Val

Val's argument is that the future of business runs on systems, and that leaders should be able to lean on theirs without checking over their shoulder. She speaks about digital transformation, the move from a commodity economy to an experience economy, and the role trust plays in process, teams and technology. Past titles include Scaling Without Chaos and The Wild Ride of Change. There's also a signature two-hour workshop, Systemise Like a Rockstar, where the audience simulates running a business and works through a tangle of people, process and technology problems. That one suits 15 to 60 people with tables to spread props across. Keynotes just need a screen and a microphone. Practical rather than theoretical, which is the point.