Courage as a Strategic capability

Mentor:

Xenia Kourtoglou – Research & Resilience Expert

Focus:

Human behavior, work, resilience, meaning

Key Question:

How can people remain strong, creative, and mentally resilient in a world of acceleration, uncertainty, and constant pressure?

Exploration:

• What does it mean to be human in a digital world? • How are work and identity evolving? • How do we build resilience in individuals and organizations?

Mentor:

Sonia Dimogli-Stathi
Identity Strategist & Executive Coach  ·  Founder, Your Persona Blueprint™

Focus:

Identity architecture, presence, personal branding and leadership across career transitions.

Key Question:

How do you build, deliberately not by accident, the version of yourself that commands respect, opens doors, and stays anchored to who you truly are, at every stage of your career?

Exploration:

• What is the gap between who you are and how the world sees you, and how do you close it?
• How do career transitions, setbacks, and life changes reshape your identity, and how do you shape back?
• Why visual identity needs to be aligned aligned with where you are going. How your visual identity communicates leadership before you say a word?
• How do you build habits that build with presence, not apology?

Mentor:

Maria Xytaki – Group Corporate Affairs, Communications & Sustainability Senior Manager, Saracakis Group of Companies
Member of Corporate Sustainability Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Focus:

Sustainability, Servant Leadership, Purpose-Driven Leadership, Corporate Responsibility, The Power of Mattering, Artificial Intelligence, Organizational Transformation and the future of business

Key Question:

How can we communicate more effectively, and which emerging leadership styles can help build resilient organizations ready to embrace AI and sustainability—and drive truly human transformation?

Exploration:

• Business Ethics – Why do principles, values, and purpose matter more than ever within an organization?
• What are the most severe risks posed by Artificial Intelligence?• Why do leadership approaches such as Servant Leadership and Truly Human Leadership help organizations operate more effectively?
• What is the Power of Mattering, and how can it be applied within an organization to improve performance and productivity?
• What are the fundamental principles of ESG, and how can ESG serve as a competitive advantage and a driver of strategy and transformation, rather than simply a regulatory obligation?

Mentor:

Dr. Nikolaos Dimitriadis, University of York Europe CampusApplied Neuroscience Lab, EY Greece

Focus:

Neuroscience, communication, trust, persuasion

Key Question:

How does the human brain communicates and what does this mean for building trust and persuading people?

Exploration:

• Abandon misunderstandings and myths about the human brain, decision making and behavior.
• Understand the brain's approach to communication and trust. • Learn brain-based persuasion methods to achieve better common goals.
• Make your communication brain-friendly and improve your impact!

Mentor:

Stathis Sahinis – Business Strategist

Focus:

Strategy, innovation, startups, new products & services

Key Question:

Are businesses ready for the future — and if not, how do they redesign themselves?

Exploration:

• Which business models will survive? • What new needs are emerging? • What products and services will matter tomorrow? • How do we move from idea to execution?