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Dr. Angela Jackson, CEO of Future Forward Strategies and author of "Win Win Workplace," on the importance of centering employee voices, aligning business success with employee well-being, and building diversity, equity and inclusion into pathways to advancement. The Harvard lecturer who advises organizations on innovation and human capital strategies has been featured in Forbes Wall Stre...

Nick Colucci, former chief operating officer of Publicis North America on his 40-year career in healthcare advertising and recent induction into the Hall of Fame. Having built Publicis Health into the industry's largest health focused agency network as CEO and chairman, Nick shares the top three take outs of his extraordinary career: the importance of self-management over time-management; the sign...

Digital pioneer and innovator Leslie Laredo, president of Laredo Group and the Academy of Digital Media, and Deborah Burns, award-winning author of "Authorize IT!: Think Like a Writer to Win, brand storyteller, and business strategist, share their thoughts on why leadership must be redefined -- and how to it. They discuss their beliefs, stressing that traditional models of leadership need to...

Steve Dennis, strategic growth consultant and author on risk taking in leadership strategy. His books "Remarkable Retail" and "Leaders Leap," call for companies to adapt quickly to disruption. They stress the importance of being ‘remarkable’, avoiding mediocrity, and taking bold, transformative actions to stay relevant. Explaining the key principles of leadership he describes i...

Vikram Sharma, Operating Partner at S2G Investments on the massive opportunities of new technology for digitization and legacy industries. The former division president of Information Resources, or IRI, and former CEO of Shop Local says that 80% of US GDP comes from low-digitized industries, presenting significant opportunities for innovation.  An extraordinary combination of businessman, strategi...

Jack Myers, media ecologist, leadership strategist and author of  The Tao of Leadership  on how ancient principles can guide the modern business. The former executive at CBS TV and ABC Radio, and founder of The Myers Report and Media Village Education Foundation argues that leadership In the AI era will be built around five Taoist values: harmony, flexibility, balance, stability and integrity, int...

Jack Klues, former director at Publicis Groupe, on the current talent crisis in the advertising industry. The architect of what is now Publicis Media built his career at Leo Burnett Media and says that long-term employee growth over constant job churn is about companies investing in their people. The role of leaders, he says, is to foster a supportive environment in the age of AI, shifting from bo...

Kass and Mike Lazerow are serial entrepreneurs, investors, and authors of  Shoveling $!it: A Love Story About the Entrepreneur’s Messy Path to Success.  As the co-founders of Golf.com and Buddy Media—acquired by Salesforce for $745 million—they bring a wealth of experience from decades of building businesses and supporting nearly 100 early-stage startup founders as angel investors and advisors. Th...

Andrew Essex, a seasoned executive at Tata Consultancy Services on the future of business, creativity, and brands in an AI-driven world. The founding CEO of the award-winning agency Droga5 and CEO of the Tribeca Film Festival argues for the importance of human ingenuity and the need for brands to maintain their value, and gives us his vision of the evolving role of Madison Avenue. He predicts that...

Seth Green, Dean of the University of Chicago Graham School on how to navigate career transitions while keeping sight of our North Star, ‘traveling lightly" as we balance purpose over material wealth in achieving a fulfilling life. The co-architect of the University’s Leadership in Society Initiative, aimed at helping accomplished individuals transition to meaningful second careers, argues th...

Peter Naylor, seasoned media executive on the impact of streaming television and the superior experience it provides. The former global Vice President at Netflix argues that Sports streaming will explode our expectations of the viewing experience as Netflix and others begin to leverage the advertising potential of what was the last bastion of traditional media. And through his involvement with San...

Donna Dupont, founder and chief strategist for Purple Compass on the importance of good governance and forward planning in business as we face the challenges of climate security and extreme weather events. As an award-winning designer and futurist who helps organizations build their future literacy, she argues how in preparation for future risks, we can see future opportunities. She reminds us tha...

Scott Donaton, currently Chief Marketing and Content Officer at Versus Game, on brand storytelling and the agility of startups. The former Global Chief Creative and Content Officer at Digitas who became CMO at Hulu argues that Versus Game's AI-driven engagement engine which gamifies content to enhance user interaction is a glimpse of the future in media. He says that companies need to embrace the...

