The Spotlight Speakers one-day event brings three of today's most in-demand thinkers to one stage for a full morning of leadership insights. Featuring bestselling authors and sought-after speakers Cassandra Worthy, Susan Cain, and Dan Heath — this event is designed for professionals, educators, nonprofit leaders, and community members ready to invest in their growth.

Tickets go on sale on May 1, 2026, at 10 a.m.
 

Cassandra Worthy

Founder & CEO, Change Enthusiasm® Global — Keynote Speaker & Author
Early on in her career, when her company was in the aftermath of a $5B acquisition, Cassandra Worthy almost quit. Instead, she woke up one day and decided to view her frustration as a signal that she was sitting in a moment of opportunity — an opportunity to transform that energy into something better. She didn’t know it at the time, but she was cultivating a teachable strategy to inspire anyone to become enthusiastic about change and find their unique power of resilience during turbulent times. Today, Cassandra helps organizations disrupt “change as usual.” Through a practical and repeatable framework, she shows them how to transform their culture from surviving change to growing through change.

Susan Cain

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Quiet & Bittersweet
Susan Cain is the author of the global sensation Quiet and the instant #1 New York Times bestseller Bittersweet, an Oprah Book Club Selection. She has spent the last twenty years exploring a particular realm of human nature: the quiet, the sensitive, the thoughtful, the bittersweet — and showing how this way of being can lead to a richer, deeper form of happiness. Named one of Watkins’ Most Spiritually Influential Living People in the World and LinkedIn’s Top 6th Influencer globally, Susan’s record-breaking TED Talks have been viewed over 50 million times. Her books have been translated into 40+ languages and her newsletter reaches readers in all 193 countries.

Dan Heath

#1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Dan Heath is the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of six beloved business books: Switch, Made to Stick, Decisive, The Power of Moments, Upstream, and his latest, Reset (January 2025). His books have been translated into 35 languages and have sold over 4 million copies worldwide, earning honors including the Owl Award for Best Business Book of the Year. Dan also hosts the Top 5 Apple Careers podcast, What It’s Like to Be…, in which he interviews people from wildly different professions. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA from the University of Texas at Austin.