Chairman & CEO The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc (2006-2018)

Iconic global business leader and philanthropist, Lloyd Blankfein is a highly distinguished authority on global markets, finance and leadership. As Chairman and CEO of The Goldman Sachs Group from 2006 to September 2018, Blankfein led one of the largest and most respected investment banks in the world through the challenges of the financial crisis before repositioning the firm for success in the post-crisis world. He continues to serve as a member of the Goldman Sachs Management Committee and Board of Directors. Blankfein was twice named one of the most influential people in the world by Time magazine and won the Financial Times Person of the Year award in 2009.

THE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES OF BUSINESS TRANSFORMATION

• Leading business transformation in a disruptive, fast-changing and highly competitive environment
• Insights into risk and decision making under great uncertainty: Knowing when to move forward and when to draw back
• Facing the leadership and organizational challenges presented by moments of change and crisis: Lessons from the Great Recession
• Analysing the current state of the global economy after the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic

Pioneering Expert on Leadership and Organizational Performance

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products and services that improve teamwork, clarity and employee engagement. Lencioni’s passion for organizations and the people who work in them is reflected in his writing, speaking and executive consulting. He is the author of twelve best-selling books with nearly seven million copies sold. After eighteen years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists. His most recent book, The Motive: Why So Many Leaders Abdicate Their Most Important Responsibilities, was released in February 2020.

Leading Healthy Teams and Organizations

• Understanding organizational health: The disciplines an organization must live out to become healthy
• Identifying the ideal team player: Three indispensable virtues that make some people better team players than others
• Reaching individual and combined potential by tapping into geniuses at the office and in our meetings

Chairman and CEO, Hewlett-Packard Company (1999-2005) and Best-Selling Author

A passionate, articulate advocate for problem-solving, innovation, and effective leadership Carly Fiorina was the first woman ever to lead a Fortune 50 company when she was recruited to lead Hewlett Packard (HP) in 1999. Under her leadership, revenue grew, innovation tripled, growth quadrupled, and HP became the 11th largest company in the U.S. Her breadth of experience spans from marketing to manufacturing; from sales to strategic planning; from HR to R&D; from finance to engineering to supply chain and logistics. She has led teams and organizations in the private, public and social sectors. Today she is the founder and Chairman of Carly Fiorina Enterprises, and of Unlocking Potential, a non-profit organization that invests in human potential by supporting local leaders who are solving problems in their communities and places of work.

LEADING ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION

• How to increase the problem-solving and leadership capacity of organizations
• What it takes to help others reach their highest leadership potential
• A blueprint for navigating uncertainty, managing change, and building a high-performance culture
• What it takes to drive transformational change

World’s leading authority on talent management

Dave Ulrich is the world’s leading authority on talent and human resources and a professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. He has authored / co authored over 30 books and 200 articles that have shaped thinking on leadership, talent and human resources, including The Why of Work, The Leadership Code, HR Transformation and Victory Through Organization. He was recognized in 2012 with a Lifetime Achievement Award from HR Magazine for being the “father of modern human resources.”

Moving Beyond the War for Talent

• The societal forces that make HR more relevant than ever
• Why your organization’s success lies, not in the talent you have, but what you do with the talent once you have it
• Leveraging talent throughout your organization to create a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts
• How to build capabilities, strengthen systems, and empower human capital—for longer lasting success

Leading expert on Digital Transformation and disruptive growth strategies

For the past two decades, Charlene Li has been helping people see the future. She’s the author of five books, including the New York Times bestseller, Open Leadership and the critically acclaimed book, Groundswell. Her latest book, The Disruption Mindset, was published in 2019. She was also the founder of Altimeter Group, an analyst firm that was acquired in 2015 by Prophet.

Named by Fast Company as one of the most creative people in business, Li is an expert on digital transformation and disruptive growth strategies. Her deep knowledge of leadership, strategy, interactive media and marketing gives her unique insight into the changing business landscape.

