Navigating Hope and Action in Times of Change
Exploring the Rhythms of Hope, Despair, Action, and Inaction
Sept 18th @ 8:10 - 9:00am EDT / 13:10 - 14:00 CEST
Brad Peirce is a Transformational Leadership Coach & Consultant who works with organizational leaders and their teams to develop the mindsets, skills, and culture necessary to navigate complexity and lead change. He has worked in the field of global sustainability for over 25 years, both as a practitioner and international consultant; advising businesses, nonprofits, and communities on how to cultivate the conditions for sustainable and regenerative change. He is focused on the human development side of sustainability and regeneration; designing and delivering solutions that help leaders and their teams develop the personal capabilities, relational and team dynamics, stakeholder engagement and culture to elevate their impact and business results while also leading positive change. Brad earned an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University's Institute for Transformational Leadership, a Master's degree in Sustainable Business from The George Washington University, and a B.A. from Vanderbilt University.
Joanne Stone - Moderator for Panel
She believes in the power of the collective and uses this to bring hope to our complex world. Founder of Wick‘d Agility, she helps organizations adopt Lean and Agile methodologies, utilizing in-depth knowledge of team dynamics, product management, organizational design and digital products. She initiated a movement on Agilists in Sustainability, where she founded the We Hope Magazine, Agilists4Planet Conference, SIPS and has been a keynote speaker on this subject.
Koren Stark, is a globally accomplished & accredited Executive & Transformation Coach with a focus on partnering with leadership to grow their people centric capabilities & influence. Her extensive technical background combined with her expertise in systemic and human relational skills makes her uniquely qualified to support leaders in technology as well as people services. She also finds it very rewarding to share her skills and pass on knowledge in programs like SIP’s and for Agile Lean Ireland.
Sabine Canditt has been part of the global agile community since 2004 and became a Certified Scrum Trainer in 2008. Over two decades, she has supported leaders, teams, and organizations – from global corporations to NGOs – in navigating complexity, building trust, and creating meaningful change. Today, Sabine focuses on applying the essence of agility to address the intertwined challenges of sustainability, resilience, and community. She is the author of “Kleine Schritte. Große Wirkung. Mit Agilität zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit” (Small Steps. Big Impact. With Agility to More Sustainability), co-founder of the association Sustain-Agility, and an active contributor to local initiatives fostering environmental awareness, gender equality, and social innovation.
With contributions from thought leaders such as Brad Peirce, Koren Stark, Sabine Canditt, and Joanne Stone, this panel brings together voices of Regenerative Leaders, Sustainability Leaders, and Agilists to explore the relationship between hope and action in the face of uncertainty and transformation. Participants will journey through philosophical and practical inquiries: What does hope truly mean, and how does it move us toward meaningful action? How do we traverse the spectrum from despair to hope, and from inaction to passionate engagement?
At the end, attendees will be invited to ask questions and contribute their own thoughts from their own journeys of hope and despair.