Humanity
The Minds Behind the Powershift
Bill Jensen
Bill Jensen is a visionary leader, results-driven strategist, problem-solver, globally-known keynote speaker, and author of ten best-selling leadership books, including Simplicity, Disrupt, and Future Strong. As CEO and Chief Transformation Officer at the Jensen Group, Bill is a trusted advisor to C-suite executives in implementing complex, AI-driven, enterprise-wide changes. His superpower: Translating AI/digital transformation into people transformation. He is globally ranked in the Top Ten thought leaders in the Future of Work and Cultural Transformation. His most valuable valueless possession: a 1950’s cardboard box from his childhood home. On the side, in Mom’s handwriting: Bill’s Mittens, Hats, Scarves. Personal life fantasy: To bicycle around the globe via breweries. Reach him at bill@simplerwork.com.
Malisha Awunor
Malisha Awunor is a technology-for-good strategist, with 25+ years of global experience across strategy, behavioral science, and the future of work. She operates at the intersection of emerging technology and human sovereignty; advising boards and executive teams as AI reshapes organizational design, digital equity, and how people are valued. Malisha is the founder of Ikigai People Advisory Services, a director of the FutureShift and Movement-for-Good NPC’s, and the creator of the I AM virtual reality bias-protocol.
Anish Padinjaroote
Anish Padinjaroote is a human capital and AI transformation leader with 22+ years of global experience across strategy, culture, organizational design, and the future of work. He operates at the fault line between technology and humanity; advising CEOs, CHROs, and boards as AI reshapes how power flows, how work is defined, and how people are valued. He has built and scaled people- and culture-systems in high-growth, AI-led organizations, enabling 5x workforce expansion, while redefining performance, leadership, and employee experience at scale. Anish is the founder of HARE People, a global collective focused on the future of work, and an active voice in global HR and AI leadership communities.
Nadeesha Wijesingha
Nadeesha Wijesingha works at the intersection of performance, leadership, and inner clarity—helping leaders and organizations unlock results through deeper human insight. Over the past five years, she has held C-suite roles including Chief People Officer and Chief of Staff, partnering closely with CEOs and boards to drive transformation in complex, fast-growing organizations. With over 23 years at Unilever across marketing, sales, and global HR leadership, she brings a rare ability to integrate commercial outcomes with human potential. An architect by training and a Fulbright scholar, she holds dual master’s degrees in economics and business. A lifelong practitioner and teacher of mindfulness, Nadeesha believes that sustainable performance is rooted in self-awareness—not just strategy. Her work focuses on helping leaders and organizations grow with both discipline and depth, enabling family businesses to scale like corporates, and corporates to operate with greater purpose.
Dr. Vivienne Ming
Dr. Vivienne Ming is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and author. She’s the co-founder and chief scientist of the Possibility Institute, applying machine learning and hybrid intelligence to science and innovation itself. She’s also co-founder and executive chair of The Human Trust, an independent nonprofit data trust advancing research in human development while protecting individuals’ data. Dr. Ming sits on numerous boards including neurotech startup Optoceutics, UC Berkeley’s Neurotech Collider Lab, UC San Diego’s Cognitive Science Department, and the Kennedy Family Human Rights Center. She's a visiting professor at UCL’s Global Business School for Health and is the author of Robot-Proof: When Machines Have All The Answers, Build Better People.