REF Global Executive Forum

Leaders Powered by Collective Intelligence

Our Global Executive Forum offers a unique experience unlike any other you may have experienced before

We're a global community of top business leaders cultivating an advisory edge within a global ecosystem, driven by collective intelligence.
Our purpose is to accelerate your personal, professional, and business growth.

  • Virtual Sessions

  • Multiple Modes

  • Flexible Scheduling

Our Global Executive (GE) Forums provide a place unlike any other you may have experienced before, providing you with the unique REF Forum experience to enhance your personal, professional, and business growth.

  • Gain cutting-edge insights tailored to the complex professional and personal challenges of international executives.

  • Build trusted and lasting relationships in a confidential, non-competitive environment.

  • Become a more effective and impactful leader.

  • Join a network of over 2,200 business leaders with whom you can share best practices and access opportunities globally.

At REF, members have access to the wisdom that emerges from the Collective Intelligence of leaders with exceptional backgrounds.

We believe evolved and connected leaders are a positive force in the world.

Meet our Team in REF Global Executive Forum

Philip Guarino
Global Executive Forum Leader - CEO, Board Director, Board Advisor, Entrepreneur
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Global Executive Forum Leader - CEO, Board Director, Board Advisor, Entrepreneur
Philip Guarino
Global Executive Forum
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Global executives face unique challenges working internationally, often having to navigate very different business contexts with complex dynamics.

I’m delighted to be spearheading REF’s Global Executive Forum, REF's transformative/market-leading experience to the needs of international executives.

A Forum for Global Executives

REF’s Global Executive Forum allows executives to gain cutting-edge insights, build trusted and lasting relationships, and become more effective and impactful leaders in a flexible, virtual format.

Members become part of a global community of over 2,200 top leaders in over 20 countries, expanding rapidly with REF’s highly differentiated model and approach based on collective intelligence. 

When you join REF’s Global Executive forum you become a part of a global ecosystem of leaders powered by collective intelligence.
Requirements:
  • Corporate Senior Executives:

    • Divisional Leaders/Country Managers

    • Expatriates

    • CEOs of mid-market corporations

  • Entrepreneurs of scale-ups with international responsibilities across multiple geographies. 

  • Executives traveling extensively, in expatriate careers, or internationally mobile.

  • Complex challenges in business and in life, professionally and personally.

Qualifying company criteria:
  • SMB: $5M-$30M in revenue.

  • Corporate: $30M-$300M in revenue.

  • Entrepreneurs of scale-ups: $50M – $100M in revenue. 

REF Global is an International Organization of peer advisory boards for top-tier Business Leaders.
Ideal for:
  • Executives traveling extensively, in expatriate careers, or internationally mobile.

  • Complex challenges in business and in life, professionally and personally.

Global Community:
  • NORTH AMERICA - 799 members

  • CENTRAL AMERICA - 135 members

  • SOUTH AMERICA - 1192 members

  • EUROPE - 87 members

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