Inner Emergence
A 3-day sabbatical for CEOs and senior leaders entering life’s second half —
where the first-half identity loosens and a steadier, truer version of you begins to take form.
After decades of leading, contributing, and carrying responsibility, many reach midlife sensing that something new is beginning to emerge beneath the surface.
This retreat offers the spaciousness needed for that deeper capacity to surface.
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Uluwatu, Bali · Nov 2025
8 participants — Chairmen, CEOs, and MDs — in their late fifties to early sixties.
All strongly agreed the retreat met or surpassed expectations.
Every one of them would recommend it.
“I’m approaching my next chapter with clearer perspective and a steadier confidence.”
“I arrived with questions. I’m leaving with space.”
“I realized I don’t have to choose between the paths in front of me — I can build a life that integrates them.”
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Singapore · May 2026
A small circle of accomplished individuals.
A 3-day, non-residential retreat (starting with a pre-retreat dinner on Thursday evening):
▪ Friday 8am-8pm
▪ Saturday 8am-8pm
▪ Sunday 8am-6pm
Dates to be announced.
Expressions of interest are now open.
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Day 1 — Arrive
You arrive among people who have lived a great deal and are pausing at a similar turning.
The external pace quiets, the inner pace follows.
Conversations take their time and land more deeply than expected.
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Day 2 — Uncover
Silence stretches in a way that opens something inside.
Your thoughts settle, your questions soften, and your attention widens.
What once felt compressed begins to breathe again.
A sense of direction begins to form — not as an answer, but as a gentle pull.
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Day 3 — Emerge
A steadier inner shape comes forward.
The second half reveals itself in small, unmistakable movements.
You leave grounded, carrying what feels true, alive, and ready.
A space where the next chapter can be felt before it is named.
Imagine
Stepping away, briefly, from the role that has defined you — the achiever, the solver, the one who holds it all together.
Entering a quiet place where all of that can be put down, nothing needing to be proven.
Sitting with others in the same turning of life. Different paths. Shared questions.
The next chapter doesn’t need to be forced. It only needs space to reveal itself.
This is emergence, already rising.
Aneace and Fabrice—Your Guides for the Journey Ahead.
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Aneace Haddad
Executive coach, former tech CEO, author of The Eagle That Drank Hummingbird Nectar and Soaring Beyond Midlife.
Aneace spent the first half of his career building a global payments software company in the south of France, serving banks in over 30 countries.
After selling the business in his late 40s, he discovered he liked people more than computers, and began a different kind of leadership journey—one rooted less in scale and speed, and more in presence, clarity, and what endures.
Today, he works with senior executives and C-suite teams navigating their own pivotal transitions, helping them unlock a quieter, more powerful form of leadership.
His approach blends strategic depth with a deeply personal understanding of what it means to begin again, late in life—with wisdom.
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Fabrice Desmarescaux (Guest Facilitator)
McKinsey partner, author of The Art of Retreats, and leadership guide.
Fabrice brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of global leadership and inner transformation.
He has guided CEOs, boards, and senior teams across sectors, while also immersing himself in meditation, somatic practices, and archetypal psychology.
His retreats are known for their rare blend of structure and spaciousness—inviting leaders to reconnect with what’s essential, shed what no longer fits, and lead from a deeper, more integrated place.
Fabrice’s presence offers a unique mix of gravitas, stillness, and renewal.
Kind Words from Leaders Who Have Worked with Us in the Past.
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"A deeply felt experience—examining how you are living, and how to define a purposeful path ahead."
Ray Ferguson, Chairman, Singlife Group
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"Wisdom naturally emerges from people in the room and helps them connect, create, and inspire one another. An art to be 'Here and Now.’"
Audrey Ricard, Group Head Executive Development, Prudential
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"It is transformative. Not an epiphany. A subtle discernment."
Mathilde Swierczynska, Managing Director, Head of Compliance, UBP - Union Bancaire Privée
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"Even though it was a tough few days, the results were transformational and set us on a path which has been successful and which is still working very well for us 18 months later."
Bill Maldonado, CEO, Eastspring Investments
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"Helps uncover blind spots, improve self-awareness, and see more clearly how others respond to you."
Julien Callard, Group Chief Actuary, AXA
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"Inspires and empowers individuals to discover their best selves."
Alexandre Macaire, Group CFO, Techcombank
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"Cultivates in individuals and teams a lasting sense of empowerment, resilience and confidence."
Aarti Ramaswami, Dean, ESSEC Business School, Asia-Pacific
A setting apart, without leaving your life.
We meet in a quiet space in Singapore — unrushed, unhurried, set apart from the cadence of the week.
No travel. No disruption. Just three days where the pace slows enough for what has been forming inside you to become unmistakable.
This is a threshold you enter without stepping away from your life.
Investment: US$5,000 per person.
Includes all meals and full retreat program.