As AI accelerates the pace of change across industries, today’s leaders are being tested to navigate uncertainty with clarity, confidence, and purpose. These senior policymakers, executives, and strategic thinkers offer hard-earned perspective on decision-making, risk, and leadership in an era defined by rapid technological disruption.

Former U.S. National Security Advisor; Former Director of Policy Planning, US Department of State; Sullivan brings firsthand insight into how leaders can respond to rapid technological and geopolitical change with discipline and foresight, while helping audiences better understand the policy, economic, and security risks shaping today’s climate of disruption.

Former Chairman, President, and CEO of IBM; Rometty brings audiences a grounded and credible perspective on leading through technological disruption, drawing on her experience reinventing IBM around AI, hybrid cloud, and workforce transformation while helping leaders think more clearly about change, risk, and purpose at scale.

Former Director of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command; Strategic Advisor at Ballistic Ventures; Haugh brings a front-line perspective to the challenges leaders face in this era of rapid technological disruption, helping audiences better understand how AI, cybersecurity, and global risk are reshaping decision-making and why clarity, preparedness, and sound judgment matter more than ever.

Former CEO & Chairman of the Board of the Xerox Corporation; Chairman of the Board at Teneo Holdings LLC; Board of Directors, Exxon Mobil, Endeavor, and Uber; Burns speaks directly to the kind of leadership this moment demands, drawing on her experience steering Xerox through major disruption and helping audiences think about how to lead with clarity, resilience, and conviction as technology and business change rapidly.

20th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Former Military Advisor to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council; Milley helps leaders understand how to navigate uncertainty, assess risk, and make consequential decisions with greater clarity as global instability and rapid disruption reshape the operating environment.

Vice Chairman of IBM; Former Director of the National Economic Council; Cohn offers audiences a clear-eyed view of this moment, connecting the dots between economic policy, financial markets, and technological change so leaders can better assess volatility, spot opportunity, and make more informed decisions in a rapidly shifting environment.

CEO of Verizon; Former CEO of PayPal; Schulman offers audiences a compelling view of leadership in times of disruption, shaped by decades guiding major technology and payments companies through transformation and helping organizations balance innovation, trust, and purpose in a fast-changing business landscape.

Board Member: Icon Technologies, Personal.AI, the Center for European Policy Analysis, & the Council on Foreign Relations; Hurd helps leaders think through how technology, cyber risk, public policy, and national competitiveness are converging in ways that demand clearer judgment and more strategic decision-making.

Former CEO & COO of Taco Bell & Yum! Brands; Former CMO of KFC, Pizza Hut, & Taco Bell; Creed offers a fresh lens on how culture, brand clarity, and purposeful leadership can help organizations stay relevant, resilient, and confident in the face of disruption.

Music Executive & Co-Founder, Muse Recordings; Co-Founder of LawChamps; Muse shows how rapid advances in AI are colliding with policy, culture, and public trust, and helping leaders think more clearly about innovation, inclusion, and responsible decision-making in a time of constant change.