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<p>Drawing from her incredible life-affirming story of resilience, Maja Kazazic shows organizations and individuals how to harness the power of empathy to turn loss into growth and surpass their greatest expectations. </p><p>When she was 16 years old, Maja Kazazic's life changed forever. In the summer of 1993, two years into the Bosnian War—a genocide that killed 250,000 people and injured millions—a rocket-propelled grenade exploded in her courtyard destroying her home and killing five of her friends. Her legs were shattered in the blast.

<p>Sharing exhilarating stories from his extraordinary career, commercial astronaut and space program executive Dr. Alan Stern encourages audiences that anything is possible with dedication, perseverance, and strong leadership.</p><p>Dr.

<p>An expert at driving profit with purpose, Kathy Varol shares the proven guidelines she used to create a record-shattering ESG strategy for Adidas. </p><p>Kathy Varol knows the secret to helping companies stand out in a competitive marketplace, attract top talent, drive employee engagement, and gain enviable customer loyalty: It’s harnessing the power of Purpose.</p><p>She knows that as consumers, we&#39;re putting our dollars toward companies with aligned values.

<p>Drawing from years of research, Emma Seppälä shares scientifically-proven strategies for boosting productivity, decreasing burnout, and staying resilient in times of change. </p><p>A psychologist and research scientist by training, Emma Seppälä teaches executives how to apply the science of happiness, emotional intelligence, and social connection to their work.

Co-author (with Vivek Wadhwa) of The Driver in the Driverless Car, Alex Salkever explains how current technology trends in AI, machine learning, and computing will impact business, society, and the world we live in.

<p>Jeff Bloomfield shares how neuroscience helps teams communicate with more purpose, power and impact to drive performance and results.</p><p>After a successful corporate career in biotech helping to launch genetic cancer therapies, and then battling cancer himself, Jeff Bloomfield began a journey to discover the power of neuroscience. It became his mission to teach others what he’d learned about the brain and how to apply the information in professional communicating, leadership, and sales roles.

<p>Drawing from his expertise in US and foreign policy, Willis Sparks offers insight on geopolitical trends, sharing strategies for businesses to position themselves for success in the global marketplace. </p><p>Willis Sparks is a thought leader on the risks, opportunities, and trends created by current geopolitical conflicts and political developments in major emerging market countries.

<p>Paul Epstein has spent nearly 15 years as a professional sports executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams, a global sports agency, and the NFL league office, where he has broken every premium revenue metric in Super Bowl history, opened a billion-dollar stadium, and founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he became known as the “Why Coach.”</p><p>As an award-winning speaker he was named one of <em>SUCCESS magazines</em> top thought leaders that get results, Paul’s impact continues off stage providing leadership development and culture transforma

<p>Over a career spanning more than 40 years, Netflix Co-founder and Former CEO Marc Randolph has established himself as an authority on business, strategy, and innovation. His insight on fostering creativity and effectively transforming ideas into realities has led to numerous successful business ventures, including many that he founded.</p><p>A business entrepreneur and innovator, Randolph offers audiences a behind-the-scenes look at building worldwide businesses. He seamlessly translates his wisdom into meaningful insight and inspiration to all types of audiences.

<p>Sterling Hawkins is an author, investor, entrepreneur, and keynote speaker who is globally recognized as a thought leader in organizational culture. Founder of the No Matter What Movement, he shows people how to practice trust to achieve the results they want regardless of obstacles.</p><p>Sterling developed his trust-powered success system to learn from the painful collapse of his multibillion-dollar startup involvement. He's since combined his business background, research, study and practice to come back and launch, invest in and grow more than 100 companies.