Breakout Stages

This year, alongside the main World Business Forum stage, WOBI is launching a series of themed Breakout Stages offering a program of dynamic, interactive presentations over the two days of the Forum. Featuring expert thought leaders, these short, sharp, and practical sessions will dive into the topics that matter most to today’s business leaders, giving you fresh insights you can apply right away.

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Breakout session registration does not include access to the main World Business Forum auditorium.

DAY 1

Wednesday, November 5th

*Agenda is subject to change

DAY 2

Thursday, November 6th

*Agenda is subject to change

Agnes Watkinson & Leslie Dibling

Agnes Watkinson and Leslie Dibling are leading experts in organizational development and workforce transformation, helping global organizations align structures, processes, people, and culture to drive sustainable growth and performance. Agnes serves as Global Advisor and Chief Organizational Development Officer for a leading supply chain network, leveraging her expertise to drive business growth and organizational alignment. She is also the Founder of AMC Services, an OD consulting firm operating across Europe, the USA, and Canada. Leslie Dibling, Director of Organizational Development at AMC Services, advises the same global supply chain network, shaping large-scale strategies for talent development and organizational transformation.

Empower, Elevate, Excel: Human-Led Strategies for Digital Disruption

  • Unlock organizational resilience by fusing human strengths—creativity, adaptability, and ethical leadership—with advanced technology
  • Build high-performing teams with continuous reskilling and AI-powered learning in psychologically safe environments
  • Maximize business impact through agile structures, collaborative cultures, and decentralized decision-making
  • Foster sustainable, human-led digital transformation through inclusive knowledge sharing and distributed leadership

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    Andrew Corbett

    Andrew C. Corbett is a globally recognized expert in corporate entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial leadership. With extensive research and practical experience, he advises and coaches corporate clients worldwide. Dr. Corbett’s work focuses on the behavioral aspects of entrepreneurship, particularly the leadership roles individuals play in driving strategic renewal and innovation within organizations. In 2024, the Stanford University–Elsevier BV Report recognized Dr. Corbett, for the fourth consecutive year, as one of the Top 2% of researchers worldwide across all disciplines. Additionally, a recent study in the Journal of Small Business Management ranked him among the Top 25 Entrepreneurship Researchers globally, based on the impact of his work and citations.

    Driving Growth Through Entrepreneurial Leadership

  • Embrace uncertainty as opportunity: Turn disruption into a catalyst for bold growth
  • Lead with entrepreneurial mindset: Foster agility, creativity, and ownership at every level
  • Drive innovation for impact: Translate ideas into scalable solutions that fuel competitiveness
  • Inspire resilient growth: Build cultures that adapt fast and thrive in changing environments

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    Hod Lipson

    Hod Lipson is a professor of Engineering and Data Science at Columbia University in New York, and a co-author of the award winning book Fabricated: The New World of 3D printing and Driverless: Intelligent cars and the road ahead. His work on self-aware and self-replicating robots challenges conventional views of robotics, and has enjoyed widespread media coverage. Lipson has co-authored over 350 publications that received over 50,000 citations to date. He has co-founded four companies, and is frequent keynoter both in industry and academic events. Hod directs the Creative Machines Lab, which pioneers new ways to make machines that create, and machines that are creative.

    Steering the AI to Come – Trade Fear in for Opportunities to Influence

  • Discover how leaders can transform AI uncertainty into strategic opportunities for impact
  • Learn practical ways to actively shape the next generation of AI systems for business and societal benefit
  • Gain clarity on how to leverage emerging AI tools effectively, regardless of skill level
  • Turn fear and overwhelm into motivation to take the reins and influence AI’s future direction

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    Emanuela Zaccone

    Emanuela Zaccone is an AI and Cybersecurity Product Strategist at Sysdig, where she leads the development of AI-driven capabilities to strengthen cloud security at scale. With over a decade of experience driving innovation in technology products, she combines her expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Previously, she built a career in digital entrepreneurship, bringing new products to market and advancing data-driven innovation across industries. Emanuela is also an experienced speaker, having presented at events such as KCD, hosted webinars on AI in cloud security, and participated in panels on women in tech. Passionate about simplifying complex technology, Emanuela is dedicated to shaping the future of cloud security through AI-powered insights.

