This episode is an extract from a keynote I delivered at Dubai Innovation Week 2025, centred around one powerful question: What makes a future truly meaningful?

In this deeply personal talk, I share my own search for meaning — through moments of career success, burnout, and two major meaning crises — and how my philosophy of conscious leadership emerged as a result. You’ll hear how shifting from a relentless pursuit of external achievement to prioritising inner alignment transformed everything in my life and work.

We explore why legacy systems are collapsing and why we can’t build the future with the same consciousness that created our current problems. Conscious leadership isn’t just a nice-to-have; it’s the essential “operating system” we need to create a world that’s not only more advanced but also more human.

This talk invites you to pause, breathe, and ask yourself the deeper questions:

• What is my greatest vision for humanity and the world?

• What values would I like to be lawful for all?

• What does a kind and abundant society look like for me?

Only when we can envision a more beautiful future can we begin to create it. 🌎💚