Topics: adversity, the champion’s mindset, disability
diversity, navigating change
Bio: offers a roadmap to triumph through change;
Paralympic Games long jump silver medalist; two-time
Olympic trials qualifier; four-time track and field All-
American; Desert Storm combat veteran; advisor to three
U.S. secretaries of state, keynote speaker to one; co-chair
for President Barack Obama; founded U.S. Olympic
Committee’s Paralympic Military Sports program
Podcast: Performance Shift: The Art of Successfully
Navigating Change
UNITE 2024 SPEAKER
Topics: business as a force for good, maximizing
business and social value, environmental sustainability
Bio: researcher; professor; authored 20+ peerreviewed
academic articles and 50+ Harvard
business cases on social innovation, sustainable
business, and doing business in China; examines how
culture, ideology, and social and political structures
can be changed for a more equitable and sustainable
future; former vice president at JP Morgan Chase
Top-selling book: Better Business: How the B Corp
Movement Is Remaking Capitalism
Topics: the future of work, talent management, change
and innovation, digital transformation, leadership
Bio: business strategist; coach; advisor; works with
high-performance leaders to shape the future of work;
studied business performance, transformation, and
leadership for almost 20 years inside some of the
world’s most recognizable brands; founder and CEO
of FutureSight Labs, an organizational design and
transformation firm preparing world leaders for the
future of work
Top-selling book: The Future of Leadership: Elevate
Your Influence. Navigate Disruption. Bring Out Their
Best (co-author Joshua Medcalf)
Topics: innovative leadership, business growth,
navigating volatile times, disciplined dreaming, the
music of business
Bio: serial entrepreneur, venture capital investor,
professional jazz guitarist, globally recognized
innovation expert; founder and CEO of five tech
companies; during 30 years, helped over 100 startups
launch and scale, creating over $1 billion in investor
returns; twice named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of
The Year; recipient of U.S. Presidential Champion of
Change Award
Podcast: Mic Drop
Top-selling book: Big Little Breakthroughs: How
Small, Everyday Innovations Drive Oversized Results
Topics: modern corporate culture, remote
collaboration, innovation, connectional
intelligence, digital body language
Bio: internationally recognized leading
authority and advisor on 21st-century
teamwork, collaboration, and innovation;
named a top 50 management thinker of the
world; speaks on global stages ranging from
the World Economic Forum at Davos to the
U.S. Army to companies such as Coca-Cola,
FedEx, Goldman Sachs, Walmart, and Cisco
Podcast: Masters of Leadership
Top-selling book: Digital Body Language:
How to Build Trust and Connection, No
Matter the Distance
Topics: ending the use of carbon-based
fuels, achieving harmony for humanity
and nature
Bio: entrepreneur; video game
developer who created Japan’s first
Role-Playing Game and brought
Tetris to the world; dedicated to
research, development, advocacy, and
implementation of sustainable energy
solutions; founded environmental
nonprofits Blue Planet Foundation,
helping pass the nation’s first renewable
energy law, and Blue Planet Alliance,
uniting nonprofits for a greener future
UNITE 2024 SPEAKER
Topics: business growth, company culture,
the ESG advantage, preparing for future
climate challenges
Bio: brand futurist; columnist; founder and
CEO of We First, a strategic consultancy
building purpose, sustainability, and impact
initiatives for brands; provides C-suite
advisory services for leaders committed to
transforming tomorrow; featured expert and
jury member for Sustainable Development
Goals at the Cannes Lions Festival
Podcast: Lead with We
Top-selling book: Lead with We
Topics: unleashing your inner leader,
corporate leadership, authenticity,
mental resilience, cultural inclusion/
social justice
Bio: creator who is healing souls
through words; since self-publishing
her first collection of poetry and prose
in 2016, has become an inspiration
to millions of people worldwide and a
trailblazing voice for women
Podcast: In the Clear
(co-host Stephan Maighan)
Top-selling book: Welcome Home: A
Guide to Building a Home for Your Soul
UNITE 2024 SPEAKER
Topics: innovation, simplification, collaboration, resetting, curiosity as your competitive advantage
Bio: global leader who inspires audiences to change and arms them with radically simple tools to get to the work that matters; influenced executives at top-ranked organizations such as Google, Cisco, Citigroup, and the U.S. Navy War College; FutureThink CEO; taught innovation at American University and Fordham University
Top-selling book: Why Simple Wins: Escape the Complexity Trap and Get to Work That Matters
Topics: happiness and meaning, optimism, social connection, conscious positive habits, success
Bio: traveled to 50 countries studying how to create an interconnected approach to potential and happiness; research with UBS, Nationwide Insurance, Google, and more featured on major networks; one of the most popular Ted Talks of all time; clients include Microsoft, American Express, and BlueCross BlueShield; worked with over a third of the Fortune 100 companies
Top-selling book: The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life
