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What is your most pressing challenge?

These areas have been identified through industry engagement, please respond honestly about your own perspectives and challenges you face in your leadership role.

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First Room Facilitation

Lisa Schulteis is an international keynote speaker, consultant, and founder of ElectraLime Marketing and YourEventMarketplace. Her work has been recognized with the 2025 Smart Speaker Award and the 2025 Smart Women in Meetings Award from Smart Meetings.

Drawing on her background in neuropsychology and behavioral science, Lisa created The Neuroscience of Adoption, a framework that explores why people adopt or resist new ideas, technologies, and ways of working. Her work bridges neuroscience, human behavior, and business strategy to help leaders reduce uncertainty, build confidence, and create the conditions where innovation is more likely to succeed.

A sought-after international keynote speaker, consultant, and event strategist, Lisa works with organizations navigating AI, technology adoption, sustainability initiatives, organizational change, leadership, and customer experience. Through keynotes, workshops, consulting, and strategic event leadership, she helps organizations understand the human side of change and turn innovation into meaningful, lasting adoption.

Since founding ElectraLime Marketing in 2009, Lisa has helped organizations grow, innovate, and navigate change, partnering with Fortune 500 companies, associations, destinations, and organizations around the world. Today, she draws on that entrepreneurial experience to help leaders understand why great ideas succeed, stall, or fail, and what they can do to create the conditions where adoption becomes more likely.

Second Room Facilitation

Anthony Vade and Ryan Hill are the visionary Co-Founders of Strategy Table, an organization dedicated to empowering teams and transforming business operations through collaborative culture building. Anthony, serving as Chief Innovation Officer, brings nearly 30 years of expertise in experience design and creating meaningful stakeholder connections. He is renowned for his abundant, innovative thinking and ability to foster shared trust. Ryan, as Chief Operations Officer, offers a dynamic background spanning military service and entrepreneurship. He seamlessly blends military precision with entrepreneurial creativity, establishing himself as a thought leader at the intersection of strategy and leadership.

Together, they guide organizations through complex change, replacing traditional consulting mandates with structured methods and psychological safety. By championing immersive collaboration and continuous improvement, Anthony and Ryan equip businesses to navigate disruption, unlock their full potential, and achieve measurable, lasting results in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

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Third Room Facilitation

Adam Fillary is an association founder, entrepreneur, and renowned “super connector” with over 30 years of business and event experience. As the founder and Executive Managing Director of the Professional Association of Networking (PAN), he pioneers innovative, human-centric techniques to facilitate high-value global connections.

Known for his “give before you take” philosophy, Adam emphasizes quality over quantity, championing authentic relationship building in an increasingly digital world. His visionary leadership at PAN focuses on elevating professional networking standards, expanding the organization’s reach, and advocating for the in-person validation of social capital.

A frequent speaker on networking strategy, Adam leverages his vast, cross-industry network to unite thought leaders and decision-makers. Ultimately, his relentless energy and commitment to intentional, inclusive networking empower PAN members to access new opportunities, build trust, and thrive in a rapidly evolving professional landscape.

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