    The AI Trifecta: Turning Cyber Risk into Business Resilience

  • Why ignoring cybersecurity today is not a technical gamble but a direct business risk with bottom-line consequences
  • How AI has rewritten the rules of the game, creating both unprecedented threats and unprecedented opportunities
  • What leaders can do immediately to protect value — and how to fight fire with fire by using AI to defend against AI
  • A strategic lens to turn cybersecurity from a cost center into a driver of trust, continuity, and long-term growth

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    Tricia Wang

    Tricia Wang, Ph.D. is a globally recognized technology and strategy expert who helps organizations future-proof at the intersection of AI, data, and human insight. She is CEO of the Advanced AI Society, bringing together industry leaders to develop open, high-value AI solutions, and founder of Sudden Compass, advising Fortune 500 companies on data strategy, digital transformation, and responsible AI. Known for coining “quantification bias” and championing “thick data,” Wang has over two decades of global experience guiding leaders to use technology in ways that serve both business growth and human dignity.

    AI Portfolio: Taking Control of Your AI Stack

  • Discover how a Portfolio AI approach replaces the “all-in” hyperscaler model and gives your organization control
  • Learn the three moves to improve leverage with incumbents without costly rip-and-replace strategies
  • Understand the framework to prepare for the upcoming Proof-of-Control AI bottleneck affecting all businesses
  • Gain practical steps to answer the board’s critical questions: supplier optionality and provable audit trails

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    Pramod Attarde

    Pramod Attarde is the Chief AI & Vision Officer at Apex Defi Labs Inc., leading applied AI and blockchain solutions across capital markets, healthcare, and education. With 28 years in tech entrepreneurship, he is an architect of LLM/SLM systems for real-world automation. He founded the New Jersey Blockchain Council and heads the Attarde Foundation, a US President’s Volunteer Service Award–certifying organization that supported 15,000+ people. His focus: ethical, accessible AI that expands opportunity.

    AI in Action: Lessons from Cross-Industry Success Stories

  • Understand the fundamentals of AI and how different models create value
  • Learn why starting small and iterating fast accelerates real adoption
  • Discover why data is the foundation — and models come second
  • Explore how to identify and solve real business pains rather than chasing flashy demos

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    Samrah Kazmi

    Samrah Kazmi is the Chief Innovation Officer at RESRG, where she advises organizations on transforming for the future with a strong emphasis on ethics and sustainability. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor at New York University and the Pratt Institute. Passionate about equity and the environment, Samrah is the Founder and CEO of Women in Sustainable Innovation, a global community launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

    From Principles to Practice: Embedding Ethical AI Governance into Business Operations

  • From Principles to Practice: Turning ethical AI frameworks into daily business operations
  • Trust as a Business Asset: How AI transparency and accountability build trust and brand value
  • Leadership’s Role in AI Governance: Steps leaders can take to drive responsible AI across the organization
  • Embedding Ethics into Transformation: Integrating fairness, explainability, and oversight into AI innovation

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    David Duncan

    David Duncan is an author, advisor, and Partner at the consulting firm Disruptive Edge, where he helps organizations on growth strategy, innovation, and AI adoption. He co- authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller Competing Against Luck with Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen and is the author of The Secret Lives of Customers, a book on how to use deep customer insights to drive strategy and innovation.

    AI and the Innovator’s Dilemma: Why Great Companies Struggle to Transform, and How to Overcome It with AI

  • Recognize the modern Innovator’s Dilemma: Understand why AI exposes the same structural traps that have challenged great firms for decades
  • Discover practical strategies for leaders based on learnings from other organizations that have successfully navigated disruption
  • See how grounding AI initiatives in what customers truly need provides the clearest path out of the dilemma and toward lasting growth
  • A clear framework for using AI not just to automate the old model—but to design the next one

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    Jacob Raymer

    Jacob Raymer is a globally recognized thought leader in operational excellence, leadership behavior, and organizational transformation. As the former Director of Education for the Shingo Institute, Jacob co-created the Shingo Model and developed the foundational learning programs that are now taught worldwide. In 2006, Jacob pioneered the concept of Key Behavioral Indicators (KBIs)—a framework that has since been adopted by organizations around the globe to connect culture, behavior, and performance outcomes. A lifetime member of the Shingo Academy, Jacob has spent more than two decades as an executive coach and advisor to Fortune 100 and 500 companies.

    From Metrics to Mindsets: The KBI Advantage in Business Transformation

  • Discover why bold leaders focus less on control and more on consistency in action
  • Apply insights related to how habits, emotions, and micro-moments shape organizational performance
  • Learn how to measure and reinforce the daily behaviors that create trust, psychological safety, and sustainable cultural change
  • Explore real-world examples of organizations that have shifted their culture and results by shifting habits, not just systems

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    Sarah Baldeo

    Sarah Baldeo is an AI neuroscientist, bestselling author, and innovation advisor who helps leaders and organizations prepare for the future of the human mind. With nearly two decades of experience at the intersection of neuroscience and AI, she has delivered keynotes on 1,200+ stages worldwide, advised Fortune 100 companies, governments, and universities, and authored the national bestseller 100 Ways to Future-Proof Your Brain in the Age of AI. Sarah combines science-backed insights with practical strategies to enhance resilience, leadership, and innovation in the age of AI.

