WEDNESDAY GENERAL SESSION

Keynote Speaker

Matt Mayberry headshot
Transformational Leadership
Presented by Matt Mayberry
Wednesday, October 9, 2024 (During the Opening General Session)
Leadership determines everything. If you have two equally talented teams and organizations competing in the same industry, the team and organization with the most effective leaders will win. Superior leadership performance produces superior organizational performance.

  • Explore key competencies and mindset shifts of transformational leaders.
  • Learn how to lead confidently and effectively through uncertainty.
  • Discover how to increase leadership communication to enhance engagement and alignment.
  • Learn key steps to build an inclusive team and drive trust.
  • Learn how to become a coaching leader to enhance business performance and improve performance management.
  • Identify the leadership gaps that paralyze growth and scaling desired behaviors.

About Matt Mayberry
Matt Mayberry is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, acclaimed keynote speaker and renowned thought leader who helps organizations foster winning cultures, improve leadership performance and build teams that drive superior performance.

Mayberry’s journey began on the football field as a linebacker for the Indiana Hoosiers and Chicago Bears. This environment laid the foundation for his ground-breaking approach to business and reinforced his belief in teamwork, leadership and peak performance. Since then, he’s brought lessons learned on the gridiron into the boardroom, adapting them to help clients cultivate stronger teams, foster dynamic leadership and spearhead high-impact cultural transformations.

With his captivating insights and transformative touch, Mayberry has become one of the world’s foremost experts in his field, gracing the pages and screens of major media outlets such as Forbes, Inc. Magazine, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Fox News and Business Insider – to name a few.

His impressive client list speaks volumes about the quality and impact of his work. Industry giants like JP Morgan Chase, NAPA Auto Parts, DuPont, Allstate Insurance, Autodesk and the Federal Bureau of Investigation rely on Mayberry’s expertise to drive meaningful cultural change and equip their teams with the strategies to win.

His recent book, Culture Is the Way: How Leaders at Every Level Build an Organization For Speed, Impact, and Excellence, debuted as a Wall Street Journal bestseller and received the prestigious honor of being named one of the top must-reads for 2023 by Malcolm Gladwell’s Next Big Idea Club.