Do you have an idea for change? Maybe it's something in your organization, your industry, your community or throughout society as a whole? Do you have an idea that can impact your world in a positive way? Is there something you passionately wish were different, but it feels like the deck is stacked against you? 

The truth is that there are natural laws that govern change and that these laws can be learned and applied by anyone, in any context. You don’t need to accept the status quo just because others are willing to. You can use these principles to overcome resistance, achieve the transformation that you want to see and make a real difference. 

Based on nearly twenty years of research and his book, Cascades, international keynote speaker, bestselling author and one of today’s foremost experts on transformation and change, Greg Satell will explain the fundamental principles that make the difference between disappointing failure and transformational impact.

“Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door,” Ralph Waldo Emerson is said to have written, and since that time thousands of mousetraps have been patented. Still, despite all that creative energy and all those ideas, the original “snap trap,” invented by William Hooker in 1894, remains the most popular.

We grow up believing that quality, intelligence, and hard work are enough, that if an idea is good, it will naturally rise to the top. Yet that’s rarely, if ever, true. To make an impact you need to understand power and influence. It isn’t about titles, authority, or formal position. It’s about understanding how decisions actually get made, how people get mobilized, and how systems really change.

Based on decades of research and illustrated with compelling real-world stories, Greg Satell, acclaimed author of Cascades and Mapping Innovation explains how hard power, soft power, and network power work together. You don’t need a fancy title to lead. But you do need to know how to build power and influence. This session will show you how.

Bill Gates has said that, “The development of AI is as fundamental as the creation of the microprocessor, the personal computer, the Internet, and the mobile phone.” He and other experts predict major disruption as industries rush to reorient themselves. Some skills will become obsolete while others will come to the fore. Everyone, no matter their role, will need to adapt. 

How will you manage the shift? How will you build a strategy to overcome resistance and activate change in your organization and your industry? The truth is that we know a lot about how change works. Hundreds of studies over many decades have established clear principles of what makes transformations succeed and what makes them fail. To prevail in the age of AI, we need to evidence-based practices.

Based on the decades of research that his book, Cascades, Greg Satell, one of today’s foremost experts on transformation and change, will show how you can build an effective change strategy, avoid the pitfalls and thrive in the age of AI like you never have before!

Most people work with a traditional managerial mindset. They build consensus, work to execute efficiently and deliver predictable outcomes for partners, customers and other stakeholders. Most of the time this is the right approach, but the problem is that eventually the environment changes and your business model is disrupted.

That’s why we need to be able to adopt a changemaker mindset. We need to not only execute, but explore to find new problems to solve, overcome resistance to change, build a culture of empowerment and, ultimately, survive victory. The truth is that change doesn’t always come from the top, it can come from anywhere—if you know the tools and how to leverage them. 

Based on nearly twenty years of research and his book, Cascades, international keynote speaker and bestselling author Greg Satell will explain the principles of how you, no matter where you are in the organization, can have transformational impact in every aspect of your life.