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The Next Enterprise: An Intimate Evening with Mike Cannon-Brookes

A small group of senior enterprise leaders will join Atlassian CEO and Co-Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes for a private dinner beneath The Stafford London. Expect honest conversation on AI adoption, leadership, team culture, and the future of enterprise—without presentations, sales pitches, or formal agendas.
Event Location
The Stafford
Event Date
July 2, 2026
to July 2, 2026
Event Time
6:30 pm
- 9:00 pm
About this event

On the evening of Thursday 2 July, a small group of senior leaders will gather in the 380-year-old Wine Cellar beneath The Stafford London for a private dinner with Atlassian CEO and Co-Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes. No presentations. No agenda. Just an open, honest conversation about where enterprise is heading — and what it takes to lead through the change. Places are extremely limited by design.

The evening will feature a bespoke multi-course menu crafted by Michael Caines MBE – one of Britain’s most celebrated chefs, who held two Michelin stars for over 18 years – paired with fine wines from the hotel’s renowned collection.

Join Atlassian for an evening of open dialogue on the future of work, AI, and enterprise transformation; no presentations, no formalities, just great food, great wine, and great conversation in one of London’s most unique private dining settings.

The London skyline
Our speakers
Mike Cannon-Brookes
CEO and Co-Founder | Atlassian

Mike Cannon-Brookes is the CEO and Co-Founder of Atlassian, a collaboration software company that helps teams organize, discuss and complete shared work. More than 300,000 large and small organizations across the world, including companies like Reddit, NASA, Mercy Ships, Sotheby’s and Visa use Atlassian’s collaboration products to help their teams work better together. Mike was the youngest person ever to be awarded the ‘Australian Entrepreneur of the Year’ in 2006 by Ernst & Young alongside Co-Founder and then Co-CEO Scott Farquhar. In 2016 they were awarded Australian Financial Review’s ‘Australian Business Person of the Year’ and in 2017 Forbes named them on their ‘Global Game Changers’ list. Mike was recognised by the World Economic Forum as a ‘Young Global Leader’ in 2009.

Key themes & discussion topics

AI in the Enterprise: Past the Hype, Into the Hard Part
What does genuine AI adoption look like at scale — and where are most organisations still getting it wrong? Mike shares what Atlassian is seeing across thousands of enterprise customers and what leaders should actually be prioritising right now.

The Future of How Teams Work
Remote, hybrid, async — the way teams operate has fundamentally shifted. What are the structural and cultural choices that separate high-performing organisations from those still catching up?

Building for Longevity in a Fast-Moving Market
Atlassian has scaled from a bootstrapped startup to a global enterprise software company without taking traditional VC. What does that unconventional path reveal about sustainable growth, product discipline, and staying founder-led?

Leadership Under Pressure
When your company is the infrastructure layer for how the world’s teams collaborate, the stakes are high. How do you make decisions at speed, stay close to customers, and maintain conviction when the market is noisy?

Event agenda
01
Welcome drinks & networking

6:30 – 7:00 PM

02
Opening remarks & welcome address

7:00 – 7:15 PM

03
Dinner

7:15 – 8:45 PM

04
Event wrap-up & group reflection

8:45 – 9:00 PM

Why should you attend?

This is one of the few genuine peer-to-peer evenings you’ll be invited to this year — no keynote, no sales pitch, just honest conversation with one of tech’s most outspoken and commercially successful founders.

The dinner format is intentional: small enough that every voice in the room matters, and relaxed enough that the real conversations actually happen.

You’ll leave with a clearer point of view on where enterprise technology is heading — shaped by someone who’s building it, not just talking about it.

Access to Mike Cannon-Brookes at this level doesn’t come around often; evenings like this exist precisely because the quality of the room matters more than the size of it.

Who should attend
This evening is for C-suite and senior VP-level leaders — typically CIOs, CTOs, CPOs, and COOs — at large enterprises navigating meaningful transformation. You're either accountable for how your organisation adopts AI and scales technology, or you're shaping the culture and structure your teams work within. You're not looking for another vendor briefing; you want the kind of candid, peer-level conversation that actually moves your thinking.
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Venue
Event Location Light
The Stafford
16-18 St James's Pl
London
SW1A 1NJ
United Kingdom
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