    Demystifying the AI Doom Bubble: Neuroscience, Leadership, and the Future of Thinking

  • Spot the “doom bubble” pattern in AI and other technologies — and avoid making fear-based decisions.
  • Understand how the brain processes risk, bias, and uncertainty — and why these factors shape organizational adoption of AI.
  • Distinguish between different forms of AI (generative, agentic, quantum) and what each means for leadership and strategy.
  • Build organizational trust in AI by making automated decisions transparent, explainable, and aligned with human judgment.

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    Maryam Daryabegi

    Maryam Daryabegi is a global AI innovation leader and organizational transformation strategist with over 20 years of experience shaping enterprise strategy and culture across the US, Mexico, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Beginning her career advising high-net-worth banking clients and later consulting on digital and AI strategy for global financial institutions, she brings first-hand insight into how organizations translate bold strategies into measurable results.

    Leading Culture Shift in the Age of AI

  • A proven 4-stage framework for guiding AI adoption while maintaining employee engagement and minimizing resistance
  • Practical leadership techniques to build psychological safety, address AI fears, and foster high-impact human-AI collaboration
  • Strategies for transparent, empathetic communication that aligns stakeholders, manages expectations, and inspires teams
  • Insights into building a “learn-it-all” culture of continuous adaptation that turns technological disruption into a lasting competitive advantage

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    Molly Dwyer

    Molly Dwyer is the Director of Insights at PeakMetrics, a narrative intelligence company that empowers organizations to combat harmful online threats. In her role, Molly expands the realm-of-the-possible for PeakMetrics use cases to answer customer challenges in the public and private sectors. Molly brings a decade of experience working in the open-source intelligence start-up space across government and commercial teams. Previously, she built and directed the analysis team at Predata, now part of FiscalNote. Molly studied politics and Russian at Princeton University. Her passion for studying Internet communities and trends was emboldened by her years spent living in and traveling in Russia, the Caucasus, and Central Asia.

    Implementing Frameworks to Anticipate, Mitigate, and Manage Risks in an AI-Generated Future

  • Anticipate how AI-generated content is reshaping the online and cyber landscape for organizations and industries.
  • Understand how leaders can apply AI-driven strategies to stay ahead of digital manipulation and disruption.
  • Learn frameworks to neutralize disinformation, blunt narrative attacks, and reduce organizational and cyber exposure.
  • Walk away with lessons from brand case studies where effective risk management protected reputation, security, and stability

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    Neil Redding

    By skillfully connecting the possible with the practical, Neil Redding is a Near Futurist and Innovation Architect with 30+ years of experience in unlocking the transformative power of emerging technologies. A sought-after keynote speaker for venues like SXSW, Dubai Future Forum, and Universo TOTVS, and at corporate events for Meta, Microsoft, Edelman, and more, Neil inspires audiences with the reality-shifting capabilities of AI and spatial computing for our physical, digital and natural ecosystems, and for realizing pragmatic interpersonal and business value. Through his boutique consultancy Redding Futures and previous roles, Neil has worked with world-class brands including Visa, Nike, Apple, and Verizon to distill these continually emerging possibilities, applying ecosystem-centered design to unlock sustainable growth, resilience, and transformative business opportunity.

    The Near Future of Business With AI Agents

  • How AI agents are already co-creating business realities, shaping strategy, and executing complex agendas
  • Unlock a blueprint for business growth that evolves alongside AI agents
  • Harness AI as an active co-creator—automating decisions and driving continuous organizational evolution
  • Turn AI into a strategic partner that amplifies human-led innovation

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    Peggy Sullivan

    Peggy Sullivan is a leadership and workplace wellness expert dedicated to helping organizations create resilient, high-performing teams. Drawing on 25+ years of executive leadership experience with Fortune 100 and 500 companies, she developed the Busy Busting Framework™—a research-backed system to help leaders and teams reclaim time, energy, and purpose without sacrificing performance. She is also the author of the Amazon bestselling book Beyond Busyness: How to Achieve More by Doing Less in the Workplace Health category.

