During his keynote at Tech & AI LIVE London, Ali Farahani, Head of CIO Strategic PMO at FIEGE, delivered an engaging presentation titled “You’ve Been Hijacked and You Don’t Even Know It,” focusing on mental fitness and positive intelligence. 

Ali begins by questioning the audience: “Do you control your brain, or does it control you?” He introduces the idea of mental hijacking, where negative emotions and stress lead to poor decision-making and self-doubt. 

Ali’s session highlights that this hijacking occurs when the left side of the brain, associated with fear, guilt, anger, and insecurity, takes over, preventing individuals from accessing the higher brain functions related to empathy, creativity, and purpose. 

“When we operate from the left brain, we might achieve success, but not happiness,” he explains, setting the stage for why mental fitness is crucial.”