● Delhi NCR Founding Chapter · Founding 50 Membership Now Open
Where Business Leaders
Connect, Contribute & Grow.
A curated leadership community for CEOs, Founders, Managing Directors, Promoters, Business Owners and accomplished decision-makers who believe that the right conversations, trusted relationships and shared experiences can shape better businesses—and better leaders.
— The Philosophy
Beyond Networking. A Trusted Circle of Leadership.
At a certain stage of leadership, your network needs to become more than a collection of contacts.
You need people who understand the responsibility of making difficult decisions. Leaders who can challenge your thinking. Relationships built on credibility rather than transactions. Conversations you may not be able to have anywhere else.
The CEO Magazine Leadership Network is being created for exactly that purpose — a private, curated community where accomplished business leaders come together to exchange perspectives, learn from one another, build meaningful relationships and discover opportunities for collective growth.
“This is not an open networking platform.”
“It is a community designed around quality of members, quality of conversations and quality of relationships.”
— Our Foundation
Built on More Than a
Decade of Leadership Conversations
The Network is an initiative from The CEO Magazine, a business publication that has been documenting entrepreneurial journeys, leadership perspectives and business stories since 2015.
11+ Years
Celebrating business leadership
7,500+
Leaders featured across print and digital platforms
Multiple
Industries connecting entrepreneurs, CEOs and decision-makers across India's business landscape
For more than a decade, we have told the stories of business leaders.
Now, we are creating a space for those leaders to meet one another.
— Eligibility
Who Is the Network For?
CEOs
Leaders responsible for the direction and performance of their organisations.
Founders & Promoters
Entrepreneurs building, scaling and shaping businesses.
Managing Directors
Decision-makers responsible for organisational growth and execution.
Business Owners
Owners of established and growth-stage enterprises.
Executive & Whole-Time Directors
Board-level leaders with meaningful operating responsibility.
Select C-Suite Leaders
Exceptional senior executives may be considered where their role, responsibility and experience align with the community.
Applicants would ordinarily represent organisations with annual revenues of ₹3 crore or above.
Exceptional leaders may also be considered on business potential, funding & growth trajectory · Membership is subject to review and approval
— The Membership Experience
What Membership Is Designed to
Create
01
Trusted Peer Relationships
Meet leaders who understand the realities of building organisations, managing people, taking risks and making consequential decisions.
Not another room full of business cards.
Relationships built through repeated interaction, trust and contribution.
02
CEO Peer Councils
Small, carefully composed groups of business leaders meeting regularly in a confidential environment. Members can discuss challenges, decisions, opportunities and experiences with peers who understand leadership at a similar level.
The objective is not to tell one another what to do — it is to offer perspectives that help leaders think better.
03
Curated Business Introductions
Sometimes one relevant relationship matters more than a hundred introductions. The Network will facilitate selected member-to-member and ecosystem introductions where there is a credible strategic fit and mutual interest.
No random lead sharing. No mass solicitation. Relevance before volume.
04
Leadership Conversations
Private roundtables, CEO dialogues, leadership sessions and conversations with experienced business leaders, specialists and changemakers.
05
Meaningful Experiences
Leadership relationships are rarely built through formal introductions alone. Members will have opportunities to interact through carefully curated:
— CEO Boardrooms
— Leadership dinners & private roundtables
— Knowledge sessions & annual gatherings
— Select social experiences
— Business delegations and retreats, over time
06
Leadership Visibility & Thought Leadership
The association with The CEO Magazine creates an additional dimension to the Network. Members may receive opportunities to contribute their experience and perspectives through selected:
— Expert conversations & leadership roundtables
— Authored insights, podcasts and interviews
— Panels, research initiatives & digital conversations
— Speaking opportunities
All editorial opportunities remain subject to editorial relevance, selection and applicable editorial guidelines. Membership does not guarantee editorial coverage, awards, rankings or publication in The CEO Magazine.
— The Heart of the Network
CEO Peer Councils
A trusted room for conversations leaders cannot have everywhere. CEO Peer Councils bring together approximately 10–12 business leaders in carefully curated groups, intended to meet regularly in an environment based on:
Confidentiality · Trust · Respect · Experience · Contribution
Where practical, direct competitors will not be placed within the same Peer Council. Members may bring real strategic questions to the room:
❝ Should we enter this market?
❝ How should I structure my leadership team?
❝ Is this acquisition worth pursuing?
❝ How do I handle succession?
❝ Where should the next phase of growth come from?
❝ Am I solving the right problem?
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The answers don't necessarily come from an expert on a stage. Sometimes they come from another CEO who has already lived through the decision.
— Introducing the Founding 50
The First 50 Leaders Will Help Shape What Comes Next.
Every enduring institution has a founding group. For The CEO Magazine Leadership Network, that group will be the Founding 50 — the inaugural members of the Delhi NCR Founding Chapter, who will not simply join the Network but become part of its beginning.
— Introducing the Founding 50
₹75,000
+ GST · Per Annum
Founding Members who continue to meet eligibility and good-standing requirements will retain their founding annual membership rate for their first three membership years.
- Recognition as an inaugural Founding Member
- Access to the Network's core member experiences
- Priority access to selected Network programmes
- Priority access to selected Network programmes
- Opportunities to contribute to the evolution of the Network
- Three-year Founding Membership rate protection
- Membership of the Delhi NCR Founding Chapter
- Participation in CEO Peer Councils, subject to council allocation
- Curated member introductions
- Founding Member credential
- Selected thought-leadership & participation opportunities
Only 50 Founding Memberships will be created for the inaugural cohort
— What We Believe
The Principles Behind the Network
I
Quality Over Quantity
The value of a leadership network is not determined by how many members it has. It is determined by who those members are and how they engage.
II
Relationships Over Transactions
Business may result from relationships within the Network. But relationships must come first.
III
Contribution Over Consumption
The strongest communities are built by members who bring their experience, perspectives and connections to the table — not only those who ask what they will receive.
IV
Confidentiality Creates Candour
Some leadership conversations require a trusted environment. Respect for confidentiality will therefore remain central to the Network.
V
Relevance Over Access
Not every introduction is useful. Not every event deserves a CEO's time. Our objective is to make participation relevant enough to justify the most valuable resource our members have — their time.
— Our Vision
Beginning in Delhi NCR. Built with a Larger Vision.
The first chapter of The CEO Magazine Leadership Network begins in Delhi NCR. Our immediate focus is to build one exceptional community before building many. Over time, the vision is to create meaningful connections between business leaders across Indian cities and, eventually, through international leadership exchanges and global relationships.
— How to Join
Membership Is Curated
Joining the Network involves three steps.
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Leadership can be lonely. It doesn't have to be isolated.
The decisions at the top are different. The conversations should be too. Join a community being built for leaders who want stronger perspectives, deeper relationships and meaningful possibilities.
The CEO Magazine Leadership Network
Where Business Leaders Connect, Contribute & Grow.
● Founding 50 Applications Now Open