    From Wellness to Wins: Cultivating a Resilient Workplace Culture

  • Diagnose and eliminate low-value energy-draining activities, and replace them with purpose-driven actions that fuel well-being
  • Understand the Meaning Over Mayhem framework to boost focus, wellness, and engagement across the organization
  • Develop mental fitness strategies to stay calm and centered—even in high stress moments
  • Transform overwhelm, exhaustion, and stress into momentum through micro habits and happiness rituals that spark performance and support mental and physical health

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    Julian Pistone

    Julian Pistone is a former Google leader and co-founder of Cor:age, a global impact network connecting business, philanthropy, government, and science. He has partnered with changemakers from McKinsey, IBM, YouTube, Uber, YPO, AB InBev, and the Gates Foundation to transform volatility into sustainable growth and lasting impact. He is the creator of the Cor:age Series documentary with National Geographic and Netflix filmmakers. His keynotes are cinematic experiences — crafted with Pulitzer Prize grantees — and grounded in neuroscience, revealing courage as the decisive capability in an era of AI disruption and historic change.

    The Power of Courage: How Leaders Shape Tomorrow

  • Discover the 3 components of courage and how they give leaders a decisive edge in disruption and historic change
  • Apply courage to the high-stakes decisions that deliver results today and define the legacy of tomorrow
  • Experience cinematic storytelling and neuroscience that reframe what it means to lead boldly in volatility
  • Leave with practical tools and renewed conviction to face uncertainty and inspire courageous action

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    Corrie LoGiudice

    Corrie LoGiudice is a keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, author and high-performance coach who helps leaders transform overwhelm into confident, strategic action. The creator of The 5 Overwhelm Culprits™, Corrie has worked with Fortune-level companies and professional associations across industries, equipping executives and teams with practical tools to improve decision-making, focus, and follow-through under pressure. Her forthcoming book, The 5 Overwhelm Culprits (2026), expands her proven framework. Blending data-driven insights with real-world leadership experience, Corrie delivers actionable, bias-for-action strategies that drive sustainable performance without burnout.

    The 5 Overwhelm Culprits: A Proven Framework to Transform Overwhelm into Confident Leadership Action

  • Spot early signals of overwhelm to identify misalignment in people, systems, or strategy before it escalates
  • Apply “The 5 Overwhelm Culprits” framework to uncover hidden blockers that stall clarity and decisive action
  • Learn how to shift from reactive problem-solving to strategic decision-making under high-pressure situations
  • Build leadership resilience to sustain team performance and create lasting impact beyond the crisis

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    Keith Brown

    Keith Brown serves as the Vice President, Head of Community Impact, with Randstad North America focusing on integrated talent acquisition strategies, Corporate Social Responsibility and its impact advisory practice, with a focus on workforce development. Keith served as the Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, leading public-private partnership efforts nationally for McCormack Baron Salazar, the largest private-sector affordable housing development firm. Additionally, Keith worked with CBRE’s Global Corporate Services as an Infrastructure Director engaged in portfolio optimization strategies for corporate clients. Keith holds an executive master’s degree in business administration from The University of Georgia, and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Morehouse College.

    The Corporate Skilling Responsibility: Leading with Purpose in the 21st Century

  • Understand the evolution of CSR and how today’s frameworks turn social responsibility into shared value for business and society
  • Address the talent crunch: design skilling strategies that equip your workforce for the demands of 2030 and beyond
  • Break down silos with actionable tactics to align leadership, talent acquisition, and learning teams around a unified skilling strategy
  • Transform purpose into profit by linking Corporate Skilling Responsibility to measurable business outcomes and competitive advantage

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    Jennifer Brown

    Jennifer Brown is a globally recognized expert in inclusive leadership and workplace culture, bestselling author, and trusted advisor to top organizations including Google, IBM, L’Oréal, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With over two decades of experience guiding leaders through moments of transformation, she is the author of four influential books, including Inclusion, the award-winning How to Be an Inclusive Leader, and the Wall Street Journal bestseller Beyond Diversity. Through her keynotes and her podcast The Will to Change, Jennifer helps leaders build workplaces where everyone can thrive.

    Inclusive Leadership in a BANI World: Leading with Trust, Belonging, and Humanity Amid Uncertainty

  • Understand why traditional leadership no longer works in a BANI world and how inclusive leadership offers a new blueprint
  • Learn how trust, empathy, humility, and belonging can strengthen influence and credibility across teams
  • Explore actionable strategies to metabolize disruption and cultivate resilience in your organization
  • Discover practical ways to lead inclusively, helping teams not just survive but thrive amid uncertainty

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    Erin Hatzikostas

    Erin Hatzikostas is a former corporate CEO and a globally recognized expert on the impact of authenticity in the workplace. She is an award-winning author of You Do You(ish) and The 50% Rule, and co-host of the hit podcast b Cause Work Doesn’t Have to Suck. Her thought leadership has been featured by ABC, CBS, Business Insider, Fast Company, and more, and her company spearheaded a groundbreaking national study on authenticity’s role in business success. With a dynamic mix of humor, intelligence, and a touch of loving snark, Erin guides leaders and organizations through the corporate jungle, showing that authenticity isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a powerful strategic advantage.

