2011 Summit Program                           'Adaptive Organizations'

Day One - Big Picture

7.30 - 9.00am

9.00 - 10.30am

Group session 1:
Creating adaptive, resilient organizations
Daniel Siegel M.D. & Christine Williams

11.00 - 12.15pm

Group session 2:
The beliefs organizations should hold
Carol Dweck Ph.D. & Janet Van Huysse

1.30 - 3.00pm

Breakout 1:
The neuroscience of global talent management:
how can brain research improve the talent management process
Anna Tavis Ph.D., Evan Wittenberg, George Rose,
David Rock

Breakout 2:
Brain fitness panel
Daniel Siegel M.D., Alvaro Fernandez, Savannah Devarney, Mitch Wasden

Breakout 3:
Neuropolitics:
the impact of brain research on governance and administration of power
Jake Dunagan Ph.D.& Paul Brown Ph.D.

Afternoon Break
Special Interest Groups

Group session 3:
Why it is hard to think about the future & how to do it better
Robert Burton M.D., Bob Johansen Ph.D., David Rock

5.15 - 5.30pm

End of day wrap up

6.30 - 9.30pm

Gala Dinner
NeuroLeadership annual awards, summary of the year in NLI followed by entertainment with
Special Guest: Kenny the Monk

Day Two - Core Theory

Wednesday November 9

What we have learned from the Summits so far

9.00 - 10.30am

Group session 4:
The importance of the social brain for leaders
Matthew Lieberman Ph.D. & David Rock

Group session 5:
The power of language and how to use it to drive change
Lera Boroditsky Ph.D. & David Rock

Lunch / interest groups
Meet key researchers for lunch in a small group

1.30 - 3.00pm

Breakout 4:
The neuroscience of goals
Elliot Berkman Ph.D. & Ruth Donde

Breakout 5:
The neurobiology of leadership assessments
Ann Herrmann Nehdi & Mark Schar

Breakout 6:
The deeper neuroscience of SCARF
Savannah Devarney & Phil Dixon

5.15 - 5.30pm

End of day wrap up

6.30pm - 9.30pm

Free evening / PGCNL student dinner

Day Three: Application

Thursday November 10

NeuroLeadership Institute annual meeting
Summary of 2011 & year ahead

Group session 7:
The senior executive brain
Jessica Payne Ph.D & Stephen Thomas Ph.D

Group session 8:
The levers that drive organizational culture
Dean Mobbs Ph.D. & Sara Mathew

Lunch / interest groups
Meet key researchers for lunch in a small group

1.30 - 3.00p

Breakout 7:
Leadership Development:
How neuroscience is changing the landscape
Al Ringleb Ph.D., Marian Ruderman Ph.D.,
Carol Connolly

Breakout 8:
Differential leadership: leadership across stages, ages, gender culture
Paul McDonald, Jessica Payne Ph.D., Yiyuan Tang Ph.D, Jacqui Grey

Breakout 9:
Doing NeuroLeadership research
Dean Mobbs Ph.D., Stephen Thomas Ph.D., Tony Pottle