Inside The Room Where COOs Get Better

Aug 18, 2026 | 0 comments

This October, COO Connect Barcelona brings the first European COO Alliance Summit to life, capped at just 14 seats, for 3.5 days built around one goal: putting world-class operators in the same room to learn and grow together.

This event was never built for passive learning. It was built for COOs who carry execution every day and want to get sharper at it, with a tone that stays honest, direct, and grounded in real business conversations instead of theory.

Where COO Conversations Go Deeper

What defines COO Connect is not the format. It is the caliber of the people in the room and the level of honesty they bring with them.

One member described it as honest, insightful, and refreshingly real, the kind of conversation that challenges your thinking and expands your perspective. 

That is the entire purpose of this COO peer group. Through keynotes, peer discussions, and deep dives into sales, marketing, automation, social media, and AI, operators leave with insights they can apply that same week.

What Happens Inside The Room

A high trust environment turns quickly into real execution work.

  • Leadership habits tested under real pressure, not theory
  • TEDx-style presentations where each COO shares a real strength
  • Issue-clearing hot seats built around real business challenges
  • Private peer discussions over 3.5 days of work, meals, and connection

This is execution refinement, done in front of peers who have already built what you are trying to build.

Why The Right Peer Group Changes Everything

The strongest signal from past COO Connect events is always human, not strategic.

As one member put it, you may have to do it yourself, but you cannot do it alone. Another added that you can discuss any problem in your business and someone always offers a solution, because in that room you do not need to pretend.

That level of trust is rare in business settings, and it changes how leaders operate long after the event ends.

Bottom Line

Growth rarely happens in isolation. When COOs are surrounded by peers who challenge and support them, execution improves and decisions get sharper.

COO Connect Barcelona runs October 14 to 17, 2026, open to COOs leading companies with $5M or more in revenue.

Only 14 seats exist for this room, and 9 remain. Leaving your COO out of that room costs more than the investment to get them there. Reserve your seat here.

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Written By Tatiana Resende

Written By Tatiana Resende