2026 Fall Conference Keynote Speakers
Thursday, November 12: Justin Jones-Fosu | Friday, November 13: Ben Whiting
Thursday, November 12 | Work (and Lead) to a Different Beat | Justin Jones-Fosu
Own your mindset, meaning, and performance at work and home. An inside-out approach powered by practical research that empowers your people to bring their best selves to work every day. Using the African drum as a metaphor for bringing meaning, Justin creates a customized and unforgettable experience that will inspire your audience to take immediate action in how they show up.
This program is perfect for:
- Leaders and teams who are looking to shift their mindset to accelerate productivity, manage stress effectively, and recognize and enjoy more positive work and life moments.
- Association members, frontline employees, and leaders constantly challenged and stressed by having to do more with less.
- Human Resources and organizational leaders responsible for building resilience, productivity, and engagement.
The audience will leave with:
- An instantly applicable and personalized plan to take ownership of their work lives.
- An actionable understanding of the Meaningful Day Template and 5sc2 (improving self-care) and how to maximize productivity and positively impact their work life.
- A deeper commitment to self-development and practical skills to shift their mental rhythms at work and at home with the 3 Rhythm Model.
About the Speaker
 Justin Jones-Fosu
Justin Jones-Fosu is a proud husband, father of four, and occasional negotiator with the Labradoodle who thinks he's in charge. He's also an award-winning keynote speaker, social entrepreneur, and Founder and CEO of Work. Meaningful., where, for more than two decades, he has helped thousands of organizations Create Meaning by building more engaged employees, stronger leaders, and workplace cultures where people thrive.
Known for his immersive, multi-sensory keynote experiences, Justin blends research, storytelling, humor, audience participation, and practical application to create unforgettable experiences that inspire lasting change. Whether speaking to Fortune 500 companies, healthcare organizations, associations, or educational institutions, he equips audiences with practical strategies to strengthen leadership, build resilience, elevate workplace culture, and create meaning in the moments that matter most.
Justin is the author of the business fable Stop Chasing, Start Creating, the 6x award-winning I Respectfully Disagree, and Your WHY Matters NOW. He is also the creator of the National Study on Meaningful Work in America, one of the most comprehensive studies exploring what helps people create greater meaning in their work and lives.
A 2x TEDx speaker, Justin's insights have been featured in TIME, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, Oprah Daily, HR Magazine, the Associated Press, and NPR's The Takeaway. He also holds the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, the speaking profession's highest earned international designation.
Away from the stage, Justin serves as Chairman of the Work. Meaningful. Foundation, helping expand educational opportunities in Ghana through schools, technology labs, and clean water initiatives. Through the success of Work. Meaningful., every partnership helps create impact far beyond the keynote stage.
Whether he's speaking to thousands, hiking a mountain, or cheering from the sidelines of his kids' activities, Justin believes we don't have to wait to find meaning—we can Create Meaning through intentional choices that positively impact ourselves and others.
Friday, November 13 | Creating a Limitless Culture | Ben Whiting
What do you get when you combine a background in leadership development with decades of corporate entertainment experience? You get something that is fun, engaging, and builds a bridge between insight and actionable strategies to bring the best out of your people. This is what Ben Whiting’s Creating a Limitless Culture™ keynote delivers.
In addition to experiencing draw-dropping (and often hilarious) magic and mind reading, your group will be able to instantly increase productivity through better communication, reduce drama by learning how to create and sustain quality relationships in the workplace, and learn to thrive amidst constant change with a simple mindset shift that will also help them find not just happiness, but fulfillment in their day-to-day work lives (all while having A LOT of fun!).
This session will help you:
- Communicate in a way that increases productivity while minimizing drama
- Create quality relationships with their colleagues, clients, and customers that can be leveraged for motivation and influence (and to reduce turnover!)
- Learn a simple mindset shift that, when applied, empowers them to thrive through change, innovate courageously, and find fulfillment in their work.
- Inspire them with an unbelievably fun experience with lessons they will never forget!
About the Speaker
 Ben Whiting
Ben Whiting works with organizations that want to tap into the Limitless Potential™ of their greatest resource: their people.
Drawing on his background as an international leadership development consultant, Ben teaches simple skills and actionable strategies that immediately create cultures of engagement, self-motivation, and true fulfillment in day-to-day work.
Combining his experience in leadership development with his background in corporate entertainment (magic & mind reading) and professional theater, Ben’s unique formula creates keynote experiences that are fun, memorable, and–most of all–meaningful, ensuring your people will remember what they learn long after he leaves the stage.
Ben has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and The New York Times, and has worked in more than 30 countries for clients such as Crystal Cruises, Oprah’s HARPO Studios, Facebook/Meta, Apple, Google, American Express, and Amazon.
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