# How To Meaningfully Connect in a World That Has Gone to Sh*t

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**Date:** March 12, 2026 · 10:00 PM  
**Location:** Hilton Austin Downtown / Salon B  
**Format:** Presentation  
**Track:** Workplace track  
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## Speakers

- **Susan McPherson** — Founder, CEO And AuthorMcPherson Strategies

We live in the most “connected” era in human history — and yet loneliness, burnout, and distrust are at historic highs. Convenience has replaced care. Algorithms now mediate our relationships. And many of us have quietly lost our ability to sit with difference, discomfort, and each other.

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