We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
We are proud to present you our new Keynote Speakers
After graduating from Cambridge University, Sarah Furness followed her dream to become a combat helicopter pilot in the RAF. As a Squadron Leader she led on operational combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and she was the first female helicopter pilot to fly and lead UK Special Forces missions in Iraq. So she has a proven track record leading teams to victory in the most extreme conditions. A qualified mindfulness coach and human factors facilitator Sarah combines her military expertise...
After 17 years, two World Championships, two Olympic gold medals, and near unparalleled success as a marketing icon, Mia Hamm retired from professional soccer in 2004 as not only the best women’s soccer player in history but also as one of the most important and recognizable female figures in the history of sport. Hailed by ESPN as the greatest female athlete of the past 40 years, Mia was the youngest woman to ever appear in a match for the US...
Born March 14, 1997, Simone Arianne Biles has boundless energy, natural strength and fierce determination, taking those God-given talents to become the greatest gymnast of all time. The 4-foot, 8-inch dynamo is the most decorated American gymnast in history, with 25 medals (19 of them gold) from the World Championship and seven medals (four gold) from the Olympics. She is also the first American woman to win seven national all-around titles and first female gymnast to earn three consecutive World...
Award-winning presenter and investigative journalist with over 15 years of experience, Frankie McCamley hosts national and international news for the BBC on television, radio and digital platforms. She’s known for covering some of the biggest breaking moments in global history, whilst hosting high-profile events, red carpets and moderating debates. Frankie McCamley is currently a BBC presenter hosting a range of programs from political debates to flagship news programs and live breaking news. She has also developed and fronted BBC One...
Are you ready to enable your team to communicate like world-class leaders, inspiring those around them with every word? Imagine a team capable of delivering messages that resonate deeply, energising and aligning your entire organisation and its clients—creating a culture of engaged, motivated members, united by a shared vision. Elliot Kay leverages the transformative power of the 12 Archetypes, a model of communication styles that enables leaders to connect more profoundly with their audiences. By aligning communication with universal human...
Ed Jackson is a former professional rugby player who competed at the highest level for over a decade. After a life-changing accident left him paralysed from the neck down, Ed has since inspired countless people by quite literally climbing mountains, proving that no challenge is insurmountable with determination, resilience, and an unbreakable spirit. In April 2017, Ed’s life was profoundly altered when a dive into the shallow end of a swimming pool resulted in a catastrophic spinal cord injury, leaving him...
Clare Kenny is keynote & TEDx speaker, wellbeing consultant, facilitator, mental health expert, moderator and inspirational thought leader on the topics of addiction, ADHD, wellbeing and building mentally health cultures at work. Clare brings a wealth of business and personal experience to her speaking engagements. She draws from her own battles with addiction, anxiety, and burnout, as well as her expertise in developing and implementing bespoke wellbeing strategies for organizations ranging from FTSE 100 companies to dynamic start-ups. Clare is deeply...
Edwina Dunn is one of the most successful leaders in the data industry, with a career of delivering transformational business change Dunnhumby revolutionised the world of retail and consumer goods when they pioneered Tesco Clubcard and other global loyalty programmes. Founder & Chair - The Female Lead, an educational foundation celebrating the achievements and diversity of women who shape our world ; using data to understand the challenges women face, working with business and government to help create new models...
Erifili Gounari is an entrepreneur, author, social media strategist and public speaker. She's one of the leading global voices on all-things Gen Z and social media strategy. Erifili's work as Founder and CEO at The Z Link is paving the way in the field of Gen Z marketing and engagement. The Z Link is a premium strategy, content, and market research firm that partners with global brands that want to reach Gen Z. Since launching in 2020, The Z Link has...
Danny Fortson is a world-renowned Tech Journalist, Commentator, Keynote Speaker and Moderator. The West Coast correspondent for The Sunday Times, Danny is a true expert who can take people inside the Silicon Valley future machine. He is able to explain how to innovate amid a bubble where most companies - and ideas - will fail, how some jobs will disappear while novel ones emerge, how autonomous agents and humans with AI co-pilots in some settings have begun producing at superhuman...
Christian Toon is a modern and engaging security leader with a 20 year history in cyber and information security that has involved working with both post and pre-breach organisations across the world. This experience has allowed him to contribute critical, Board level cyber resilience strategies for S&P 500 and FTSE 100 businesses that understand what security risks apply to market leading digital businesses and how they can manage them. As a security executive of the last 10 years, working with some...
Nicola Winter is a pioneer with an extraordinary career: she was a fighter pilot in the German Armed Forces for over a decade, was one of only three women in the air force to pilot the Eurofighter, trained young pilots herself in the USA for several years and most recently held the rank of Major. She is a helicopter pilot and, as a space engineer at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR e.V.), is responsible for launching satellites into space. Aviation, space...
Declan Power is an independent security and defence analyst, author and former career soldier. In addition to providing advice on crisis/risk management and analytical techniques, he delivers the Terrorism and International Security Studies course at City Colleges Dublin, a course he devised for a wide variety of security practitioners. He is currently part of the Security and Defence Working Group with the Institute for International and European Affairs (IIEA) think-tank in Dublin and regularly writes and broadcasts on security and...
The traditional model of HR is no longer enough. We need to move beyond just managing human resources to building human capital. "Thank you past for the lessons learned, welcome future for the opportunity you bring" - this is not just a mantra, it’s the core of Olivier’s philosophy. He spent his career in HR, witnessing the evolution of our field and the increasing pressure on organizations to build and retain a thriving workforce. This is not just about efficiency,...
Silvana is the President and Founder of Women Political Leaders (WPL), the worldwide network of women politicians. WPL is an independent, non-partisan and not-for-profit international association. Silvana served as Vice-President of the European Parliament (2009-2011) and Member of the European Parliament (2004-2014). Before her time in politics, she founded and ran a public affairs consultancy in Brussels, which later merged with a larger US firm. In addition to her work for WPL, Silvana is a Venture Partner at Conny&Co. Silvana...
Neil Lawrence is the DeepMind Professor of Machine Learning at the University of Cambridge and a Senior AI Fellow at the Alan Turing Institute. A leading voice on the real-world impact of artificial intelligence, Neil brings over 25 years of experience in machine learning research and deployment to his insightful talks. As a former Director of Machine Learning at Amazon, Neil offers a unique perspective on the practical challenges of implementing AI in large-scale industrial systems. His work spans from...