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The speakers

Four practitioners, not a directory

We keep a short roster, and we choose people for what they have built and led rather than for how often they appear on a stage.

Eugene Raitt

01 · growth strategist

Eugene Raitt

Global executive · Board chair · Governance leader

A track record across direct-to-consumer marketing, digital transformation, insurance distribution, affinity marketing and international expansion, spanning North America, Asia-Pacific and Europe.

Best for CMOs and organizations facing customer transformation

Signature talks

  • Board Governance and Sustainable Shareholder Value
  • Distribution Transformation: Traditional to Digital
  • Building a Direct-to-Consumer Business at Global Scale

and 4 more · English

Harry A. Hill

02 · resilient fighter

Harry A. Hill

Entrepreneur · Business leader · Author · Martial artist

More than four decades building businesses, brands and leaders in Japan. Led Oak Lawn Marketing / Shop Japan to roughly ¥70bn in revenue. Fifth-degree black belt and author of Fighter.

Best for Organizations facing severe disruption and change

Signature talks

  • The Fighter Mindset: Performing Under Pressure
  • 進化、退化。真ん中はない。 — Evolve or Regress
  • Everybody Matters: Building Purpose-Driven, High-Performance Organizations

and 7 more · English · Japanese

Ken Stearns

03 · distribution builder

Ken Stearns

Leadership speaker · Author · Distribution executive

Spent 25 years building and leading insurance sales organizations across 15 countries in Asia, then drove to 96 American cities and asked 330 strangers what makes a life worth living.

Best for Sales organizations building distribution in Asia, and leadership teams working across cultures.

Signature talks

  • Leading Across Cultures
  • Building Distribution in Emerging Markets
  • The Human Side of Leadership

and 17 more · English

Lowell Sheppard

04 · purpose builder

Lowell Sheppard

Thought leader · Advisor · Author · Explorer

Helps organizations navigate how longer lives are reshaping leadership, work, markets and society. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Special Advisor to IAFOR.

Best for Leadership teams rethinking direction in an aging society

Signature talks

  • The Art of Community
  • Longevity and the Future Customer
  • Understanding the New Longevity Consumer

and 8 more · English

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