Lou Robey - Founder of Voice4impact

Nilema Bhakta-Jones – CEO & Co-Founder of Courageous Leaders

Bea Stanislas – Plan International

Author of From CIA to CEO, Keynote Speaker. Rupal Patel’s high-octane career has taken her from military briefing rooms in jungles and war zones to corporate boardrooms and international stages. During her thrilling career at the CIA, she advised Four-Star Generals, earned War Zone Service commendations, and was recognized by the CIA Director for her “superior support to the President of the United States.”.

Q&A - Nilema Bhakta-Jones

Preparing For Drastic Change - How Companies Are Navigating Uncertainty

How should companies prepare for drastic change, what we’ve learned (post covid), the Trump 2.0 effect and how to address key issues: People strategy, Planet / ESG strategy and Leadership in unstable markets.

Panellists:

Natalie Dunne, Jo Hewitt (Baker McKenzie Partners),

Nigel Kirkham - ex-CEO of Hays Enterprise and Chair of Unna

Moderator: Lou Robey +Q&A

AI & Human Intelligence – Augmenting, Not Replacing Us

There’s a danger that AI will make humans moronic, leading to skill atrophy and the loss of essential human capabilities. What does this mean for human skills? If everyone uses the same AI, where will real innovation come from? And how do we ensure we recognise the strength in diversity that allows us to flourish?

Panellists: Alex Nicolaus - Paysend, Lyndsay Simpson – CEO of 55/Redefined

Caroline Frankum.- Multi award-winning global CEO

Moderator: Lou Robey +Q&A

WORKSHOP 1 – AI adoption ≠ productivity.

Run by Tejal Shah, Award Winning Chief Talent Officer

A masterclass on the sweet, sour, salty and spicy lessons learned on AI adoption and productivity. With 95% of AI pilots failing, let pain points in your business, not hype, steer your AI roadmap.

WORKSHOP 2 – The Power of Play – an antidote to AI and Skills Atrophy.

Run by Shaun Jones, CCO & Co-Founder of Courageous Leaders

The antidote to AI - the competitive edge in business and for your workforce is play & creativity. In this hands-on LEGO® Serious Play® workshop, we’ll get creative, curious and building - discovering why play might just be your smartest strategy in the age of AI.

Note: Each 45-minute workshop runs twice, ensuring everyone can join both sessions. 

Sean West, co-founder of Hence.ai and author of the timely new book "Unruly: Fighting Back When Politics, AI, and the Law Upend the Rules of Business."

Sean explores how the traditional boundaries between politics, technology, and law are dissolving, creating new synthetic risks that most organisations aren't structured to handle. He shares his journey from international affairs student to global risk analyst to tech entrepreneur, and how these experiences shaped his understanding of our current moment.

Q&A with Nilema Bhakta-Jones

Fireside chat with Nigel Kirkpatrick, the Co-Founder of The Compassion Exchange, on the importance of Compassion in Leadership

Q&A with Lou Robey