Keynote: Jennifer B Wallace

Event ID: PP1149187

Thu, Mar 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Venue: Hilton Grand Ballroom (Salon HJK) (Hilton Austin Downtown)

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Bestselling author Jennifer Wallace explores mattering — the human need to feel valued and add value — as the secret ingredient to lifelong wellbeing and the key to deep connections and purpose. Drawing on global research and powerful stories, she reveals how mattering offers a potent antidote to loneliness and burnout, and delivers practical takeaways to help people unlock mattering at home, at work, and in the wider world.

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