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- Coffee breaks
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Digital Learning
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- Welcome Kit
- Access to the event
- Coffee breaks
- Attendee Certificate
- Access to the event recordings for 30 days
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- Free Onsite Parking
- Preferential Seating
- Networking Lunch with Speaker
Digital Learning
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- Attendee Certificate
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2024
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | GARY HAMEL Strategy |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Coffee Break |
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | ANNE CHOW Leadership |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch |
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | LISA MCCALLUM Talent |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | RICHARD HALL Self-Management |
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Coffee Break |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | JACINDA ARDERN Diversity & Empowerment |
THURSDAY
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November
2024
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | MARCUS COLLINS Marketing |
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Coffee Break |
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM | RADHIKA DIRKS Generative AI |
12:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Lunch |
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | NOURIEL ROUBINI APAC & The Global Economy |
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM | Coffee Break |
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | ANDRE AGASSI High Performance |
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Author, Philanthropist, Education Advocate and Former #1 Ranked Tennis Player and Multi Grand Slam Champion
Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players in history, Andre Agassi amassed an impressive record of 60 men’s singles titles, which included capturing eight Grand Slam championships, during his illustrious 20-year career. A former world no.1, Agassi went on to etch his name in the annals of tennis history by becoming the first male player ever to achieve the remarkable feat of winning all four Grand Slam titles and an Olympic gold medal. He was also a member of three winning Davis Cup teams in 1990, 1992, and 1995.
Agassi also was notable for the charitable ventures he undertook, including the founding of the Andre Agassi Foundation (1994) to aid at-risk children. This foundation has played a pivotal role in education reform, raising over $180 million. His highly acclaimed autobiography, Open, was published in 2009 and it soared to the number one spot on the New York Times bestseller list. In recognition of his contributions to the sport, Agassi was rightfully inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011.
Renowned economist and Professor Emeritus at the Stern School of Business at NYU
An expert in the global economy and Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Stern School of Business at New York University, Nouriel Roubini, is the CEO of Roubini Macro Associates, and Chief Economist for Atlas Capital Team. He served as the Senior Economist for International Affairs on the White House Council of Economic Advisors.
A renowned economist, Roubini was nicknamed “Dr. Doom” in 2006, until his prediction of the 2008 Great Recession came true. In his most recent book, MegaThreats, Roubini is back with a much scarier prediction that involves climate, economics and politics.
Founder and President of Inspired Companies and former Vice President of Nike’s Access to Sport
Lisa MacCallum is the Founder and Chief Strategist of Inspired Companies and is focused on corporate reputation, purpose driven business performance, complex stakeholder leadership, communications and brand transformation. A former Vice President at Nike, MacCallum worked internationally for two decades, primarily in the USA and Japan. She held global leadership roles for Nike in Corporate Strategy, Apparel, Sales and Retail and also led Nike’s global Access to Sport and community impact work as Managing Director of the Nike Foundation.
MacCallum holds several non-executive director roles, including with British Telecom’s Sustainable Business Board Committee in the UK; Bond University, Australia and Adani Transmission, India. Furthermore, she is a Young Global Leader of the Economic Forum, Ambassador for the World Benchmarking Alliance and Commissioner for the Aspen Institute on Information and Democracy.
A visionary creative artistic producer with more than 25 years of experience, Welby Altidor is the Group Chief Creative Officer at Cityneon, global leader in creating and producing immersive experiences with partnerships such as The Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios. Altidor is the former Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirque du Soleil, where he spearheaded the creation of well-known shows such as Luzia and Michael Jackson ONE.
His ambition and innovative ideas have earned him and his design team at VHE a Guinness World Record for conceiving the largest interactive touchscreen display archery game for The Hunger Games: The Exhibition. His artistic contributions and creative design have led to the sale of more than 80 million tickets for interactive shows, events, and immersive exhibitions on a global scale. Altidor is also the author of Creative Courage.
Expert in AI, Quantum Computing and Next-Gen Tech, CEO and Founder of Ribo AI and XLabs
A personification of tech-savvy leadership, Dr. Radhika Dirks is an entrepreneur and advisor specialized in Artificial Intelligence and Quantum computing. Named by Forbes as one of the Women in AI to Watch, Dr. Dirks is the Founder and CEO of XLabs AI and Ribo, both AI-driven companies. Entrepreneur and advisor, her expertise has earned her a spot among Deloitte’s top women in the AI world. Dirks claims that Artificial Intelligence has the potential to unlock a modern-day Renaissance by expanding and diversifying human capabilities to previously unimaginable extents.
Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden+Kennedy New York and Professor of Marketing at the Ross School of Business
As the Chief Strategy Officer at Wieden+Kennedy New York, and a marketing Professor at the Ross School of Business, University of Michigan, Marcus Collins bridges the academic-practitioner gap for blue-chip brands and startups alike. Over the course of his career, Collins has developed a practice for creating culturally contagious ideas that inspire people to take action. In addition, he served as Head of Digital Strategy for Beyoncé.
His acclaimed book For The Culture: The Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do, and Who We Want to Be examines the influence of culture on consumption and unpacks how everyone from marketers to activists can leverage culture to get people to take action. He is a recipient of Advertising Age’s 40 Under 40 award and Crain’s Business’ 40 Under 40 award, and a recent inductee into the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Achievement.
Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017-2023); Senior Fellow, Harvard University
The Right Honourable Dame Jacinda Ardern became the Prime Minister of New Zealand at just 37 years of age. During her time in office she faced the challenges of a live streamed domestic terror attack against New Zealand’s Muslim community, a volcanic eruption and the COVID 19 pandemic. Ms Ardern’s focus on people, kindness and what she has called “pragmatic idealism” saw New Zealand achieve some of the lowest losses of life experienced by any developed nation through the pandemic, the ban of military style semi-automatic weapons in her country, and the creation of the Christchurch Call to Action to eliminate violent extremism online, which Ms Ardern continues to hold the role of Special Envoy.
Ms Ardern is a champion of women’s empowerment. While in office, New Zealand reached 50 percent representation of women in parliament, and on government appointed boards. She decriminalised abortion, improved pay equity laws and extended paid parental leave to 6 months – all while being only the second woman in the world to have a baby while leading her country. Ms Ardern is a passionate advocate on climate action and is a board member of The Earthshot Prize, focusing on solutions to climate change and environmental issues.
World renowned business thinker and management innovator
Gary Hamel is one of the world’s most influential and iconoclastic business thinkers who has led transformational efforts in some of the world’s most notable companies helping to create billions of dollars in shareholder value. For over four decades, Hamel has served on the faculty of the London Business School and he is the director of the Management Lab. Hamel is an author of landmark books such as Competing for the Future, The Future of Management and Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them.
A transformative leader with extensive experience in the design and delivery of leadership programs for executives, Richard Hall is a Professor, Senior Director of the Monash Global Leadership Development Program, and Deputy Dean at the Monash Business School. He has designed, managed and delivered MBA programs at a number of universities and has worked with major corporations and companies in the business, government, community and not-for-profit sectors. His research is mainly focused on leadership relations and development, management, organisational change and new technologies at work. Hall has also been a visiting Professor at Harvard University, Imperial College London and the University of Strathclyde.
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