Join the Obeya Summit 2026
A global gathering of people, performance and practice
Step into the world’s leading event dedicated to Obeya where human judgment and measurable performance come together, and people connect across roles, industries and borders.
At the Obeya Summit, you will:
- connect with experts and passionate peers from around the globe
- gain evidence-based insights and practical tools to elevate your Obeya practice
- learn from real organizational cases that show how Obeya improves performance
- grow your network within a thriving, international Obeya community
Now in its third edition, the Obeya Summit is the only global event fully dedicated to Obeya.
A place where the discipline matures, ideas meet evidence, and better ways of working are built together.
Join us and experience where humanity meets performance.
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Theme: Where Humanity meets Performance
The 2026 Obeya Summit convenes at a decisive moment. After years in which organizations invested heavily in human-centered, behavioral approaches, the pendulum is shifting toward a renewed emphasis on measurable performance, governance, and operational clarity.
Rather than accepting a false choice between the human and the quantitative, the Obeya Summit demonstrates how Obeya enables both—how organizations achieve better results precisely because they create the conditions for better human judgment and collective intelligence.
Obeya is no longer an emerging curiosity used by pioneers and early adopters. It is a maturing discipline. The next leap forward depends on evidence: analytical validation of when Obeya works, why it works, and how it measurably improves business performance.
Purpose of the Obeya Summit
The Summit is the global forum where the Obeya discipline advances through real-world evidence, sector-specific insight, and high-quality
practice.
This year’s theme, “Where Humanity Meets Performance,” challenges us to show how Obeya brings together the cognitive strengths of people with the clarity required for high-velocity, high-quality decision-making—especially as automation, AI agents, and algorithmic operating models expand across industries.
The Summit aims to shift dialogue upward: toward decision makers, executives, and budget owners who determine how organizations govern themselves. The Summit therefore speaks not only to practitioners, but also to leaders responsible for performance, investment, and transformation.
Call for Speakers now Open
Share your evidence, data and real-world Obeya experience at the Obeya Summit 2026.
We are looking for contributions aligned with the official Call for Speakers brief:
- Evidence-based real-world practice
- Demonstrated impact on performance
- Sector-specific relevance
- Human-centered decision making
- AI & Obeya (special topic)
- Strategic interest areas – While all high-quality contributions are welcome, the Summit is particularly interested in:
- Performance management, portfolio governance, large-scale programs, transformation governance, connected Obeya networks, operational boards, Six Panels innovation, sector-specific design principles, and evidence of multi-room maturity.
Download the full Call for Speakers brief (PDF)
Deadline: 31 January 2026
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Over 250 attendees loved last year’s Obeya Summit!
Inspiring! The genuine sharing of knowledge at all levels is very cool.
If you’re just starting with Obeya, you can learn things here, but even those who have been working with it for a long time still learn new things.
Very meaningful day! My key takeaway today?
“Don’t check, Study” – from Bjarne, I could definitely do more of that.
The people are sincere and very nice, the ambiance, the location, the lighting, the music. A really nice setting! And the catering was very good! Only a pity there was no chocolate at lunch.