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Global CEO Summit 2026

"Global CEO Summit" will be held for the first time by Azerbaijan HR Institute in partnership with CEO Club Azerbaijan at Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers on February 25, 2026 with the participation of 300+ attendees including the most renowned CEOs, entrepreneurs, business people and C-level professionals. LinkedIn, the world's largest professional networking platform is the Main Partner of the Summit. “Global CEO Summit 2026” is an international event dedicated to the advancement of novelties in the field of management, the dissemination of cutting-edge innovations and technologies, as well as the exchange of diverse experiences through dialogues, discussions and opinion exchanges, by bringing together the most professional and influential leaders of the management sphere. The theme for Global CEO Summit is “Leading Change Together”.

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Topics

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Speakers

30

Countries

300

Participants

Opening Ceremony

Emil Huseynov

Chair of the Organizing Committee, Founder and Director

Azerbaijan HR Institute

Berna Oztinaz

President

European Association for People Management (EAPM)

Orkhan Mammadov

Chairman

Small and Medium Business Development Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Leading Organizations in the Digital Age (10:30 - 11:00)

Keynote session by Ali Matar, LinkedIn EMEA & LATAM Growth Markets Leader

Panel session 1: The New Era of CEO Leadership: Transforming Vision into Impact (11:30 - 13:00)

Moderator & Speakers

Movlan Pashayev

Senior Executive, Arthur D. Little

Moderator

Rana Mammadova

General Manager

Coca-Cola Azerbaijan

Kanan Tabasaransky

Owner & CEO

Smart Solutions Group

Natavan Mammadova

Secretary General

Maida Nazir Organization for Women Empowerment

Ulviyya Jabbarova

Chief Executive Officer

PASHA Life Insurance OJSC

“Leading Change Management: Strategies for a Future-Ready Organization” (14:00 - 15:00)

Masterclass by EAPM President Berna Oztinaz

Panel #2: AI & Human-Centered Leadership: Bridging Technology and Humanity (15:00 - 16:30)

Moderator & Speakers

Khayala Naghiyeva

Deputy of Chairman, CFO, Azerbaijan Green Energy Company (AGEC)

Moderator

Seamus Clancy

Head of Public Sector, Healthcare & NFP Sales

LinkedIn EMEA & LATAM

Nariman Topchibashev

Chief Executive Officer

PMD Projects LLC

Fariz Jafarov

Executive Director

Center for Analysis and Coordination of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR)

Dr. Fuad Karimov

Regional Managing Director

Xsolla Baku

Event Agenda

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

09:00 - 10:00

Registration & Welcome Reception

10:00 - 10:30

Opening Ceremony

10:30 - 11:00

Leading Organizations in the Digital Age

Keynote session by Ali Matar, LinkedIn EMEA & LATAM Growth Markets Leader

11:00 - 12:30

Panel session 1: The New Era of CEO Leadership: Transforming Vision into Impact

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 15:00

Leading Change Management: Strategies for a Future-Ready Organization

Masterclass by EAPM President Berna Oztinaz

15:00 - 16:30

Panel #2: AI & Human-Centered Leadership: Bridging Technology and Humanity

16:30 - 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 - 17:30

"CEO Excellence" Awarding Ceremony

17:30 - 18:00

Closing Ceremony

Categories

"CEO Excellence" Awarding Ceremony

Application deadline: February 20, 2026

Certificate

Internationally accredited Attendance Certificate

Early bird offer (till the 20th of February, 2026)

100 USD | 170 AZN/Person

  • Get Access to all Panel sessions
  • 2 Coffee breaks & Lunch
  • Networking with top Keynote Speakers
  • "CEO Excellence Awards" ceremony attendance
  • "Global CEO Summit 2026" Participation Certificate

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“Global CEO Summit 2026” is an international event dedicated to the advancement of novelties in the field of management, the dissemination of cutting-edge innovations and technologies, as well as the exchange of diverse experiences through dialogues, discussions and opinion exchanges, by bringing together the most professional and influential leaders of the management sphere.

 

Address:

Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers