Find Your SuperPower

Sometimes, the most valuable thing you bring home from an event isn’t a name card or a new LinkedIn connection.

It’s a question.

Ours was: What do you want to be known for?

It sounds simple. But for many of us who have spent years building expertise, solving problems and becoming good at what we do, perhaps there’s another question worth asking:

Is being good at what you do enough?

At the Find Your Superpower Summit 2026, that question took on new meaning.

Across two days, professionals from different backgrounds came together to exchange ideas around building a professional identity, communicating with greater impact and creating opportunities through the value and expertise we already have.

Speakers including Chris Do, Jasmin Alić, Alex Dwek, Annette Lee and Rebecca Downie brought different experiences and perspectives to the conversation. But one idea particularly resonated: being valuable and being seen as valuable aren’t always the same thing.

For those of us in science, research and innovation, that can be especially thought-provoking.

We spend years developing deep expertise, contributing to meaningful work and solving complex problems. Often, we’re taught to let the work speak for itself.

But what happens when the work can’t speak for itself?

Perhaps building your professional brand isn’t about being the loudest person in the room. It’s about being able to communicate what you stand for, share the value of your work and help others understand the perspective you bring.

And that’s where community matters.

Being part of a network gives us opportunities not only to meet people, but to exchange ideas, learn from experiences outside our own and create connections that may lead somewhere unexpected.

Through A*GN, we hope to continue creating these spaces for our alumni and community: opportunities to connect, learn from one another and grow beyond the boundaries of our immediate professional circles.

Because sometimes, a conversation can spark a new idea. A connection can open an unexpected door. And sharing what you know might help someone else see something differently.

So perhaps the question to leave with isn’t simply, “What is my superpower?”

It’s:

What do I want to be known for, and am I giving people the opportunity to know me for it?