Special with Salim Ismail and John Hagel

Bio: John Hagel III is a globally recognised strategist and thought leader, celebrated for his pioneering insights into how technology is reshaping business and society. With more than 40 years in Silicon Valley as a management consultant, entrepreneur and executive, including 16 years as a senior partner at McKinsey & Company, where he led the firm’s Strategy Practice, and over a decade as co-founder and chairman of Deloitte’s Center for the Edge, John has helped leaders around the world see and seize emerging opportunities. A bestselling author of eight books, including Net Gain, The Power of Pull and The Journey Beyond Fear, he is now Founder of Beyond Our Edge, where he directs his deep expertise and passion toward helping individuals and organisations move beyond fear, embrace the power of pull, and achieve far more of their potential.

Bio: Salim Ismail is a globally recognised authority on exponential technologies and organisational transformation, celebrated for his visionary work helping organisations thrive in an age of accelerating change. A serial entrepreneur and former Yahoo executive, he ran Brickhouse, Yahoo’s internal incubator, and founded several technology start-ups, including Angstro, which was acquired by Google. As founding Executive Director of Singularity University and bestselling author of Exponential Organizations, Salim has shaped how leaders think about disruption and innovation. As Founder and Chairman of OpenExO, he directs his deep expertise and passion toward empowering companies, governments and changemakers to transform at scale and build an abundant future.