2025 Neuroleadership Summit
THRIVE THROUGH COMPLEXITY NOVEMBER 12-13 | VIRTUAL & GLOBAL
45
Days
12
Hours
44
Mins
29
Secs
Agenda
8:00am–9:30am ET
From Complexity to Coherence: A Haleon Case Study
Discover how Haleon adapted its leadership development strategy to empower leaders to navigate increasing ambiguity and drive a major strategic pivot. Learn how they embed new behaviors at all levels, and create a coherent system for sustained success. This session goes inside an award-winning leadership program and provides a glimpse into what the future holds.
9:45am–11:00am ET
Trends & Breakthroughs: Future-Proof Your Leadership: The Neuroscience of Agility and Resilience
Non-stop change triggers a massive threat response in the brain, overwhelming leaders and teams. How do you lead effectively when the pressure is relentless? This session unpacks the neuroscience of change and provides a practical toolkit for thriving amidst chaos. Learn how to build true agility and foster deep resilience using science-backed tools. Move from overwhelm to high performance, no matter what challenges you face.
11:00am-12:30pm ET
Keynote: Thrive Through Complexity
The increasing influence of AI brings an urgent presence to our work lives. How does the rise of AI present differently from the challenges before? This keynote will explore the current pitfalls in our approach to AI and how we can build the path forward. Critical to success will be the role of leaders and an understanding of “neurointelligence”. You’ll gain knowledge around the essential changes required in learning that will help you accelerate, not just adapt.
12:45pm–2:00pm ET
Foundations: Core NeuroLeadership Models
What are the essential, science-backed tools every modern leader needs? This Foundations session provides the definitive operating manual. Dive deep into the bedrock NLI models that enable leaders around the globe. Master SCARF® to manage social dynamics, cultivate a Growth Mindset to foster resilience, and use the SEEDS® Model to mitigate unconscious bias.
12:45pm–2:00pm ET
From the Field: Charting the Future: Case Studies of Building Future-Ready Leaders
Are your leadership programs built for the complexity of tomorrow? Traditional approaches are falling short. This session unveils the future of leadership development with NILES, NLI’s AI-powered coach and talent accelerator. Featuring a deep-dive case study with tech leader Akamai Technologies, explore how to revolutionize your approach to building future-ready leaders. Solve your organization's most pressing leadership challenges with a truly brain-based approach.
12:45pm–2:00pm ET
Trends & Breakthroughs: Accountability Amidst Complexity
Accountability can feel like a blame game, but what if instead of shame, we reframed it to bring more clarity and shared success to a culture? Join experts, organizational leaders, and a world-renowned scientist to explore how to build a culture of proactive accountability. Learn about NLI's science-backed DELIVER framework, designed to move beyond ineffective punitive approaches. Leverage neural synchrony to create a culture where everyone feels empowered.
2:15pm–3:30pm ET
Foundations: NeuroLeadership Models for Learning and Change
Why do so many learning and change initiatives fail to stick? Understand the source issues in this essential session. Unpack the core neuroscience and research behind NLI’s most powerful models for lasting change. If you want to understand how and why our science-backed methods work, this session is your definitive guide to designing lasting change.
2:15pm–3:30pm ET
From the Lab: This is your brain on AI: What Researchers Are Discovering
We’re all using AI, but is it making us smarter or dumber? In this session, go beyond the hype to understand the science how AI impacts the brain. Join leading researchers as they share the latest data on AI’s effect on critical thinking, creativity, and decision-making. Examine the common pitfalls of AI usage and discuss how to engage with AI in a way that elevates human intelligence.
2:15pm–3:30pm ET
From the Field: Creating a high performing team
How do you transform a culture when the stakes are life-and-death and there’s zero time for training? This session dives into a powerful case study with Jefferson Healthcare. Discover how they built a culture of respect and psychological safety in a high-pressure clinical environment with unprecedented constraints. Explore how a simple, brain-based language from NLI’s SCARF® model gave teams a tool to de-escalate conflict and build trust in real-time. Learn how neuroscience can drive meaningful, lasting change even under the most extreme pressure.
3:45pm-5:00pm ET
Keynote: AI and the Near Future of Talent Management
There’s no crystal ball to see what work will look like in 5 years, but there are clues upon which one can make an educated guess. Spoiler: everything you know about talent management is about to change. Explore how neurointelligence and AI will revolutionize our day-to-day and form concrete strategies for improving AI fluency across your organization. Get ready to learn how to partner with AI to build a smarter, more effective, and profoundly more human workplace.
