Business Events

<p>The lead negotiator behind the historic 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Brett McGurk shares powerful insights from over two decades as a top national security advisor, serving under four U.S. presidents.</p><p>One of the longest-serving and most effective national security experts of his generation, McGurk has been deeply involved in Middle East military strategy, diplomacy and U.S. policy for more than two decades.

<p>Widely recognized for his expertise on global politics, history, and human rights, James Kirchick shares compelling insights on the most important issue in the world today — freedom.</p><p>James Kirchick is a journalist, commentator ,and the author of <em>Secret City: The Hidden History of Gay Washington,</em> a <em>New York Times </em>bestseller that explores the history of LGBTQ individuals in the U.S.

<p>Consistently ranked among the world’s top business visionaries, hailed by <em>Forbes</em> for "reshaping our perception of growth,” Tiffani Bova arms audiences with tools for exponential growth, innovation and success.</p><p>Tiffani Bova has helped lead the tech industry through several evolutions over her nearly 30-year career, in roles including Salesforce’s Growth and Innovation Evangelist; Research Fellow at Gartner; and a sales, marketing and customer service executive for start-ups and Fortune 500 companies alike.

<p>Rich Diviney is the ultimate catalyst for unlocking elite performance, transforming teams, and empowering individuals to thrive in any challenge.</p><p>A highly decorated Navy SEAL commander, bestselling author, and leadership expert, Rich Diviney brings over two decades of exceptional experience to the stage.

<p>The visionary behind Google’s AI-first transformation and the pioneer for using AI in organizational decision-making, Cassie Kozyrkov blends deep technical expertise and executive experience with humor and charisma. </p><p>Cassie Kozyrkov is a renowned leader in artificial intelligence and the founder of Decision Intelligence, the process of applying analytics, AI and automation to aid decision-making. As Google’s first Chief Decision Scientist, she spearheaded the tech giant’s AI-first transformation, training over 20,000 Googlers and impacting more than 500 projects.

<p>One of today’s leading voices in artificial intelligence, Steve Brown shares winning AI strategies that fuel innovation, boost productivity, and drive growth.</p><p>With a 25-year career in AI and high tech including roles as senior director and in-house futurist at Google DeepMind as well as chief evangelist and futurist at Intel, Steve is a leading expert on generative AI, autonomous agents, and digital transformation. He leads crucial conversations about how AI will shape business, education, and society.

<p>Sharing never-before-told anecdotes, Paul Whelan recounts his harrowing journey as a hostage in Putin’s Russia—enduring human rights abuses while fighting for freedom and justice from behind enemy lines.</p><p>On December 28, 2018, Paul Whelan was traveling in Russia for a friend’s wedding when he was framed for espionage and arrested in his hotel room.

<p>Sharing his inspiring story of unwavering determination, Nicolas Hamilton helps individuals and organizations overcome obstacles, stay resilient through change, and embrace failure to achieve success.</p><p>Born with cerebral palsy, Nicolas Hamilton was told as a young child he’d spend his life reliant on a wheelchair. Not one to be told he can’t do things, Nicolas endured years of grueling, painful training so that by the age of 17 he could walk completely unaided.

<p>Arthur Brooks is a professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. </p><p>He is also a columnist at <em>The Atlantic, </em>where he writes the popular weekly <em>How to Build a Life </em>column.

<p>Trent Gillespie is a leading Operational AI expert and former Amazon executive who helps organizations move beyond AI hype and into real-world execution. Having led AI and automation initiatives inside some of the world’s most complex organizations, Trent brings rare, hands-on experience translating AI strategy into measurable operational impact.</p><p>Rather than focusing on abstract trends, Trent shows leaders how AI actually gets deployed—across operations, customer experience, supply chains, and teams—so it delivers value quickly, responsibly, and at scale.