EXECUTIVE TALKS
Understand the world before deciding in it.
Two in-person masterclasses for companies, universities, associations, and leadership teams who want to interpret, with clarity and depth, the forces that are redefining the global economy, technology, work, and international competition.
More than just presentations, these are experiences of context, debate, and strategic thinking — designed for organisations that need to distinguish trend from structural change and make better decisions in a more complex, fast-paced, and interdependent world.
EXECUTIVE MASTERCLASS #1
The model that is redefining global capitalism.
An executive session on scale, speed, innovation, control, and ambition in Chinese capitalism — and on what China's new centrality means for Portuguese companies that need to make decisions with an international vision.
In person
What you will take away from the session
01
— Understanding contemporary China beyond prejudice.
Understand the transition from the world's factory to an industrial, technological, and commercial powerhouse.
02
— Identify the differentiating factors of the Chinese model.
State, manufacturing, platforms, capital, speed, ecosystems, and execution capability.
03
— Interpreting China as a partner, competitor or buyer.
Assess opportunities, risks, value chains, and business relationships.
04
— Compare three successful Asian models.
China, Japan and Singapore as distinct benchmarks for development, competitiveness and economic organisation.
05
— Assess strategic implications for your sector.
Translate the global context into useful questions for business, investment, and internationalisation.
Especially suitable for:
Companies exposed to Chinese competition, global sourcing, Asian partners, industry, export, technology, energy, retail, logistics, investment, internationalisation and business development.
EXECUTIVE MASTERCLASS #2
Artificial Intelligence is not just changing companies or professions. It is redistributing power between countries, companies, workers and citizens.
A masterclass on Artificial Intelligence as a force of technological, economic, geopolitical and human transformation — and on what the race between the United States, China and Europe means for work, wealth and the future of societies.
Especially suitable for:
Boards of directors, directorates-general, leaders of strategy, innovation, technology, people, operations, and business development; universities, associations, and institutions that want to understand AI beyond the tools and media hype.
01 — Understanding AI as a new power infrastructure.
Data, chips, computing, energy, talent, capital, platforms and State.
02 — Interpreting the race between the United States, China, and Europe.
Innovation models, infrastructure, scale, sovereignty, and technological competition.
03 — Understanding the four waves of Artificial Intelligence.
From digital customisation to enterprise AI, from physical world perception to the autonomy of systems and machines.
04 — Understanding how AI creates wealth and concentration.
Productivity, cumulative advantages, platforms, scale and new economic asymmetries.
05 — Reflecting on work, inequality and humanity.
Tasks, professions, purpose, judgement, care, and dignity in an increasingly automated economy.
An in-person masterclass for organisations wanting to understand the transformation that is redefining power, work, and the future of societies.
Book session
In-person
FORMAT AND CONDITIONS
A common structure. Two themes for different challenges.
The New China and The AI Imperative are in-person executive masterclasses, led by Tiago Trigo and designed for organisations that value context, qualified discussion and strategic clarity. The session is tailored to the theme that best addresses the challenges, priorities and audience of each organisation.
Format
• 4-hour face-to-face executive session, 1 full morning (09:00 – 13:00), with exclusive support material.
• Approach: strategic, non-academic reading, applicable to industry, export, sourcing, investment and leadership.
• Includes recommended readings and complete visual support.
• Can be adapted for business schools, companies or sector associations.
Target audience
• Administration / General Management.
• Those responsible for strategy, internationalisation, innovation, technology, operations and business development.
• Professionals from industry, technology, energy, retail, services, investment and education.
• Companies exposed to Chinese competition, global sourcing or Asian partners.
• Organisations that want to understand Artificial Intelligence beyond the tools and media noise.
• Public policy decision-makers.
Why now
• Chinese pressure on European industry and global value chains.
• Formation of new clusters: electric vehicles, batteries, Artificial Intelligence, chips, energy, and supply chains.
• Emergence of technological disruption and the need for business repositioning.
• Transformation of work, productivity, economic power, and international competition.
• Need for strategic understanding of China and Artificial Intelligence by decision-makers.
Prerequisites
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in management, leadership, strategy, innovation, technology, internationalisation, industry, investment, or public policy roles.
• Fluency in Portuguese. Programme taught in Portuguese (Portugal).
• No prior knowledge of China or Artificial Intelligence is required.
• Openness to challenge assumptions and debate divergent perspectives.
Investment
• Executive Boutique format (group up to 10 pax): €1,000 + VAT.
• In-Company Standard: €1,250 + VAT.
• Premium version with sectorial customisation and closed debate: €1,500 + VAT.