MBA WORLD SUMMIT 2026 | Where Visionary MBAs Meet Industry Leaders

The world’s most inspiring MBAs. One historic moment. One extraordinary place.

Join the global nexus of top MBA talent, AI innovators and family-owned enterprises at the heart of Europe’s largest innovation campus.

At the MBA World Summit, we bring together the world’s most driven MBA students, technology trailblazers and decision-makers from hidden champion firms and family enterprises.

This is not just another conference. It’s a platform where real questions of the future are posed. Around AI, business models, culture and impact and where true connections are forged for life.

With the 2026 Summit hosted in collaboration with the Technical University of Munich (TUM). One of Europe’s most prestigious universities and a global symbol of scientific excellence and held at the brand-new Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI) in Heilbronn, Germany, we are convening at a place of unprecedented significance.

Such a project happens perhaps once every two generations, if at all.

The IPAI, envisioned and made possible by the Dieter Schwarz Foundation, led by Germany’s most influential entrepreneur and the founder of Europe’s largest retail group, is shaping the future of Europe’s economy.

Here, in the very locomotive of European innovation, history is being written.

Why Attend

At this summit, academic excellence meets entrepreneurial drive. We unite the most inspiring MBA minds with leading entrepreneurs, AI pioneers and investors to explore the questions defining tomorrow’s business landscape.

This gathering is your opportunity to be part of a moment in time — a confluence of intellect, innovation and leadership unlike any other.

Who You Are

If you are a full-time MBA or recent graduate driven by excellence and change or a young leader from a family enterprise, hidden champion, PE house or tech pioneer, this summit is designed for you.

You will engage in peer-to-peer sessions, collaborative case work, and deep conversations that go beyond the surface. Build partnerships, not just contacts.

What You Get

·         Access to the Summit Laboratory Sessions, propose your topic, lead the dialogue, shape the narrative.

·         Participate in the “Message to the World” closing statement, co-created by your cohort.

·         Engage directly with AI experts, founders, investors, and top-level executives from across continents.

·         Experience Europe’s most advanced AI innovation ecosystem, the IPAI campus in Heilbronn.

·         Be part of a once-in-a-generation gathering that will define how leadership, technology, and culture intertwine in the age of AI.