17 – 19 August 2026
The Chateau Spa & Wellness Resort,
Bukit Tinggi, Pahang, Malaysia.
As the global landscape continues to shift, leaders today face unprecedented disruptions in geopolitics, economics, technology, and society. The rapid rise of artificial intelligence is transforming how organisations create value, make decisions, and respond to emerging competitive pressures. With technology accelerating the pace and scale of change, the traditional anchors of stability can no longer be taken for granted, as new expectations arise from diverse stakeholders across complex social, political, and environmental domains.
In this demanding environment, senior leaders are responsible for sustaining both the performance and the health of their organisations. They must navigate ambiguity with clarity, integrating the possibilities of AI with the timeless responsibilities of leadership—judgment, accountability, purpose, and human connection. Their strategic insight now requires an enriched paradigm that unites rigorous thinking, emotional intelligence, and ethical foresight. This is Wise Power.
CEOs,
C-Suite Executives,
Emerging Corporate Leaders,
Senior Public Sector Leaders, &
Business Owners
2-day leadership retreat
25 - 40 pax
• Strategic Thinking in Disruptive Times
• Dynamics of Power
• Decision-Making in the Grey Zone
Delegates to arrive at The Chateau Spa & Wellness Resort, Bukit Tinggi, and check into the elegant and cosy European-designed Deluxe Room, complete with the finest amenities. The deluxe rooms exude serenity with calming views of lush green rainforest, hills or the golf course.
A night to remember as delegates are treated to a Welcome Dinner hosted by the organiser, Perdana Leadership Foundation. Get to know your fellow delegates as well as the INSEAD faculty and enjoy our hospitality.
In this session, we introduce the method of Wise Power and apply it to the global dynamics of the world. We reveal the structure of the disrupted forces that shape the current complexity of the business environment.
We explore the many ways of thinking and understand better how emotions share the boundaries of our thinking. We identify the individual and collective needs for having strategic conversations about the purpose of the organisation.
Strategic Decisions occur on the edge, in the middle of a tension created by uncontrollable forces. To fully express our leadership power, we must decode these critical situations and avoid being prisoners of expected reactions.
In this interactive session, using several mini case-studies, we train ourselves to position ourselves strategically and think before (re)acting. We learn to decode Reactive and Proactive Strategies and a method to mitigate the most dangerous risks.
We identify a pathway to create opportunities out of unexpected circumstances. This allows us to prepare ourselves for the conflicting expectations of stakeholders.
Wise Power in Action
To lead at our full potential requires the combination of our thinking, our emotions and our sense of purpose. In this last session, each participant develops an individual and private vision that clarifies the short, medium and long term strategy that will guide his or her own full accomplishment as a leader.
This strategy includes the formation of individual concrete actions then aligns with the broader context of the organisational and global levels.
AI is reshaping how organisations operate, compete, and make decisions. This session offers a clear, practical overview of what today’s AI systems can and cannot do.
Participants explore the three core functions of AI: perception, prediction, and prototyping, and learn where each creates value and where limitations remain. The session also introduces the idea of a “prediction machine,” helping leaders recognise when AI can meaningfully improve organisational performance.
By understanding the components and evaluation criteria of prediction systems, leaders gain a grounded perspective that cuts through the hype and highlights real opportunities for impact.
As algorithms become central to strategy and operations, leaders must understand both their potential and their constraints. This session explores how evolving global data protection rules shape AI strategy and organisational choices.
Participants examine the ethical dimensions of machine learning, including fairness and bias, and the leadership responsibilities that arise from algorithmic decision making. The discussion highlights how these issues influence trust, accountability, and long-term organisational resilience.
The session concludes with practical tools—A/B testing and Randomized Controlled Trials -that help organisations learn systematically, experiment safely, and make better evidence-based decisions in an increasingly data driven world.
Managing Director & Head of the Forum’s Centre for Frontier Technologies and Innovation and Centre for Cybersecurity
Marc educates and coaches senior executives and board directors on high level performance and leadership, as well as the exercise of wise power in governance, sustainability, anti corruption and risk management. Leading companies and academic institutions are using his expertise and innovative pedagogical approaches to inspire leaders, organisations and board members in search of both performance and meaning.
As a decision scientist, Marc’s research is focused on the theory of choice; the confluence of rational thinking and ethical values in decision making; and the use of mathematical theories of measurement to articulate the subjectivity of human behaviour.