11:00am-12:30pm ET
Keynote: Toward a Real Science of Habit Activation at Scale
In a complex world, success depends on creating "default under pressure" behaviors. But how do you build them at scale and quickly? This session will bust common myths about habit formation. Backed by neuroscience and years of client data, learn the proven accelerators for creating and sustaining new habits. Break old patterns and make new ones stick, transforming your organization by building the right habits quickly and effectively.
12:45pm–2:00pm ET
From the Field: Culture Change When Stakes Are Highest
How do you transform a culture when the stakes are life-and-death and there’s zero time for training? This session dives into a powerful case study with Jefferson Healthcare. Discover how they built a culture of respect and psychological safety in a high-pressure clinical environment with unprecedented constraints. Explore how a simple, brain-based language from NLI’s SCARF® model gave teams a tool to de-escalate conflict and build trust in real-time. Learn how neuroscience can drive meaningful, lasting change even under the most extreme pressure.
12:45pm–2:00pm ET
Trends & Breakthroughs: DEI: Cancelling the Words Doesn’t Cancel the Need
The conversation around DEI is changing, but the need for inclusive and equitable workplaces is more critical than ever. When your initiatives are “cancelled,” how do you continue this essential work? This session moves beyond the headlines to reaffirm the powerful business case for smarter, fairer teams. From mitigating bias to driving financial performance, discover a clear path forward with NLI’s practical, neuroscience-based frameworks that deliver measurable results. Learn how to unlock the full cognitive potential of your people and build a higher-performing organization, regardless of shifting views.
2:15pm–3:30pm ET
Trends & Breakthroughs: Cultures of Respect and Wellbeing in High Stress Industries
The world is overwhelming. Organizations can protect wellbeing by building true resilience. Join experts, a renowned researcher, and leaders from the legal and aerospace industries for this vital discussion. Explore the neuroscience of resilience and uncover how to close the dangerous “isolation gap” that plagues modern workplaces. Learn practical strategies for fostering respect, psychological safety, and genuine connections that empower employees to thrive. This is your guide to building a resilient and healthy workforce.
2:15pm–3:30pm ET
From the Lab: A Decade of Data: What's New with SCARF®
For over a decade, SCARF® has been the definitive guide to the brain's social operating system. Now, it’s getting its biggest update ever. In this session, meet SCARF® 2025. Drawing on 13 years of data and the latest science on rewards, emotional regulation, and psychological safety, see how social drivers at work have fundamentally shifted. Be the first to see the updated model and learn new, actionable strategies to lead more effectively in an increasingly complex world.
3:45pm-5:00pm ET
Keynote: Using AI Towards Better Thinking
Does AI make us better thinkers, or are we just getting answers more quickly with less work? In this session, leading scientists and top industry experts explore the ways we can retain critical thinking when solutions seem easier than ever. Don’t miss this session where we’ll unveil the critical habits that will build a smarter, more thoughtful workforce that can harness the power of AI to elevate human intelligence.
1:00pm–2:30pm GMT
From Complexity to Coherence: A Haleon Case Study
Discover how Haleon adapted its leadership development strategy to empower leaders to navigate increasing ambiguity and drive a major strategic pivot. Learn how they embed new behaviors at all levels, and create a coherent system for sustained success. This session goes inside an award-winning leadership program and provides a glimpse into what the future holds.
2:45pm–4:00pm GMT
Trends & Breakthroughs: Future-Proof Your Leadership: The Neuroscience of Agility and Resilience
Non-stop change triggers a massive threat response in the brain, overwhelming leaders and teams. How do you lead effectively when the pressure is relentless? This session unpacks the neuroscience of change and provides a practical toolkit for thriving amidst chaos. Learn how to build true agility and foster deep resilience using science-backed tools. Move from overwhelm to high performance, no matter what challenges you face.
3:00pm-4:30pm GMT
Keynote: Thrive Through Complexity
The increasing influence of AI brings an urgent presence to our work lives. How does the rise of AI present differently from the challenges before? This keynote will explore the current pitfalls in our approach to AI and how we can build the path forward. Critical to success will be the role of leaders and an understanding of “neurointelligence”. You’ll gain knowledge around the essential changes required in learning that will help you accelerate, not just adapt.
4:45pm–6:00pm GMT
Foundations: Core NeuroLeadership Models
What are the essential, science-backed tools every modern leader needs? This Foundations session provides the definitive operating manual. Dive deep into the bedrock NLI models that enable leaders around the globe. Master SCARF® to manage social dynamics, cultivate a Growth Mindset to foster resilience, and use the SEEDS® Model to mitigate unconscious bias.
