Hortense Le Gentil

Executive Leadership Coach and Author of Aligned

Hortense is a global executive leadership coach and the author of the widely applauded “Aligned: Connecting Your True Self with the Leader You’re Meant to Be.” She works with CEOs and other senior executives around the world to help them lead with authenticity and close the gap between the leader they are and the leader they want to be. She is a certified Marshall Goldsmith Stakeholder Centered™ coach and part of MG100 Coaches. Hortense’s executive coaching is informed by her 30 years in business, working across a number of industries—including media consulting, advertising, and entrepreneurship. She has been working on and delivering executive leadership programs at various Fortune 500 companies and for CEO Perspectives. She is ranked #5 on the Global Gurus list by World Management Global Gurus and was a 2021 nominee of the Thinkers 50 Coaching and Mentoring Awards. She is a contributor to Harvard Business Review and ThriveGlobal.com. Her thought-leadership has been featured in Forbes, Fast Company, Inc. and Business Insider.

Lyn Lee

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer at Shell

Lynn is the first global Asian female Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion officer to execute her job out of Asia for Shell. In terms of DE&I, Shell has a bold goal to become one of the most diverse and inclusive organizations in the world. With 20 years and counting at Shell, Lyn champions the DE&I priorities, focusing very much on accelerating the progress of gender balance in senior leadership and stem roles, ethnicity and local national representation. Lyn is passionate and committed to driving workplace inclusion of people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+, and promoting care and destigmatizing mental illness. She represents Shell as a company which embraces a diverse global workforce to build a strong culture of inclusion, respect and high performance.

Chester Elton

Author of “Anxiety at Work” & “Leading with Gratitude”

Chester Elton has spent 2 decades helping clients engage their employees and organizational strategy, vision, and values. In his inspiring and always entertaining talks, Chester provides real solutions for leaders looking to build culture, manage change, and drive innovation. Chester is the co-founder of The Culture Works, a global training company, and author of multiple award-winning, number 1 New York Times, USA today, and Wall Street Journal best-sellers; which have been translated into 30 languages and sold more than 1.5 million copies. These books are: “All In: How the Best Managers Create a Culture of Belief and Drive Big Results”, “The Carrot Principle: How the Best Managers Use Recognition to Engage Their Employees, Retain Talent, and Drive Performance”, “The Best Team Wins: The New Science of High Performance”, and his latest book, “Anxiety at Work: 8 Strategies to Help Teams Build Resilience, Handle Uncertainty, and Get Stuff Done”

His books have been called “fascinating” by Fortune magazine, and “creative and refreshing” by The New York Times. Chester has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, CBS News’ 60 Minutes, and is often quoted in Fast Company, Newsweek, and The Wall Street Journal. In 2020, Global Guru’s research organization ranked Chester #4 amongst the world’s top leadership experts, and #2 amongst the world’s top organizational culture experts. He recently ranked #9 in the top 200 biggest voices in leadership to watch for in 2022.