Leadership rarely pauses. There is always the next quarter, the next disruption, the next decision nobody else can make. For industry champions, standing still long enough to reflect — with people who understand exactly what that weight feels like — is rare.
On Thursday, October 29th, from 5:00 to 9:30 PM at the Cincinnati Open Event Center in Mason, Ohio, ALTIX is creating that pause.
The 2026 Global Leaders Forum & Industrial Excellence Honors will bring together 150 senior industrial leaders for an evening built around three simple ideas: CONNECT, INSPIRE, EXCEL. Not a conference. Not a pitch. An evening among peers, where industry champions gather with other industry champions for the kind of perspective that only comes from being in a room with people who have walked a similar road.
Fourteen Companies. Fourteen Stories of Industrial Excellence.
This year, the Global Leaders Forum is honoring:
Bilstein of America · Deceuninck North America · EXOR America · Feintool USA · Festo · Frigoglass · Henny Penny · Mane Flavors North America · Modula USA · RH Aero Systems · Rittal · Safran Landing Systems · Vega Americas · VILPE
These are not companies that arrived overnight. They are businesses built — sometimes across generations, sometimes across continents — by leaders who kept showing up long after the outcome stopped being obvious.
Trusted Partners to Industry Champions
None of this happens alone — and neither does the everyday work of the leaders we’re honoring. We’re proud to celebrate alongside four partners who share that same commitment to industrial excellence:
FBT Gibbons · Miller Valentine Construction · Rödl VL · Bannockburn Capital Markets
Like the companies taking the stage that evening, each of these partners has built its reputation the same way — over years, one relationship at a time, earning the trust of industrial leaders long before there was any transaction to justify it.
A Matter of Perspectives
Sometimes, stepping away from the day-to-day is enough to see things differently.
The Global Leaders Forum is a moment to celebrate what has been achieved, connect with peers who understand the journey, and look ahead with renewed perspective and ambition.
Because being among champions reminds us of what is possible.
A Champion Among Champions
This year’s keynote speaker, Serge Joris, CEO of Frigoglass Group, is flying in from Athens, Greece, to join us in person. An accomplished international industrial leader, Serge has led Frigoglass through a demanding transformation journey—navigating complexity, difficult decisions, setbacks, and change while building a stronger business for the future.
His keynote will go beyond the success story to share the leadership lessons behind the transformation: what worked, what was difficult, and what it takes to keep moving forward when the path is anything but straightforward.
A Launch
The evening will also mark the official launch of THE SUPERFIT COMPANY: Why Industrial Winners Never Stop Transforming, the new book by Yannick Schilly, President & CEO and Co-Founder of ALTIX Consulting.
At its core is a fundamental conviction: the strongest industrial companies never stop transforming. It is a fitting message for an evening recognizing fourteen companies whose achievements reflect that same mindset—continuously evolving, improving, and building what comes next.
Join Us
Thursday, October 29, 2026 · 5:00–9:30 PM · Cincinnati Open Event Center, Mason, Ohio. Cocktails, dinner, and the Industrial Excellence Honors program.
Space is reserved for the leaders who belong in this room. To request an invitation, contact Anne Cappel, Co-Founder of ALTIX Consulting, at anne.cappel@altixconsulting.com
