The most decorated gymnast of all time

Widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time, Simone Biles has revolutionized the sport with her extraordinary skill, and in the process has become a symbol of resilience, humility, and advocacy for mental health. She has captured six All-Around World Championship titles, making her the most decorated gymnast in World Championships history with 30 medals, including 23 gold. An eleven-time Olympic medalist, Biles’ technical prowess has led to an unprecedented five gymnastic skills being named after her. Her autobiography, Courage to Soar, became a New York Times bestseller, and her remarkable story was brought to life in the Netflix series Simone Biles Rising. She also supports initiatives that help young people in foster care and adoption systems.


Rising Stronger: Well-Being, Performance, and the Road to Greatness

• 1- Facing failure and self-doubt: Lessons learnt from when times were toughest
• 2- The importance of raising awareness around mental health and personal wellbeing to sustain high performance
• 3- Knowing when to step back, recover, and rise stronger: Keys to achieving greatness
• 4- Managing pressure and prioritizing self-care while in the spotlight

Groundbreaking organizational psychologist and top-rated professor at Wharton

Adam Grant is an organizational psychologist and bestselling author who explores the science of motivation, generosity, rethinking, and potential. Wharton’s top-rated professor for seven straight years, he is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of six books that have sold millions of copies and been translated into 45 languages: Hidden Potential, Think Again, Give and Take, Originals, Option B, and Power Moves. ​Grant earned tenure at Wharton while still in his twenties and he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, rethink assumptions, and live more generous and creative lives.


Unlocking Hidden Potential for Exceptional Leadership

• 1- A new framework for raising aspirations, exceeding expectations, and leveraging strengths for success
• 2- How to build the character skills and motivational structures to develop your leadership potential
• 3- Designing systems to create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked
• 4- Developing the competencies needed to respond to and find strength in adversity

Globally recognized expert in customer experience and AI at MIT Sloan

A globally-recognized thinker on how AI affects human judgment, Renée Richardson Gosline is an award-winning Research Scientist and Senior Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and the head of the Human-First AI group at MIT’s Initiative on The Digital Economy. Named a Digital Fellow at Stanford’s Digital Economy Lab, Gosline has also been recognized as one of the World’s Top 40 Professors under 40 by Poets and Quants, and as “one of the brightest minds in AI” by Inc. Magazine in 2024. Her research specializes in AI CX strategy, creating a culture of experimentation, and Responsible AI. She is the author of the forthcoming book, In Praise of Friction.


Human-Centered AI for a Breakthrough Customer Experience

• 1- Key principles of a successful customer experience strategy: Balancing data-driven insights with human emotion
• 2- Finding the friction sweet spot: Why friction can be good and how to harness its power for a seamless customer journey
• 3- Ethical AI and inclusive leadership: Strategies to craft unbiased, customer-centric experiences that resonate with all clients
• 4- Cultivating a culture of innovation through behavioral science and human-centered AI

One of today’s most influential management thinkers and serial entrepreneur

Seth Godin is one of the most inspiring, influential, and creative business thinkers of our time. Author of 22 international bestselling books translated into 39 languages, Godin covers a wide range of topics from creativity and change processes to how ideas are transmitted. Notable works include Purple Cow and Linchpin, and his most recent book, This Is Strategy: Make Better Plans. A serial entrepreneur, Godin also writes one of the world’s most prestigious and widely read blogs, where he publishes daily insights on management and the digital world.


Leading Creativity through the Pursuit of the Unconventional

• 1- The importance of “doing work that matters”: Creating value and impact rather than following trends
• 2- Keys to embracing originality and breaking away from conventional norms
• 3- The skills and characteristics needed to consistently and effectively push creative boundaries
• 4- How to promote a mindset of lifelong learning and curiosity to keep ideas fresh and innovative
• 5- How creativity connects with marketing and is the act of solving interesting problems

Pioneering innovator, entrepreneur and inventor of robotic technologies and AI for industry

A former senior robotics researcher and Mars Exploration research engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Ayanna Howard is the current Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University. She is the co-founder and board director of Zyrobotics, a STEM education and therapy company that designs products for children with special needs. Foremost authority on human emotion-centered robotic design, her work and accomplishments have been the subject of numerous articles and profiles, including in Time, USA Today and Black Enterprise. Howard is also the author of the best-selling audiobook Sex, Race, and Robots: How to Be Human in the Age of AI.


