2022 Summit Program

Three Tracks Each Day:

  • From the Lab: Tap into cutting-edge research led by scientists
  • From the Field: Learn what works from business practitioners making it happen
  • Breakthroughs: Discover the solutions your organization needs now

Special interest networking groups led by NLI experts will be available to attendees throughout the Summit.
(Some groups invite-only.)

View the Program in your region:

Day 1

Keynote

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Feb 15

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM GMT

Feb 15

1:00 AM - 2:30 AM AEDT

Feb 16

Keynote
Beyond Survival: What's Next for Organizations

For many organizations this year, survival-mode has been the norm. In the opening keynote of the NeuroLeadership Institute’s 2022 Summit, you’ll learn how to get out of a depletive, survival mode and harness a regenerative mindset to set your organization up to adapt faster.

Breakouts

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Feb 15

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM GMT

Feb 15

3:00 AM - 4:15 AM AEDT

Feb 16

Breakouts

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Feb 15

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM GMT

Feb 15

5:15 AM - 6:30 AM AEDT

Feb 16

Keynote

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST

Feb 15

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM GMT

Feb 15

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM AEDT

Feb 16

Keynote
Amplify the Signal: The Science of Creating Clarity

With so much information inundating us today, it can be hard to figure out how your message can cut through the noise. In this final session on day one, you’ll learn how to make your organization more coherent.

Day 2

Keynote

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Feb 16

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM GMT

Feb 16

1:00 AM - 2:30 AM AEDT

Feb 17

Keynote
Connecting in a Disconnected World

The thing we all need most right now may actually be the most challenging to deliver: connections. In the opening keynote of Day 2, you’ll learn why empathy is a nuanced and not entirely helpful term, and how to create meaningful connections that enhance your culture and drive productivity.

Breakouts

11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST

Feb 16

4:00 PM - 5:15 PM GMT

Feb 16

3:00 AM - 4:15 AM AEDT

Feb 17

Breakouts

1:15 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Feb 16

6:15 PM - 7:30 PM GMT

Feb 16

5:15 AM - 6:30 AM AEDT

Feb 17

Keynote

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST

Feb 16

8:00 PM - 9:30 PM GMT

Feb 16

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM AEDT

Feb 17

Keynote
Change in Weeks, Not Years

In this wrap-up session, we’ll explore success stories of organizational transformations, how to implement habits for lasting change, and how to turbocharge your learning and development in 2022.

Close

For many organizations this year, survival-mode has been the norm. In the opening keynote of the NeuroLeadership Institute’s 2022 Summit, you’ll learn how to get out of a depletive, survival mode and harness a regenerative mindset to set your organization up to adapt faster.

Jaimie P. Cloud

The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education

Founder and President

Bob Johansen, Ph.D.

Institute for the Future

Author; Distinguished Fellow

Gary Steele

Proofpoint

CEO

Dr. David Rock

NeuroLeadership Institute

CEO & Co-Founder

Close

It may be a well-known trope, but there’s a reason people have been echoing the “keep calm and carry on” mantra these days. In this session, we’ll learn about the latest research on resilience, self-regulation, and motivation, and how we can use those insights at work.

James Gross, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Professor of Psychology

Ethan Kross, Ph.D.

University of Michigan

Professor of Psychology & Management

Noel Lipana, DSW

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Violence Prevention Partner

Jessica Payne, Ph.D.

Notre Dame

Professor of Psychology

Davie Floyd

NeuroLeadership Institute

Facilitator

Close

In this session, we’ll dive into the role of power and allyship to create equity in an inequitable world, and how to measure progress of equity in the workplace.

Brian Lowery, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Walter Kenneth Kilpatrick Professor of Organizational Behavior

Elizabeth Nelson

Thomson Reuters

Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Khalil Smith

Akamai

Vice President, Inclusion, Diversity, and Engagement

Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Executive Director, Electrophysiological Neuroscience Lab

Janet M. Stovall

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Client Strategist

Close

How can emerging leaders continue to grow and develop when they may not have as many touch points with managers and mentors? Are there enough opportunities for growth and development? In this session, hear from clients who have supercharged their organization and created leaders at every level.

Dr. Tiffany Dotson

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Vice President, Head of Enterprise Learning and Development

Tim Knezevich

Avanade

Executive, Global Talent Management

Fara Palumbo

Blue Cross Blue Shield, North Carolina

Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer

Nicson White

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Vice-President, Consulting

Close

Chances are, you’ve read a lot of anecdotes about the pros and cons of working remotely– some or all of the time. Or the way hybrid work has delighted some employees while denigrating others. We’ll explore what we’ve learned so far in the two years of hybrid work, and what to expect next.

Andrew Barnes

4 Day Week Global Foundation

Philanthropist

Brigid Lynn, Ph.D.

NeuroLeadership Institute

Industry Researcher

Jade Wiland

NeuroLeadership Institute

Engagement Manager and Product Lead, Coaching


Jackie Huggins, Ph.D.

NeuroLeadership Institute

Facilitator

Close

When managers stopped seeing their people work, trust and accountability became a battle of opposing sides. But it doesn’t have to be. During this panel, you’ll learn why hybrid work environments cause our brains to lean toward surveillance styles of management, and the science behind why shifting to focusing on outcomes can help you retain talent and develop a culture of trust.

