Neuroscience Of Change
Whether you’re leading a team, navigating AI change yourself, or both at once, the stress and uncertainty creates a cortisol flood in your brain that makes learning and adapting almost impossible. In this session we will give you real insights into how to work with your biology, not against it. You will learn the 3 stages, or ‘acts’, in any transformational change journey and three best practices for each act.
Christine Heckart
CEO and Founder
Christine Heckart is the founder and CEO of Xapa World, an AI platform designed for leaders of transformation, and the people living it. Xapa uses the power of play to help companies and individuals adapt to change, and lean into the critical competencies for humans in an AI world. A visionary leader with over three decades in the tech industry, Christine has created multiple market categories and is dedicated to democratizing leadership development at all levels of an organization.
Before launching Xapa, Christine served as CEO of Scalyr (acquired by SentinelOne) and held officer roles at Cisco, Microsoft, NetApp, and Juniper Networks. Her fifteen years board service spans companies public and private companies including Lam Research, SiTime, Contentful, and 6sense. Widely recognized for her strategic insight and industry influence, she’s a frequent speaker and advocate for conscious leadership, TRUSTworthy AI, and empowering the next generation of leaders through emotionally intelligent work cultures.