Here are five must-see speakers for a personal development conference in 2026: Ben Campagna, Regis Rossi, Patricia Goyon, Laurent Pellet, and Paul Fontaine. In a professional environment where adaptability, stress management, and team engagement have become key performance drivers, personal development stands out as a strategic resource. Each of these experts approaches the topic from a unique perspective, offering complementary insights to address the current challenges of the working world. The table below details each speaker’s specific approach to help you choose the one that best fits your needs.
| Last Name / First Name | Conference | Angle |
|---|---|---|
 Ben Campagna Français | Chronic Well-being — The Science of Sustainable Leadership and Performance | Combining neuroscience and psychology to build sustainable performance without sacrificing mental health. |
 Regis Rossi Français | The power of emotional intelligence | Use illusion and interactivity to reveal the impact of emotions on performance and communication. |
 Patricia Goyon Français | From head to heart, let’s reinvent the living company | Propose a relational ecology to restore inner balance and collective engagement. |
 Laurent Pellet Français | Your time, the key to your balance | Provide concrete tools to balance performance and peace of mind through time management. |
 Paul Fontaine Français | STEEL MINDSET - Boost your mindset Energize your teams Open your heart | Conveying mental strength and optimism through an extraordinary life journey in the face of adversity. |
Our speakers on the subject
Ben Campagna
For over twelve years, Ben Campagna has been supporting executives and leaders in Switzerland and internationally, helping them transform chronic stress and misalignment into clarity, resilience, and sustainable performance. With a background in psychology and sports science, he combines neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and physiology to foster deep and lasting change. His rigorous, science-based, movement-centered approach invites everyone to restore their balance and reconnect performance with alignment. This method is especially inspiring for those seeking authentic personal growth.
Talk: Chronic Well-being — The Science of Sustainable Leadership and Performance Discover how to turn well-being into a strategic lever for performance and sustainable leadership. Through an approach that blends neuroscience, psychology, and physiology, Ben Campagna reveals the keys to regulating stress, strengthening resilience, and establishing concrete practices that promote clarity, creativity, and effective decision-making. Leave with proven tools to sustainably support your team and your own excellence.
Themes: resilience, gestion-du-stress, burnout-prevention, leadership, psychologie-du-dirigeant, developpement-personnel, performance, neurosciences, transformation, stress, sante, motivation, bien-etre-au-travail, stress-au-travail, performance-sous-pression
Regis Rossi
Régis Rossi combines emotional intelligence and the art of illusion to deliver stage experiences that challenge perceptions and spark genuine awareness. A certified practitioner in Appreciative Inquiry and a speaker at top schools, he has spent over fifteen years guiding leaders and teams in understanding the intricacies of human behavior. His interactive and immersive approach helps everyone better grasp the impact of emotions on their daily choices and relationships.
Talk: The Power of Emotional Intelligence
Dive into the heart of emotional intelligence with Régis Rossi, who invites you to experience an interactive session inspired by the art of illusion. Discover how understanding and managing emotions can transform communication, decision-making, and collaboration within your organization. Leave with practical tools to strengthen your professional relationships and boost your collective performance.
Themes: inspiration, ecoute, communication, leadership, intelligence-emotionnelle, esprit-dequipe, engagement, changement, conduite-du-changement, confiance-en-soi, developpement-personnel, emotional-intelligence, optimisme, relation-client, motivation, management, motivation-des-equipes
Patricia Goyon
After thirty years as a legal manager in major French companies, Patricia Goyon chose to reinvent herself following a burnout, becoming a professional coach, collective intelligence facilitator, and speaker. She offers deep insights on inner balance, self-esteem, and authentic power—essential to engagement and well-being at work. Her unique journey sheds authentic light on the challenges of mental health and balanced leadership within organizations.
Talk: From Head to Heart—Reinventing the Living Company
In the face of growing burnout and disengagement in the professional world, Patricia Goyon invites us to rethink the workplace by rebalancing our inner strengths, which are too often polarized towards performance and rationality. Participants will discover how to combine power and kindness to foster authentic leadership, creating psychological safety, engagement, and collective fulfillment.
Topics: bienveillance, communication-interne, sante, intelligence-emotionnelle, leadership, esprit-dequipe, burnout, engagement, intelligence-relationnelle, robustesse, femmes, developpement-personnel, creativite, performance, egalite-homme-femme, coaching, affirmation-de-soi, agilite, puissance, emotion
Laurent Pellet
With an international career spanning 28 years in major groups such as Accor and Edenred, Laurent Pellet has held general management positions across several continents and spent ten years on the Executive Committee of a CAC 40 group. Faced with time management challenges in demanding environments, he developed practical methods to regain balance and efficiency in daily life. Now a speaker, trainer, and podcaster, he shares this valuable experience with those looking to better align performance and well-being throughout their professional journey. His approach, rooted in the realities of high-level responsibility, offers clear insights into achieving a more controlled professional life.
Talk: Your Time, the Key to Your Balance In a professional environment where time always seems to be in short supply, this talk invites you to rethink your relationship with time to regain balance, motivation, and efficiency. You’ll discover practical keys to better prioritize, organize your days, and preserve your energy, thanks to pragmatic tools, interactive discussions, and inspiring feedback. Leave with immediately applicable solutions to combine performance and peace of mind every day.
Topics: recherche-de-sens, gestion-du-temps, bien-etre-au-travail, alignement, engagement, equilibre-de-vie, developpement-personnel, organisation-du-travail, equilibre-vie-perso-vie-pro, gestion-du-stress
Paul Fontaine
Paul Fontaine embodies the strength of commitment and the power of resilience. Living with cystic fibrosis, he has overcome extraordinary challenges: marathons, climbing Mont Blanc and Kilimanjaro, and crossing the Alps solo, with only 55% lung capacity. An AFCP-certified speaker and INA-certified coach, he shares with authenticity a journey where every obstacle becomes a springboard to joy and fulfillment. His powerful testimony invites everyone to discover their own inner strength.
Talk: STEEL MINDSET – Boost Your Mindset Energize Your Teams Open Your Heart Discover “Steel Mindset,” Paul Fontaine’s inspiring talk, where authenticity, resilience, and the power of the heart come together to transform individuals and energize teams. Through a story of extraordinary challenges, Paul shares practical keys to overcoming obstacles, cultivating boldness, and putting Love back at the center of our professional and personal lives. Leave with renewed energy, practical tools, and a broader vision of what’s possible.
Themes: esprit-dequipe, inclusion, changement, developpement-personnel, optimisme, motivation, vision, reve, amour, handicap, valeurs, audace, empowerment, rebond, resilience, depassement-de-soi