Anima Anandkumar
AI researcher and professor, Caltech
Session on Bridging the Digital and Physical Worlds with AI
NACD Directors Summit™ 2025
Mainstage Speakers
Global thought leaders shaping the future of governance.
Meet Our 2025 Mainstage Speakers
More to be announced—check back for the latest updates.
Ian Bremmer
President & Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media
Session on The Power of Crisis
Peter Gleason
President and Chief Executive Officer, NACD
Diane Hessan
Director, NACD New England Chapter, Panera Brands, Eastern Bank, Brightcove, Sago
Session on Transforming Corporate Leadership: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the CEO Whisperer
Shelly Palmer
Advanced Media Professor, Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications; CEO, The Palmer Group
Session on Navigating the Future: AI, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, NFTs & Smart Contracts
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
Founder & President, Chief Executive Leadership Institute, Senior Associate Dean, Leadership Studies & Lester Crown Professor, Practice of Management, Yale University
Session on Transforming Corporate Leadership: A Conversation with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, the CEO Whisperer
Kimberly Simpson
Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, NACD
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