Silvia's scientific background and curiosity about the human brain led her to a decade long journey of research into optimal brain functioning and the application of neuroscience in leadership and daily life. Her past and current roles have uniquely prepared her for the current undertaking, that of leadership activist & change agent.
Silvia Damiano founded the About my Brain Institute in 2009, with the purpose of democratizing leadership & neuroscience. She has a passionately held belief, that leaders in our 21st-century global economy and their organizations must radically change long-held ideas of what constitutes effective leadership.
In her ground-breaking book ‘Leadership is Upside Down’ and the 2018 documentary ‘MakeMe A Leader’, Silvia provides both compelling evidence and explores the importance of leadership in our personal and professional lives and what it takes to develop the human behind the leader.
Silvia has worked in different countries, across many industries, helping teams and organizations improve business performance. Silvia’s clients have described her as a passionate, dynamic, a highly experienced speaker and master facilitator on the topics of Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Change, Neuroleadership & Engagement.
Fredrik Haren is an author and keynote speaker on Business Creativity, Change and Global Business who has delivered 2,000 presentations in over 60 countries on 6 continents.
He is the author of 10 books, including "The Idea Book" which was included in "The 100 Best Business Books of All Time” as well as the author of "One World. One Company” - a book about what it means to be a Truly Global Company.
Fredrik knows how to craft a speech so that, let’s say, an American, a Brazilian, a German and a Chinese all will be inspired and laugh and the same time feel that they walk away from the session with meaningful take-aways that were relevant to them. Just last year Fredrik spoke at 23 different global (or international conferences), and he was - again, just last year - invited to speak in 23 different countries on 4 continents. Fredrik is a truly global speaker, with examples from all over the world - suitable for your global (or international) conference.
Fredrik Haren was one of the keynote speakers at GLS, the world’s largest leadership conference with 10,000+ live in the audience, and a total of 400,000 (!) people in 128 countries around the world watching via video link. He shared the stage with speakers like Marcus Buckingham, Angela Duckworth and Sheryl Sandberg.
