The Science of Trust
Build psychological safety and team engagement in hybrid environments
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Without trust, there is no innovation, no collaboration, and no progress. In this keynote, Cedric dives into the neuroscience behind trust and how leaders can create environments where people feel safe to speak up, take risks, and grow.
Especially in hybrid and remote settings, trust must be intentionally built and maintained. Cedric shares strategies for cultivating psychological safety, fostering transparency, and encouraging vulnerability within teams.
This talk helps leaders create a culture where people are empowered to test, learn, and even fail — without fear of judgment. That’s the space where innovation thrives.
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Born in Brussels, Belgium, Cedric Dumont is a pioneer of BASE jumping and wingsuit flying, and has been a Red Bull athlete since 2000. With over 11,000 skydives and more than 2,500 BASE jumps—including records at extraordinary sites such as Lithuania’s Vilnius TV Tower, Montenegro’s highest railway bridge, Colorado’s Royal Gorge Bridge, the Jin-Mao Tower in Shanghai, Gocta Falls in Peru, and the Nazca Desert—Cedric blends audacious adventure with discipline and precision.
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Holding a degree in Applied Sports & High‑Performance Psychology, he has coached elite athletes and top organizations worldwide—translating lessons from extreme environments into actionable insights for leadership, focus, trust, resilience, and sustainable energy. His trademark is “hyper‑awareness”: the razor-sharp state between flow and survival .
Cedric’s engaging keynotes draw on neuroscience, psychology, and personal adventure to empower audiences with clarity, purpose, emotional intelligence, and a bold mindset—tailoring talks on energy management, growth mindset, purpose-driven leadership, focus, trust in hybrid teams, and courageous risk-taking.
As an accomplished author, Cedric has written Dare to Jump, and in 2025 launched his latest book, Defy Gravity, a compelling guide to break mental boundaries, embrace discomfort, and cultivate accountability, freedom, and growth.
Cedric divides his time between leading extreme expeditions, public speaking, consulting, and writing—delivering his message in English, French, Dutch, German, and Spanish. His mission: help individuals and organizations defy their limits—both internal and external—by living fully present, purpose-driven, and resilient every day.
Adventurer • High‑Performance Psychologist • International Keynote Speaker • Author
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