EDGE 2025

EDGE 2025

The world is in chaos, and as leaders, we must meet the uncertainty of the moment. By gaining the knowledge needed to navigate the current landscape, we can. EDGE 2025 will bring you the information and insights you need to make decisions and create a strategy to succeed in business and life. Topics and speakers will revolve around the theme of Dirsrupción y Reinvención and will feature a variety of perspectives from innovators, visionaries, thought leaders and members grouped into the following content pillars:
- Leveraging Disruptive Technology
- Navigating Geo-Uncertainty
- Rethinking Leadership
- Unlocking Healthspan

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EDGE 2025
  • EDGE 2025 - Rinpoche, Dahl, Pagon: Meditation and the Mind

    What happens inside your body when you meditate? And how does regular meditation change the way your brain works? We’ll take a look inside the brain to explore what science can tell us about how embracing awareness, compassion, and wisdom through meditation can have a measurable impact on your bo...

  • EDGE 2025 - Barroso, Applebaum, Malmgren, Shah: Trump Forever War And Europe's Moment To Step Up

    President Trump’s desire to end the war in Ukraine and pull back American assistance to the country opens the door for a more assertive role for the European Union in the region. But rising populist nationalism and growing economic concerns complicate the situation on the continent. What does the...

  • EDGE 2025 - Michael Breus: Know Your Sleep, Unlock Your Life

    By just knowing your chronotype, the genetic coding for when you get the best sleep, Dr. Michael Breus can tell you everything from the perfect time of day to drink coffee to when you should have sex. We’ll explore how knowing what kind of sleeper you are can unlock the ability to hack every aspe...

  • EDGE 2025 - Chris Barton: Founding Shazam: Four Ways for Disruptive Innovation

    Shazam’s founder Chris Barton was told that the popular app’s algorithm was impossible to create. We’ll explore how leaders can break down impossible tasks into basic truths, raw ingredients, and misleading assumptions to rewire the brain to think differently and achieve what others say can’t be ...

  • EDGE 2025 - Arthur Brooks: The Meaning of Your Life and How to Find It

    A sense of meaning is one of the central elements in experiencing happiness in life. Unfortunately, it is proving increasingly elusive, especially for young adults, in a world of distractions. This lecture explains what exactly meaning is, the science behind how we process it, the most common bar...

  • EDGE 2025 - Mahbubani, Ferguson: Tipping the Power Balance: Is the Global South Rising and the West Waning

    As two of the world’s preeminent global powers — the United States and China — continue to oscillate between setback and success, we explore how the shifting balance of both hard and soft power is shaping economies, conflict, and international relations.

    Key Takeaways:
    - The Rise of a Multipolar...

  • EDGE 2025 - Colin O'Brady: Pushing Past the Impossible 

    After suffering a near-fatal accident, Colin O’Brady not only had to learn to walk again but began an effort to take on some of the most grueling physical feats across the globe. From crossing Antarctica solo to summiting the world’s tallest peaks, the 11-time world record holder channeled a mind...

  • EDGE 2025 - Michael Golway: Meet BABS: The Robot Ushering in the Era of Physical AI

    The entirety of human intelligence has been used to train the current wave of AI tools, but the technology has yet to make the leap into physical space. Hear from Michael Golway, the creator of the BioAssemblyBot, colloquially known as BAB, on how physical AI will create a future where we can bri...

  • EDGE 2025 - Dan Buettner: Blue Zones Coming To A City Near You

    In this inspiring session, longevity expert Dan Buettner shares groundbreaking insights from his extensive research into Blue Zones regions where people consistently live longer and healthier lives. Buettner challenges conventional wisdom, emphasizing environment over willpower to sustainably boo...

  • EDGE 2025 - Maya Hari and Michelle Cheo: An Activist Working Within the System

    Leaders shouldn’t have to choose between purpose and profit when making decisions. With the mindset of an activist, opportunities to engage beyond just financial returns and tackle the biggest challenges humanity faces are everywhere. We’ll explore big and small ways to mobilize impact across the...

  • EDGE 2025 - Dr. Jin, Gao: Peak China? Growth, Challenges, and the Reality on the Ground 

    As we look to the future, China faces many of the same obstacles as other nations: demographic challenges, increasing disruption caused by AI, and growing geopolitical uncertainty. How is China charting its path forward both internally and on the world stage? We explore the growing misconceptions...

