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Lessons From Leaders - The Great Disconnect LIVE Event

Written by International Towers | Aug 4, 2025 7:51:08 AM

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s not bandwidth we’re lacking — it’s belonging.

Join Cuppa.tv for an exclusive breakfast event, hosted by digital culture expert Yasmin London and featuring the behavioural brilliance of Milo Wilkinson and the heart-led leadership of Luke Cook.

Date: Wednesday, 13th August
Time: 7:45am for breakfast, 8:30am start
Venue: The Arbour Room, Level 2, Tower Three, International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney, NSW 2000
Additional Information: Enter via Tower Three South Lobby and look for the Cuppa Representative
RSVP: Mandatory for entry due to limited seats.

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This event is designed to create a meaningful experience for all involved
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Despite more tech, more meetings, more check-ins, and more flexible policies, something critical is missing from modern workplaces: real human connection. Leaders are overwhelmed, teams are disengaged, and cultures are quietly unravelling under the weight of burnout and silence.

Recent findings from Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2025 report paint a stark picture:

  • Only 56% of employees are thriving.
  • Just 23% are engaged in their work.
  • A staggering 49% experience daily stress.
  • And 42% of employees intend to leave their jobs.

Welcome to The Great Disconnect — a powerful live leadership experience that doesn’t sugarcoat the current state of work but dares to ask: What if the solution isn’t more systems... but more soul?

Co-created by Nespresso Professional and Cuppa for the Lessons from Leaders series, this high-impact panel invites leaders into a conversation that blends science, story, and soul-searching to answer one urgent question:

How do we reconnect people to purpose — and each other — in a world that keeps pulling us apart?

This session peels back the layers on what it really means to lead in the age of emotional exhaustion, hybrid complexity, and generational change.

This is not a talk. This is a turning point.