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Jennifer Aaker

General Atlantic Professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business; bestselling author

Jennifer is a behavioral scientist and leading expert on how meaning and purpose shape the choices we make. She explores how time can be spent meaningfully and how technologies like artificial intelligence and mixed reality are redefining human interaction. She is co-author of the award-winning book, The Dragonfly Effect,” and “Humor, Seriously,” a national bestseller highlighting how humor can be a secret weapon in business and life. Personally, she is an early adopter of the trailblazing “family sabbatical,” meaning she “moves” her family to far-flung locations to teach her kids to be global citizens. 

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Tiffani Bova

Executive advisor, business thinker, bestselling author

Tiffani has led industry developments for over 20 years, specializing in driving top-line growth, sales transformation, and enhancing customer and employee experience. She is recognized among top management and marketing thinkers, and Forbes says that she “reshapes our perception of growth.” As Chief Growth & Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce, she focused on driving customer success within the company’s global ecosystem. Now at Gartner, Tiffani assists major tech companies like Microsoft and IBM in expanding market share and growing revenue. She has earned Gartner’s coveted Thought Leadership Award and authored two Wall Street Journal bestsellers, “Growth IQ,” and “The Experience Mindset.”

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Mick Ebeling

Producer, filmmaker, innovator, CEO of Not Impossible Labs

A producer, filmmaker, and CEO of Not Impossible Labs, Mick Ebeling has ignited a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. His mantra of “commit, then figure it out” fosters a unique problem-solving approach, uniting a community of passionate and talented engineers, doers, and idea generators. Partnering with an array of companies and organizations, Mick not only pushes the bar on innovation but also shares the emotionally resonating story of doing so. Mick’s book, “Not Impossible: Do What Can’t Be Done,” was hailed by Deepak Chopra as “a true testament to the power of determination … bursting with optimism and new ideas.”

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Andrew Gosden

Partner, Financial Institutions Group, Apollo Global Management, Inc.

Andrew joined Apollo in 2015 and is a Partner in the Financial Institutions Group focused on asset and wealth management investing. He also spends time on firmwide strategic priorities, including leading Product Innovation and Defined Contribution teams globally. Previously, Andrew worked at Benefit Street Partners' Corporate Development Group and began his career at Morgan Stanley in the Financial Institutions Group.

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Andrew Laurino

Senior Managing Director, Blue Owl Capital

Andrew Laurino is a Senior Managing Director at Blue Owl and member of the GP Strategic Capital Investment Team. In his role, he focuses on a broad set of responsibilities across the Investment Team. Andrew also serves as Executive Sponsor of BOP’N, Blue Owl’s Pride Network. Prior to joining Dyal Capital, the predecessor firm to Blue Owl’s GP Strategic Capital platform, Andrew provided strategic and financing advice to leading alternative asset managers at a number of firms, including Tiger Bay Advisors, Credit Suisse, and Lehman Brothers. Earlier in his career, he was an M&A advisor at Lehman Brothers, Compass Advisors, and Prudential Securities.

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Seth Mattison

Thought leader, advisor, future of work strategist

Seth keenly understands the evolving nature of work and leadership. He combines personal experience with category-leading brands and cutting-edge research to develop fresh perspectives on the most relevant issues organizations must address to thrive today. As CEO of FutureSight Labs, Seth is an internationally recognized thought leader, author, advisor, and speaker on talent management, high-performance cultures, leadership, and the future of work. His actionable strategies support individuals and organizations in being future-ready. He has shared insights with leaders from top brands, including Mastercard, Johnson & Johnson, IBM, the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T, PepsiCo, and The Walt Disney Company.

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Candice Williams

Director of Mind Health and Wellness for the Boston Celtics

Candice develops and implements mental health and performance services for World Champion Boston Celtics’ players and staff. With a strong background in athlete mental health and well-being, she combines clinical expertise with a deep understanding of the challenges athletes face in high-performance environments. Previously, she served as an Athletic Counselor at Ohio State University, delivering clinical and sport performance services to multiple varsity teams, including football and men’s and women’s basketball. Candice is well-known for her impactful quote: “We have to put the person before the student and the athlete; otherwise, we risk losing all three.” 

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David Yeager

Author of “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People”; Assistant Professor of Developmental Psychology, University of Texas, Austin

Based on David’s cutting-edge research, “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People,” a USA Today bestseller, reveals how parents, mentors, and leaders can harness young people’s desire to be respected, resulting in breakthrough connection, enthusiasm, and cross-generational collaboration. He explains how to adopt “the mentor mindset,” a leadership style that’s attuned to young people’s neurobiological need for status and respect. Young people in this age group are poised to learn, grow, and accomplish incredible things, he says—if we can just tap into the basic systems that drive their motivation and behavior.

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Peter Zeihan

Geopolitical strategist and acclaimed author

Peter combines an expert understanding of demography, economics, energy, politics, technology, and security to help clients prepare for an uncertain future. He has worked for the U.S. State Department in Australia, the D.C. think tank community, and helped develop analytical models for Stratfor, one of the world’s premier private intelligence companies. He founded Zeihan on Geopolitics in 2012 to provide a select group of clients with direct, custom analytical products. With a keen eye toward what will drive tomorrow’s headlines, Peter transforms topics that are normally dense and heavy into accessible, relevant takeaways for audiences of all types.

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