TALKS & WORKSHOPS

The leaders who move people fastest aren't the loudest or the most data-rich. They're the ones who know how to make someone else the hero of a story worth joining.

In this keynote, Dave Duarte shows leaders, managers and visionaries how to use story not just to communicate — but to build movements, shift culture and accelerate change.

You'll walk away knowing how to:

• Reframe resistance: why people don't resist change, they resist the story they're telling themselves about it

• Make your people the hero — not your brand, your strategy, or yourself

• Surface the narratives already running in your organisation and redirect them

• Build the belonging that carries teams through uncertainty

• Use story to turn vision into momentum and momentum into results

This is not a talk about messaging. It's about the most underused leadership tool in any room: a story that makes people want to move.

Every leader is being hit with AI noise, urgency, and hype. Most of it misses the point.

AI is not a technology decision. It's a leadership decision — and the leaders who get it right aren't the ones who adopt the most tools. They're the ones who stay clear on what only humans can do, and build AI workflows in service of that.

In this keynote, Dave Duarte introduces the Authentic Intelligence framework: how to use AI to amplify your most distinctive human value, rather than hollow it out.

You'll walk away knowing how to:

• Distinguish between AI that earns short-term output and AI that compounds long-term advantage

• Protect and deepen the human judgement, creativity and connection that no tool can replace

• Lead your team through AI adoption in a way that builds trust, not anxiety

• Make AI a strategy decision, not a technology procurement

For leaders navigating what AI actually means for their organisation — practically, culturally, and competitively.

A Behavioral Science Approach to Making Change Stick

Change doesn't fail because of bad ideas. It fails because we forget how humans actually work.

Dave reveals the behavioral science behind movements that last:

• People – use social norms and identity to make change feel inevitable, not individual

• Story – reframe the narrative so action feels urgent and possible, not overwhelming

• Action – design baby steps and nudges that turn intention into momentum

This isn't theory. It's the practical playbook Dave has used across campaigns that reached billions and raised $100m+—from ocean protection to renewable energy to health access.

Walk away with a behavioral toolkit you can use immediately: how to shift what people believe is normal, how to frame choices so they feel irresistible, and how to design the small steps that create unstoppable change.

Life-changing for individuals. Transformative for teams. Powerful for systems.

The essentials of brand, marketing and sales — for people who need it to actually work.

Whether you're a non-marketer who needs to think like one, or a marketer who wants a sharp, energising refresh — this session cuts through the noise.

Dave covers brand strategy, the psychology of buying decisions, modern sales funnels, and what it takes to build a brand that moves people in an attention-scarce world.

Fast-paced, practical, and built to change how you see your market.