Building Your Strategic Vision: How to Lead Beyond the Next Deadline

Camille Diaz is a financial professional at Serenity Financial and a business coach who works with business owners on employee benefits, retirement income, tax-aware planning, and financial resilience. Rather than starting with products, she listens and helps owners see the full picture so they can understand the trade-offs behind benefits, business value, and long-term financial security. Camille also hosts the podcast, The Real Deal with Camille, co-owns Nonymous Games, which develops tabletop games for all types of gamers, and can often be found in costume at a Ren Faire.

Yianni Kellis is the founder of Thinkk, which specialises in launching AI startups quickly. In 2024, the company launched more than 65 AI software and agentic AI startups, with an average launch time of 27.5 days, and its clients collectively generated $1.2 million in revenue within their first six months. He is also co-founder of FameBoost, which helps executives build personal brands that attract consulting, speaking and partnership opportunities.

Bill Sodeman is a strategic adviser, certified business coach and business professor who helps executives and organisations turn complexity into clarity, stronger leadership and measurable growth. He brings more than two decades of experience in business advising, stakeholder management and organisational strategy, and works with leaders through FocalPoint Business Coaching.

Shadi Yazdan is an AI transformation and governance adviser who helps mid-market and growth-stage leadership teams decide where AI can create real value, what must be in place first and what to prioritise next. She previously built and ran an AI company, has founded four businesses and exited two, and led enterprise technology adoption across more than 1,000 locations. Her work brings business strategy, governance, privacy, leadership accountability and human oversight into the same conversation, helping leaders move beyond tools and experimentation toward clear, responsible AI decisions tied to business value.

Bettina P. Faerber is a brand and culture strategist with over 15 years of experience partnering with executives to build high-performing teams, purposeful brands, and resilient organizations. With roots in Gallup’s research on employee engagement and a career spanning startups to global agencies, she helps shape new departments, coach emerging leaders, and guide culture transformations from the ground up. Through her consultancy, The Quirky Thought®, she supports brands and organizations navigating change and fosters inclusive, agile cultures where creativity and accountability thrive. Her work weaves together neuroscience, storytelling, and systems thinking to guide leaders and teams through complex change.