The Comeback Code: The Skills We Need to Survive Challenging Times

Crises usually do not announce themselves. Permanent crisis seems to be the backdrop of everyday life. They arrive and demand that we respond with tools we may not yet have. But what if crisis was the beginning of a comeback?

In this session, author, strategist and Forbes 30 Under 30 alumnus Julien De Wit draws on his latest book The Comeback Code to explore how the most resilient individuals, organisations and nations throughout history did not just survive disruption, they used it as fuel. From Nelson Mandela to Apple, from post-war Japan to J.K. Rowling, the patterns are surprisingly consistent. Julien distils those patterns into a practical framework, making resilience tangible, actionable and relevant, whether you lead a team, a company, or simply your own life. This is a session about coming back stronger, because every crisis contains a code, you just need to know how to read it.