
Thriving in a Multipolar World – 2026

The global business landscape is being reshaped by a profound shift toward a multipolar world, defined by changing geopolitical alliances, regional power centers, and growing strategic fragmentation. For corporations, this transformation is fundamentally altering how value is created, how risks are managed, and how businesses compete.
At this year’s WHU Campus for Corporate Transformation, we bring together Europe’s leading CEOs, board members, and senior executives to explore a critical question: how can companies reinvent their strategies, operating models, and underlying business models to thrive in a multipolar world?
For the first time, the conference will be held in Istanbul, a city that has long stood at the crossroads of continents, cultures, and trade routes. As a bridge between Europe and Asia, Istanbul provides a powerful setting to reflect on a world shaped by multiple centers of influence and increasingly complex geopolitical dynamics.
Through high-level keynotes and candid discussions, participants will examine how geopolitical uncertainty, supply chain realignment, regulatory divergence, and technological sovereignty are reshaping corporate decision-making and long-term value creation. Discussions will also touch on how organizations are adapting their portfolios, partnerships, and innovation approaches in response to these shifts.
The conference will highlight how leading organizations are redesigning their governance structures and strategic priorities to build resilience and capture opportunity in an era where economic and geopolitical considerations are deeply intertwined.
Thriving in a Multipolar World is a call to rethink corporate transformation at its core. Join us in Istanbul as Europe’s most influential business leaders come together to shape the next generation of strategies, leadership, and value creation for a world with many centers and many possibilities.


Ihsan Erbil Bayçöl
Strategic Investments & Operations President, Sabanci Group, and Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Turan Sahin
Chief Executive Officer

Elchin Ibadov
Chief Executive Officer

Ali Fuat Orhonoglu
Head of Country Unilever Türkiye, General Manager Unilever Home Care Pakistan, Türkiye, Arabia, and Unica

Mehmet Ozalp
Türkiye & Central Asia Cluster President

Gori von Hirschhausen
European Finance Transformation Leader

Engin Aksoy
Chief Executive Officer

Annette Heuser
Member of the Board & Chairwoman of the Board

Elisabetta Falcetti
Managing Director for Türkiye & the Caucasus

Ali Jehangir Siddiqui
Former Ambassador of Pakistan to USA & Chairman

Prof. Dr. (Medicine) Simon Thelen
Member of the Supervisory Board & Vice Chairman of the Family Board
