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Igniting Leadership: Courage, Clarity, and Communication

Join Milos Topic for a panel on leading with courage, clarity, and connection in times of complexity and change.
   Untitled design - 2025-10-14T150806.499  November 12, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM  Untitled design - 2025-10-14T151039.680 Mainstage - Ballroom
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Key Takeaways

1) What top executives have learned about clarity, transparency, and tone when it matters most.

2) Real strategies for decision-making when the answers aren’t obvious, and time is tight.

3) How bold leadership sparks innovation, trust, and momentum in any organization.

4) What it takes to unite cross-functional teams and stakeholders around complex, fast-moving goals.

5) How today’s leaders turn inspiration into sustained progress without losing alignment or velocity.

Session Details

In a world where uncertainty is the only constant, leadership requires more than vision, it demands courage, clarity, and connection. Join Milos Topic, CIO of Grand Valley State University as he moderates a candid, high-impact discussion with senior executives on igniting action, leading through complexity, and communicating with purpose. This isn’t theory—it’s the real-world leadership playbook for what’s next.
 
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Speaker Details

We’re excited to welcome a powerhouse lineup of executives to the C3 Tech Summit stage: Milos Topic, Vice President and Chief Digital Officer at Grand Valley State University; Philip Keibler, Chief Information Security Officer at Meijer; Sara Schmidt, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at US Foods; and Anita Klopfenstein, Global CIO at Little Caesars. Together, these leaders will share candid insights on what it takes to lead with clarity, transparency, and courage when it matters most. Expect practical strategies for making tough decisions under pressure, sparking innovation and trust, uniting cross-functional teams around complex goals, and sustaining progress without losing alignment or momentum.
This is a rare opportunity to hear from top executives on the real-world leadership playbook for today’s fast-changing environment.