Leading Organizations through Restructuring

Sandra Salame is the founder of Siira, a mental wellbeing platform that provides emotional support through harnessing the power of communities to overcome day to day struggles. Siira aims to educate and empower individuals, businesses and governments by providing them with the tools and knowledge needed to effectively solve wellbeing challenges and achieve personal and professional goals. 
 
Sandra joined us as part of our Make it Count campaign to discuss nurturing well-being during uncertain times. Along with Marilyn Zakhour, she explored common emotions & behaviors during times of crisis, strategies to cope with uncertainty, and how to create a safe space for employees.

Jose Santos joined us for the 4th year in a row for our closing session to talk about the role that time plays in leading organizations that deliver in our closing session. 

Jose is an Affiliated Professor of Practice in Global Management. After spending 20 years in the managerial world, Joe moved from Italy to INSEAD and devoted himself to scholarly work, a dream from his youth. Jo’s research and teaching focuses on the management of multinational enterprise, particularly on the management of global integration, and global innovation.

Tandem’s Rabih Brair and Alexander Damouni spoke at the 2023 #CosmicConference on Wednesday, November 8 to share insights on how leaders can navigate a restructuring holistically. 

Rabih Brair is the Managing Partner and co-founder at Tandem, a Dubai-based business advisory firm aimed at startups, SME's and angel investors in the region. Alex Damouni is a partner at Tandem, and he’s highly resilient to managing operational challenges and uncertainty for businesses in transition.

One of our dearest members of the #CosmicCommunity, Dr. Christiane Mueck joined us for the 2023 #CosmicConference to discuss capability building, the skills gaps, and reskilling talent in the region. 

Christiane Mueck has 20+ years of experience as a strategy consultant & expert advisor in education, foundations, and start-ups in Europe and the Middle East. She’s also a Co-founder and angel investor in ed tech/fintech start-ups. She thrives in and aims to build imaginative, entrepreneurial organizations on the brink of professionalization where she can apply her unique mix of strategy and business consulting, leadership, mentoring, and coaching skills.

Soussane Chartouny is Senior director, EMEA/LATAM Field & Channel Marketing at Palo Alto Networks.
She’s experienced in developing go to market strategies based on data analytics and execution to meet business goals and results. She’s also passionate about customers, technology and people and is an advocate of a growth mindset and collaborative leadership.

Sounssane spoke at the 2023 #CosmicConference on Monday, October 30 to talk all about impactful global leadership, the role of leaders in evaluating and developing the capabilities of the organization, and how to lead in distributed settings. 

Joining us for this year’s 2023 hashtag#CosmicConference is M. Belen Settembri CPCC MCC (Master Certified Coach), Executive and Leadership Coach, and Founder of @shiftunfolders. Belen’s session, all about leading systemic change, explores how to engage executive teams, how to manage people through change and turn those most resistant into advocates for transformation. Belen dives into how to understand the systems within a company and leverage that to lead through change.

Wissam Adib is an Executive Coach & Organizational Behavior Expert.
He leverages a 25-year career leading large- and small-scale organizational transformation programs and works with these leaders to unlock hidden potential and create transformative results. 
This includes several turnaround and restructuring projects, as well as leading the institutional reform of several Dubai Government Authorities. 

Wissam Adib spoke at the 2023 #CosmicConference on Tuesday, October 24 to share insights on the phases of change and the type of leadership required for each phase of change.

📣 SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT: Joining us for this year's 2023 #CosmicConference is Fahad ‘Abu PowerPoint’ Habib, Founder of Boost | Consulting Redefined . Fahad shared the critical aspects of scaling, including strategy execution, key skill sets for leaders, effective strategies for small businesses, and insights on the Saudi market, while also shedding light on the intricacies of the fundraising process and building a successful funnel. 

Richard Fitzgerald is CEO and Founder of Augustus Media, an award-winning modern media company in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, publishers of Lovin Dubai, Lovin Saudi and Smashi TV. Initially working in digital, media and social media agencies in Europe and the Middle East for over a decade, Richard founded Augustus Media in 2015 to what has grown to be 80 employees with offices in Cairo, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Dubai to become one of the leading modern media companies in the region. 

Richard spoke at the 2023 Cosmic Conference on Wednesday, October 18 sharing his perspective on leadership, the mindsets needed to scale over time, and the patient pursuit of long-term success in the region.  

Patrick Flesner is a growth mindset leadership coach, mentor and advisor who has a unique and holistic perspective on leadership and business growth. The insights and frameworks he shares equip leadership teams with the knowledge and tools they need to become highly effective leaders, grow their businesses fast and sustainably, and reach their biggest business goals. He joined us at the #CosmicConference on Monday, October 16 to discuss leading organizations that scale.