Simon Mainwaring

Simon Mainwaring -- New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, business futurist, and CEO of award-winning strategic consultancy, We First -- helps global brands to live their purpose and transform their strategy, cultures, and storytelling to accelerate business growth and impact in an evolving world of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG), corporate social responsibility (CSR), and climate solutions.

Mainwaring's latest book, "Lead With We," is a Wall Street Journal bestseller and awarded one of Forbes' Top Ten Leadership Strategy Books of the Year. He writes the influential "Purpose At Work" column in Forbes and hosts the Lead With We podcast, where he dives deep with business leaders about how brands survive crises, thrive in fast-changing markets, and drive growth through a challenging future.

As a passionate thought leader on purpose-driven business growth, he is uniquely qualified to deliver real value to any engagement or partnership through insights that include: key components of a corporate culture that prioritizes employee well-being and fosters companywide resilience; strategies for positioning companies as leaders and ensuring their success, even in the face of economic and environmental challenges; the building blocks for defining, integrating, and activating a company's purpose to deliver business value; the critical strategies and tactics to build a purpose-led brand movement that scales business growth and impact; and frameworks illustrating the interconnectedness of purpose, ESG commitments, and impact programs, showcasing how these components synergistically contribute to business success.

With a unique ability to report back from the future based on his consulting inside global companies, Mainwaring continually provides firsthand accounts of what works and why in today's world. He blends expertise and creativity to make complex ideas easily understood and immediately actionable so that attendees leave equipped with effective patterns, emerging trends, and best practices to build the companies that will lead the future.