Sarah Schwab
Leadership Expert
Join us at the COTRUGLI Forum for an inspiring session led by renowned leadership expert Sarah Schwab. The theme, "From Leader to Architect: Build a Company Culture Where People Thrive," explains how leaders can move beyond "managing people" and start architecting environments where teams do their best work.
Drawing from real-world experience and modern culture design principles, this session is practical, relevant, and immediately applicable; especially for leaders navigating fast-changing business environments.
You'll walk away with a clearer mindset, smarter tools, and a fresh perspective on what truly drives engagement and results.
February 19, 2026
at 18:00 h
COTRUGLI Business School
Buzinski prilaz 10, Zagreb
This event is perfect for professionals who want to transform their leadership approach
Executives and decision-makers
Culture strategists and people managers
Looking to scale their businesses
Passionate about workplace culture
Sarah is a Faculty Member at COTRUGLI Business School, Academic Director & Associate Faculty at Eller College of Management, University of Arizona and Founder & CEO at The Experience Accelerator, a training, coaching & education technology company.
Thought partner to business leaders throughout EMEA, Sarah is effective in a wide range of learning design and delivery contexts - from C suite dialogues in Zurich to Government Directors in Muscat.
Sarah helps leaders improve their understanding of People Issues, helping them develop knowledge, skills and behaviours that help them develop their People Agendas (and the people impacted by them) in the best possible way.
Her areas of expertise include Modernising your People Agenda, Change Leadership, Leading Effective Teams, Communicating with Influence, Innovation Hackathons and Strategic Leadership in Uncertain Times.
Her clients have included Zurich Insurance Group, Ferring, Microsoft, Swisscom, DP World, Merck & Co, MOL Group, UBS Wealth Management, RasGas, the Governments of Oman, UAE, and Ras al Khaimah.
Sarah's prior roles include Partner at Heidrick & Struggles' (H&S) Leadership Development; Executive Director at Thunderbird School of Global Management and Managing Director at CEB, now Gartner, where she ran their EMEA Finance and Strategy Division
She received a BSc (Hons) from Aston University, Birmingham, and an International MBA with distinction from Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Join us for an evening of insights, networking, and actionable strategies to transform your leadership approach.