Christian Stenner

Journey Into the Unknown

Part inspirational, part adventure, and part science, this presentation is a journey of discovery & personal growth. A medical diagnosis drove Stenner to exploration and pushing physical boundaries, and he since made an extraordinary jump from explorer to citizen scientist with published work intersecting volcanology, geography, microbiology, speleology, and planetary science.

From the deepest cave in the western hemisphere, the largest ice cave in North America, and caves in icy volcanoes, see incredible visuals from groundbreaking expeditions in places never before visited by humans and hear about charting the unknown, searching for extreme microorganisms, and facilitating development and testing of robotic technologies by NASA for exploration of icy and ocean worlds. The studies were a vehicle for human exploration, and gave unique insight into potential disasters and changes in our climate. Explorers improve our knowledge of the world, and this presentation empowers a mindset to contributing to a better world.

High Consequence Trust

As leaders, one of the best ways to achieve results is to develop trust to enhance teamwork within your group. In this presentation, you will hear about strategies to enhance your ability to lead groups and work as a team by developing an environment of trust. With real-life examples from hostile, high consequence and dynamic environments, learn how teamwork and trust helped the outcome, in situations both routine and with uncertainty.

Takeaways:
Developing trust is one of the most essential personal skills and enhances your ability to lead and achieve results.

Learn strategies to enhance trust which you can develop in yourself and your team.

Leadership lessons from inside the volcano

A vibrant presentation on real life leadership in one of the most hostile and dynamic environments imaginable.

A dynamic world demands agility & adaptability in order to achieve success. A form of leadership culture adapted from military mission command strategy, is a worthwhile organizational tactic for achieving success in situations with uncertainty. This session will present an overview of the strategies to integrate these concepts into your team and the benefits to having that integration. The presentation is supported by outstanding visuals and examples from extreme environments.

Takeaways:
Ground level, tactical familiarity with your mission and outcomes is essential to planning. A dynamic environment demands agility & adaptability in order to achieve success.

A form of leadership culture which advocates centralized intent with decentralized execution is a worthwhile organizational tactic for staying resilient in a dynamic world

Extreme Risk and Resilience

A vibrant presentation on real life risk management decision making in high consequence environments. How can you plan for the unknown and ensure resilience when you are trying to be a disruptor, doing something that has never been done, and the odds appear stacked against you? The interaction of volcanoes and glaciers created exceptionally extreme environments for exploration and research. However, planning for unique hazards inherent within such dynamic and unknown environments required novel mitigations.

This presentation outlines risk mitigation and resilience strategies and is supported by outstanding visuals which help to demonstrate personal and organizational tactics for managing risk in routine situations and those with uncertainty.