    You Do You(ish): How to Make Authenticity Your Competitive Advantage

  • Discover why authenticity is a strategic advantage for leadership and career growth
  • The 6 Principles of Strategic Authenticity: a roadmap for real-world decision-making
  • Explore actionable strategies to turn intention into tangible results and growth
  • Gain practical tools to transform your leadership “pool noodle” into a true rudder for influence and results

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    Andre Taylor

    André Taylor is a globally respected leadership strategist, best-selling author, and trusted advisor to some of the world’s most exceptional brands. With a reputation for helping organizations raise the bar on performance, culture, and innovation, André delivers transformative insights that drive real-world business results. André’s expertise spans industries—from finance and tech to consumer brands and professional services. With decades of hands-on experience advising executive teams, he understands the challenges leaders face in today’s competitive, fast-moving environment. His presentations are known for being energizing, practical, and deeply relevant to companies aiming to lead with purpose and distinction.

    The Premier Zones of Leadership: Aligning Purpose and Performance

  • Ignite your team’s potential by aligning leadership vision with a compelling sense of purpose
  • Turn workplace complexity into opportunity by mastering competing forces and ideas
  • Lead effectively in hybrid and decentralized environments with clear priorities
  • Unlock immediate results using the Premier Zones framework—seven actionable areas for sustainable success

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    Gabe Karp

    Gabe Karp is a bestselling author and expert in turning difficult conversations into powerful tools for collaborative growth. As a Venture Partner at Detroit Venture Partners and Lightbank, former trial lawyer, and executive who helped scale companies to global leadership, Gabe brings real-world experience to every keynote. His engaging approach—equal parts inspiring, actionable, surprising, and funny—has helped over 50,000 professionals worldwide accelerate collaboration and achieve breakthrough results.

    Accelerate Collaboration to Transform Business Challenges into a Competitive Edge

  • A new perspective on business challenges and workplace tension as drivers of collaborative success rather than obstacles to avoid
  • The tools to turn conflict into unstoppable growth opportunities within your organization’s culture
  • Practical methods to make the hard stuff easy for maximum impact and profitability
  • Communication strategies that accelerate collaboration across all levels of your organization

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    Steven Sosland

    Steve is a professional disrupter whose career has been defined by responsibility, purpose, and the pursuit of values-driven organizations. Over four decades, he has led positive change in business, healthcare, and higher education. As COO of a rural Texas hospital, he guided the team to win the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. Later, as Vice Chancellor for Leader & Culture Development at the Texas Tech University System, he embedded values-based leadership into institutional strategy. Today, as Founder & President of Second Mountain Coaching, Steve partners with organizations across industries to align culture, strategy, and leadership so they can thrive responsibly in the face of complex challenges.

    Developing Leaders of Character: Creating a Values-Based Culture

  • Master a proven framework to define and embed shared core values in your organization
  • Experience how leaders align culture with strategy for lasting impact
  • Gain tools to inspire trust, accountability, and responsible leadership
  • Take home a step-by-step guide to run your own “Values Summit” and strengthen culture

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    Rachel Johnson

    Rachel Johnson is an author, podcaster, leadership thinker, coach, and CEO of PiXL (Partners in Excellence), a leadership organisation working across 2,000 schools in the United Kingdom and beyond. Her work focuses on the barriers that can get in the way of any leader and how to address them. Rachel’s podcasts, The PiXL Pearls and the PiXL Leadership Book Club, are ranked #2 and #3 among the most popular leadership podcasts in the UK, with listeners across 71 countries. She has published three books with Hachette Learning: Time to Think: The Things That Stop Us and How to Deal With Them (2023), Time to Think 2: The Things That Stop Our Teams (2024), and Box Clever: Quadrants to Change the Way We Live and Lead (2025). Her fourth book is due out in 2026.

    Leading Through Change, Uncertainty, and Disruption: Identifying and Removing Barriers That Keep Us Stuck

  • Practical techniques to enhance focus, resilience and personal accountability in complex environments
  • Balance brutal facts with optimism to navigate uncertainty effectively
  • Reflect on boundaries and fulfillment to work smarter, not harder
  • Overcome people-pleasing tendencies to make braver, bolder decisions

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    Claude Silver

    Claude Silver is a leader in transforming workplace culture, leadership, and talent at VaynerX, where she partners with CEO Gary Vaynerchuk to build high-performing teams and embed emotional intelligence into organizational success. An award-winning speaker and influential voice on LinkedIn, Claude has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, and The Wall Street Journal. She is also the author of Be Yourself at Work: The Groundbreaking Power of Showing Up, Standing Out, and Leading from the Heart, a book that explores how authenticity and emotional intelligence can drive personal and organizational success.

