Events

The Henley CEO 360 Leadership Roundtable: Unlocking Leadership at the Top

Date 6.11.2025

Time 13:00 – 14:30 GMT+02:00

Location Henley Nordic campus, Pohjoisesplanadi 21

Leadership CEO Roundtable

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Join this exclusive roundtable event in Helsinki to challenge your perspectives, ignite fresh thinking and build new peer relationships. During the event, we will engage in two topics,

  •  "What can executives adopt from their global counterparts? Four leadership proposals to trigger executive thinking and practice
  • "The five most common pitfalls for new CEOs and how to avoid them"

with the lead of our hosts Professor Bernd Vogel, Leadership Professor from Henley Business School, Hannu-Matias Nurmi, Founder & Senior Partner at Chief Executive Search, and Paula Kilpinen PhD, Managing Director of Henley Nordic & Executive Coach.

At the end of the event, you have the opportunity to test out our Executive Coaching with Henley trained coaches.  

What you’ll gain:

  • The opportunity to network and discuss with senior leaders facing similar challenges
  • A first-hand experience of Henley’s approach to executive education—practical, research-driven, and globally oriented
  • Information about the new CEO 360 programme, an executive programme for CEOs and Future CEOs starting in February 2026
  • Free Executive Coaching taster session
  • Something unexpected; a fresh perspective to spark lasting impact

Who should attend?
Senior executives, CEOs, and future C-suite leaders who are seeking advanced leadership tools, peer exchange, and new forums for learning.

The seats are limited, register here »

Roundtable November 2025-3


Agenda:

13:00-14:30 

  • Welcome words & Presentation of the CEO 360 programme by Paula Kilpinen PhD, Managing Director of Henley Nordic
  • 1. Discussion topic : "What can executives adopt from their global counterparts? Four leadership proposals to trigger executive thinking and practice" with Professor Bernd Vogel
  • 2. Discussion topic "The five most common pitfalls for new CEOs and how to avoid them" with Hannu-Matias Nurmi, 
  • 14:30-15:30 Optional Executive Coaching sparring session (booked through the registration form)

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Time and place

Date & Time

6 November, 2025

13:00-14:30 (HKI/EET)

Executive coaching sessions 14:30-15:30

Place

Henley Business School Nordic campus

Pohjoisesplanadi 21, 00100 Helsinki

Hosts

Henley

Dr Paula Kilpinen

Dr. Paula Kilpinen is an executive coach, advisor, speaker, and writer. As Managing Director of Henley Business School Nordic, she specialises in leadership and strategic capability development, helping organisations turn strategy into action through people.

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Henley

Professor Bernd Vogel

Bernd is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School. He has 20 years of global experience in research, educating, speaking, and consulting for leadership development. Bernd is also faculty for the new CEO 360 programme.

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Henley

Hannu-Matias Nurmi

Hannu-Matias Nurmi is the CEO of Chief Executive Search, as well as an experienced advisor and consultant. He specialises in executive recruitment, leadership assessment, and strategic succession planning, helping organisations build strong, future-ready leadership teams.

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Sign up to the event

Reserve your seat now by entering your details into the form. We will close the sign-up form once the maximum number of attendees has been reached. 

After the roundtable, there's an opportunity to test out our Executive Coaching with Henley trained coaches. Book your 15 min sparring session from the form.

The coaches:
  • Bernd Vogel
  • Paula Kilpinen
  • Hannu-Matias Nurmi
  • Annu Matul
  • Eija Laine
  • Heidi Gutekunst