Make AI Work For Your Business

• 1- How AI and robotics will define the future of businesses across industries: An optimistic approach
• 2- Understanding and mitigating the unintended consequences and ethical challenges of AI
• 3- How to generate a culture of trust and accountability among employees
• 4- Leveraging AI for human-centered innovation: Strategies for enhancing productivity and connection
• 5- Diverse teams in AI development: Keys to creating inclusive products

Research Professor and Author

Dr. Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She also holds the position of visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. She is the author of six #1 New York Times bestsellers and is the host of two award-winning podcasts, Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead. Brown spends most of her time working in organizations around the world, helping develop braver leaders and more courageous cultures.


The Courage to Lead

• 1- Building the Strength and Grounded Confidence to Lead
• 2- Armored leadership vs. Daring leadership
• 3- The Role of Curiosity and Humility in Mental Toughness

Best-selling author of Atomic Habits

James Clear is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, a transformative book that has sold over 20 million copies worldwide and has been translated into more than 60 languages. Clear’s work delves deeply into behavioral psychology, addressing the profound question, “How can we live better?” with actionable, research-based strategies that resonate across cultures and industries. He is also the creator of the 3-2-1 weekly newsletter, which reaches over 3 million email subscribers and offers distilled wisdom on habits, decision-making, and self-improvement.


Trust and Inspire: Unleashing Greatness in Others

• 1- Research-based, proven strategies to build good habits and break bad ones
• 2- The laws of behavior change: Key strategies for getting 1% better every day
• 3- Overcome a lack of motivation and willpower: Building systems for success even when you’re not feeling motivated
• 4- Identity-based habits: Shifting your mindset to create lasting change
• 5- How to overcome procrastination and build consistency through small, daily actions

Serial entrepreneur, award-winning podcaster and professor at NYU Stern

Scott Galloway, an influential expert in brand strategy, is the clinical professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, a position he has held for more than twenty years. He is also a tech entrepreneur who founded several firms, including L2, Red Envelope, and Prophet Brand Strategy. Galloway is the author of several New York Times bestselling books, including The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google and Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity. Recognized by the World Economic Forum as one of the “Global Leaders of Tomorrow,” he has advised prominent brands and organizations such as Gateway Inc. and Urban Outfitters.


The Future of Strategy: Navigating Trends to Discover Creative Solutions

• 1- Cuts through the noise: The products and trends that are receiving too much vs. too little attention and investment
• 2- Creative solutions that will shape the future across various sectors over the next decade and beyond
• 3- AI Strategy: Its rise, impact, driving innovation, and creating new opportunities
• 4- What winning brands have in common and how to implement their strategies

Award-winning psychologist and bestselling author

An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts in controlling the conscious mind. He studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions, and relationships.


Kross’ bestselling book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It, was chosen as one of the best new books of the year by the Washington Post, and the Winning Winter 2021 selection for Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Dan Pink’s Next Big Idea Book Club. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and is the founder of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan.


Turning Your Inner Critic Into Your Inner Coach

• 1- Becoming your own most powerful coach: Strategies to boost motivation, overcome impostor syndrome, and hone your mental fitness
• 2- Intentional leadership: Harnessing anxieties as a resource for increased productivity, strategic thinking, and better decision-making
• 3- Stop overthinking, start living: How to distance ourselves from negativity and self-criticism, and improve mental clarity
• 4- Unleashing potential: The science of mastering self-talk for better leadership

Former SVP, Apple Retail and CEO at Burberry

Consistently recognized over the past decade as one of the world’s top global executives, Angela Ahrendts is best known for her tenure as Senior Vice President at Apple Retail and for her nine years as CEO at Burberry. At Apple, Ahrendts was responsible for integrating Apple’s physical and digital businesses, creating a seamless customer journey for over a billion visitors a year and re-crafting roles for 70,000 employees globally. At Burberry she transformed the fortunes of the brand, tripling the business and quadrupling the share price with a focus on culture and values. Ahrendts is currently Chair of the Board of Save the Children and a member of the Board of Directors of Ralph Lauren Corp., Airbnb, WPP, and charity: water.


Leading Change with Humility, Humanity and Heart

• 1- Connecting with people in a way that encourages everyone to shape the future of the organization
• 2- How to convey complex ideas with clarity and authenticity to foster alignment and shared purpose within organizations
• 3- Amplifying human attributes in an artificial world: A new paradigm of leadership to thrive in the age of AI
• 4- Leveraging technology to unleash a new wave of creativity and innovation

Award-winning psychologist and bestselling author

An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts in controlling the conscious mind. He studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions, and relationships.


