Leadership & Achievement (C)

<p>The visionary leader behind one of the most extraordinary brand turnarounds in the sports and fitness industry, Jim Weber shares the secrets to his success—from purpose-driven leadership and product innovation to customer obsession and workplace culture.</p><p>As former CEO of Brooks Running, Jim Weber took the company from the brink of bankruptcy to a billion-dollar global performance brand—earning the backing of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett along the way.

<p>One of the world’s leading innovation experts, Stephen Shapiro inspires organizations to break free from conventional thinking, turning their biggest challenges into unparalleled opportunities for growth.</p><p>Stephen Shapiro doesn’t just teach innovation—he redefines it. With decades of industry experience and a keen ability to spot opportunities others miss, Stephen has transformed how leaders and teams approach business challenges.

<p>Trusted by global brands and NBA elites like Steph Curry, Mike Lee blends neuroscience, sports psychology, and personal experience to help individuals and organizations thrive.</p><p>In a world defined by disruption, change, and adversity, Mike Lee helps businesses tap into purpose-driven, future-focused, and heart-centered performance and leaderships skills.</p><p>Drawing from a rich background in mindset, mindfulness, and high-performance, Mike has developed a counter-cultural approach to leadership for the modern age.

<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>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.

Blending cutting-edge science, ancient wisdom, philosophy, music and art, Professor Arthur C. Brooks helps organizations improve their happiness practices in order to boost workplace engagement, facilitate recruitment, and increase retention and productivity.