Speakers
Below you'll find the biographies for each of our speakers, along with what you'll learn at their talk. You can find out when each speaker takes the stage on our agenda page.
Strategy, Values, and Collaboration
What You Will Learn
- How to reimagine your organization's mission and values and leverage them as a North Star for strategic decisions.
- The importance of community and collaboration in today’s digital world.
- How to leverage every touch point of the customer journey as an opportunity to showcase your values.
THE HON. MARCI IEN
Award-Winning Broadcast Journalist, and Former Minister for Women, Gender Equality and Youth
Empathetic Leadership, Courage, and Embracing Change
What You Will Learn
- Create real impact, build consensus, sustain purpose-driven momentum within teams, and translate listening into action that creates lasting change.
- How to build trust, rally support around shared goals, and deliver results when the stakes are high and time is limited.
- Identify challenges women face in the workplace, and strategies for leading with authenticity, communicating with confidence, and driving meaningful change while balancing competing responsibilities.
ASHLEY HERD
Former Chief People Officer and General Counsel, Leadership Expert, and CEO of Manager Method
Decision-Making, Feedback, and High-Performing Teams
What You Will Learn
- Practical tools to navigate management challenges, make decisions with clarity, and build trust with your team.
- How to provide actionable feedback, set expectations, and create high-performing, accountable teams.
- Strategies to strengthen culture, engage employees, and develop leadership skills that scale across your organization.
NIDHI TEWARI
Workplace Culture and Wellbeing Expert, Clinical Social Worker, and Bestselling Author
Workplace Culture, Resilience, and Wellness
What You Will Learn
- Strategies to strengthen culture, engage employees, and develop leadership skills that scale across your organization.
- Practical tools to manage stress, prevent burnout, and strengthen emotional, mental, and physical resilience in an ever-changing workplace.
- Skills to support mental health, navigate difficult conversations, and create psychologically safe, inclusive, and high-performing teams.
DR. LESLIE JOHN
Harvard Business School Professor, Behavioural Scientist, and Bestselling Author
Communication, Negotiation, and Building Trust
What You Will Learn
- When and how to share information, ideas, and achievements in a way that builds credibility, influence, and connection.
- How asking better questions and leading with inquiry uncovers value, improves outcomes, and strengthens relationships.
- Understand how thoughtful openness and strategic transparency deepen trust with teams, customers, and stakeholders while driving better decisions.
You can find a complete list of our past speakers on our main site.