High Stakes Leadership (C - Leadership & Achievement)

<p>Delivering high-energy keynotes drawn from her decades of experience advising CEOs, Neen James shares how a luxury mindset can elevate your firm regardless of whether you are high-end, boots on the street, or an everyday commodity.  </p><p>A trusted confidant to CEOs for a range of global companies—including legacy and luxury brands—across various industries for over 20 years, Neen has helped design strategic plans for Fortune 500 companies, facilitated retreats, and worked with executives and their teams to share insights and strategies.

<p>Drawing from his groundbreaking behavioral science research, David Allison helps the world’s biggest brands understand and connect with their teams' and customers’ human values—positioning them for growth and success in today’s quickly-changing landscape.</p><p>Regarded as the world’s foremost human values expert, David Allison is focused on changing how we understand ourselves, the people around us, and those we hope to engage with in our work.

<p>One of Silicon Valley’s most renowned thought leaders, Linda Yates leverages the secrets of venture-driven startups to help organizations build their own successful growth engines at rapid pace.</p><p>The ground beneath global businesses is shifting more rapidly than ever before. A startling revelation from the World Economic Forum paints a vivid picture: 40% of CEOs fear their companies won't withstand the next decade without transformative change.

Applying his scientifically-proven “Thrive State” longevity and performance framework to organizations, Dr. Kien Vuu helps corporate audiences unlock a future of empowered, innovative, resilient workforces, equipped to thrive amidst change and uncertainty.

<p>Sharing anecdotes from her real-life experience as a young woman of color navigating the alien culture at a powerful law firm, Helen Wan provides insights and advice for chasing our ambition while also living authentically at work, and remaining true to ourselves and our values.</p><p>Helen Wan is an author and attorney. She writes, speaks, and consults on diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging, especially relating to women and minorities on the career ladder, and the complicated pursuit of success.

<p>An award-winning Latina entrepreneur who went from living in an orphanage to creating a wildly successful salsa company she sold to Campbell’s Soup for $231M, Magie Cook inspires audiences around the world to face their biggest obstacles and reach their greatest potential.</p><p>Magie Cook grew up in Mexico, living in an orphanage with 68 other children. As a child, she taught herself how to play basketball and ultimately immigrated to the US on a basketball scholarship at the University of Charleston.

One of Forbes’ Leading Female Futurists and Fast Company’s Most Creative People in Business, Sheryl Connelly helps business leaders think like futurists for resilience, performance, and growth through uncertainty.

All too often, companies are surprised by disruption. While no one can predict the future, many of these events can be anticipated. As a corporate futurist, Sheryl Connelly has nearly two decades of experience helping organizations prepare for disruption by building resilience into their business plans and strategies. 

A trusted voice in resilience and change management, U.S. Olympian Johnny Quinn applies the tools and frameworks he developed as a pro athlete to help organizations accept risk, push through barriers, and to live and work with purpose.

Worry, stress and anxiety are at an all-time high for many organizations. Budgets are being cut and people are being asked to do more with less. It’s a tough outlook—unless you understand the future belongs to the resilient leader!

<p>A decorated U.S. Navy SEAL Commander, Rorke Denver applies lessons and strategies from some of the world’s most dangerous, high-risk situations to today’s tough corporate environment.</p><p>Commander Rorke Denver has run every phase of training for the SEALs and led special-forces missions in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and other international hot spots. His service in the SEALS earned him the Bronze Star with “V” for valorous action in combat.

<p>A top-ranked global futurist, April Rinne helps teams and individuals develop a “Flux Mindset”—the ability to see change as an opportunity, not a threat.</p><p>Right now, humans’ ability to embrace all kinds of change, uncertainty, and not-knowing isn’t exceptional, but rather table stakes. Change is at the heart of responsible leadership, thriving culture, and effective communication.