Leading Through Volatility: Resilience Today, Opportunity Tomorrow

13-Jan-2026 15:00 - 15:30

Today and tomorrow’s leaders will be continuously subjected to disruption, which will present both significant threats and incredible opportunities. In this fireside chat, experts in crisis-leadership and strategic-foresight will lead an exploration of how leaders can balance immediate risk reduction with opportunity creation by anchoring both in vision, values, culture, and a genuine commitment to anticipation and translating the "unimaginable" into courageous and innovative leadership. Attendees will learn pragmatic ways to improve enterprise resilience today and leverage the power of foresight to create value through tomorrow’s disruption

Speakers

Dr. Mike Barger
Clinical Asst. Prof. of Business Administration
Area Chair of Business Administration, University of Michigan
Dr. Mike Barger is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Business Administration and former Executive Director, Ross Online, at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. In his teaching role, Dr. Barger leads courses in..
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Sabrina Sullivan
Founder, by + by foresight
Sabrina Sullivan brings a unique blend of knowledge and experience in foresight, strategy, and innovation that led her to create “by + by”. She is recognized by individuals, organizations and government for melding the abstract world of..
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