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Duration

5 Days

In-person

DATES

26 - 30 Oct

2026

Location

Karachi

Pakistan

Investment

PKR 1.5M

(excl. taxes)

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"ALPHA 2.0 (Advanced Leadership Programme for High Achievers – 2nd Cohort)"

From Self-Awareness to Enterprise Impact

Building on the landmark success of ALPHA 1.0, completed in 2025 with a cohort of Pakistan’s foremost C-suite leaders, ALPHA 2.0 goes deeper. Participants will engage with award-winning INSEAD research on leadership and management, gain second-generation insights into AI-driven enterprise transformation, and hear directly from industry leaders on what worked, what evolved, and what comes next. ALPHA 2.0 shifts leaders from personal mastery to enterprise-level transformation in Pakistan’s 2026 economic reality.

Duration

5 days In-person

Dates

26 – 30 Oct 2026

Location

Karachi, Pakistan

Investment

PKR 1.5 M (excl. taxes)

INSEAD ALPHA 2.0 is not just another leadership program, it’s a high-impact, transformative experience for senior executives who are ready to lead this change. Building on the landmark success of ALPHA 1.0, completed in 2025 with a cohort of Pakistan’s foremost C-suite leaders, ALPHA 2.0 goes deeper. Over the course of five intensive days in Karachi, participants will immerse themselves in INSEAD’s renowned research, gaining cutting-edge insights into AI-driven business transformation and leadership excellence. By engaging with top industry leaders, learning from real-world case studies, and applying global frameworks to Pakistan’s unique challenges, this program equips you to lead not just with knowledge, but with resilience, vision, and an entirely new perspective.

INSEAD ALPHA 2.0 is built on a single premise: the leadership capabilities that built Pakistan’s enterprises yesterday are not the leadership capabilities that will scale them tomorrow.

-programme philosophy

Immersive experience to creating pathways for sustainable economic growth through enhanced corporate capabilities.

A transformative journey where every step enhances leadership and drives sustainable growth.

DAY 1 26TH OCT 2026

Build Teams Deliver Greatness

Leaders are only as strong as the teams they build.

Day 1 opens with orientation and sets the stage for five transformative days, before diving straight into the fundamentals of high-performance teams - how to create them, how to sustain their dynamics, and how to lead through Fair-Process Leadership so every team member is aligned, heard, and committed to delivering results.

DAY 2 27TH OCT 2026

Future Proof Your Future with AI

The competitive landscape has changed, AI is no longer optional.

Day 2 gives leaders a structured understanding of the key areas of AI-transformation and the tools powering AI-driven organizations. The day then elevates into strategy, exploring how to move from Red Ocean competition to Blue Ocean growth, and how to lead an AI-transformation that doesn't just keep pace but sets it.

DAY 3 28TH OCT 2026

Master the Inner Game of Leadership

The most critical leadership tool is the one between your ears.

Day 3 begins with a deep look at Emotional and Social Capital, how balancing EQ with IQ, and leveraging the right networks, shapes leadership impact. Leaders then tackle Adaptive Leadership and high-stakes decision-making through live simulation, and explore how to manage people for sustained performance, while gaining a lens on the global economic trends that will define the context of their leadership.

DAY 4 29TH OCT 2026

Transform. Execute. Accelerate.

Change doesn't manage itself, leaders do.

Day 4 equips participants with both the mindset and the toolbox for leading change, beginning with live diagnostic and preparation work. The afternoon moves from theory to practice through a simulation of the full change-execution framework, aligning stakeholders, engaging teams, and driving results. The day closes with a World Café, converting learning into personal action plan.

DAY 5 30TH OCT 2026

The Resilient Leader Built to Last

The final day is about the leader who endures.

Day 5 focuses on Inspirational Leadership, discovering and leveraging your Best Self, managing stress, and building the kind of resilience that sustains performance through uncertainty. The program concludes with Graduation and Closure, sending leaders back to their organizations not just with new tools, but with a renewed sense of purpose and the conviction to lead at their peak- for the long run.

