Nascida no Corvo, a menor ilha dos Açores com cerca de quatrocentos habitantes, Catarina Andrade poderia ter partido à procura de oportunidades noutros lugares. Em vez disso, decidiu criá-las na sua terra. Nesta talk, partilha a história da SAZOREA e o que…

Why does Gen Z clash with managers in the workplace?

This talk challenges stereotypes about young professionals and argues that many Gen Z workplace problems are really leadership problems, offering a different way to lead multigenerational teams. Alex…

We often mistake emotional suppression for strength.

Through experiences of hardship, cancer and rebuilding, this talk reframes resilience as vulnerability, connection and the courage to ask for help when we need it most. Asia Sharif is a multi-award-winning…

Personal growth often focuses on becoming someone new, but the real challenge may be removing what's already getting in the way.

This talk explores identity, recovery and destructive patterns, showing how removing our blocks can reveal more of who we already…

Sharing food can reduce loneliness, strengthen communities and create connection across cultures.

This talk explores the power of food, communal eating and breaking bread to bring people together in an increasingly disconnected world. Daniel is a former…

Have you ever considered virality to be a form of art? Internet artist Vita Kari explores how the web has transformed the artistic landscape, shifting from a decentralized playground of self-expression into an attention-driven marketplace. In this captivating…

Climate strategist Joojin Kim spent years convincing banks across South Korea to stop funding coal, and it worked. Now he's aiming that same playbook at a new target: maritime shipping, a hidden engine of the global economy — and one of the world's dirtiest…

The talk reflects on the expectations that often come with growing up in a family where a particular professional path is already established. Drawing from his childhood and personal experiences, the speaker explores how people tend to assume that children…

The talk explores the relationship between the mind and the body, examining how psychological processes can influence physical responses and behaviour. It looks at the role of negative emotions and how they can remain with us, shaping the way we respond to…

O oboé é um dos instrumentos mais antigos e exigentes da música clássica. Nas mãos de Tiago Marques, torna-se algo mais — uma ponte entre o passado e o presente, entre a tradição e a experimentação. Uma performance que convida a parar e a ouvir o que só a…

Why do some ideas succeed while apparently similar ones fail?

This talk explores how timing, technology, economics, culture and environment shape success, revealing why outcomes make more sense when we look beyond the idea itself. Josh started life as a…

What can a coffee farm in Colombia teach us about human transformation? Drawing on her background in biology, behavior, and leadership, Andi Long explores why knowing what needs to change is rarely enough, and how the patterns we repeatedly cultivate shape…

What would happen if you called 911 and no one answered your call? Kathryn Severns Avery shares her story and why we are dangerously close to that reality in the United States. Far too many first responders agencies are understaffed and face recruiting and…

What if the unfinished parts of your life aren’t problems to fix, but where the most important growth happens? Through the story of an 11-year home renovation that never seems to end, Rachel explores why we shouldn’t postpone happiness until life feels complete—and…

Sometimes we stay in the familiar hard simply because we have no idea how good life could be on the other side. Through humor, heartbreak, anger, and hope, Julie Ison reveals what can happen when we stop waiting to be rescued, take radical responsibility…

What if the beliefs shaping your life were handed to you before you were old enough to question them? Through her journey of breaking inherited patterns and choosing a life rooted in authenticity and joy, author and entrepreneur Brittany Jenkins reveals how…

What if what you are certain you know is the very thing weakening your leadership and placing your decisions at risk? Dr. Krystylle Richardson reveals the Intelligence Gap—the critical distance between what leaders know and what they remain willing to question…

At sixteen, I was a nationally ranked cyclist hit by a distracted driver going sixty miles an hour while I was on my bike — an impact the officer on scene reported as fatal. This talk breaks down True Wealth, the framework I built from that hospital bed that…