HOUSE OF ROSE PROFESSIONAL’S
2026 AMERICAS EDITION OF BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY ®
April 20, 2026, Hotel Ballroom (To be announced late Jan, 2026), New York.
0800 to 0900: REGISTRATION.
0915 to 0920: WELCOME.
0920 to 0925: OPENING OF CONFERENCE: Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional. Founder of Break the ceiling touch the sky® and best selling author of “Break the ceiling touch the sky: success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women.”
0925 to 0935: MISSION 2029 FOR A BETTER WORLD AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 2026 BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY® 101 BEST GLOBAL COMPANIES FOR WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP: Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional. Founder of Break the ceiling touch the sky® and best selling author of “Break the ceiling touch the sky: success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women.” shares insights from the BTC 101 Index and the critical role of the Americas in leading global business.
0935 to 1025: CEO PANEL: LEADING IN A CHANGING AND TURBULENT WORLD: A powerful conversation between inspirational C-suite leaders on How to lead in a rapidly changing, geopolitically sensitive, AI driven world. How Companies are adapting to the new rules of business, cross continent collaboration and all pervasive impact of technology. What are the skills most sought after to succeed at the C-suite? What leadership strategies are individuals and organizations adopting to succeed at the highest level in this new world.
- Colleen Lindholz, President, Kroger Health
- Natalia Shuman, President and CEO, The Mistras Group
- Max Rangel, CEO, PetSource
- Haven Cockerham, Chief Commercial Officer, North America, BIC
- Bijoy Sagar, EVP and Chief Information Technology and Digital Transformation Officer (CIDO), Bayer
- Panelist to be announced
Moderator: Chester Twigg, Mission 2029 for a better World Global Council member. Former Key executive (BIC, J&J, Procter & Gamble).
1025 to 1115: THE NEXT DECADE OF WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. SUPER-PANEL SHOWCASING INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN ACCELERATING TO CEO LEVEL: Senior executives from the 2026 Break the ceiling touch the sky® Americas Most Inspirational women in leadership list share insights on career pathing, career velocity, sponsorship needed versus mentorship, re-skilling in an era of AI, and Executive presence. How they lead, live and prosper in an increasingly competitive world which is “switched on” 24×7. Best practices and success strategies from the most inspirational women in leadership.
- Tara Deakin, Chief People Officer – HR, Communications, Corporate Citizenship, Spin Master
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Moderator: Anthony A. Rose, Chairman and CEO, House of Rose Professional, Author of “Break the ceiling touch the sky: success secrets of the world’s most inspirational women.” and “How to get, grow and succeed in your Dream Job.”
1115 to 1145: COFFEE AND NETWORKING BREAK
1145 to 1215: KEYNOTE ADDRESS by CEO
1215 to 1300: THE LEADERSHIP AND BELONGING CHALLENGE. THE WORLD’S BEST SHARE THEIR TOP LEADERSHIP PRACTICES : Best practice case studies from the world’s most successful Companies and Employer brands that have delivered business and organization results.
Case study 1: Leverage of AI for business impact
Case study 2: Building a merit based, balanced leadership pipeline – Kristie Raines, VP, People and Culture, BIC
Inspirational success snippets from several Participating Companies.
Moderator: Jasmine Karimi, Former General Counsel, APAC, FMC. Former Governor, AMCHAM Singapore.
1300 to 1400: NETWORKING LUNCH
1400 to 1415: OFFICIAL PICS OF THE 2026 AMERICAS EDITION OF BREAK THE CEILING TOUCH THE SKY AND AMERICAS MOST INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP. RECOGNITION OF INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN AND MALE CHAMPIONS.
1415 to 1500: THE MALE CHAMPIONS PANEL : Five inspirational male leaders share their experience of the positive business and operational and organizatonal impact of building diverse, high performance teams. How these leaders are living and leading and creating workplaces that serve as magnets for the world’s best leadership talent. Their strategies for “when to compete and when to collaborate.”
Moderator: Ranu Gupta, Mission 2029 for a better World Global Council. Managing Partner, Performance Leverage.
1500 to 1520: TEA BREAK
1520 to 1600: SPEED MENTORING FROM SENIOR EXECUTIVES: Spend time close up with Americas top executives. Answer the questions that you wish to ask them, understand their success strategies and how you can reapply in your own path to success.
1600 to 1615: CLOSING COMMENTS AND WINNER ANNOUNCEMENTS!
Notes: The agenda above will continue to evolve with panelists being confirmed and announced at intervals. Final agenda by panel will be available mid Feb 2026.
To sponsor email anthony@houseofroseprofessional.com.
