JCK Announces 2026 Keynote Speaker Along with JCK Talks Signature Series Education Program Highlights

RX has named Jesse Itzler as keynote speaker for JCK 2026, delivering a talk titled Spiritual Billionaire on Saturday 30 May at 8am in the Marcello Ballroom at The Venetian. Itzler is an author, entrepreneur and speaker who has built and sold Marquis Jet, Zico Coconut Water and 29029 Everesting, and is an endurance athlete who completed Ultraman at 53 and a 100-mile ultramarathon; his talk covers how risk-taking, perspective and persistence shaped his career across music, running and business. The education programme adds a new tier, the JCK Talks Signature Series, with advanced sessions including a Harvard business case study and a trends and outlook economic analysis led by an industry veteran. Access is included for JCK PRO badge holders, while others can buy sessions individually at 125 US dollars, with limited availability. The free JCK Talks tracks run 28 to 31 May and cover artificial intelligence and analytics, business management, hot topics, marketing, regulation, governance and ethics, retail trends, social media and watches. Fondation Haute Horlogerie presents watchmaking workshops and lectures from 29 to 31 May on mechanical movements, complications and iconic watches, priced at 290 dollars for workshops and 50 dollars for lectures. Event Director Jennifer Hopf said this year's programme offers more than any in the show's history.