Featured Speakers

Jenn Lim

Sunday, October 4 | 5:00-6:15 p.m. 

Jenn Lim will open the conference with a real-talk reset for leaders navigating nonstop change. With humor, honesty and practical reflection, she’ll show us how to move beyond surface-level fixes and reconnect with what strengthens engagement, trust and care at work. You’ll leave with simple, usable shifts and a fresh lens for how to show up and lead in ways that support culture, resilience and impact.

About Jenn Lim:
Jenn Lim is the bestselling author of “Beyond Happiness” and a Top 50 global keynote speaker known for her work on modern leadership, well-being and connection. Long before “company culture” became a buzzword, she helped pioneer purpose, profit and people at Zappos, and as CEO led Delivering Happiness — cofounded with the late Tony Hsieh — from a bestselling book into an Inc. 5000 company and global movement. She has worked with hundreds of organizations, from Fortune 500s and Best Places to Work to startups and governments, helping them build workplaces rooted in happiness, humanity and sustainable success. She served on the Global Happiness Council for Work and Wellbeing, helping shape conversations around workplace culture and employee experience.

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Colin M. Fisher

Monday, October 5 | 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 

Why are groups so hard? From boring work meetings to dysfunctional families to warring nations, group dynamics shape every aspect of our lives. How can we avoid the common pitfalls of living and working together and get the most from our groups? The solution isn’t to change individuals — it’s to understand the world from a collective perspective. In this keynote, Colin M. Fisher will distill decades of research into practical strategies to structure, launch and coach your groups for more effective collectives. 

About Colin M. Fisher:
Colin M. Fisher, Ph.D., is a professor at University College London and author of “The Collective Edge: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups.” He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University. Building on his research and background as a professional jazz musician, he helps people improve their teamwork, creativity and leadership.

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Marc Brackett

Tuesday, October 6 | 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Details to come.

About Marc Brackett:

Marc Brackett, Ph.D., is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, a professor in the Child Study Center at Yale University, host of the podcast “Dealing With Feelings,” and author of the books, “Permission to Feel” and “Dealing With Feeling: Use Your Emotions to Create the Life You Want.” As an award-winning researcher for 25 years, he has raised over $100 million in grant funding and published 175 scholarly articles on the role of emotional intelligence in learning, decision-making, creativity, relationships, physical and mental health, and workplace performance. He is featured regularly in The New York Times and The Washington Post and on “Good Morning America” and the “Today” show and consults with several Fortune 500 companies on best practices for integrating the principles of emotional intelligence into training and product design.