Strategic Foresight & Resilient Leadership
One-Day Classroom Program Mike Barger and Sabrina Sullivan
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Program Overview
Join us for an exclusive one-day program by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business in collaboration with XED. In an era defined by constant disruption, leaders face the dual challenge of managing volatility while shaping the future. This program brings the intersection of risk, foresight, and culture, and learn how to ground decision-making in purpose and vision even amid turbulence.
Strategic Takeaways
By the end of this program, you will be able to:
- Examine how volatility, disruption, and uncertainty shape both risk and opportunity in leadership contexts.
- Explore practical frameworks to strengthen enterprise resilience and anticipate emerging challenges.
- Understand how to anchor decision-making in vision, values, and culture to navigate complex change.
- Learn how strategic foresight can transform crisis response into long-term opportunity creation.
- Discover ways to translate the “unimaginable” into courageous, innovative, and purpose-driven leadership.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Date: 15 Jan, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Program Fee: SAR 3,800
Mumbai, India
Date: 17 Jan, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Program Fee: INR 75,000 + GST
New Delhi, India
Date: 19 Jan, 2026
Time: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Program Fee: INR 75,000 + GST
Faculty
Mike Barger
Dr. Mike Barger is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Business Administration and former Executive Director, Ross Online, at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. In his teaching role, Dr. Barger leads courses in entrepreneurship, early-stage business development, and leadership during organizational crisis. In his staff role, he facilitated the design and execution of the School’s digital education initiatives. Dr. Barger graduated from the University of Michigan in 1986 where he received his undergraduate degree in Economics and Psychology.
Sabrina Sullivan
Sabrina Sullivan is a corporate futurist, strategist and advisor with more than 15 years of experience driving transformation across Fortune 500 companies, government, higher education, nonprofits, and high-growth ventures. She is recognized for her ability to bridge the abstract world of future possibilities with the practical work of building strategies that deliver lasting impact.
Her career includes leading one of Deloitte’s flagship innovation programs, shaping transformation initiatives in higher education, and advising global organizations such as Ford Motor Company, and leading advisory delivery at Foresight Factory.
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