SHYFT into Capacity

The next level of your life will require more of you. SHYFT27 is where you rise to meet it.

The SHYFT Conference · 5th Anniversary
Opening Night · Thursday, January 28, 2027 (All Access Only)
Conference Day · Friday, January 29, 2027 · Baha Mar

SHYFT27 starts in

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5th

Annual conference

Nearly 1,000

Leaders served

350–400

Leaders in the room

Leaders have attended from

and many more.

Welcome to your turning point

We’ve prepared a place for you, one where who you are is introduced to who you were created to be.

You know the feeling. The vision is bigger than your current reality. The title, the business, the ministry or the life you’ve built has room to grow, but something inside you keeps saying this isn’t it yet. You’ve prayed about it. You’ve pushed through it. You’ve smiled through it. And you’re ready for what’s next, even if you can’t fully name it yet.

The SHYFT Conference was built for this exact moment in your life. Over two powerful days, you’ll be poured into, stretched and equipped by voices who have walked where you’re headed. You’ll sit among leaders who understand your hunger, and you’ll walk away with clarity, courage and the tools to move forward on purpose.

You didn’t find SHYFT by chance. Your seat has been waiting for you. Come claim it.

Welcome to the SHYFT of a lifetime!

Our Purpose

To awaken the God-given potential in every leader, entrepreneur and change-maker, and to inspire bold action that transforms lives and organizations. We exist to ignite growth, fuel purpose and help leaders leave a lasting legacy.

About Us

We are more than a conference. Every year we gather executives, business leaders and entrepreneurs to find their God-given talents and grow. Rooted in faith, we give leaders insight they can use to lift their organizations and create lasting impact.

Who Should Attend

Visionary leaders, entrepreneurs and change-makers who are ready to find and use their full potential. If purpose drives you and you want strategies that change your life and your organization, SHYFT is where you belong.

About Astute Talent Management

Astute Talent Management is a people and leadership development firm based in The Bahamas, with a growing regional and international reach. It helps organizations build leadership capacity, improve employee and customer experience, and create cultures where people and performance thrive.

Its work covers leadership development, executive and personal coaching, HR consulting, behavioral analysis, keynote speaking and custom learning. The SHYFT Conference is its flagship experience for leaders who are ready to grow, connect and lead at a higher level.

Why Attend?

Come for leadership insight you can use, connect with faith-driven leaders, and leave with strategies to inspire change, drive innovation and grow. It is your chance to realign with your purpose and take bold action.

Faith-Driven Leadership

SHYFT is rooted in faith. It helps you find and use your God-given potential, with insight that guides you toward personal and professional purpose.

Actionable, Cutting-Edge Insights

You leave with a personal capacity audit, a framework you can use on Monday and a 30-day capacity plan with follow-through.

Focus on Exponential Growth

SHYFT goes past small improvements. Sessions challenge how you think and push you to take bigger, bolder steps.

Immersive, Transformative Experiences

Sessions are interactive, not lectures. You work through real problems with the leaders around you.

Exclusive Networking

Meet like-minded leaders from across The Bahamas and beyond, in a room built for real connections and partnerships.

The 2027 Theme: SHYFT into Capacity

This year is about leading the future, not reacting to it. You get the tools to grow capacity in yourself and your organization.

Personal and Professional Alignment

SHYFT connects personal growth with professional success, so you lead with purpose and your leadership reflects your values.

A Focus on Leaving a Legacy

SHYFT is about more than today’s success. It helps you build a leadership legacy that makes an impact in your organization and beyond.

Founder & Convenor

Amad Rashad Thompson, PHRi

Founder and CEO, Astute Talent Management

Your SHYFT27 Host

Elizabeth Longley, SPHRi

Founder and Principal Consultant, PivotL HR Services

Meet the voices

Featured Speakers

Leaders, executives and change-makers who will pour into you on the SHYFT27 stage.

SHYFT27 Speaker

H.C. Edison L. Sumner

Commercial Diplomat and Principal of Sumner Strategic Partners

SHYFT27 Speaker

Jeffrey Beckles

Principal Consultant, Jeffrey Beckles & Associates

SHYFT27 Speaker

Gregory Michelier

Ambassador-at-Large for Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Commonwealth of The Bahamas

SHYFT27 Speaker

Antoyne Hinsey

President and Managing Director, Sound Crate Group

More speakers announced soon

Be first to know who joins the SHYFT27 stage.

What leaders say about SHYFT

What It Means To SHYFT

Dr. Cindy Trimm

Bishop Neil C. Ellis

Kierra Sheard-Kelly

Odetta Morton

Apostle (Dr.) Lawrence Hardy

Moments from SHYFT

New for SHYFT27

For the first time ever, SHYFT is expanding to two days.

This year, we SHYFT into CAPACITY, and we refuse to simply talk about building capacity for more. We’re modelling it. For our fifth anniversary, SHYFT27 grows beyond a single day for the first time in our history.

SHYFT27 now offers you a full conference experience that begins the night before.

Introducing The Inner Circle: the official Opening Night of SHYFT27.

The Inner Circle is not a reception. It is the first session of SHYFT27: an intimate, intentional evening built around real conversation with leaders who have built capacity at the highest levels.

Arrive from 6:30 p.m. for cocktails and connection. At 7:00 p.m., we get straight to business: a featured fireside chat, followed by three focused addresses from leaders who will stretch how you think, lead and grow. Two hours designed to expand your capacity before Conference Day even begins.

Some rooms change your mind. This room will change your life.

Thursday, January 28, 2027 · 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. · Venue to be announced

Included only with an All Access pass. Seating is limited.

Register for SHYFT27

Early bird ends December 25, 2026.

$297

$ 247

Access to all Conference Day main-stage and breakout sessions
Networking Lunch
Conference materials to help you put what you learn into practice
Networking with fellow leaders and change-makers
Access to our SHYFT Village

Best experience

$397

$ 347

Everything in VIP, plus:
The Inner Circle: SHYFT27's exclusive Opening Night, Thursday, January 28, 2027, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
A featured fireside chat and three focused addresses from leaders who have built capacity at the highest levels
Exclusive priority check-in and seating on Conference Day

Where is your leadership capacity today?

Let’s start with an honest look in the mirror. Before you can grow your capacity, you have to know where it’s being drained. This two-minute check-in helps you find exactly where your capacity is being stretched, and gives you three intentional steps you can take this week to start creating space for your next assignment. It’s for the executive, the entrepreneur, the student and everyone in between.

Build your leaders' capacity together

Bring your team. Leave with one shared language and one plan.

Through December 25, 2026

Every seat gets the early bird price: VIP $247, All Access $347 per person.

Teams of 10+ (after December 25, 2026)

VIP $275 / person (regular $297)
All Access $375 / person (regular $397)

Teams of 15+

Get involved

Volunteer

Adults 18+, students 16+ or Grade 10 and up. You get free entry, a meal and a uniform.

Partner

Put your brand in front of 350 to 400 leaders from across The Bahamas.

Thank you to our SHYFT27 partners

Foundational Partner

Platinum Partner

Silver Partner

Corporate Partner

Register today

Opening Night: Thursday, January 28, 2027 (All Access only, venue to be announced)
Conference Day: Friday, January 29, 2027, Baha Mar Convention Center