    Leading Through Change, Uncertainty, and Disruption: Identifying and Removing Barriers That Keep Us Stuck

  • Practical techniques to enhance focus, resilience and personal accountability in complex environments
  • Balance brutal facts with optimism to navigate uncertainty effectively
  • Reflect on boundaries and fulfillment to work smarter, not harder
  • Overcome people-pleasing tendencies to make braver, bolder decisions

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    Sumeet Bhatia

    Sumeet Bhatia is an AI Leader, specializing in Data, Analytics and AI. As Head of Data Strategy and Enablement at Sun Life, he leads global initiatives focused on Data and AI strategy, governance, and enablement. Sumeet also advises Ultranauts Inc., shaping their data and AI services, and serves as an advisor for many Private Equity and Healthcare companies. With prior experience at OMERS, EY, and PwC, Sumeet has driven transformative data initiatives and delivered measurable outcomes. A passionate advocate for neurodiversity, he champions innovation and inclusion in all his endeavors.

    Building a future-ready organization in times of AI uncertainty and disruption

  • Rethink organizational systems, not just tools, to navigate AI disruption and drive sustainable innovation
  • Leverage cognitive diversity and neuroinclusive teams to boost resilience, agility, and creative problem-solving
  • Accelerate AI adoption while embedding trust, ethical governance, and employee wellbeing
  • Equip teams with actionable frameworks—from data strategy to collaborative models—to future-proof performance and outcomes

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    Daniel Adeyanju

    Daniel Adeyanju is an entrepreneur and John Maxwell Certified Coach who works at the intersection of human potential and organizational success. With experience spanning technology, workforce development, and ministry, he has built national talent pipelines, co-founded training programs that launched hundreds of tech careers, and advised leaders on cultivating their ability to serve their people. As founder of Be Great Today, Daniel helps leaders and organizations foster resilience, creativity, and connection—demonstrating that the most strategic advantage in today’s economy is not data or technology, but our shared humanity.

    The Wisdom Economy: Human Connection as the Currency of Inspiration and Innovation

  • Harness human connection as the ultimate driver of innovation and strategic advantage
  • Cultivate trust and psychological safety to inspire bold thinking and breakthrough ideas
  • Foster a culture where creativity and collaboration fuel purposeful results
  • Turn AI and global change into opportunities that amplify human potential and organizational impact

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    Peter Compo

    Peter Compo, author of The Emergent Approach to Strategy: Adaptive Design & Execution, brings a unique perspective from the "corporate trenches". Rather than relying on a background from universities or consulting firms, he built his experience through a diverse 25-year career at E.I. DuPont. Starting as a research scientist after earning his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the City University of New York, he advanced through a variety of leadership roles, including product management, marketing, supply chain, and business management. His tenure culminated as director of DuPont Ventures and corporate director of integrated business planning. He left DuPont to write, developed his work on creativity and innovation, and compose music.

    10 Strategy Practice Changes to Make Now

  • Identify and remove practices that limit creativity and innovation
  • Learn how to use bottlenecks as signals to discover your real strategic path
  • Tackle strategy as an open-ended puzzle instead of following steps
  • Discover how to leverage AI to support the critical thinking needed for breakthrough strategies

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    Jason Wild

    Jason Wild is an award-winning leader who helps elite teams within organizations design and create strategic relationships and customer experiences within some of the most admired brands in the world. As Vice President of CEO Co-Innovation and Customer Engagement at Microsoft, he led a global team of creatives, strategists, architects, designers and support experts. With responsibility for engaging strategic customers around the world, Wild oversaw CEO-to-CEO co-creation, relationship development, strategic account development, and the iconic Microsoft Executive Briefing Centers, Experience Centers and Technical Centers.

    Scaling Genius to Reenergize Organizations

  • Master the ABCs of leadership: Architect innovation systems, Bridge diverse talent and perspectives, and act as a Catalyst for breakthroughs
  • Learn the critical capabilities that separate the 5% of successful AI initiatives from the 95% that fail
  • Apply actionable frameworks to create a culture where breakthrough innovation consistently thrives
  • Discover how global leaders drive innovation across organizations spanning multiple countries and industries

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    Marsha Lindsay

    Marsha Lindsay is a globally recognized expert in competitive advantage – its business, marketing and branding components; marketplace dynamics that are changing advantage; methods of critical thinking, insight and problem-solving that enable executives to strategically plan for future advantage, despite the pace of change and economic volatility.