Mike Benson

General Mills

Vice President, Talent & Organization Capabilities

Heidi Brandow

Palo Alto Networks

Vice President, Global Learning & Talent Development

Javier Inclán

National Science Foundation

Deputy Office Head, Office of Equity and Civil Rights

John Edwards

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Client Strategist

Close

What has a decade of Growth Mindset practice taught us across some of the truly remarkable companies we have worked with? In this session, hear from our clients how a culture of growth mindset helped their organization transform and thrive, and where this critical leadership practice is headed in 2022 and beyond.

Dr. Ann Schulte

Procter & Gamble

SVP, Global Talent Development

Tina Drews, Ed.D.

Salt River Project

Director, Talent Management

Marshall Bergmann

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Vice President, Corporate Solutions

Matt Summers

NeuroLeadership Institute

Master Facilitator & Director of Keynote Speakers

Close

With so much information bombarding us each day, it can be hard to make your message resonate. In this final session on day one, you’ll learn how to make your organization more productive and coherent, without sacrificing on substance.

Adam Alter, Ph.D.

New York University’s Stern School of Business

Professor of Marketing

Traci DiMartini

General Services Administration

Chief Human Capital Officer

John Edwards

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Client Strategist

Close

Christopher Samsa

NeuroLeadership Institute

Master Facilitator & Senior Consultant

Close

Sandra Dillon

Kemira

Vice President, Talent Development

Katherine Kalavritinos

Elsevier

Director, Operations People Experience

Patryk Zamorski

Dentons

Europe Director of Talent Development

Marcia Smythe

NeuroLeadership Institute

Master Facilitator and Facilitation Lead

Bret Freeman

NeuroLeadership Institute

Executive Coach & Facilitator

Close

The thing we all need most right now may actually be the most challenging to deliver: connections.

In the opening keynote of Day 2, you’ll learn why empathy is a nuanced and not entirely helpful term, and how to create meaningful connections that enhance your culture and drive productivity.

Liane Hornsey

Palo Alto Networks

EVP and Chief People Officer

Eva Majercsik

Genesys

EVP and Chief People Officer

Jamil Zaki, Ph.D.

Stanford University

Associate Professor of Pyschology

Dr. David Rock

NeuroLeadership Institute

CEO & Co-Founder

Close

We’ve known that the best changes in behavior come from habit formation. But how do you measure how well those habits stick? During this panel, we’ll discuss various ways to measure habit formation at scale, and what challenges and opportunities arise when embarking on this crucial step in organizational change.

Elliot Berkman, Ph.D.

University of Oregon

Professor of Psychology

Jeni Cross, Ph.D.

Colorado State University

Director, Institute for Research in the Social Sciences

Katherine Milan

NeuroLeadership Institute

SVP, Client Experience & Product

Kristen Elstein

NeuroLeadership Institute

Director, Client Experience

Close

With our overloaded lives these days, the need for downtime is significant. Getting it right can lead to insights, creativity, increased productivity, advanced problem solving, and well-being. The problem is, most of us are actually doing downtime wrong. Join us for the science behind our most popular article and learn how to get it right.

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Columbia University

Psychologist

Kathy Carmean, PCC, BCC, MBA

The Aerospace Corporation

Senior Partner, Organization Development

Patricio Ramal

NeuroLeadership Institute

Director of Education, North America

Emma Sarro, Ph.D.

NeuroLeadership Institute

Researcher

Close

If you have a brain, you have bias. During this panel, executives will chronicle how they learned to label and mitigate bias on an individual and organizational level to ultimately make better decisions and break unconscious biases.

Frank Gonzalez

NASA

Acting Director, NASA HQ Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity

Miriam Lewis

Principal Financial Group

Chief Inclusion Officer

Jeff Salters

NeuroLeadership Institute

Facilitator

Close

Pop quiz: what percentage of Black professionals want to return to the office? The shockingly low answer: 3%. In this session, we’ll explore research on how human bias and predispositions toward power, status, and influence can stymie inclusion efforts, and discuss strategies of what can be done to ultimately accelerate inclusion for everyone.

Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, Ph.D.

University of Southern California

Associate Professor

Corey White, Ph.D.

Missouri Western State University

Associate Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience

Michaela Simpson, Ph.D.

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Research Scientist

Jeff Salters

NeuroLeadership Institute

Facilitator

Close

What do a former police commissioner, a professor of psychology and a neuroscientist have in common? Find out as we unpack the science behind keeping cool under pressure and why imagination can help calm the flames when tensions flare.

Pranjal Mehta, Ph.D.

University College London

Associate Professor, Experimental Psychology

Ian Stewart AO APM

Queensland IPAA

President

Emma Sarro, Ph.D.

NeuroLeadership Institute

Researcher

Close

The war for talent and hiring frenzy playing out during a pandemic, along with increased stress and anxiety among employees, has made managing performance an arduous task. How does an organization set goals amid so much uncertainty? In this session, we’ll hear from executives on best practices that have emerged in a crucial time for performance management.

Rhom Erskine

Lockheed Martin

Vice President, Global Diversity & Inclusion

Michaela Schoberova

Colgate-Palmolive

Worldwide Director People, Organization & Leadership Development

June Sonsalla

Thomson Reuters

Vice President, Learning and Career Development

Yvonne Wolf

NeuroLeadership Institute

Senior Consultant

Close

In this wrap-up session, we’ll explore success stories of organizational transformations, how to implement habits for lasting change, and how to turbocharge your learning and development in 2022.

Sara Bowen

Boeing

Vice President, Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

David Taylor

Procter & Gamble

Executive Chairman of the Board

Sonia Webb

Avanade

Chief Financial Officer

Dr. David Rock

NeuroLeadership Institute

CEO & Co-Founder