EXECUTIVE TALKS
Understand change. Decide with clarity. Act with intention.
The world is transforming, technology is redefining work, and every individual is called to evolve. Three talks, three complementary perspectives: understanding the new China, interpreting the impact of artificial intelligence, and building a path of personal and professional growth.
Stand-alone sessions or a three-masterclass journey for leaders, teams and organisations.
The change in the world.
The New China
Understanding a force that is reshaping global competition.
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Technological change.
The AI Imperative
Interpreting the impact of AI on power, work and societies.
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The change in the person.
The Personal Growth Roadmap
Turning reflection on who we are and where we want to go into choices and action.
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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.
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.
An in-person masterclass on what China's transformation means for your organisation's strategy and decision-making.
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EXECUTIVE MASTERCLASS #2
Artificial Intelligence is shaping the world: redistributing power among 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.
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EXECUTIVE MASTERCLASS #3
A rigorous, transformative journey through timeless philosophies, modern behavioural science, and the raw lessons of high-performance executive leadership.
A masterclass that goes far beyond the conventional stereotype of 'just another coaching and motivational support session'. It weaves ancient philosophies, such as Stoicism and Buddhism, into the subject matter alongside the career journeys of two of the greatest athletes of all time, explored as case studies of excellence and human vulnerability.
Especially suitable for:
Entrepreneurs, managers, team leaders and experienced professionals seeking to deepen self-awareness, review priorities and navigate change with greater mindfulness; companies, universities, business schools and associations that value the human dimension of development.
01 — A personal map of virtues, faults and priorities
The Leader's Personal Canvas, a practical exercise completed during the session.
02 — Stoicism and Buddhism applied to executive pressure
What is controlled, what is accepted, what is transformed.
03 — Neuroscience of attention and habits
The architecture of the executive day: sleep, energy, nutrition, exercise, mindfulness, and sovereign focus.
04 — Perseverance and resilience
A long-term approach and mindset, free from burnout, with vulnerability as a strength rather than a weakness.
05 — Sustainable high-performance protocols: Michael Phelps and Tom Brady
Body, mind, and character, based on two documented cases of excellence, vulnerability, and resilience.
From reflection to action, a personal path to leading with greater clarity.
An in-person masterclass for those who want to turn self-awareness, reflection and intention into practical choices in everyday professional life.
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FORMAT AND CONDITIONS
A common structure. Three themes for different challenges.
The New China, The AI Imperative, and The Personal Growth Roadmap are in-person executive masterclasses led by Tiago Trigo, designed for organisations that value context, high-level discussion, and strategic clarity. The session focuses on the topic that best addresses each organisation's challenges, priorities, and audience.
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 self-awareness, learning and adaptation to act with clarity in a context of accelerated change.
• Need to understand China, Artificial Intelligence and the human dimension of change to make better decisions.
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.