Saxton Global Live Stay Ahead, Stay Human

Why can some organisations adapt quickly and keep innovating, while others struggle even when disruption is obvious? Imad Elabdala argues the answer lies somewhere most leaders don't look: organisational design. Drawing on more than a decade of work in Swedish innovation, leadership and organisational development, he unpacks what's actually behind Sweden's ability to keep producing organisations that stay ahead — how quickly information travels, where decisions get made, how responsibility is distributed, and whether the structure itself helps or slows adaptation. For leaders in Singapore and across Asia, the value is practical: which of these principles transfer, which don't, and how to adapt them to very different cultural and organisational environments.

Key Takeaways

• A sharper way of thinking about organisational adaptability, beyond strategy and technology


• Clarity on which principles from the Swedish system transfer to Asian business environments, and which don't


• Tangible ideas for helping an organisation respond faster and unlock more initiative

AI and robotics are reshaping work faster than most people can process. Dr Michelle Dickinson makes the case for what stays human through it — creativity, emotional intelligence, adaptability — and how to build teams around those strengths rather than in spite of the technology. It's a Keynote about staying ahead of change without losing what makes people worth working with in the first place.

Key Takeaways

• Clarity on the human skills technology can't replicate, and how to build them deliberately


• Practical strategies for integrating AI without losing organisational resilience


• A sharper read on which trends actually matter, and which are noise

What does it take to achieve the impossible twice? Natalie Dau shares the lessons behind her two record-breaking 1,000km solo runs, completed at ages 52 and 53. No app, algorithm or performance dashboard got her across that finish line twice — it came down to presence, purpose and a refusal to accept the limits everyone else assumed applied to her.

Key Takeaways

• A framework for defining and pursuing an audience's own "Project 1000"


• How to move past self-imposed limits on performance and capability


• The connection between purpose, power and sustained impact

A live fireside conversation with Geoff Huegill on elite performance and resilience — from World Championship gold, through a very public collapse, to one of Australian sport's most talked-about comebacks. An honest account of what performing under real pressure actually costs, and what it takes to rebuild it.

Jen Loong-Goodwin brings a rare cross-disciplinary lens to the stage — high performance, female leadership and cross-cultural trust — as MC for the afternoon.