Fireside Chat with Brian Lillie: Leading Through the Fog – AI, Urgency, and Action
With Subject Matter Experts
Brian "Coach" Lillie, Board Member, Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach
Matt Sitter, CEO, AFN
Uncertainty is everywhere—from evolving market conditions to artificial intelligence's very real infrastructure demands. But while others pause, resilient leaders move.
Join us for a timely and thought-provoking fireside chat with Brian Lillie—Board Member, Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach, and champion of Kotter's urgency-driven approach to leadership.
In this session, we'll explore:
• The physical side of AI: What the surge in data centers and energy demand means for business leaders
• Why uncertainty is inevitable, but inaction isn't
• The leadership mindsets that unlock momentum when clarity is hard to find
From infrastructure to insight, this conversation will help CEOs, Chiefs of Staff, and executive leaders navigate complexity, energize their teams, and turn ambiguity into opportunity.
Because clarity doesn't come before action—it comes from it.
Brian "Coach" Lillie
Brian Lillie is a globally recognized, authentic, and transformational leader with a proven track record of serving employees, customers, partners, and shareholders. With deep expertise in business strategy, product and technology innovation, customer centricity, and enterprise digital experience, Brian brings a focused and forward-thinking approach to every challenge. Known for fostering transparency and collaboration, he has consistently built and led world-class organizations. A lifelong learner, Brian is driven by a passion for doing meaningful work that benefits others and contributes to a better world.
Board Member, Strategic Advisor, Executive Coach
Matt Sitter
Matt Sitter is a partner at Sixth Wing, where he helps leaders and organizations create clarity, drive connection, and lead with intention. He brings a powerful mix of executive coaching, operational insight, and communication strategy to the firm’s work in burnout resilience, networked leadership, and human-centered performance.
Matt is also the CEO of Advantage Foundry Network (AFN), a global network of CEOs and Senior Executives committed to leveraging collective intelligence to find opportunity in change. His work spans industries and sectors—from private equity and healthcare to tech and defense—supporting leaders through inflection points, rapid growth, and transformational shifts.
He has held senior positions at The McChrystal Group and CrossLead and served in executive roles across the healthcare diagnostics and health tech industries. Whether advising a founder, coaching a CEO, or facilitating strategic alignment within a leadership team, Matt’s approach is grounded in the belief that:
“Leadership is the privilege of working through others.”
He is deeply committed to the idea that networks—not org charts—move the needle and that the right conversations can unlock breakthrough performance.
Matt holds an AB in Public Policy from Brown University and an MBA from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two sons.
CEO, AFN