What You Can Expect from This Programme

After completing ALPHA 2.0, you can expect:

Enhanced leadership identity: Stronger self-awareness and team dynamics

Increased cability to lead transformation in the age of AI

Practical tools to mobilize and execute change beyond the top team

Enhanced leadership identity: Stronger self-awareness and team dynamics

Increased cability to lead transformation in the age of AI

Practical tools to mobilize and execute change beyond the top team

Enhanced leadership identity: Stronger self-awareness and team dynamics

Increased cability to lead transformation in the age of AI

Practical tools to mobilize and execute change beyond the top team

ALPHA 2.0 equips you not only to grow personally, but to deliver enterprise impact in Pakistan within a challenging global economic context.

ALPHA 2.0 Programme

Experiential Sessions

Move beyond theory - immerse yourself in hands-on challenges that build instincts no classroom lecture ever could.

World Class Learning Experience

Learn inside a premium, state-of-the-art facility designed to inspire focus, collaboration, and executive-level thinking.

Simulations

Go beyond knowledge; live simulations place you inside real leadership dilemmas, sharpening judgment where it matters most.

Networking Opportunities

Connect with a curated cohort of Pakistan's high-potential leaders , relationships that outlast the program.

INSEAD Certification

Earn a globally recognized certificate from one of the world's most prestigious business schools, INSEAD.

INSEAD Digital Learning Resources

Extend your learning beyond five days with exclusive access to INSEAD's world-class digital resource Study@Insead.

World Class INSEAD Faculty Driving Leadership Transformation and Strategic Impact

Led by world‑class INSEAD faculty known for cutting‑edge research and executive development, the programme equips senior leaders with strategic insight, adaptive leadership skills, and global perspectives.

Prof. Thomas Hellwig

Thomas Hellwig has spent 15 years inside the rooms where senior executives make their hardest calls – as coach, consultant, and programme designer for leaders across banking, automotive, pharma, and beyond. His rare combination of organizational behavior expertise and deep psychological training gives him the tools to address what most leadership programmes won’t: The invisible dynamics of team performance, culture, and executive resilience under pressure
He is an adjunct professor for Organizational Behavior at INSEAD. He works as an executive coach, researcher and independent consultant. He is an experienced teacher and programme director, designing learning journeys for senior executive from a wide range of different companies and sectors.
He brings along a strong educational background with a double degree as a medical doctor and a doctorate in psychotherapy as well as a business degree (MBA from INSEAD). Thomas has been associated with INSEAD for more than 15 years. He regularly teaches in the MBA, open enrolment and company specific programmes. He covers many different topics of leadership and organizational behavior. His special interests are in the areas of executive teams, leading change, organizational culture and executive health & stress.

Prof. Adrian Johnson

Adrian Johnson doesn’t just teach digital transformation – he’s built companies through it, co-founding his first tech venture in 1993 and continuing to develop next-generation EdTech products today. At INSEAD, he designed the “Your First Hundred Days” platform used across MBA and EMBA programmes, and works directly with C-suite executives on the hard realities of intrapreneurship, business model reinvention, and leading change from the inside.

Prof. Antonio Fatas

Antonio Fatas has advised the IMF, the OECD, and the World Bank on fiscal policy and business cycles, giving him a practitioner’s read on the forces shaping the global economic environment. As the Portuguese Council Chaired Professor of European Studies at INSEAD and a Research Fellow at CEPR London, he translates macroeconomic complexity into the strategic clarity that senior leaders need to make confident decisions in volatile markets.

For the leaders already in the room - and the ones reshaping it.

ALPHA 2.0 is engineered for senior executives whose decisions shape the trajectory of large enterprises in Pakistan. The cohort is deliberately curated to ensure peer-level exchange — every participant arrives at C-Suite or equivalent strategic decision- making seniority.

If you find yourself making decisions that move people, capital, or markets at meaningful scale, this programme was designed with you in mind.