4:45pm–6:00pm GMT
From the Field: Charting the Future: Case Studies of Building Future-Ready Leaders
Are your leadership programs built for the complexity of tomorrow? Traditional approaches are falling short. This session unveils the future of leadership development with NILES, NLI’s AI-powered coach and talent accelerator. Featuring a deep-dive case study with tech leader Akamai Technologies, explore how to revolutionize your approach to building future-ready leaders. Solve your organization's most pressing leadership challenges with a truly brain-based approach.
4:45pm–6:00pm GMT
Trends & Breakthroughs: Accountability Amidst Complexity
Accountability can feel like a blame game, but what if instead of shame, we reframed it to bring more clarity and shared success to a culture? Join experts, organizational leaders, and a world-renowned scientist to explore how to build a culture of proactive accountability. Learn about NLI's science-backed DELIVER framework, designed to move beyond ineffective punitive approaches. Leverage neural synchrony to create a culture where everyone feels empowered.
6:15pm–7:30pm GMT
Foundations: NeuroLeadership Models for Learning and Change
Why do so many learning and change initiatives fail to stick? Understand the source issues in this essential session. Unpack the core neuroscience and research behind NLI’s most powerful models for lasting change. If you want to understand how and why our science-backed methods work, this session is your definitive guide to designing lasting change.
6:15pm–7:30pm GMT
From the Lab: This is your brain on AI: What Researchers Are Discovering
We’re all using AI, but is it making us smarter or dumber? In this session, go beyond the hype to understand the science how AI impacts the brain. Join leading researchers as they share the latest data on AI’s effect on critical thinking, creativity, and decision-making. Examine the common pitfalls of AI usage and discuss how to engage with AI in a way that elevates human intelligence.
6:15pm–7:30pm GMT
From the Field: From Overwhelm to Performance: The GPA Framework
How do you unlock high performance when teams face constant complexity and overwhelm? This session introduces GPA, NLI’s science-backed framework for Growth Mindset, Psychological Safety, and Accountability. See how organizations are embedding the GPA model in different ways, from learning programs to cultural principles. Leave with a proven, versatile model to elevate performance across your organization.
7:45pm-9:00pm GMT
Keynote: AI and the Near Future of Talent Management
There’s no crystal ball to see what work will look like in 5 years, but there are clues upon which one can make an educated guess. Spoiler: everything you know about talent management is about to change. Explore how neurointelligence and AI will revolutionize our day-to-day and form concrete strategies for improving AI fluency across your organization. Get ready to learn how to partner with AI to build a smarter, more effective, and profoundly more human workplace.
3:00pm-4:30pm GMT
Keynote: Toward a Real Science of Habit Activation at Scale
In a complex world, success depends on creating "default under pressure" behaviors. But how do you build them at scale and quickly? This session will bust common myths about habit formation. Backed by neuroscience and years of client data, learn the proven accelerators for creating and sustaining new habits. Break old patterns and make new ones stick, transforming your organization by building the right habits quickly and effectively.
4:45pm–6:00pm GMT
From the Field: Culture Change When Stakes Are Highest
How do you transform a culture when the stakes are life-and-death and there’s zero time for training? This session dives into a powerful case study with Jefferson Healthcare. Discover how they built a culture of respect and psychological safety in a high-pressure clinical environment with unprecedented constraints. Explore how a simple, brain-based language from NLI’s SCARF® model gave teams a tool to de-escalate conflict and build trust in real-time. Learn how neuroscience can drive meaningful, lasting change even under the most extreme pressure.
4:45pm–6:00pm GMT
Trends & Breakthroughs: DEI: Cancelling the Words Doesn’t Cancel the Need
The conversation around DEI is changing, but the need for inclusive and equitable workplaces is more critical than ever. When your initiatives are “cancelled,” how do you continue this essential work? This session moves beyond the headlines to reaffirm the powerful business case for smarter, fairer teams. From mitigating bias to driving financial performance, discover a clear path forward with NLI’s practical, neuroscience-based frameworks that deliver measurable results. Learn how to unlock the full cognitive potential of your people and build a higher-performing organization, regardless of shifting views.
6:15pm–7:30pm GMT
Trends & Breakthroughs: Cultures of Respect and Wellbeing in High Stress Industries
The world is overwhelming. Organizations can protect wellbeing by building true resilience. Join experts, a renowned researcher, and leaders from the legal and aerospace industries for this vital discussion. Explore the neuroscience of resilience and uncover how to close the dangerous “isolation gap” that plagues modern workplaces. Learn practical strategies for fostering respect, psychological safety, and genuine connections that empower employees to thrive. This is your guide to building a resilient and healthy workforce.
