Cherry Rose Tan

In a world of exponential technology, organizations (and their people) face a daily environment of stress, uncertainty, and rapid change. This pressure continues to build, as we grapple with the long-term impacts of the pandemic and the recession. The fact is we need leaders who can rise to the occasion, but how do we build the future of our organization without burning out along the way?

In this presentation, fifth-generation entrepreneur and venture capitalist Cherry Rose Tan shares the mindset, heart set, and skillset leaders need to build future-proof organizations. Having coached and advised over 300 startups and their executive teams, she offers real-world insights and case studies on how to implement and scale strategies that will drive your organization forward.

This session is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Navigating constant stress and change, such as emerging technology, new competitors, or low resources
• Dealing with burnout, resistance, and/or low morale as you implement innovation or digital transformation
• Struggling to recruit and/or retain talent, while executing high-stakes or long-term strategies

The audience will leave with:

• A shared language for identifying and addressing stressors before they snowball
• A 3-part leadership model that empowers every team member to create everyday resilience in the face of change
• The awareness, energy, and inspiration to begin building an innovative culture

Is AI disrupting or helping you? Artificial intelligence (AI) is a historic moment: one of complete disruption and transformation of every industry, and the emergence of never-seen-before ways of optimizing, expanding, and monetizing our businesses. The advent of AI means that all organizations, regardless of industry, have the unprecedented potential to be more nimble, profitable, and responsive than ever before.

In this presentation, serial founder Cherry Rose Tan demystifies the world of AI, weaving in real-life business cases from the world of startups and unicorns. From generative AI (like ChatGPT) to predictive AI, she covers three ways AI can improve your organization (content creation, organizational workflow, and strategic decision-making), so you can compete and expand your business in these changing times.

This session is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Curious or eager to use AI, especially in staying relevant against market competitors, but unsure where to start
• Overwhelmed by AI as a whole, and looking for a seasoned expert to show where the opportunities and distractions are
• Experiencing massive industry or business disruption, and feeling the pressure to act now

The audience will leave with:

• An understanding of the types of AI out there, and the opportunities and applications each of them can unlock for your organization
• Inspiration and energy to tackle AI head-on as an organization
• Real-life case studies to translate this conversation from theory to practice and empower immediate application

Has your organization integrated these technologies or are you being left behind? Web3 is the next evolution of the internet – a decentralized internet powered by blockchain and tokens, like cryptocurrencies, NFTs, and more. It’s not just a technological shift: it’s a fundamental shift in how we connect, control, and transact with each other and businesses.

Web3 is intertwined with the rise of the Metaverse, virtual environments where Millennials, Gen Z, and Gen Alpha are thriving. In these digital and immersive worlds, entire communities and even economies exist that represent billions in untapped revenue. Leveraging 25 years of experience in Web3 technologies and digital worlds, crypto investor Cherry Rose Tan shares the trends, insights, and opportunities that will impact the businesses ready to embrace these technologies.

This session is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Feeling pressure to understand or apply these technologies, but unsure where to start
• Responsible for creating new revenue streams or opportunities, especially with growing market segments like Gen Z and Gen Alpha
• Experiencing massive industry or business disruption, who need accurate and real-life insights to stay competitive and make strategic business decisions

The audience will leave with:

• A framework for navigating the 3 key technologies and their related applications in real life and in business
• The confidence and ability to identify business opportunities (and to mitigate the risk) that come with adopting Web3 and/or Metaverse
• A practical, everyday way of talking about Web3 and Metaverse with your teams, your customers, and other stakeholders

How do we build resilient leaders (and thus, organizations), who will rise in the face of adversity? Cherry Rose Tan has spent the last 15 years answering this question, culminating in her company #REALTALK, the mental health movement for the tech industry. Known as North America’s first and largest platform on Entrepreneurial Mental Health, she has worked with over 40,000 leaders in 27 industries, helping teams build a strong foundation of mental health across their organization.

In this presentation, Tan shares how leaders can utilize “real talk” (the art and science of tough conversations) to build a stronger and healthier workplace at all levels of an organization. In an era of remote work and also burnout, organizational performance comes down to the mental and emotional health of your employees.

This session is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Experiencing high levels of burnout, especially in a post-pandemic, remote work, or recession context
• Recognizing that employee burnout and turnover are occurring and need to be addressed sooner rather than later
• Dealing with significant stress and change, causing a decrease in employee productivity and motivation

The audience will leave with:

• A shared and approachable language for talking about Workplace Mental Health
• A safe and inclusive space that serves as a first step, so that organizations can build on this momentum
• A 3-step framework, equally inspiring and hands-on, that will empower employees to manage and restore their workplace wellbeing

What does it take to be in the top 1% of your field? As a Filipino-Chinese Canadian woman who carved her own path as a C-Suite executive, Cherry Rose Tan’s success as a Woman of Colour represents less than 1% of all tech founders. Her experience in competitive and male-dominated industries like tech and academia gives her unique insight on what it takes to excel.

Through her raw and inspiring journey from poverty to success, Tan offers a proven roadmap and strategies for every individual, especially the underrepresented, to become a “one percenter”- a powerhouse leader in their organization or industry. Grounded in real-life stories, she brings two decades of entrepreneurial experience, along with lessons learned from 140 years of entrepreneurship in her family.

This presentation is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Aware of the need to cultivate their organization’s future leaders
• Looking for examples of leadership and success that are grounded in diverse and decolonized perspectives
• Feeling pressure to be more inclusive and responsive to their employees, especially as they recruit and retain womxn and/or Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC)

The audience will leave with:

• A real-life perspective on what it takes to be a powerhouse leader and achieve career promotion(s) in the face of systemic barriers
• An inspiring and welcoming way of weaving inclusive leadership into your organization
• The mindset and habits used by world-class founders and entrepreneurs to excel, despite the odds

How can we make AI work for you? Ever since the entry of ChatGPT, every industry and every organization has grappled with how to weave artificial intelligence (AI) into their everyday work. Like the disruptive technologies that came before it, AI is a technology that can make-or-break your business in the long run.

In this hands-on breakout, tech founder Cherry Rose Tan will introduce and teach the AI-powered uses, tools, and prompts that you and your teams can apply immediately in your work or business. These tools (which includes ChatGPT) will help you delegate what is slowing you down, in order to maximize the productivity and profits of your organization. This session will come with practical demonstrations, Q&A opportunities, plus a take-home worksheet as well.

This keynote is perfect for leaders and teams:

• Seeking to capitalize on artificial intelligence, including prompt examples for different outcomes.
• Identifying best-in-class tools to increase efficiency and profits.
• Integrating ChatGPT (or other comparable tools) into current practices, systems, and strategies, in order to leverage its business applications.

The audience will leave with:

• A step-by-step guide on how to utilize generative AI, including best practices on ethics and prompts.
• A clear understanding of how to apply AI-powered tools, plus its limitations.
• The confidence to apply at least one AI-powered tool, based on a toolbox of options presented by Cherry Rose.