• Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School
• Best-Selling Author

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, a chair established to support the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful enterprises that contribute to the betterment of society. Edmondson has been recognized by the biannual Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and most recently was ranked #1 in 2021 and 2023. She studies teaming, psychological safety, and organizational learning, and her articles have been published in numerous academic and management outlets, including Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Harvard Business Review and California Management Review. Edmondson’s latest book, “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well,” builds on her prior work on
psychological safety and teaming to provide a framework for thinking about, discussing and practicing the science of failing well.

• Founder of the Strengths Revolution
• Entrepreneur
• Global Researcher

Will Guidara is the author of the National Bestseller “Unreasonable Hospitality,” which chronicles the lessons
in service and leadership he has learned over the course of his career in restaurants. He is the former co-owner of the Manhattan restaurant Eleven Madison Park, which under his leadership received four stars from the New York Times, three Michelin stars, and in 2017 was named #1 on the list of the World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Guidara is the host of the Welcome Conference, an annual hospitality symposium that brings together like-minded people to share ideas, inspire one another and connect to form community. A graduate of the hospitality school at Cornell University, he has co-authored four cookbooks, was named one of Crain’s New York Business’s 40 Under 40 and is the recipient of WSJ Magazine’s Innovator Award.

• Harvard Professor
• Best-Selling Author

Arthur C. Brooks is the Parker Gilbert Montgomery Professor of the Practice of Public and Nonprofit Leadership at the Harvard Kennedy School and Professor of Management Practice at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches courses on leadership and happiness. He is also a columnist at The Atlantic, where he writes the popular “How to Build a Life” column. Brooks is the author of 13 books, including the 2023 #1 New York Times bestseller “Build the Life You Want: The Art and Science of Getting Happier” with co-author Oprah Winfrey, and the 2022 #1 New York Times bestseller “From Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness, and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life.” He speaks to audiences all around the world about human happiness and works to raise well-being within private companies, universities, public agencies and community organizations.

• Executive Director of Branches Worldwide
• Author
• Pastor

Dan Owolabi is the Executive Director of Branches Worldwide, a fast-growing nonprofit dedicated to investing
in high-impact entrepreneurs around the world. Owolabi has nearly 20 years of experience helping leaders develop genuine, effective influence. He has worked with leaders in 18 countries and four continents, helping them clarify their identity and leverage their influence to serve others. Owolabi’s latest book “Authentic Leadership” was an Amazon #1 New Release. He holds a graduate degree from Ashland University centering on American Leadership and is completing a doctorate in Global Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary.

• President & CEO of the Global Leadership Network (GLN)

David Ashcraft serves as the President and CEO of the Global Leadership Network (GLN), an
organization at the forefront of global leadership development and in pursuit to serve more
pastors, equip more churches, and inspire more leaders. Previously, David served as the
Pastor of LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ) Church in Manheim, Pennsylvania. Under his
leadership, LCBC grew from one location with a weekly attendance of 150 people to 19
locations across the state of Pennsylvania with a combined average weekly attendance of
over 22,000. Additionally, David is the Founder and President of The Advantage, a leadership
collaborative whose purpose is to mentor and encourage pastors across the country. He is
the author of “What Was I Thinking?” a book designed to help us make better decisions. David
also serves on the Board of Directors of the Global Leadership Network and the National
Association of Evangelicals.

• Social Entrepreneur
• Broadcaster, author and speaker
• Advocacy Consultant

Dr. Krish Kandiah is a social entrepreneur with a strong record of founding charities, mobilising
communities and bringing change. He is motivated to help solve some of society’s biggest problems
through catalysing partnerships across civil society, faith communities, government and philanthropy.
He is a global expert in child reform, refugee integration, and educational innovation. He teaches at
Regents Park College, Oxford University, advises the UK government, and offers training to business
leaders, education professionals and church leaders on advocacy, change, inclusion, and
humanitarian solutions.

• Teaching Pastor
• Speaker and Author

As an international speaker at churches, conferences and university chapels, Megan Fate
Marshman is a leading voice to this generation. She is currently completing her Doctorate of
Ministry while serving as a teaching pastor at Willow Creek Community Church and as Director
of Women’s Ministries at Hume Lake Christian Camps. She also shepherds women at her
home church, Arbor Road in Long Beach, CA. Megan recently released the Beautiful Word
Bible study: John (2022, Harper Collins), authored the book and Bible study Meant for Good
(2020, Zondervan), SelfLess (2017, David C Cook), and co-wrote the book 7 Family Ministry
Essentials with Dr. Michelle Anthony (2015, David C Cook). In August 2024, she would be
releasing her newest book, Relaxed: Walking with the One Who is not Worried about a Thing.

• Apostolic Leader of D-Net Inc
• Leadership Mentor of Faith Community Church, Perth, Western Australia

Pastor Benny Ho has been a pastor, speaker and author for almost 40 years. He currently serves as Apostolic Leader of D-Net Inc, a network of disciple-making churches in Asia Pacific region. He had just transited his pastoral leadership to the next generation and now serves as the Leadership Mentor of Faith Community Church, an intentional disciple-making church based in Perth, Western Australia. Pastor Benny also serves the Body of Christ through his teaching and preaching ministry, both in the Church and the marketplace. He is happily married to Cecilia and they have 3 grown children and 5 grandchildren.