Kross’ bestselling book, Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It, was chosen as one of the best new books of the year by the Washington Post, and the Winning Winter 2021 selection for Malcolm Gladwell, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Dan Pink’s Next Big Idea Book Club. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and is the founder of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory at the University of Michigan.


Turning Your Inner Critic Into Your Inner Coach

• 1- Becoming your own most powerful coach: Strategies to boost motivation, overcome impostor syndrome, and hone your mental fitness
• 2- Intentional leadership: Harnessing anxieties as a resource for increased productivity, strategic thinking, and better decision-making
• 3- Stop overthinking, start living: How to distance ourselves from negativity and self-criticism, and improve mental clarity
• 4- Unleashing potential: The science of mastering self-talk for better leadership

World’s leading expert on organizational trust

Stephen M. R. Covey is the bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust and Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Covey personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine.


Trust and Inspire: Unleashing Greatness in Others

• 1- Why the old rules of leadership no longer apply
• 2- Trust and Inspire: A comprehensive framework for an alternative to command and control
• 3- How trust and collaboration will be the foundation of the future of work
• 4- Revealing the fundamental beliefs of a Trust and Inspire leader

Innovator and former President of Tesla Motors

A visionary leader and serial entrepreneur, Jon McNeill teaches organizations how to exponentially scale businesses and drive disruptive innovation. As former President of Tesla, he oversaw a 10-fold increase in sales from $2 billion to $20 billion in just three years. In 2018, he became COO at ride-hailing app Lyft, where he helped prepare the company to go public, growing revenue from $800 million to $2 billion in the process.


Currently, McNeill is a Managing Director at DVx Ventures, a growth-stage venture platform, and serves on several boards of companies including General Motors, Lululemon and Stash Financial.


Lessons on Transformation and Growth from Inside Tesla

• 1- Disruption, transformation and the Tesla case: The electric car everyone is watching
• 2- Sleeping in the Tesla factory: Experiences and lessons learned with Elon Musk
• 3- How to generate a culture of trust and accountability among employees
• 4- Detecting and promoting disruptive and transformative ideas within your organization: How to create an ideas factory
• 5- Taking risks: When it is time to move from analysis to action

World-renowned business thinker and management innovator

Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers who has led transformational efforts in some of the world’s most notable companies helping to create billions of dollars in shareholder value. For over four decades, Hamel has served on the faculty of the London Business School and he is the director of the Management Lab. Hamel is an author of landmark books such as Competing for the Future, The Future of Management and Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them. The Wall Street Journal has ranked Hamel as the world’s most influential business thinker, and Fortune magazine has called him “the world’s leading expert on business strategy.”


Building a Strategy for Evolutionary Advantage

• 1- How to build an organization that can change as fast as change itself
• 2- Why organizations must embrace new principles of experimentation, openness, meritocracy, freedom and audacity
• 3- Adopting open strategy: The challenge of unleashing the collective intelligence in your organization
• 4- How to make innovation a core competence: Revealing a systematic approach to increasing capacity for continuous, breakthrough innovation

Musician and expert in entrepreneurship, innovation and virtuosity

With more than 25 years of entrepreneurial and senior management experience, Felipe Gómez has developed a powerful set of proven tools that helps leaders, teams and organizations to reach extraordinary performance. Leveraging his passion for music and with a grand piano on stage, Felipe will inspire his audience and provide tools to consistently aim for operational excellence, create meaningful connections and build effective cultures of innovation. Gómez is the author of the best-selling book, Attitude-E: The Method for Being Entrepreneurial and Fulfilling your Dreams.


The Power of Virtuosity

• 1- What it means to be a virtuoso and why it’s a critical quality for organizations in today’s world
• 2- Identifying the keys to be a virtuoso in everything we set out to do
• 3- The mindsets and behaviors that leaders and companies should adopt to thrive
• 4- The importance of perfecting our methods, being more aware of the attitudes we assume and doing everything we do with love and passion

Groundbreaking leader and former CEO at AT&T Business

With a remarkable career spanning more than 30 years, Anne Chow is a pioneering figure in the enterprise world. She was the first woman of color CEO in AT&T’s 140+ year history, overseeing AT&T Business, a global operating unit with a workforce of 35,000 and a value of $35 billion. She has been widely recognized as a role model for inclusive leadership, driving success at the intersection of people, culture, and technology.


