Merge 03 · People and leadership
The M&A problem isn't AI, it's people
AI can accelerate an integration. It cannot align two leadership teams, settle whose priorities win, or rebuild trust after an announcement. An evening on the part of the deal that no tool has fixed yet.
Thursday 13 May 2027
6.30pm until late
Central London, venue confirming
Riverside, with a terrace if May behaves.
To be announced, with a people and culture lead from an acquisitive group
Twenty minutes, then open floor
Capped at twenty people
Approved by hand
Request an invitation
For Thursday 13 May 2027. Tell us who you are and what you are working on, and we will send the address if the room is right for you.
The evening
- 6.30pmArrival and drinks
- 7.15pmThe talk, then open floor
- 8.00pmMingle
What you leave with
The anonymised leadership findings from eight in ten integration teams we assess.
- Corporate development, integration and deal leaders. One adviser in the room, and that is your host.
- No sponsors, no stands, no pitch from the front.
- Chatham House. What is said in the room stays in it, the benchmarks leave with you.
- Every attendee is approved by hand, so you know who you are standing next to.