Amsterdam Business Forum 2025 | September 26th

Friday 26 September 2025

Optimistic Leadership

Please note that this seminar has already taken place. We announced Amsterdam Business Forum 2026 with Steven Bartlett, Jacinda Ardern and Seth Godin

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Simon Sinek, Neil Pasricha, Sanna Marin, Eliza Filby, Peter Hinssen

€ 1.195,00 excl. 21% VAT

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Program

08:00 Registration

09:30 Opening

17.15 Closing and reception

Optimism unleashed: harness the power of AI-driven change (09.30-10.15)

How do you reinvent yourself in a world that never stops changing?
How do leaders anticipate disruption before it happens?
How do you thrive in the ‘Never Normal’ era?

Peter Hinssen

Our Turn: Fearless Leadership for a New Generation (10.15-11.00)

Leading with values and courage
Navigating a country in times of immense change, from pandemic to war
Self-Care in Leadership: why leaders must take care of themselves
Embracing the New Generation: integrating younger voices into your company's future

Sanna Marin

Break with Side Events (11.15-12.45)

Side stage sessions with speakers
Networking opportunities and Learning Circles
VIP session with Sanna Marin (VIP ticket holders)

Intergenerational Teamwork (12.45-13.30)

Will Boomers and Millennials ever get along at work?
How do you build intergenerational teams in a hybrid working environment?
How do you lead and communicate across generations?

Eliza Filby

The Happiness Equation to build stronger teams (13:30-14.15)

Turning personal optimism into successful leadership
The biggest lessons from happiness research
3 simple tools to build optimism every day
How to build optimistic habits that stick

Neil Pasricha

Break with Side Events (14.15-15.45)

Side stage sessions with speakers
Networking opportunities and Learning Circles
VIP session with Neil Pasricha (VIP ticket holders)

The practice of Optimistic Leadership (15.45-17.15)

Fresh perspectives on leadership
How to deal with teamwork challenges in a different way
Counter-intuitive perspectives on daily leadership dilemmas
Becoming the leader you wish you had

XL interactive session with Simon Sinek, based on your questions and dilemmas

Teachers

Simon Sinek

Unshakable optimist, author of Start with Why and the Infinite Game

Sanna Marin

Former Prime Minister of Finland, youngest Prime Minister in the world

Neil Pasricha

Positive psychology researcher, author of The Happiness Equation

Eliza Filby

Leading authority on generational shifts and how they shape the way we work, lead, and communicate

Peter Hinssen

Pathological optimist who believes that companies must rethink themselves to thrive in an age of rapid change

Ikenna Azuike

Host of Amsterdam Business Forum. Extremely high rated in 2022 & 2024!

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What attendee's say

"The Champions League of Business days"
Wim de Bundel, Author an CCO

"Deep dive into magic. What an insanely impressive line-up and a well balanced program. DenkProducties is the best."
Sjoerd de Vries, Program Manager Triomph

"Hard to describe in one sentence. It was intense learning in a beautiful environment with a warm and natural atmosphere with moments of reflection and highly emotional in so many ways. It was a journey!"
Kathryn Clarke, Head of Learning and Development at Catawiki