How can we better invest in people?

Seeing the Unseen

January 22, 2026
10:00–10:30 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

In a world flooded with data and constant disruption, leaders must both interpret overwhelming information and navigate forces they cannot yet see. Though nearly 90% of executives claim data drives their strategy, few turn it into decisions that move people and even fewer feel prepared to lead through the ambiguity that defines today’s choices. Drawing on research into how people think and...
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Speakers

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Adam Grant
Saul P. Steinberg Professor of Management and Psychology
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Joseph S. and Sophia S. Fruton Professor of Astronomy and Professor of Physics
Yale University

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