In these one-on-one conversations, host Linda Lacina interviews the world's top leaders, change-makers and experts on the solutions they're building to tackle the world's biggest challenges, the habits they can’t work without, and their lessons learned, all from the World Economic Forum

&lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;What do you do when life changes in an instant—and the future you expected disappears? &lt;span style= &quot;font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: &#039;Aptos&#039;,sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: DengXian; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: &#039;Times New Roman&#039;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;&quot;&gt; Advocate, activist and author Katie Piper explains how she rebuilt her life after surviving an acid attack on a London street at 24 driven by a man she&#039;d briefly dated. The ordeal lead her to rethink her purpose, eventually founding a burn-rehabilitation charity and helping survivors like herself reframe &quot;Why me?&quot; as &quot;What now?&quot; It&#039;s a special conversation about resilience, personal reinvention and leading through adversity.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;You&#039;ll learn:&lt;br /&gt; -Why real confidence comes from knowing you can adapt and recover&lt;br /&gt; -The importance of accepting situations as they are, and releasing expectations&lt;br /&gt; -How to see challenge as a way to recommit to your purpose&lt;br /&gt; -How acceptance, discomfort and a self-authored identity can help you start again&lt;br /&gt; -Why vulnerability and empathy are strengths in leadership&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;Katie Piper is a bestselling author, television presenter and founder of the Katie Piper Foundation, which supports burn survivors through rehabilitation. She is also a survivor of male violence and an advocate for people with burns and visible differences.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;This conversation explores resilience, purpose, trauma recovery, inclusive leadership and turning pain into purpose. Follow Meet the Leader on YouTube, Spotify or podcast apps, and subscribe for more conversations with people shaping the world&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;em&gt;This interview was recorded in January 2026 at the World Economic Forum&#039;s Annual Meeting in Davos Switzerland.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About this episode&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Read - Book: Beautiful, Katie Piper: &lt;a href= &quot;https://www.amazon.com/dp/0091940761?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback&quot;&gt; https://www.amazon.com/dp/0091940761?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/a&gt; Watch - Davos 2026 session: Scars of Survival: How I Rebuilt My Life: &lt;a href= &quot;https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scars-of-survival-how-i-rebuilt-my-life/&quot;&gt; https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/sessions/scars-of-survival-how-i-rebuilt-my-life/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Connect - Foundation: &lt;a href= &quot;https://www.katiepiperfoundation.org.uk/&quot;&gt;https://www.katiepiperfoundation.org.uk/&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir=&quot;ltr&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Related episodes:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; How to Face Uncertainty and Take Action: Lessons from a Blind Sailor&#039;s Pacific Crossing&lt;br /&gt; Listen here - Spotify: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/ypxt89hm&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/ypxt89hm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Read here - Transcript:  &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/2jrpf9km&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/2jrpf9km&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  Watch here - YouTube: &lt;a href= &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKVbh71_QY&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwKVbh71_QY&lt;/a&gt;   &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; How to Focus on What Matters Most: 5 Leaders&#039; Effective Strategies&lt;br /&gt; Listen here - Spotify:&lt;strong id= &quot;docs-internal-guid-4e062c3a-7fff-1b89-ef4d-83b71776a2e4&quot;&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://tinyurl.com/49h7kx6x&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/49h7kx6x&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;strong id= &quot;docs-internal-guid-4e062c3a-7fff-1b89-ef4d-83b71776a2e4&quot;&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Read here - Transcript: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/36b6s6b7&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/36b6s6b7&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Nick Thompson, The Atlantic: Why one CEO sets &#039;non-goals&#039; - and what ultramarathons taught him about focus and mental toughness&lt;br /&gt; Watch here - YouTube: &lt;a href= &quot;https://youtu.be/Xh9PLsyptgA&quot;&gt;https://youtu.be/Xh9PLsyptgA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Listen here - Spotify: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/bdbrspj7&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/bdbrspj7&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  Read here - Listen: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/mtdhe37w&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/mtdhe37w&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt; Suleika Jaouad: Harnessing Creativity and Curiosity to Lead Through Uncertainty&lt;br /&gt; Listen here - Spotify: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/5dck884j&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/5dck884j&lt;/a&gt; &lt;br /&gt;  Read here - Transcript: &lt;a href= &quot;https://tinyurl.com/bdh8ax4y&quot;&gt;https://tinyurl.com/bdh8ax4y&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Watch here - YouTube: &lt;a href= &quot;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-SlEoDaIw&amp;vl=en&quot;&gt;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-SlEoDaIw&amp;vl=en&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;

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