2025 - 2026 Spotlight Speakers

Exploring Leadership

Dr. Amy Cuddy

Dr. Amy Cuddy

Our biggest challenges call us to be calmly confident, focused, and open to hearing others. Often, we approach these high-pressure interactions with fear, execute with anxiety and distraction, and leave with regret. Based on her best-selling book Presence, Dr. Cuddy draws from psychology and neuroscience research, personal narratives, and her own challenges.

Audiences will leave with a fresh, life-changing perspective on themselves and their interactions, and a set of simple techniques they can use to harness their power and presence, freeing them to perform and interact at their very best — and empower others to do the same.

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Leif Babin

Leif Babin

Gain a deeper understanding of the fundamental leadership principles of Extreme Ownership and how to implement them in real time. When applied, these lessons make better leaders and change the culture of organizations. The lessons are pragmatic, applicable, and geared toward all levels of leadership from the C-suite to the front lines.

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Dr. Myron Rolle

Dr. Myron Rolle

In this moving and inspiring talk, Dr. Myron Rolle offers a transformational perspective on leadership. He shares how as a young man, reading authors like Kofi Annan, Nelson Mandela, Malcolm X, W. E. B. Du Bois, Booker T. Washington, and Ben Carson made a huge impression on him and provided a foundation for him to think of himself as a future leader.

Dr. Rolle shares three strategies for becoming a true leader inspired by the lessons learned from these leadership giants. Attendees will leave feeling uplifted and empowered, with actionable strategies for improving their leadership abilities.

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Captain Chesley Sullenberger

Ambassador 'Sully' Sullenberger

How you prepare, train and lead makes all the difference when confronted with a challenge. Ambassador “Sully” Sullenberger's lifelong pursuit of learning and investing in himself shows the importance of education and preparedness and illustrates that true leaders must always lead by example.

In this presentation, Ambassador Sullenberger will challenge and inspire teams to establish a foundation of passion for their work, build trust in each other, and commit to always reaching for the highest standards.

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