6:15pm–7:30pm GMT
From the Lab: A Decade of Data: What's New with SCARF®
For over a decade, SCARF® has been the definitive guide to the brain's social operating system. Now, it’s getting its biggest update ever. In this session, meet SCARF® 2025. Drawing on 13 years of data and the latest science on rewards, emotional regulation, and psychological safety, see how social drivers at work have fundamentally shifted. Be the first to see the updated model and learn new, actionable strategies to lead more effectively in an increasingly complex world.
7:45pm-9:00pm GMT
Keynote: Brain-Based Learning and Design in the AI Era
The science of effective design and facilitation just got a major upgrade. Go inside NLI’s renowned brain-based design principles and see how AI is making them even more powerful. Learn how to leverage artificial intelligence to design meetings and learning experiences that capture attention, generate deep insights, and make change stick. It’s time to combine neuroscience with neurointelligence for truly transformative results.
9:00am-10:15am AEDT
From the Lab: Creating a Culture of Critical Thinkers: A Leader's Playbook
AI can give you answers, but it can’t think for you. Now more than ever, critical thinking is the essential leadership skill. In this session, explore the neuroscience of why this skill is so difficult, from cognitive biases to emotional hijacking. Get a practical, science-backed understanding of habits for better thinking and how to cultivate a culture of critical problem-solving.
10:15am-11:30am AEDT
Trends & Breakthroughs: Make it Memorable: Brain Science for Learning in an AI World
The science of effective design and facilitation just got a major upgrade. Go inside NLI’s renowned brain-based design principles and see how AI is making them even more powerful. Learn how to leverage artificial intelligence to design meetings and learning experiences that capture attention, generate deep insights, and make change stick. It’s time to combine neuroscience with neurointelligence for truly transformative results.
11:30am-12:45pm AEDT
From the Field: High Performance & Leadership Development
How does a global industry leader transform its leadership culture to drive high performance in a complex world? This session shares the remarkable journey of BHP, which partnered with NLI to build a science-backed leadership framework for thousands of employees. Explore their initial challenges, the brain-based solutions, and the measurable impact on performance and culture.
Meet Your Presenters
At the Summit, the world's leader in driving behavioral change at scale welcomes luminaries from leading businesses, research institutions and culture to exchange insights not found anywhere else.
New speakers announced regularly.
Anne Losby
Director of Culture Transformation & Change Management
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Babette Graham
Global head of leadership development
BHP
Bret Freeman
Master Facilitator & Executive Leadership Coach
Neuroleadership Institute
Bridget O'Brien, PhD, PCC
Senior Vice President, L&D
Jefferson
Brigid Lynn
Director Research and Design
Neuroleadership Institute
David Creswell, PhD
Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience
Carnegie Mellon University
Dean Carter
Independent Board Director | HR/AI Tech Advisor
Dr. David Rock
CEO & Co-Founder
Neuroleadership Institute
Drew Sumter
Vice President of Client Experience
Neuroleadership Institute
Daniela Schiller, PhD
Professor of Neuroscience & Psychology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Dr. Emma Sarro
Senior Director of Research
Neuroleadership Institute
Emily Black, PhD
Assistant Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
New York University
Golnaz Tabibnia, PhD
Assistant Research Faculty
UC Irvine
George Demos
Chief Operating Officer & Partner
O'Melveny & Myers
Jason Plaks, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
University of Toronto
Julie Loosebrock, MBA, EdD
Chief Human Resources Officer
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
Kate Sanderson
Chief Human Resources Officer
CDW
Kath Carmean
Sr. Partner, People & Organization Development
The Aerospace Corporation
Khalil Smith
Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement
Akamai Technologies
Leo Hackel, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Southern California
Lisa Son, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Barnard College
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer and Corporate Vice President of Talent and Learning
Microsoft
Lynn Hare
Global Talent Development
Akamai Technologies
Matt Summers
Global Head of Culture & Leadership
Neuroleadership Institute
Monika Mielnik
Managing Director, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
CPP Investments
Mary Toomey
Consulting Team Lead
Neuroleadership Institute
Matt Lieberman, PhD
Professor of Psychology
UCLA
Rachel Cardero
Vice President, Consulting & Product
Neuroleadership Institute
Roger Beaty, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychology
Penn State
Steven Powell
President and CEO
Southern California Edison
Suzanne Dikker, PhD
Research Associate Professor
New York University
Tahilia Rebello
Chief Scientific Officer
One Mind
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Face challenges with confidence
The world has never felt more digitally connected yet more socially disconnected. Complexity isn’t slowing down and is challenging the very limits of what our brains and organizations can manage.
Finding solutions that make leaders smarter and organizations better is easier when you start with neuroscience.
The 2025 NeuroLeadership Summit offers unparalleled access to experts to help your organization thrive through complexity.
When it comes to driving culture and developing leaders, now is the time to follow the science.
