Business (C)

Dr. Rebecca Heiss helps audiences transform stress, fear, and uncertainty from barriers into fuel for greater resilience, adaptability, confidence, and performance.

Jay Kiew (JQ) helps leaders and organizations turn uncertainty into forward momentum.

<p>Curiosity is the competitive advantage most organizations overlook—and Diana Kander shows audiences how to harness it to fuel innovation, uncover new opportunities, and stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. </p><p>Through engaging stories, humor, and interactive exercises, she helps leaders and teams break free from assumptions, ask smarter questions, and discover better ways to solve problems, serve customers, and spark fresh ideas.

<p>Keith Slotter has spent his career on the front lines of cybersecurity, fraud, organizational security, and risk—helping organizations recognize emerging threats, protect what matters most, and lead with confidence when the stakes are highest.</p><p>As cybercrime grows more sophisticated and the lines between digital threats, financial fraud, insider risk, and organizational security increasingly blur, Keith brings audiences a rare perspective shaped by both law enforcement and the executive suite.

<p>Natalie Nixon operationalizes creativity—showing that while artists are masters at navigating ambiguity, creative thinking is a repeatable strategic capability that engineers, scientists, lawyers, and project managers can build and scale.

Business doesn't grow by simply crossing borders—it grows by connecting with people.

Katherine Melchior Ray helps organizations expand into new markets, strengthen global leadership, spark innovation, and build brands that resonate across cultures. Audiences leave with practical strategies to use cultural intelligence as a competitive advantage, deepen customer engagement, foster collaboration across diverse teams, and accelerate international business growth in an increasingly connected world.

<p>Abigail Posner spent 13 years at Google, but don’t make assumptions about her based on that fact.</p><p>Abigail didn’t start in tech. She started out studying people, earning a degree from Harvard in social anthropology, driven by one question: Why do humans do what they do? That lens proved to be the most valuable thing she ever brought to the boardroom at top advertising agencies where she shaped brand identities and communication to achieve tangible results.</p><p>Then, for 13 years as director of U.S.

<p>Rashmi Airan is a keynote speaker, leadership expert, and transformation strategist whose work helps leaders and organizations build trust and perform under pressure, make decisions in high-stakes moments and foster resilient leadership.</p><p>A first-generation Indian American, former Columbia Law School attorney, and former Wall Street dealmaker, Rashmi knows what it means to live under intense pressure, chase success, and lose sight of what matters most. Her life took a dramatic turn when a series of compromised decisions led to a federal prison sentence.

<p>Erin Stafford is a high-energy speaker, bestselling author, and Cambridge-trained social psychologist who is redefining what it means to perform at a high level in today’s always-on world.</p><p>She helps leaders and teams move beyond burnout and unlock sustainable peak performance—where success and well-being work together, not against each other. Erin’s perspective is grounded in both science and experience.

Colette Carlson, a Human Behavior Expert and CPAE Hall of Fame keynote speaker, is known for helping leaders, teams, and organizations activate The Human Edge™—the critical strategies that strengthen trust, foster connection, and elevate performance in an increasingly automated, fast-paced world.