Hosted by Breuninger in Stuttgart, 4-5 November 2026

We are delighted to welcome you to these two days in Stuttgart, during which we have planned a series of activities that we hope will be useful to you and you us r organisation. This document recaps the planned activities and provides practical details for your stay.

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Agenda

Wednesday 4th November: Focused visits, meetings, exchanges & IADS General Assembly

In blue: Hybrid event for present and distant CEO members


08:30 am–09:00 am: Participants’ welcome to Stuttgart & open breakfast Location: Breuninger HQ, 8th floor (access at Marktstraße 1–3 through the staff entrance)


▶️ 09:00 am–09:15 am: Opening remarks & welcome speech

Speakers: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

Holger Blecker, CEO, Breuninger


▶️ 09:15 am–11:15 am: Introduction to Breuninger

Speaker: Holger Blecker, CEO, board members, Breuninger


11:15 am–11:30 am: Coffee break


▶️ 11:30 am–12:45 pm: Exchange with IADS Academic Advisor

Topic: Three Decisions. One Discipline. Invest. Delegate. Partner. Prove.

**Speaker: **Pr Robert P. Rooderkerk, Associate Professor of Operations Management, the Academic Director MScBA Business Analytics & Management and the Academic Director of Retail Analytics at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus Centre for Data Analytics


12:45 pm–01:45 pm: Lunch break

Location: (karls) kitchen by Breuninger



01:45 pm–02:00 pm: Call setup


▶️ 02:00 pm–03:00 pm: IADS General Assembly (hybrid event)

Speaker: Selvane Mohandas du Ménil, Managing Director, IADS

2026 results & achievements

2027 plan and budget


▶️ 03:00 pm–04:00 pm: IADS CEO Roundtable (hybrid event accessible to distant CEOs)

Speakers: IADS members' CEOs


▶️ 04:00 pm–05:00 pm: IADS Academy (hybrid event accessible to distant CEOs)

Speakers: IADS Academy 2026 cohort

Academy 2026 topic: How to use AI in marketing strategy and measure ROI in revenue, not in other KPIs?


05:00 pm–05:30 pm: Transfer to Porsche HQ Location: Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen


▶️ 05:30 pm–06:15 pm: Porsche museum visit

(Academy joining) ****


▶️ 06:15 pm–07:00 pm: Porsche presentation & discussion

Topic: Brand positioning and sales activation - dream team or rivals?

Speaker: Mr Robert Ader, CEO Porsche Germany

(Academy joining) ****


07:00 pm–onwards: Cocktails & dinner

Location: Christophorus at the Porsche Museum

(Academy joining)


Thursday 5th November: Focused visits, exchanges & networking


08:15 am–09:00 am: Transfer to Hugo Boss HQ, Stuttgart-Metzingen Meeting point: EmiLu Design Hotel


▶️ 09:00 am–11:00 am: Hugo Boss visit

Topic: Hugo Boss in transformation

**Speaker: **Daniel Grieder, CEO, Hugo Boss

(Academy joining) ****


11:00 am–11:45 am: Transfer to Breuninger HQ


▶️ 11:45 am–12:30 pm: CEO workshop on the future of the IADS


12:30 pm–01:15 pm: Lunchbreak

Location: Sansibar by Breuninger


Guest speakers

Professor Carlo Alberto Carnevale Maffè


Practical information

To facilitate coordination with Breuninger, we kindly ask you to inform us if you intend to participate in this event, whether in person or online. If you plan to attend in person, please provide us with your expected arrival date and time.

On Tuesday, November 3rd, according to your arrival time, please join us starting from 7:30 pm for a casual dinner at Weinstube Fröhlich, Leonhardstraße 5.