Chris Gardner the key to the success

Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and single parent whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations around the world. He is the author of two bestselling books, The Pursuit of Happyness e Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.

Gardner was an executive producer on the iconic and critically acclaimed film adaptation of The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith. Through his positivity, courage, tenacity, discipline and common sense, Gardner’s story is one of overcoming setbacks and hardship to become a top earner on Wall Street before founding his own brokerage.

SCOPRI I LEADER DI PENSIERO

MARIO
DRAGHI

Crisis Management

& Decision Making

Hila
Lifshitz-Assaf

Artificial Intelligence

Strategia

Chris
Gardner

Self-management

Modupe
Akinola

Diversity & Inclusion

Stephen
M.R. Covey

Leadership

Elizabeth
Dunn

Talento

Luis Huete

Strategia

Sharon
Melnick

High Performance

Presidente della Banca centrale europea (2011-2019)

Mario Draghi ha ricoperto la carica di Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri italiano dal febbraio 2021
to October 2022. His tenure as Prime Minister was defined by many memorable achievements, most notably including the fight to end the Covid-19 pandemic, his leadership of the Next Generation EU initiative, and his solidarity with the Ukrainian people during the ongoing war with Russia. Dr. Draghi was President of the European Central Bank (ECB) from November 2011 to November 2019 and is widely credited with saving the Eurozone. Over his eight-year term, the monetary policy of the ECB led the Eurozone into an expansion with the creation of 13 million jobs, and the European stock market rising by two-thirds. Prior to 2011, Dr. Draghi served as Governor of the Banca d’Italia and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board that crafted for the governments of the G-7 countries the first regulatory response to the global financial crisis.

Head of the Artificial Intelligence Innovation Network Research Center presso la Warwick Business School

Hila Lifshitz-Assaf è professoressa di Management e Head dell’Artificial Intelligence Innovation Network Research Center della Warwick Business School. La sua ricerca è incentrata sulla comprensione dell'innovazione scientifica e tecnologica nell'era digitale. Lifshitz-Assaf ha ricevuto riconoscimenti per il suo lavoro sull'intelligenza artificiale (AI) per il processo decisionale critico, tra cui il premio ISSIP Excellence in Service Innovation nel 2023. Prima della sua carriera accademica, ha lavorato per sette anni come consulente strategico, specializzandosi in strategie di crescita e innovazione in vari settori.

Author of critically acclaimed Pursuit of Happyness

Chris Gardner is an entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and single parent whose work has been recognized by many esteemed organizations around the world. He is the author of two bestselling books, The Pursuit of Happyness e Start Where You Are: Life Lessons in Getting from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. Gardner was an executive producer on the iconic and critically acclaimed film adaptation of The Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith. Through his positivity, courage, tenacity, discipline and common sense, Gardner’s story is one of overcoming setbacks and hardship to become a top earner on Wall Street before founding his own brokerage.

Autorità in materia di performance organizzativa e diversità presso la Columbia Business School

Modupe Akinola è una delle massime autorità in materia di performance organizzativa e diversity ed è Associate Professor di management alla Columbia Business School. È consulente di leader in materia di gestione dello stress, diversità, equità, iniziative di inclusione e leadership femminile e le sue ricerche su stress e discriminazione sono state pubblicate in numerose riviste accademiche e media, tra cui il New York Times, Forbes e The Economist. Prima di diventare accademica, Akinola è stata Head of Diversity presso Bain & Co. dove ha contribuito alla creazione di un quadro di recruitment e retention delle persone di colore. Ha conseguito il dottorato di ricerca in Organizational Behavior ad Harvard.

World’s leading expert on organizational trust

Stephen M. R. Covey is the bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Covey personally led the strategy that propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine. His latest book is titled Trust and Inspire: How Truly Great Leaders Unleash Greatness in Others.

Principale esperta di felicità e benessere presso l'Università della British Columbia

La dott.ssa Elizabeth Dunn è un'illustre professoressa di Psicologia presso l'Università della British Columbia e una delle maggiori esperte nello studio di come il tempo, il denaro e la tecnologia influenzino la felicità umana. La sua ricerca sperimentale non solo è stata pubblicata su riviste di alto livello, tra cui tre articoli su Science, ma è stata anche ampiamente pubblicizzata da media internazionali come il New York Times, The Atlantic e la CNN. È anche coautrice dell'acclamato libro Happy Money: The Science of Happier Spending, riconosciuto dal Washington Post come lettura essenziale per i leader.

Professor at IESE Business School and leading expert on organizational therapy

Luis Huete has been a professor at IESE Business School since 1982 and has lectured in Harvard Business School as well as other Business Schools over the world. He has worked as a consultant with top management teams in over 800 companies in more than 70 countries, and is also a member of the Board or Advisory Boards of more than 10 companies and institutions. He is the author of several milestone management books including Servicios y Beneficios, Administración de Servicios and Clienting. His latest book, Construye tu sueño 2.0, was published in 2023.

Psicologa aziendale, executive coach e autorità mondiale in materia di resilienza e potere

Sharon Melnick è una psicologa aziendale e un'autorità mondiale in materia di potere personale nella leadership. Il suo lavoro si basa su 10 anni di ricerche rivoluzionarie presso la Harvard Medical School, dove ha inventato metodi per rompere gli schemi negativi intergenerazionali e sbloccare nuovi livelli di potere personale.

Over the next two decades, she incorporated these tools into coaching elite executives  – elevating the way their personal reactions become the calm steady force that sets the tone in moments that matter. She has worked with a range of organizations from Fortune 500 to fast-growth companies, as well as esteemed institutions such as the U.S. White House, United Nations, and West Point Military Academy.

È CEO di Horizon Point Inc, una società di coaching e formazione globale, ed è autrice del best seller In Your Power: React Less, Regain Control, Raise Others (2022), e Success Under Stress: Powerful Tools for Staying Calm, Confident, and Productive when the Pressure’s On.