  • EDGE 2025 - Darshan Shah MD: Living Longer, Leading Better

    Join Dr. Darshan Shah, a pioneer in the field of wellness and biohacking, as he unveils a revolutionary approach to taking your health and life into your own hands. With his cutting-edge strategies, Dr. Shah will show you how to optimize your mind and body for a longer, healthier life, leading to...

  • EDGE 2025 - Gopi Kallayil: Artificial Intelligence Can Help Grow Your Business

    Artificial Intelligence is the most profound technology invented by human beings and it’s changing every aspect of our lives. It touches everything we do — no field will be left out of the AI revolution. Join Gopi Kallayil to learn how you can use AI technology to transform your business, grow re...

  • EDGE 2025 - Chip Conley: Midlife is Calling, Don’t be Afraid to Answer

    Embrace the transformative process of aging by reimagining middle age as a chrysalis instead of a crisis. We’ll explore how to continue nurturing your passions while building toward midlife with curiosity, purpose, and wisdom.

    Key Takeaways:
    - Midlife Spans Decades: Midlife is generally defined ...

  • EDGE 2025 - Rangan Chatterje: How to Thrive: The Hidden Impact of Stress & What To Do

    Join Dr. Rangan Chatterjee as he unpacks the causes and symptoms of stress and explores the simple, yet powerful interventions you can make to optimize your health and your performance. In this session, Dr. Chatterjee will share practical and proven strategies to combat stress and build sustainab...

  • EDGE 2025 - Dr. Lauri Reuter: The Microorganisms Sneaking Into Your Food

    The future of food goes beyond plants and animals. We’re already seeing single-cell microorganisms being used as ingredients in familiar foods. We’ll take a look at the technology rapidly changing our food systems and setting the planet up for a post-agricultural era.

    Key Takeaways:
    - Microbes a...

  • EDGE 2025 - Riaz Shah: Leading in Disruptive Times

    Explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping work and leadership against the backdrop of demographic shifts. As technology accelerates and talent becomes scarcer, leaders must rethink how they engage and empower people. This keynote challenges traditional assumptions and offers a fresh perspe...

  • EDGE 2025 - Nell Watson: Copilots, Meatpuppets, Cyborgs, and Centaurs

    There’s a competition between the paradigms of how workers will use AI as the technology transforms workplaces around the world. We take a look at how responsible innovation grounded in privacy, worker co-design, and sustainability can create a mutually beneficial environment of increased safety ...

  • EDGE 2025 - Sarah Dusek: Investing In Women To Invest In The World

    When you invest in a woman, she invests in her community, she invests in her family, she invests in the world in which she lives, and everything changes around her. Sarah Dusek shares her experience investing in the women of Africa through her venture capital firm and explores how scaling up wome...

  • EDGE 2025 - Dr. Nader, Heinrich: Consciousness vs. AI: The Ultimate Competitive Edge

    As AI accelerates beyond human capabilities, what remains uniquely ours? Dr. Tony Nader explores the power of human consciousness as the defining force in the future of leadership, decision-making, and innovation. Discover how to expand your cognitive and creative potential to thrive in an AI-dom...

  • EDGE 2025 - Brother Schöpf, Sir Vlasic: Faith-based Leadership in Times of Crisis

    From its founding in the 16th century to its humanitarian work today, Jesuit Brother Michael Schöpf shares lessons the business community can learn from a faith-based approach to crisis. We’ll learn about his order’s approach to building new coalitions across NGOs, faith organizations, and the pu...

  • EDGE 2025 - Fernando Carro: From Barcelona to Winning the Bundesliga

    Bayer Leverkusen achieved in the 2023-2024 season what many thought was impossible when Fernando Carro joined the club as CEO in 2018. In a single campaign, the club not only lifted the Bundesliga’s Meisterschale but became the first team in league history to finish the season unbeaten. We’ll exp...

  • EDGE 2025 - Alfredo Bataller: A Global Perspective on Wellness

    All across the globe wellness means different things to different people. In Europe, many focus on medicine and health care. In the United States, there is an emphasis on exercise. And in Asia, meditation and mindfulness are paths to a healthy life. Join SHA Wellness CEO Alfredo Bataller as we ex...

  • EDGE 2025 - Rahaf Harfoush: Rupture And Recalibtion In Our New Algorithmic Reality

    It’s harder than ever to separate the digital world from the physical world as we continue to spend more time online and social media algorithms drive public discourse. Online spaces are more niche, and the trends and movements that begin in seemingly small digital communities have a dramatic eff...