Fareed Zakaria

Host of Fareed Zakaria GPS and contributing editor for The Atlantic

Fareed Zakaria is a columnist for The Washington Post, host of Fareed Zakaria GPS for CNN Worldwide, contributing editor for The Atlantic and a bestselling author.

Since its debut in 2008, the weekly international and domestic affairs program, Fareed Zakaria GPS, has become a prominent television forum for global newsmakers and thought leaders.

He is the author of four New York Times best-selling books. His latest, Ten Lessons for a Post-Pandemic World is also listed as one of the Top 10 Must-Read Business Books for 2021 by Gartner. For ParadigmShift attendees, Fareed will delve into the technological and economic consequences of COVID-19, covering the rise of digital life, cultural shifts, impact of the markets and the future of globalization.

Zakaria serves on the boards of the Council of Foreign Relations and New America. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, a doctorate in political science from Harvard University, and has received numerous honorary degrees.

Gilbert Enoka

Manager - Leadership

All Blacks New Zealand Rugby Team

Gilbert Enoka is internationally renowned for his 21-year history with the All Blacks, first as their mental skills coach and now as All Blacks Manager - Leadership.

He has been with the All Blacks for over 250 tests and during that time the team has won back-to-back Rugby World Cups, one Laureus Award (for the best team in the world), 18 Bledisloe Cups, three Grand Slams, eight Tri Nations and six Rugby Championships.  

Using his high-performing coaching methodology, Gilbert will provide ParadigmShift attendees a playbook to develop resilient teams to sustain performance in an era of perpetual change and uncertainty.

Gilbert has a long history of success as a mental skills coach with New Zealand’s corporate and sporting elite. He has worked as a mental skills coach for the All Blacks, Canterbury Crusaders, the Silver Ferns and the Black Caps and on performance enhancement for over twenty years with the business community.