Sogeti Executive Summit 2026
Now what?

Joseph Pine is internationally recognized as one of the most original thinkers on how economic value evolves when societies move beyond goods and services toward experiences, transformation, and personal change. As author, advisor, and keynote speaker, he has influenced how business leaders understand the next stages of economic development and the shifting expectations of customers, citizens, and employees.
 
Joseph Pine became globally known through his seminal work The Experience Economy, in which he argued – well before it became mainstream – that organizations would increasingly compete not only by delivering products or services, but by staging memorable experiences that create differentiation and loyalty. That framework has shaped thinking across industries ranging from retail and hospitality to healthcare, financial services, and digital platforms.
 
His latest work, The Transformation Economy, takes that argument one decisive step further. Pine argues that the highest form of economic value is no longer found in what organizations deliver, but in the lasting change they enable in the lives of individuals, customers, and organizations themselves. In a world where digital capabilities increasingly automate transactions and commoditize knowledge, the strategic question becomes: how do organizations remain meaningful by helping people or institutions become something different than they were before.
 
As co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP, he advises global organizations on business innovation, customer value, and the design of economic propositions that move beyond efficiency alone.
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Louisa Munch, Teacher Critical theory at Warwick University
Bubbles are stories and ideologies we cling to. Critical thinking is often nowhere to be found. Louisa Munch investigates the power structures behind these ideologies and offers sharp critiques of what we call “modernity”. She is a 26‑year‑old TikTok phenomenon (with 67,000 followers) who recently completed her PhD on the theme of Nostalgia. She teaches critical theory at the University of Warwick.
Inspired by Walter Benjamin’s concept of “Now Time,” she explores whether the bursting of a bubble can lead to a clear moment of critical reflection and set a systemic transition in motion. This crash course in critical thinking may help spark that shift.
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Julia Janssen, is a highly awarded artist, researcher, and advocate for digital and human rights.
Will OpenAI start making deals and then push answers driven by a particular agenda? Will ChatGPT begin responding with sponsored messages? AI‑generated content is flooding the internet, and GenAI bots occupy every pixel of the digital space. They solve tasks, rewrite texts, select entertainment, purchase products, summarize news, and synchronize information. It all feels effortless, easy, and comfortable. But at what cost? Friction lessness comes hand in hand with obedience.
In ‘Chadding’, Julia Janssen challenges ChatGPT to reveal how AI influences reality and how OpenAI plans to control it. She sketches a future in which it becomes impossible to distinguish between a generated answer and a sponsored one, pushing back against the “inevitable” development of generative AI.
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