “systems orchestration” capability - the art of aligning divergent stakeholders around shared objectives while respecting their constraints and building trust.

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Capital deployment alone is insufficient in circular economy ventures. Leaders must understand power dynamics, competing incentives, governance structures, and communication flows across manufacturers, regulators, distributors, end-consumers, and financial partners.

INSEAD Workshops: Leadership

Team Meeting Presentation
Leadership, Power & Trust for Cross-Generational Collaboration

The workshop equips family leaders with frameworks to manage founder-successor tension, align family values across generations, build trust in governance structures, and design sustainable family business systems that thrive across multiple generations. This capability is essential for family offices, family-controlled enterprises, and succession planning where intergenerational alignment determines both financial viability and family cohesion.

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Art Thinking: Creative Decision-Making for Break-through Innovation

The workshop introduces Art Thinking as a complementary methodology to analytical decision-making frameworks, specifically designed to unlock creative solutions in complex, ambiguous business challenges. Participants learn to apply artistic practices - observation, questioning, metaphor, and paradox. The workshop bridges the rational and intuitive, enabling leaders to decode hidden meanings, anticipate emerging patterns, and generate original approaches to challenges that conventional business thinking might miss.

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Tickets Options

One Day Only
(Either Day)

600

USD

  • Access to only one day of the conference

  • Lunch

One Day (Either Day) + Gala Dinner

1,200

USD

  • Access to only one day of the conference

  • Lunch

  • Gala Dinner

Full Conference
+ Gala Dinner

1,800

USD

  • Access to both days of the conference 

  • Lunch

  • Gala Dinner

  • Transport from Montreux to Caux Palace

Couple -
Full Conference
All Inclusive

3,000

USD

  • Access to both days of the conference 

  • Lunch

  • Gala Dinner

  • Transport from Montreux to Caux Palace

  • Double room in a 4* hotel

  • Optional access to Verbier ski weekend

Single Ticket
All Inclusive Conference + Gala

2,400

USD

  • Access to both days of the conference 

  • Lunch

  • Gala Dinner

  • Transport from Montreux to Caux Palace

  • Double room in a 4* hotel

  • Optional access to Verbier ski weekend

Corporate Package - 6 People
All Inclusive + Own Table at Gala

11,000

USD

  • Access to both days of the conference 

  • Lunch

  • Gala Dinner - Branded Table

  • Transport from Montreux to Caux Palace

  • Double room in a 4* hotel

  • Optional access to Verbier ski weekend

Decorated Dinning Table

Gala Dinner
Wednesday, March 25th

This elegant evening is an opportunity to nurture strategic relations and celebrate achievement in an unofficial environment of the Swiss Alps.

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Youth Venture Camp 2026
The Next Generation Speaks Up

The Youth Venture Camp held from March 24–26, 2026, brings together over 50 high school students from the UK, Switzerland, UAE, and China for a three-day immersive entrepreneurial program led by INSEAD faculty.​​​​

The camp features an intensive curriculum with MBA professors and industry leaders, hands-on workshops and mentorship focused on sustainable venture creation and professional skills, a collaborative environment fostering teamwork, and the NextGen Forum, where students pitch their ventures to more than 100 industry professionals.

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Youth Venture Camp 2025

Previous Edition 2025 NextGen Forum - Contributors

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