Leading with clarity and courage – with and without AI

This session blends neuroscience and psychology research with real-world leadership experience to increase your attention to how intentional habits and practices can transform the way you lead and live.

In an era where AI is reshaping work, learning to manage and optimize our brain – still operating on a system unchanged for 15,000 years – becomes essential.

Through science-backed methods for increased self-awareness, you'll discover how to lead yourself and others with more consciousness.

You'll explore:

• Evidence-based do's and don'ts for accessing your brain's highest potential and reducing negative stress

• The science of transformative habits that drive lasting change

• How to counteract bias and foster more courageous, connected teams

• Ways to cultivate inclusive tribes where both people and technology thrive

• Practical methods to lead intentionally and increase collective human progress in complexity

How can we, as parents, leaders, and fellow human beings, reclaim our shared responsibility to protect the most fundamental principles of our common humanity?

Through the lens of Not Controversial, a global movement creating child-centered human rights awareness that has reached over 85 million views, we explore how algorithms, AI, gaslighting, and power abuse challenge our collective values - and what we can do about it.

This keynote draws on experiences from founding and leading Retoy, an award-winning social enterprise with an Advisory Board of Children that engaged over half a million children and parents through toy swap parties, Retoy Labs, and non-toxic play areas. You'll also gain exclusive insights from Ben & Jerry's, where social activism has been essential to the brand's success - and why the founders now want to free Ben & Jerry's from its current owner, Unilever.

You'll explore:

• How children's rights became "controversial" and what this reveals about power and our collective responsibility

• Real-world examples from Retoy and Ben & Jerry's: integrating social mission, children's rights, and circular innovation

• The role of algorithms, AI, and social media in shaping or distorting our understanding of human rights

• Why playfulness and collaboration are essential leadership tools for creating trust and social capital

• Practical pathways from awareness to action: how organizations can engage in become part of actively creating a more child-friendly future