IESE’s 10th Executive Coaching Symposium, organized by the school’s Executive Coaching Unit, will be held in-person on the Barcelona campus on May 8, 2026 under the topic of Hybrid Intelligence for Executive Development.

Rapid AI advancements demand a strategic pivot: using technology to amplify, not replace, Human Intelligence. Dr. Terrence E. Maltbia will explore Hybrid Intelligence, demonstrating how AI handles performance metrics while human coaching addresses the critical "presence-based" needs of trust, empathy, and complex behavioral change. By positioning AI as the data-driven "map" and human judgment as the strategic "compass", this keynote offers actionable frameworks for developing executives with "double literacy".

This year’s symposium will explore how prioritizing human connection remains the ultimate competitive advantage in an AI-augmented landscape.