Schedule

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Day 1

Friday, May 1, 2026

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00-8:00 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Christopher Palmer; Robert Biswas-Diener; Carol Kauffman

8:00-8:30 am

Unlocking Human Potential in the AI Era

Brian Glaser; Moderator: Carol Kauffman

8:30-9:30 am

The Science of Human-Centered Leadership

Jeffrey Hull; David Rosmarin; Moderator: Margaret Moore

9:30-10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30-11:00 am

3 Coaches, 1 Client

Robert Biswas-Diener; David Drake; Lisa Lahey

11:00 am-12:30 pm

Parallel Session A

12:30 - 4:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:30-1:00 pm

Breakout Session

1:00-4:00 pm

Breakout A1

A1

Seeing and Overcoming Your Immunity to Change

Lisa Lahey

Parallel Session B

12:30 - 4:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:30-2:00 pm

Breakout Session

2:00-4:00 pm

Breakout B1-B3

B1

AI/Technology in Coaching: Deepening Our Humanity in the Midst of Disruption

Will Foussier; Nicky Terblanche; Rebecca Rutschmann; Jeffrey Hull

B2

Working in the Moment

Robert Biswas-Diener; David Drake

B3

What Does Love Have to Do with Trauma-Informed Leaders and Organizations? Everything!

Alisha Moreland; Pamela Larde

Networking Session

4:00-4:30 pm

The New Rules of Change

Robert Biswas-Diener; Michael Bungay Stanier

4:30-5:30 pm

Networking Reception and Poster Session

Carol Kauffman; Robert Biswas-Diener

5:30-6:30 pm

Day 2

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Registration and Continental Breakfast

7:00-8:00 am

Welcome and Award Ceremony

Christopher Palmer; Robert Biswas-Diener; Jeffrey Hull; Carol Kauffman

8:00-8:30 am

Reimagining Work: Thriving in the Agentic Era

Tracey Franklin; Moderator: Carol Kauffman

8:30-9:30 am

Well-being Centered Leadership: Shaping Cultures, Empowering Teams

Aithan Shapira; Kerri Palamara; Moderator: Margaret Moore

9:30-10:30 am

Networking Break

10:30-11:00 am

Leadership as Meaning-Making

Brian Lowery; Robert Biswas-Diener

11:00 am-12:00 pm

Lunch (on your own)

12:00-1:30 pm

Breakout Session

1:30-3:30 pm

Breakout A1 - A4

A1

Breakout Session 2A: Wellbeing in Coaching
Robert Biswas-Diener; Kerri Palamara; Tim Lomas

A2

Breakout Session 2B: Interfluence: A Communication Scientist’s Guide to Coaching Efficacy (The Real Work of Words in Practice)
Haesun Moon

A3

Breakout Session 2C: Unlocking the Secret Power of Groups
Colin Fisher

A4

Breakout Session 2D: The Resilience Rx: Navigating Stress, Burnout and Mental Health in the New Normal
Aditi Nerurkar; Susan David

Networking break

3:30-4:00 pm

Inner Game of Ballet

Joan Boada; Carol Kauffman

4:00-5:00 pm

Closing Remarks

Jeffrey Hull; Robert Biswas-Diener; Carol Kauffman

5:00-5:15 pm