The Branding & Leadership Symposium organised by Ember Blu would be a unique and exclusive event held in the Maldives.

Curated by invitation only for the C-Suite executives and visionaries from across all industries of Maldives, the Branding and Leadership Symposium 2018 will create a one-of-a-kind learning and knowledge sharing experience on a holistic environment on key aspects of branding and its impact on leadership and values in the 21st century.

This transformational half-day event will feature, Mr. Martin Roll, Global Business & Brand Strategist presenting a Keynote address and moderating the panel discussion with collaborative participation from our own business leaders. Followed with Keynotes by Prof. Michael Sung, Chairman of CarbonBlue and Mr. Ken Segall, former Creative Director of Apple in a dynamic and energetic platform.

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“Branding & Leadership in the 21st Century- Next Generation Leadership”

The essence of Martin’s speech will uncover how leadership in the 21st century will be influenced by Constant Change. In which ways the next generation of leadership will have to deal effectively with multiple global demanding challenges spanning from geopolitical volatility, technological disruptions, economic and political uncertainty, the rise of new challenges like China and shifting demographics to highlight a few.

Providing invaluable inspiration and guidance to the audience, he will show how to balance the short and long term lens, building resilience and character, how to keep a horizontal and vertical outlook, balance global perspectives & local insights, and how to lead from a strong strategic compass, with an impactful brand vision.

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“Working the Steve Jobs Way- The Power of Simplicity”

Ken speaks about the power of simplicity. It’s a topic near and dear to his heart, having witnessed the power of simplicity first-hand through his many years of experience with Steve Jobs.

Steve was as advertised—difficult and sometimes brutal—but he was also one of the most effective business leaders in history. It was a mix of talent and personality that allowed him to lead Apple from the brink of extinction to unimaginable success. In this talk, Ken takes a closer look at Steve’s management style, illuminating principles that anyone can adopt to motivate employees, make better products and streamline complicated companies. Ken also shares the thinking of the many business leaders who contributed their ideas about simplicity to his second book. He shows how this thinking can improve a company’s products, marketing and corporate structure—and make before leaders of us all.

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“The Crypto Age: An Overview of the Blockchain Innovation that is Distrupting the World”

We live in a very special moment in the history of humanity to catch this next wave of transformative innovation, where the technology, business models, traction across industries, and regulation are all simultaneously maturing to enable practical enterprise applications within the next couple years. Just as internet technology could be applied to any business 20 years ago, Blockchain will radically transform the business landscape within and across all industries. This talk will elucidate the rapid evolution and emerging future trends of blockchain and cryptotoken innovation in 2018. The talk will first introduce to the layman the fundamental concepts of why blockchain technology is poised to revolutionise the world, discuss the evolution of ICO crowdfunding fundraising and regulatory trends, describe a variety of practical use cases in different industries, explain key cryptotoken business models that will drive the decentralized digital economies of the future.

09:00AM - 09:05AM
Welcome & Opening remarks by Ember Blu

09:10AM - 09:55AM
Opening Keynote by Martin Roll - "Branding & Leadership in the 21st Century: Next Generation  Leadership"                                                                                                                                      Q&A Exchange

10:00AM - 10:50AM
Panel discussion moderated and led by Mr. Martin Roll with distinguished business leaders from the local business scene discussing and providing perspectives on leadership and the opportunities Maldivian companies are facing in the years to come. “Next Generation Leadership for Start-Ups and Growth Companies, through a Strategic Lens” Featuring panelists from 4 major industries: Telecom, Education, Tourism and Finance

10:55AM - 11:05AM Break

11:10AM - 11:55AM                                                                                                           Keynote by Prof. Michael Sung “The Crypto Age: An Overview of the Blockchain Innovation that is Distrupting the World” Q&A Exchange

12:10PM - 12:45PM                                                                                                         Closing Keynote by Ken Segall - “Working the Steve Jobs Way – The Power of Simplicity”          Q&A Exchange

12:50PM - 01:50PM                                                                                                             Lunch & Social Exchange

Attendance at the Branding & Leadership Symposium 2018 is by invitation only, exclusively for  the C-Suite titles and is at the discretion of Ember Blu.                          

The Symposium Investment cost of $480 (per participant) includes:                                                        o  Access to the symposium                                                                                                              o  Access to and involvement in high powered presentations and panel discussion                        o  Q&A Exchange                                                                                                                            o  Return Transfer from Kurumba Maldives                                                                                      o  Light Lunch & Social Exchange                                                                                      Please click here to submit an application to attend the Symposium.