Date: Friday, March 20th, 2026
Time: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM PST
Location: Virtual (link shared in registration email)
The moment change is announced inside an organization, the default reaction is almost predictable:
“This is going to be hard.”
That assumption alone begins to erode performance before implementation even starts. 70% of change initiatives fail in corporations — not because of flawed strategy, but because leadership mindset determines whether change gains momentum or collapses under resistance.
In this high-impact session, Wani Iris Manly, Esq., TEDx and keynote speaker and former Fortune 500 in-house counsel, introduces the Changing Changes Everything® C.H.A.N.G.E. Blueprint, a leadership framework designed to equip leaders to lead through change differently to increase the probability of successful transformation.
Grounded in real-world corporate experience advising executive teams during mergers, acquisitions, and large-scale disruption, this session equips L&D and HR leaders with:
SPEAKER: Wani Iris Manly, Esq.
Wani Iris Manly, Esq. is a TEDx and international keynote speaker, executive advisor, and former Fortune 500 in-house counsel based in Paris, France, with more than two decades of experience advising leadership teams through mergers, acquisitions, and complex organizational transformation.
She has held legal leadership roles within global corporations including Mastercard, Visa, and Office Depot, as well as other publicly traded companies, where she counseled executives navigating high-stakes growth, risk, and disruption.
Today, she speaks globally on change and leadership, equipping organizations with the mindset and strategic frameworks required to lead through uncertainty with resilience, clarity, and measurable impact — enabling them not just to navigate change, but to thrive through it.
She is the founder of the Paris-based speaking and consulting firm House of Inspirational Business, EURL; the founder of W. Manly, P.A., a boutique intellectual property law firm; and the founder of Where Inspiration Meets Law, LLC, an online legal platform providing legal templates, resources, and education to entrepreneurs and online businesses seeking to protect their brands and intellectual property.
Her core message is simple: Changing changes everything.®