THE DISRUPTION MINDSET – TRANSFORMING AND REINVENTING YOUR BUSINESS

• Overcome Fear and Self-Doubt. How to develop the confidence and courage to take the first step toward transformation
• Revealing the top ways to drive disruptive growth
• Planning for Disruption. Reform your strategic planning process to be continuous.
• Focus on the Future Customer. Why this skill is at the heart of disruptive organizations and how it keeps them focused on the future.

Entrepreneur and Creator of LazyTown

Creator, director and protagonist of the successful children’s television series LazyTown, Magnus Scheving has taken advantage of his infectious creativity and entrepreneurial spirit to promote the nutrition and health of children into a global brand. Broadcasted in more than 170 countries and reaching over 500 million homes, LazyTown has won various awards including a BAFTA, renowned US Telly Awards, and has received two Emmy award nominations. The company is responsible for producing books, videos, games, and sporting goods with the mission to promote fitness and a healthy lifestyle to children. The TV series remains Scheving’s core asset as it continues to be broadcast worldwide.

LAZYTOWN: THE JOURNEY FROM PERSONAL MISSION TO GLOBAL BRAND

• The philosophies and beliefs that underpin the most successful leaders
• Keys to staying creative: How to embrace risk and move out of your comfort zone
• The role of the leader in developing a recognizable and lasting style for your brand
• Redefining profit: Building a company ethic that focuses on more than finance
• Cultivating the positive attitudes that will allow your organization to flourish

Nobel Laureate economist and former Chief Economist of the World Bank

Paul Romer, economist and policy entrepreneur, is a co-recipient of the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics Sciences and University Professor in Economics at NYU. He has spent his career at the intersection of economics, innovation, technology, and urbanization, working to speed up human progress. Pioneer of the endogenous growth theory, Romer is a self-proclaimed policy entrepreneur, who advises business and government leaders in sectors across the world on ways to leverage technology and innovation to drive long-term growth. He previously served as the Chief Economist at the World Bank where he worked to advance the multilateral institution’s critical research function.

HOW LEADERS CAN FUEL GROWTH IN A WORLD WITH FINITE RESOURCES

• Analyzing the current state of the global economy
• How the United States and the rest of world can select a path of economic growth long into the future
• The role of leaders and educators as guardians and defenders of innovation and experimentation
• Developing the willingness to boldly implement ideas that may be outside our comfort zones

Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and single parent whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations around the world. He is the author of two bestselling books – The Pursuit of Happyness and Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Gardner was an executive producer on the iconic and critically acclaimed film adaptation of The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith. Through his positivity, courage, tenacity, discipline and common sense, Gardner’s story is one of overcoming setbacks and hardship to become a top earner on Wall Street before founding his own brokerage.

TRANSFORMING THE IMPOSSIBLE INTO THE POSSIBLE

• From living on the street to working on Wall Street: On surmounting obstacles and beating the odds
• Transforming the impossible into the possible:  What self-empowerment means and how to achieve it
• The keys to breaking cycles and opening up new opportunities
• Philosophies on navigating tumultuous times and creating a fulfilling, successful life

Aamir Malik is Chief Business Innovation Officer, Executive Vice President at Pfizer, one of the world’s most innovative companies whose relentless pursuit of breakthroughs led to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine. At Pfizer, Aamir is responsible for the company’s strategy, business development, and formation of new business ventures, as well as the advancement of innovative access partnerships with payers and governments around the world.

Prior to joining Pfizer, Aamir was the Managing Partner of McKinsey & Company’s United States operations and previously led the firm’s Global Pharmaceutical and Medical Products Practice. In his 25 years at McKinsey, he developed innovative growth strategies, guided mergers and acquisitions and implemented high-impact programs to improve patients’ lives and transform performance for life science companies.

DRIVING BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION

• The importance of building a culture of innovation
• How an innovative business strategy enables ESG
• How becoming a partner of choice fuels innovation and growth
• How biotech is changing the innovation landscape for pharma and beyond