Markets have reached an unprecedented level of global connections, complexity and rapid change. Hidden Champions as the global market leaders in their niche segments are successfully navigating the resulting challenges through focus and innovation. The Hidden Champions Conference, a student-run conference at the Yale School of Management, creates a platform for less known market leaders to connect, share their success stories and meet with MBA students. In a selective setting, approximately 100 C-level executives, scholars and students will have the opportunity to expand their professional networks and discuss critical success factors such as digitalization, management and employee incentive models and customer-centric innovation.