The Global Leaders Forum 2026 will take place on October 29th, 2026, at the Cincinnati Open in Mason, Ohio — Home of Champions on and off the court. A setting chosen not for symbolism, but for what it represents: performance, discipline, and the pursuit of excellence at the highest level.
This year’s Forum will feature a keynote address by Serge Joris, Chief Executive Officer of Frigoglass.
A respected industrial leader with extensive international leadership experience, Serge has built a reputation for driving transformation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth across global manufacturing organizations. His insights on leadership, competitiveness, and industrial performance will provide a fitting complement to an evening dedicated to recognizing companies and teams that are shaping the future of industry.
This year, more than 100 industrial leaders are already confirmed, bringing together a community of executives who are actively shaping the future of global industry. What brings them together is not a format or an agenda, but a shared reality: leading industrial organizations through a period of profound transformation.
The Global Leaders Forum is a moment within that journey. It is an evening where industrial leaders and their teams step away from execution to recognize what has been built, what is being transformed, and what will define the next phase of industrial performance.
It begins with recognition.
The Industrial Excellence Awards honor organizations that are setting new standards in operational performance and industrial transformation. From operational excellence and productivity gains, to the industrial deployment of AI, to the design of global production systems and the development of leadership capability, these recognitions reflect one thing above all: execution that delivers measurable impact at scale.
But what defines this evening is not the awards themselves. It is the people in the room.
Leaders who are dealing with the same questions from different angles. How to scale performance across global footprints. How to move from AI experimentation to real industrial deployment. How to strengthen resilience while increasing competitiveness. How to build systems that hold together under complexity.
These are not theoretical discussions. They are the lived reality of industrial leadership today.
And that is what makes this gathering distinct.
Not its format. Not its stage. But its community.
A carefully curated group of industrial champions who are not observing change—but driving it. Leaders who understand that execution at scale is no longer a competitive advantage; it is the requirement.
Participation remains strictly by invitation, reflecting the nature of the community and the level of trust it represents.
For ALTIX and its partners FBT Gibbons, MILLER VALENTINE Construction, BANNOCKBURN GLOBAL FOREX, this evening is a privilege. A moment to recognize the organizations and teams we work alongside, and to bring together leaders committed to one shared ambition: building industrial performance that endures.
We look forward to welcoming this year’s Global Leaders Forum community in October. For details and registration please contact: anne.cappel@altixconsulting.com
