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09/26/2025
Aaron Proietti
Opening Keynote & Tuesday's General Session Speaker
Aaron Proietti is a thought leader in the use of innovation, systems thinking, and artificial intelligence to explore complexity, clarify strategy, and unlock new ways of seeing. His talks give audiences sharper questions, stronger language, and practical approaches they can use right away.
He is the author of Today’s Innovator and a former Chief Innovation Officer and Chief Customer Advocate at Transamerica. Today, he works with organizations and leaders navigating disruption who want to emerge more focused, more resilient, and better equipped for what comes next.
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The Upside of Down Times: Discovering the Power of Gratitude
Lisa Ryan
Harness the Power of Gratitude One of the downsides of life is that we rarely have to deal with an overabundance of gratitude. Most of us tend to focus on the negative. We don't receive nearly as much acknowledgment as we would like, and we don't give as much recognition as others deserve. Now for the upside! When we learn to harness the power of gratefulness, we can make a major positive difference in so many areas of our lives, as well as the lives of those around us-and The Upside of Down Times is your first step toward making that happen. "I highly recommend this book if you want to be happier, healthier, and wealthier. I read this book in one sitting and began implementing some of the ideas the next day. The ideas are easy to implement but powerful in their results." -Jack Canfield, Co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and The Success Principles
