Speakers & Bios

Andy Lansing is Chief Executive Officer of Levy, an innovative and award-winning company specializing in restaurants and premium sports and entertainment dining and retail. Andy has been at the forefront of the company’s explosive and strategic growth for more than 30 years. Under his leadership, Levy has grown to over 50,000 team members delivering Levy’s signature hospitality to guests at over 250 locations in North America and around the world. Levy has been recognized as one of the 10 most innovative companies in sports by Fast Company and by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers, Best Employers for Diversity and Best Employers for Women. Nation’s Restaurant News also recognized Andy on its list of the most influential CEOs in the hospitality industry in 2020 and 2021.

Andy began his career with Levy in 1988 as Vice President and General Counsel. In 1991, he was promoted to Executive Vice President, and in 1995 to President and Chief Operating Officer. In 2004, Andy took on his current role as Chief Executive Officer.

Under Andy’s leadership, Levy has continuously evolved its business to create industry-leading, frictionless experiences for its guests. In 2014, Andy initiated the launch of E15, an advanced analytics and emerging technology subsidiary that has since set a new industry standard for data-driven experiences. In 2022, Levy created DBK Studio as its innovation studio to partner with E15 in piloting and scaling the next generation of technologies across Levy venues. Levy also expanded into retail under Andy’s guidance, with Rank + Rally born in 2017 to bring the same guiding principles to retail that Levy has always brought to hospitality.

Andy is an active contributor to Chicago’s business and charitable communities. A committed leader at the University of Michigan, his alma mater, Andy serves on the College of Literature, Science and Arts School’s Dean’s Advisory Council. He is also a member of the World Presidents’ Organization.

Andy spearheaded the formation of Levy Cares, Levy’s charitable arm. Under his direction, Levy Cares has become a national charitable presence, supporting local children’s causes and providing food and shelter to the homeless and hungry nationwide.

Andy’s personal passion for magic has been incorporated into the entrepreneurial culture of Levy to inspire the creativity in team members to wonder and develop new ideas. His unique style of motivation and leadership has been featured on NBC television, in the Chicago Tribune, the New York Times, and Crain’s.

Jason Dorsey’s passion is uncovering hidden insights and new strategies that future-proof your organization. He has led nearly 100 benchmark research studies on four continents to separate myth from truth for leaders. Adweek calls him a “research guru.”

Unique Speaker
Jason is known for his unique, interactive, content-rich presentation style. He has received more than 1,000 standing ovations at events around the world, from India and Singapore to Chile, Finland, France, and Egypt.

Over 200 TV Appearances
A trusted expert on emerging trends, Jason has been featured on over 200 TV shows such as 60 Minutes, The Today Show, CNN, CNBC, and hundreds more media interviews, including a New York Times cover story.

3x Company Founder
Jason is President of The Center for Generational Kinetics (CGK), the leading generations and emerging trends research, strategy, and speaking firm. CGK has worked with over 700 companies around the world to drive innovation, growth, and research-based thought leadership.

Bestselling Author
Jason wrote his first bestselling book at age 18. His latest bestseller is Zconomy: How Gen Z Will Change the Future of Business and What to Do About It. This breakthrough book was a #1 New Release on Amazon and a Top 10 Business Book of 2020 by Forbes.com.

Mission to Serve
Jason’s mission is to unlock the potential of leaders and organizations through original research, unexpected strategy, and innovation that future-proofs organizations.

Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. For the past twenty years, he has been a leading authority on disruptive innovation, digital transformation and new ways of thinking. A global nomad, futurist and author of three bestselling books, Mike advises some of the world’s biggest organizations on reinvention and change in this new era of machine intelligence.

A prolific writer and commentator, Mike’s views have appeared in a wide range of international publications including Inc. Magazine, BusinessWeek, Forbes and the Wall Street Journal. A regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, his articles explore a wide range of cutting edge leadership topics including data-driven decision making, agile organizations, algorithmic management and AI ethics. Each week Mike interviews provocative thinkers, innovators and troublemakers on his podcast, Between Worlds. 

Mike’s latest book, The Algorithmic Leader, offers a hopeful and practical guide for reinventing leadership and organizations. The book has been a global hit and is now available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Polish and Russian. In 2019, The Algorithmic Leader was selected to be given to the world leaders and executive attendees of the Ambrosetti Global Forum at Villa d’Este in Cernobbio, Italy. 

Futuretainment, Mike’s first book, was published by Phaidon and was the winner of the design award by the Art Director’s Club in New York. Released in 2009, it predicted how the smartphone would reshape the media and marketing industry, and the imminent rise of social media, digital influencers, streaming entertainment and the Metaverse.

In The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas, published in 2014, Mike anticipated breakthroughs in micro satellite networks, cryptocurrencies, remote work, digital protest movements, life extension technologies, self-driving cars, drones, digital biology and the commercialization of space.  

A dynamic and engaging keynote speaker, Mike has given over a thousand talks over the last decade, from strategic briefings for the boards of companies like Verizon and Raytheon, to an employee summit for a healthcare corporation that filled a sports stadium with an audience of over 25,000 people. In addition to both in-person and virtual presentations, Mike also works with enterprise learning and development leaders to create compelling programs to up-skill teams for a world of AI-powered competition.