David Kenny, Chairman of Nielsen, dives deep into the evolving landscape of talent, data, media, and technology. David explores the critical intersection of people and business goals, offering powerful insights on creating synergy between the two. He discusses how to navigate the complexities of industry shifts, the importance of adaptability in leadership, and how the future of data-driven decisi...

Engineer and business coach, Sairan Aqrawi focuses on merging technology and communication for success in leadership. She shares her journey from Iraq to the U.S. with nothing but $300 in her pocket and a million dreams. Now an engineer overseeing metro projects and a midlife coach helping women uncover their hidden talents, she says that it is IQ + EQ that leadership is really all about. As she h...

Joaquin Gil, author, filmmaker, composer and digital artist on AI and the creative experience. He’s also a programmer, creator of graphic novels, live action, animated films and shorts, electronic music albums and the technical director of special effects for classic feature films like  Starship Troopers ,  Godzilla  and Oscar winners like  Contact  and  As Good As it Gets . And his children’s boo...

Brian Morrissey, founder of Rebooting on the future of sustainable media business. The former president and editor in chief of Digiday Media and digital editor at Ad Week believes that the move from mass media to micro media, particularly since the Pandemic, is a power shift from institutions to individuals where AI will be most vibrant part of the media ecosystem. He illustrates his argument with...

Itamar Friedman, CEO of Qodo on the evolution of AI in software development, and the changing philosophy of AI.  The former director of Machine Vision, which was bought out by Alibaba, established Codium AI before ChatGPT, predicts a future in which increasingly AI will think like humans, and argues that System  2 Thinking could even improve human reasoning. He gives us an insight into many of the...

James Vanreusel, founder and CEO of Vanreusel Ventures on fractionalized work, international contractors, AI and office automation in the future of work. With over 25 years of experience in finance, from Wall Street to non-profits, he guides us through how to navigate modern business solutions, the intersection of technology, financial management and strategic staffing. He discusses the gain or pa...

Greg Kahn, CEO of GK Digital Ventures, and Shiv Singh, the author of Marketing with AI for dummies and Chief Marketing Officer at C3 AI on the transformative impact of AI and to its potential to revolutionize the industry.  They argue that AI is a technological shift as life-changing as the internet and mobile phones, sparking existential questions about the future of work itself such as who and w...

Juan Betancourt, CEO of Humantelligence on AI-powered HR in the workplace. A graduate of the prestigious  endeavor.org  accelerator program, his plugin, which is already used by companies like Accenture and UnitedHealthcare, provides real-time psychometric insights in 10-minute assessments, integrating with platforms like Teams, Outlook and Slack. Betancourt argues that its ability to personalize...

Brian Wieser, principal and CFA at the strategic consultancy for media and technology industries, Madison and Wall on the changing of the guard in the future of media. After his roles as global president at WPP's Group M, the world's largest media services firm, Interpublic's Magna Global and Ad Tech for Simulmedia, he argues that in an age of major global platforms and performance, traditional me...

Nichola Hay, MBE, Director of Apprenticeship Strategy and Policy at BPP, the United Kingdom's largest apprenticeship training provider, discusses the evolution of apprenticeships in the UK. After 20 years of helping British businesses attract new talent and upskill employees across their organizations, Nichola is at the forefront of thought leadership and guidance on the challenges and opportuniti...

Bobi Gilburd, Chief Innovation Officer at Team8, a leading Venture-Creation and Venture-Capital firm in Tel Aviv, on the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and the unique ecosystem of Israeli tech innovation. After 27 years’ experience in the IDF's elite cyber intelligence unit leading its research and cloud divisions, Bobi won the Israel Defence Prize for his cyber security contributions. He...

Ken Mandel, regional Managing Director of Grab Ads and brand insights at Grab on the huge potential of digital advertising in Asia. After building XM Asia Pacific into a top digital consultancy, establishing Yahoo's advertising products in Asia  and launching Buddy Media in the region which was then acquired by Salesforce, he believes that the future is Asian. He argues that the rise of the super...