Twice named to Fortune’s Most Powerful Women in Business, Chow is currently Lead Director on the Board of Directors of FranklinCovey and also serves on the Board of Directors of 3M. Additionally, she is an Adjunct Professor of Executive Education at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.


The Challenge of Realizing the Full Potential of Our Organizations

• 1- Why high performance is anchored around culture: Recognizing the foundational importance of trust and transparency in relationships
• 2- How our paradigms set us up for success – personally, professionally, and as a society
• 3- Unlocking potential by recognizing bias, and emphasizing empathy and curiosity
• 4- Tools to help you overcome unconscious bias and reframe unconscious thoughts

Authority on Psychological Safety at Harvard Business School

A renowned expert on organizational learning and leadership and the world’s #1 ranked management thinker, Amy Edmondson has been studying psychological safety and workplace behaviors for more than 20 years. The Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School, Edmondson helps organizations identify barriers to success that are often hidden inside a workplace culture. Her work has helped major firms vastly improve performance by building an environment of psychological safety, transparency and collaborative teaming.


She is the bestselling author of The Fearless Organization, and the recently published Right Kind of Wrong, which won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year 2023.


Psychological Safety: Unlocking Growth Through Intelligent Failure

• 1- How to nurture an environment where employees feel safe and empowered
• 2- Improve learning, cooperation and performance by fostering a culture of psychological safety
• 3- How leaders can transform their perspective on setbacks by embracing the intelligent failures that are vital to innovation
• 4- Tailored practices, skills and mindsets for taking smart risks and using mistakes as springboards for profound learning and competitive differentiation

Former Director of the CIA and United States Army General

A highly decorated general and one of the most prominent combat commanders in American history, Gen. David H. Petraeus, USA (Ret.) has dedicated his life to public service, leading military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and then serving as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. His illustrious military career spanned over 37 years and included six command roles, five of which were during combat. General Petraeus is the only person in U.S. Army history to be the top graduate in both the U.S. Army’s challenging Ranger School and the year-long U.S. Army Command and General Staff College course.


Post-military, he steered the CIA, amplifying global counterterrorism efforts and expanding intelligence outreach, before transitioning to the private sector, where he currently holds positions as a Partner at KKR, chairman of the KKR Global Institute, and a Kissinger Fellow at Yale University.


Leadership in the Face of Adversity

• 1- Understanding and embracing the tasks of strategic leadership in the 21st century
• 2- Keys to making tough decisions in the face of adversity
• 3- What it takes to be a resilient, effective strategic leader
• 4- Insights into the significant global challenges facing countries and organizations today: The impact of ongoing international security issues and macroeconomic trends

One of the greatest directors and filmmakers of all time

Francis Ford Coppola is a highly renowned film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has won multiple prestigious awards, including five Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Palmes d’Or, and a British Academy Film Award (BAFTA). Coppola’s most notable films, such as The Godfather trilogy – which transformed the gangster genre – and Apocalypse Now, have established him as one of the most significant filmmakers in American history.


His latest film, Megalopolis, is due to be released in 2024. Apart from his filmmaking career, Coppola has expanded his horizons into the wine and hospitality industry, establishing the Francis Ford Coppola Presents brand, which offers various resorts, cafes, and wineries located in California, Guatemala, and Belize.


Leading Creativity: Lessons from a Master Director

• 1- The skills and characteristics needed to consistently and effectively push creative boundaries
• 2- Producing award-winning performances: How to identify and get the best out of your talent
• 3- TA different approach for dealing with doubt, uncertainty and failure
• 4- The evolution of storytelling: Keys to develop powerful stories that capture people’s imaginations

Expert in diversity and organizational structure at Columbia Business School

Modupe Akinola, associate professor of management at Columbia Business School, is a leading authority on performance and diversity within organizations. Akinola’s work focuses on advising leaders on stress management, diversity, equity, inclusion, and promoting women’s leadership. Her studies, published in The New York Times, Forbes and The Economist, among other publications, analyze how stress and discrimination affect the performance of work teams. Prior to her academic career, Akinola held the position of Chief Diversity Officer at Bain & Co., contributing to the recruitment and retention of Black people. She also obtained a doctorate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University.


Boost performance and diversity in organizations

• 1- Strategies to increase diversity in your organization’s talent pools
• 2- Biases that affect the hiring and retention of women and racialized people in companies
• 3- How the work environment can cause stress and its impact on individual and company performance
• 4- The keys to building organizations that foster employee productivity, boost their creativity and improve their health