    Rethink your Competitive Strategy

  • Scale your business with a growth strategy that blends financial vision, agility, and innovation
  • Drive sustainable growth through customer-centric and hyper-personalized innovation
  • Identify emerging markets, investment flows, and innovation-driven trends to stay ahead
  • Align executives and board directors to create a unified strategy that fuels value for customers and shareholders

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    Eddie Geller

    Eddie Geller is the founder and Chief SKOR’er of SKOR, the workplace benchmark for measuring and unlocking team performance. With over 25 years of experience building and leading high-growth companies, Eddie has worked with leadership teams across industries to uncover blind spots, accelerate culture change, and drive measurable profit improvement. A serial entrepreneur who scaled and exited two tech companies, Eddie now helps CEOs and executives turn culture into a strategic advantage—backed by hard, team-level metrics that connect directly to business results.Unlock Hidden Profit in Your Teams: Innovating the Science of Team Performance

    Unlock Hidden Profit in Your Teams: Innovating the Science of Team Performance

  • Unlock hidden profit and innovation by understanding how team dynamics drive—or drain—performance
  • Apply practical strategies to align culture, leadership, and organizational growth
  • Learn to identify and leverage the 7 hidden drivers of high-performing teams
  • Connect measurable ROI to team performance and culture for tangible business results

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    Jonathon Brown

    Jonathon Brown is the Chief Growth Officer at Trend Hunter, a leading platform focused on identifying emerging trends and accelerating innovation. He works with global brands such as Google, VISA, Kellogg’s, and PepsiCo to uncover opportunities, navigate disruption, and design strategies for growth. With a style that combines cultural insight, practical tools, and engaging storytelling, Jonathon helps organizations rethink how they innovate and adapt in a rapidly changing world. His talks inspire leaders and teams to take action, foster creativity, and build momentum for the future.

    Innovate like a Rap Star: Lessons from Hip Hop and AI for Tomorrow’s Innovators

  • Explores innovation through the cultural mechanics of hip hop, highlighting parallels between its creative foundations and business innovation
  • Frames innovation as a dynamic process of remixing, rhythm, culture, and disruption, rather than a linear model
  • Shows how AI and next-generation tools can amplify human creativity and originality instead of replacing them
  • Inspires organizations to embrace the boldness, adaptability, and cultural fluency of hip hop to drive disruptive innovation

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    Emanuela Zaccone

    Emanuela Zaccone is an AI and Cybersecurity Product Strategist at Sysdig, where she leads the development of AI-driven capabilities to strengthen cloud security at scale. With over a decade of experience driving innovation in technology products, she combines her expertise in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Previously, she built a career in digital entrepreneurship, bringing new products to market and advancing data-driven innovation across industries. Emanuela is also an experienced speaker, having presented at events such as KCD, hosted webinars on AI in cloud security, and participated in panels on women in tech. Passionate about simplifying complex technology, Emanuela is dedicated to shaping the future of cloud security through AI-powered insights.

    The AI Trifecta: Turning Cyber Risk into Business Resilience

  • Why ignoring cybersecurity today is not a technical gamble but a direct business risk with bottom-line consequences
  • How AI has rewritten the rules of the game, creating both unprecedented threats and unprecedented opportunities
  • What leaders can do immediately to protect value — and how to fight fire with fire by using AI to defend against AI
  • A strategic lens to turn cybersecurity from a cost center into a driver of trust, continuity, and long-term growth

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    Sheri Jacobs

    Sheri Jacobs is a three-time bestselling author, researcher and the founder and CEO of Avenue M Group. She has worked with over 300 organizations and surveyed nearly one million people to uncover how leaders can amplify every voice, drive innovation, and build resilience. Known for her data-driven strategies and real-world insights, Sheri delivers global keynotes, workshops, and consulting that spark bold, meaningful change. She also serves on the Board of Directors for ASAE and the ASAE Foundation.

    Rethinking the Rules, Risk and Real Drivers of Innovation: The Unexpected Power of Boundaries

  • Rethink innovation: why “thinking outside the box” might be holding you back
  • Discover how clear boundaries fuel creativity, smarter risk-taking, and bolder ideas
  • Learn a practical framework to turn constraints into launchpads for growth
  • Strategies to create a culture where experimentation and innovation thrive

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    Ruth Gilleran

    Ruth Gilleran is a Professor at Babson College, consistently ranked the #1 school for entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report. She teaches across technology and entrepreneurship, guiding students as they use AI to ideate, build MVPs, and automate business processes. Her work focuses on how emerging technologies — including generative and agentic AI — are reshaping innovation, organizational processes, and the future of work.

