The Catalyst Program is a flexible learning journey for senior business leaders, combining online and interactive sessions, fireside chats, and guest lectures led by expert faculty and global industry leaders. Through a practical mix of modern curriculum, real-world case studies, hands-on activities, and a capstone project, Catalyst helps you sharpen business strategy, build future-ready skills, and elevate your leadership impact.
Innovation Starts Here
Official welcome and introduction to the Catalyst journey.
Overview of the program design, learning framework, and participant experience.
Introduction to the Catalyst 3S Model — System · Skills · Self and the capstone project.
Pillar Session — Energy & Precious Metals
Strategic exploration of how energy systems and critical minerals shape global markets, geopolitics, innovation, and national security.
Participants examine energy security, global supply chains, sustainability, next-generation materials, and emerging entrepreneurial opportunities.
Fireside Chat — Leaders at the Resource Frontier
Conversation with senior leaders from energy, infrastructure, and strategic materials sectors on real-world challenges and future opportunities.
Energy / Infrastructure / Policy Institution
Behind-the-scenes engagement with executives and policymakers.
Participants observe how strategy, regulation, technology, and capital converge in practice.
Applied discussion connecting insights to participant organizations and Catalyst capstone projects.
An exclusive networking dinner bringing together GW School of Business leadership, distinguished alumni, faculty, and senior industry leaders.
High-level dialogue on global energy transitions, emerging risks, strategic opportunities, and leadership in a rapidly transforming world.
From Concept to Clinic: Breakthrough Technologies, Regulation & Commercialization
Participants explore how medical breakthroughs move from idea to impact, examining the full innovation pathway — from scientific discovery and regulatory strategy to clinical research, trial design, reimbursement, and commercialization.
Discussions highlight emerging technologies such as gene editing, mRNA platforms, artificial intelligence, regenerative medicine, nanotechnology, wearable devices, telemedicine, and digital health.
Expert Dialogue — Innovation in Action
Conversation with healthcare innovators, regulators, and industry leaders on navigating complexity, risk, and opportunity in global healthcare markets.
Health / Biotech / Medical Innovation Institution
Participants engage with leaders at a major healthcare, biotech, or research organization.
Focus on how science, policy, investment, and entrepreneurship converge to transform patient care and global health outcomes.
Catalyst cohort joins the international ICSB community of entrepreneurs, scholars, policymakers, and industry leaders for global networking and collaboration.
Intimate dinners hosted across Washington, D.C., designed to deepen relationships, continue dialogue from the day, and build enduring professional connections among participants and invited guests.
Catalyst participants join global leaders, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and scholars at the official opening of the ICSB World Congress.
High-level keynote addresses, global perspectives, and international dialogue on the future of entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic development.
Participants explore how exceptional organizations are built through intentional team design, leadership systems, and performance culture.
Sessions focus on aligning talent with strategy, cultivating trust and accountability, and designing organizations for sustained excellence.
The program then transitions into Strategic Innovation, examining how leaders navigate complexity, integrate systems thinking, and drive transformation across dynamic business environments.
Interactive exercises and real-world case discussions connect leadership theory to practical execution.
An invitation-only dinner with senior executives, policymakers, global entrepreneurs, and ICSB leadership.
A private setting for high-level dialogue, relationship building, and strategic exchange.
Participants explore how artificial intelligence and generative technologies are reshaping markets, competition, and organizational strategy.
Sessions focus on transforming AI from a buzzword into a practical leadership tool — covering AI-driven business models, automation, financial innovation, intelligent infrastructure, and global market expansion.
Leaders gain frameworks for responsible AI adoption, risk management, and building long-term competitive advantage in an increasingly intelligent economy.
An immersive leadership experience centered on navigating constant change, disruption, and uncertainty.
Participants develop the mindset and tools to lead through volatility, build organizational resilience, and convert continuous disruption into sustained opportunity.
The Catalyst cohort joins global leaders, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and distinguished guests for the ICSB Signature Gala — an evening of celebration, recognition, and global connection marking the culmination of the Catalyst journey.
