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Transforming Agriculture and Business to Feed the World Growing macro problems of explosive population growth, increased urbanization, loss of arable land, drought, climate change, and worker welfare have put more pressure than ever on our food production system and food sovereignty. As a Certified B Corporation, AeroFarms is a mission-driven company growing the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity. Leading the way not only for indoor vertical farming, but also for agriculture overall Leveraging innovation and technology to grow more with less Enabling local production all over the world

Transforming Agriculture and Business to Feed the World Growing macro problems of explosive population growth, increased urbanization, loss of arable land, drought, climate change, and worker welfare have put more pressure than ever on our food production system and food sovereignty. As a Certified B Corporation, AeroFarms is a mission-driven company growing the best plants possible for the betterment of humanity. Leading the way not only for indoor vertical farming, but also for agriculture overall Leveraging innovation and technology to grow more with less Enabling local production all over the world

Innovative Leadership: Ecosystems and Disruption in 5 Lessons As we advance along the journey of transforming our company, we realise that more factors are at play than one may have initially thought. The playfield has indeed widened, more actors are to be taken into account and this adds a true complexity to our business. In this keynote, Bertrand Rajon, Head of Executive Leadership Education at Nestlé will review the shift that has happened between generating innovation and being innovative through the lens of leadership. Business ecosystems and disruption can only be handled successfully if we transform our leadership approach, specifically towards our teams. Grow your ability to perceive early signals of transformation Capture the spirit of ecosystems in the making and adjacent development Disrupt your own business at the edge and build it as a spearhead Create a root and wings leadership mindset in your company Shift from innovation to innovative

Say It Skillfully™: Tough Conversations with Great Results Do you avoid difficult conversations? Have you failed to say what needs to be said, simply because you didn't have the right words? This session will show you how to speak your mind in a positive and productive manner, even under challenging circumstances. We will explore specific scenarios in which Molly offers the exact words you can use-and explains the words-so you start to see patterns emerge and are able to skillfully resolve what used to be difficult interactions. When you hold back, you become part of the problem. When you learn how to express your perceptions, you become part of the solution. The words you need to be open, honest and direct Frameworks to help you to build confidence and poise Skills to help you support those around in a positive and uplifting manner

Eminence: Why You Want It and How to Achieve It Your value as a professional is determined by the value that you can create. Achieve expertise, increase awareness, create greater value. Become, and become recognized as, among the very best in your field. This video provides concrete steps that you can take now to help you achieve professional eminence as a project manager. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Distributed Leadership - Leadership for the New World As the dust is starting to settle on the new ways we conduct business, and ourselves as a result of Covid - we continue to play catch up with the new reality, while new challenges continue to emerge. Covid has introduced a perfect storm with multiple sets of challenges that all hit at once and in the strongest possible way (social, external, organizational). Yet we are now facing another curve ball - the need to look at leadership skills on a spectrum - from 'traditional' leadership as we know it, through virtual leadership - and the new type - the distributed leadership.   Realize new and emerging needs for effective leadership in the new world  Apply key concepts of distributed leadership and effective communication in a virtual and a hybrid environment   Proactively engage and empower stakeholders and team members to improve traction, results and accountability   Reduce the amount of noise and redundancies in communication and overall - to enhance the ability to address and solve issues and problems effectively

Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation What does it take to build an organization that can innovate in today's global economy and embrace new technologies? What kind of leadership is needed? How can you select and develop the kind of leadership talent needed? These are questions Linda Hill has been researching along with among others, the former SVP of Technology for Pixar. She will share examples from her book of leaders who have learned how to cultivate 'collective genius' and provide a framework for creating organizations in which people are willing and able to innovate. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Nurturing an Innovative Team Do you have an innovative team? Unfortunately, for many leaders, their initial answer may be 'no.' For some reason, they aren't getting the levels of innovation they want from their team and it can be difficult to figure out why this is happening. This talk introduces the 3 actions you must take if you are looking to nurture an innovative team: Embrace diversity within your team Leverage cross-functional working groups Avoid hierarchies and bottlenecks Participants will come away with an immediate understanding of how embracing diversity and establishing cross-functional groups will help break down organizational silos and encourage innovation. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.

Communicating Effectively with Facts and Data This presentation will give the project manager some hints and suggestions on utilizing graphs and charts to aid in effective communication to various project stakeholders. Perhaps the most important characteristic of any successful project manager is his ability to communicate effectively - to persuade others. Effective communication requires a clear and logical message that is believable and easy for the recipient to follow. Communicating effectively with facts and data strengthens a project manager's position, takes the emotion out of decision making, and helps move a project forward quickly and efficiently. This presentation will give the project manager some hints and suggestions on utilizing graphs and charts to aid in effective communication to various project stakeholders. The attendee will know how to collect and organize data and then correctly display the information so better and more informed decisions can be made by stakeholders. After this course, learners will be able to: Understand and avoid the challenges to effective communication Know how to correctly write a Problem Statement for a process improvement initiative Know which charts to avoid and which charts to utilize when displaying information Differentiate between good and bad charts and know why certain charts are better than others Understand how to go about collecting and organizing data Understand ways to stratify data in order to more effectively understand root causes of problems Know how to present results in an understandable, concise and helpful manner

Real-World Use Cases for AI In this session, we'll look at the impact of several recent developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) including the areas of computer vision, language understanding, and reinforcement learning on our ability to more effectively carry out projects. We'll also dive into real-world use cases where these breakthroughs are being applied to improve our ability to get things done through better communication and collaboration, information processing, and decision making. This and other IIL Learning in Minutes presentations qualify for PDUs. Some titles, such as Agile-related topics may qualify for other continuing education credits such as SEUs, or CEUs. Each professional development activity yields one PDU for one hour spent engaged in the activity. Some limitations apply and can be found in the Ways to Earn PDUs section that discusses PDU activities and associated policies. Fractions of PDUs may also be reported. The smallest increment of a PDU that can be reported is 0.25. This means that if you spent 15 minutes participating in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.25 PDU. If you spend 30 minutes in a qualifying PDU activity, you may report 0.50 PDU.