    AI-Native Gen Z: Igniting the Next Wave of Workplace Innovation

  • Design future-ready cultures: Build environments where human talent and AI thrive together to drive innovation
  • Recognize the dual onboarding challenge: Gen Z enters the workforce already paired with digital co-workers
  • Harness Gen Z’s innovation potential: Capture their AI-driven ideas through hackathons and rapid MVPs
  • Turn shadow AI into strategy: Channel informal AI use into structured practices that unlock measurable business value

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    Barbara Porco, Ph.D. & Douglas R. Ege

    Barbara Porco, Ph.D. is Managing Director of the Responsible Business Center and Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business. With over 20 years of experience in accounting and sustainability, she has earned top awards for ethics, teaching, and innovation. She develops frameworks that help organizations measure and report their environmental and social impact responsibly. Douglas Eger is Chairman and CEO of Intrinsic Exchange Group, where he pioneers the Natural Asset Company model to embed the full value of nature into the global economy. An accomplished entrepreneur across finance, technology, healthcare, and media, Eger combines business innovation with conservation action, having preserved thousands of acres of land and restored historic estates through strategic partnerships.

    Valuing Natural Assets for Responsible Business

  • Discover how natural capital accounting is transforming the way organizations measure and protect the planet’s most vital resources
  • The Ecological Performance Reporting: an innovative framework capturing the economic value of natural assets and ecosystem services often overlooked by traditional financial reporting
  • Explore how Natural Asset Companies (NACs) leverage ecosystem data to create business models that generate both economic and environmental value
  • Understand practical ways investors, policymakers, and landowners can finance restoration and protection at scale, turning natural capital into actionable opportunities for sustainable growth

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    Matthew Caulfield, Ph.D. & Vincent Ponzo

    Matthew Caulfield, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Business Ethics at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business, where he researches how to structure institutions to advance corporate social responsibility, moral corporate governance, and ethical entrepreneurial markets. Vincent Ponzo is an educator, entrepreneur, and technology leader dedicated to helping young people understand the world around them. A former teacher and entrepreneurship leader at Columbia Business School, and most recently a senior leader in Responsible AI (RAI) at Amazon, he’s spent his career at the intersection of education, innovation, and ethics

    Leading with AI: Building Ethical and Responsible Organizations

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    Rebecca Warren

    Why Organizations Need to Collaborate with AI, Not Integrate AI

  • Reframe AI adoption as a cultural and organizational redesign, not a software upgrade
  • Use data, skills, and intelligence to connect business goals to human potential
  • Build trust, transparency, and adaptability — the foundations of human-AI collaboration
  • Use agentic AI intelligently — because without intention, you’re cutting yourself (and your AI) short

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    Amy Terpeluk

    Amy Terpeluk is FINN’s Global Purpose & Social Impact Lead, helping organizations drive meaningful social, economic, and environmental change. She created the world’s first Societal Return on Investment (SROI) Index and has led initiatives in DEI, public health, sustainability, and corporate responsibility. Amy helped launch the global NO MORE Foundation and is a recognized speaker at forums including UN Women and 3BL Forum. She was a 2025 PRWeek “Woman of Distinction” (Hall of Fame) winner and is a thought leader on Corporate Purpose and Brands Taking a Stand, featured on CBS Mornings with Tony Dokoupil and across major PR and communications media.

    Purpose Under Pressure: Communicating Values During Crisis

  • Learn how to communicate your organization’s values effectively in challenging times
  • Develop strategies to maintain trust and credibility when facing cultural or societal pushback
  • Discover methods to turn purpose-driven messaging into measurable impact for your business
  • Strengthen internal and external alignment to ensure your purpose resonates with all stakeholders

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    Dirk Derrick

    Dirk Derrick is the founder of Derrick Law Firm practicing personal injury law statewide in South Carolina. An innovator in the legal field, he pioneered the use of focus groups, AI and data analytics to transform trial preparation and case outcomes. Today, he is expanding this service to law firms nationwide, helping attorneys make data-driven decisions — and offering a model for how any industry can leverage community insight to drive fairer, smarter outcomes.

    Data-Driven Decision-Making: Leveraging AI and Community Insight to Drive Innovation and Growth

  • How to transform strategic decisions using real data and predictive analytics, moving beyond instinct and experience
  • Leveraging community insights and focus groups to test strategies and anticipate outcomes
  • Practical applications of AI and data analytics to improve performance, efficiency, and results in complex organizations
  • An actionable framework to scale innovation from pilots to enterprise-wide adoption, fostering trust, transparency, and sustainable growth

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