His work has been published in leading academic journals. Marc Le Menestrel holds a Ph.D. in Decision Sciences from INSEAD. He has a graduate degree from the Paris Graduate Management School and an undergraduate degree in Mathematics and Physics from University Paris VI.
Phanish Puranam is a Professor of Strategy, the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Strategy and Organisation Design at INSEAD.
Phanish’s research in organisation science focuses on how organisations work, and how we can make them work better. His current work focuses on different ways in which intelligent algorithms relate to organisations, in their roles as tools (e.g., machine learning applied to organisational data), team-mates (e.g., human-AI collaboration), and as templates for organising ( e.g. blockchain, metaverse).
His latest book “re-Humanize” is written for a general audience and explores what organisations of the future might look like, in the light of rapid changes in technology and culture.
At INSEAD Phanish Puranam founded and co-directs the Transforming Your Business with AI and the AI for Business programmes for senior executives.
Phanish obtained his PhD at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 2001, and was on the faculty of London Business School till 2012. Reflecting his commitment to doctoral training, he has served as the Academic Director for the PhD Program at both London Business School and INSEAD.
Located only 45 minutes away from Kuala Lumpur, The Chateau Spa & Wellness Resort is an idyllic haven of well-being boasting expansive views, stretching into the sloping hills and beyond.
This luxurious French inspired resort will be your home away from home, and the venue for the Perdana Leadership Foundation’s Senior Leaders Development Programme.
Address: KM48, Persimpangan Bertingkat, Lebuhraya Karak, Bukit Tinggi, 28750 Karak, Pahang.
Getting here (by road):
From Kuala Lumpur City Center
45 minutes
From Kuala Lumpur International Airport 1 hour 45 minutes
Hotel Contacts:
+ 609 221 3888 (Front Office)
sales@thechateau.com.my
per person
Please make cheque payments payable to
“PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION”
SWIFT Code: RHBBMYKL
Bank Address : RHB Bank Berhad,
No. 75 Jalan Tun HS Lee Branch,
50000 Kuala Lumpur
Account Name: PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Account No: 2143 6100 00 6400
Paypal Account: PERDANA LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
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HRDCorp-Claimable status can only be redeemed by *2* pax per organisation.
*Early bird price valid until 17 July 2026.
Programme fee includes hotel accommodation from 17 – 20 August 2026, meals during stay, and programme materials.
Perdana Leadership Foundation was chartered in January 2003 as a private, non-profit organisation with a public purpose: preserving, researching, and disseminating materials by and on Malaysia’s past Prime Ministers. Premised on the belief that past leadership can yield valuable insights for present and future leaders, the Foundation’s objective is to increase awareness and deepen understanding of Malaysia’s history and leadership legacy. The Foundation also seeks to develop leadership skills and capacity through its programmes and initiatives.
The Foundation regularly organises forums, roundtables, and discourses centred on issues related to leadership, nation-building, and economic development. One of its flagship programmes is the CEO Forum which gathers corporate leaders, senior government officials, and business executives to discuss business and economic issues of the day.
The Foundation is home to the Perdana Library which contains 12,000 physical titles and more than 250,000 digital documents, including speeches, policy papers, and articles related to Malaysia’s development journey. The Foundation is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Tan Sri Azman Hashim, Chairman Emeritus of AmBank Group.
At INSEAD, our mission is to develop responsible leaders with the knowledge and skills to transform business and society. We strive to educate and engage leaders to deliver prosperity while understanding that business must be employed as a force for good.
Diversity as a source of learning and enrichment
Independence as a governance principle
We are free from any dominant culture or prevalent dogma; we are open to, and respectful of, other views; we learn through the exchange of ideas and experiences.
We believe in intellectual freedom and are autonomous in our financial, institutional and academic planning and decision-making process.
We encourage diversity in research and teaching methods with no single school of thought or methodology predominating; what matters is rigor and impact on management as an academic discipline, on business practice, and in the classroom.
We partner with the international business community to explore and disseminate management knowledge; we believe in the role of business as a force for improving people's lives.
We are willing to experiment and innovate; we are ready to take risks and manage the results of our actions.
EMAIL
programmes@perdana.org.my
PHONE
03-8885 8965 (Ms Maizatul)
03-8885 8960 (Ms Humaira)
