The organizations that remain resilient and relevant are the ones that build the ability to continuously innovate. In this keynote bridging our Adapt and Thrive weeks, Marilyn Zakhour brings together the key ideas from the week and the best of academia to explore how organizations develop the ability to continuously evolve, invent and innovate, strengthening their resilience and readiness to navigate complex, shifting contexts. Drawing on the work of Gary Hamel, this session explores how...

What if the future isn’t just uncertain, but fundamentally unknowable? In this closing session of the 2026 Cosmic Conference, Marilyn Zakhour is joined by José Santos to explore how leaders and organizations can operate at the edge of uncertainty. Moving beyond traditional ideas of strategy and leadership, this conversation introduces a critical shift: from trying to predict the future to designing the conditions that allow organizations to act within it. Together, they unpack the role of...

What does it really take to build an organization that doesn’t just survive disruption—but grows stronger because of it? In this conversation from the 2026 Cosmic Conference, Marilyn Zakhour is joined by Loïc Moutault, former Global President and CEO of Mars Petcare, to explore how leaders can build organizations that are both resilient and ready in a world where uncertainty is constant. Drawing on over 30 years of global leadership experience, Loïc shares what has fundamentally changed in...