Speakers

Adrian Simpson

Co-Founder and Chief Connector, Wavelength

Innovation and Disruption

Future of Work

Culture

Customer Centricity

Alison Platt

Non-Exec Director, Tesco & Former CEO, Countrywide

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Personal Leadership

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Dr Aravind Srinivasan

Director of Projects, Aravind Eye Care System

Purpose

Personal Leadership

Dan Cobley

Entrepreneur, NED at Admiral Insurance & former Managing Director, Google UK and Ireland

Innovation and Disruption

Building Agility

Christina Boutrup

Leading China Analyst and Thought-Leader

Innovation and Disruption

Inside China

Building Agility

David Mattin

Internationally recognised expert on trends and Founder of New World, Same Humans

Innovation and Disruption

Macroeconomic and Future Trends

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Drew Povey

Leadership and Transformation Specialist & Author

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Helle Thorning-Schmidt

Former Prime Minister of Denmark

Personal Leadership

Leadership in Uncertainty

Jessica Lee

SVP of Global Talent Development for Marriott International and The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Centre 

Customer Centricity

Culture

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Ian Rowe

Emmy Award winning CEO, Leader, Social Entrepreneur and Author

Purpose

Personal Leadership

Helen Hyde

Portfolio Woman and Coach, former Board member of the John Lewis Partnership

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Personal Leadership

Lars Kolind

Chairman, Serial Entrepreneur, Professor, Author

Leadership in Uncertainty

Innovation and Disruption

Personal Leadership

Lucy Adams

CEO of Disrupted HR, Speaker and Writer & Former HR Director, BBC

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Personal Leadership

Mike Adams

CEO, Purple, disability inclusion expert

Diversity and Inclusion

Rob Burnet

Chief Executive at Shujaaz Inc.

Storytelling

Behavioural Science

Purpose

Peter Lisbygd

China Expert, Entrepreneur & Speaker

Innovation and Disruption

Sustainability

Inside China

Richard Addy

Director & Co-Founder, AKAS

Storytelling

Sue Garrard

Former EVP Sustainable Business and Communications, Unilever

Resilience and Wellbeing

Sustainability

Purpose

Women in Leadership

Stuart Tootal

Former Commander 3 PARA in Afghanistan

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Teamwork

Tom Xiong

Entrepreneur, Speaker, Advisor

Innovation and Disruption

Inside China

Tunde Banjoko

Founder, Making The Leap and social justice advocate

Diversity and Inclusion

Purpose

Dr Wanli Min

Former Chief Machine Intelligence Scientist, Alibaba & Founder, CEO of North Summit Capital

Innovation and Disruption

Inside China

Adrian Walcott

Managing Director, Brands with Values & Culture Expert

Culture

Diversity and Inclusion

Purpose

Amanda Scott

Co-founder, The Personal Boardroom

Connectivity

Barbie Brewer

CPO at mParticle, Former CPO Git Lab, Former VP of HR at Netflix

Leading Virtually

Future of Work

Women in Leadership

Benedict Evans

Mobile analyst and pundit

Macroeconomic and Future Trends

David Gram

Former Head of Venturing Europe, LEGO Ventures, Co-founder of Diplomatic Rebels

Innovation and Disruption

Building Agility

Dawn Airey

Chair, FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship Board & Former CEO Getty Images

Diversity and Inclusion

Personal Leadership

Leadership in Uncertainty

Professor David Gosset

Global Affairs & Expert in International Relations

Innovation and Disruption

Inside China

David Pemsel

Global CEO at ScienceMagic.Inc and Former CEO at The Guardian Media Group

Innovation and Disruption

Leadership in Uncertainty

Building Agility

Jude Kelly CBE

Former Artistic Director, Southbank Centre & Founder, Women of the World Festival

Diversity and Inclusion

Personal Leadership

Women in Leadership

Geoff McDonald

Renowned Mental Health Campaigner & Former Global VP at Unilever

Resilience and Wellbeing

Purpose

Sustainability

Hilary Berg

Managing Director, One Planet Communications: Social change campaigner & former Head of Sustainability and CSR, Iceland Foods Ltd

Sustainability

Professor Linda Yueh

World-Renowned Economist, Broadcaster, FTSE Director & Author

Macroeconomic and Future Trends

Sir Martin Narey

Former CEO, Bernardo's & Former Director General, The Prison Service

Leadership in Uncertainty

Personal Leadership

Mike Barry

Former Director of Sustainable Business at Marks & Spencer

Sustainability

Paul Campbell

Head of Digital Innovation at BAT and Lecturer at UC Berkley on Agile

Innovation and Disruption

Building Agility

Inside Silicon Valley

Peter Pritchard

Former CEO, Pets at Home & Chair Arca Planet, NED at AO.com

Innovation and Disruption

Culture

Purpose

Data and Analytics

Sebastian Munden

Chair of Ad Net Zero and former General Manager of Unilever UK & Ireland

Leading in Uncertainty

Sustainability

Culture

Sophie Devonshire

CEO, The Marketing Society and Author of 'Lead at Speed'

Building Agility

Resilience and Wellbeing

Women in Leadership

Baroness Sue Campbell

Director of Women's Football, The FA & Former Chair of UK Sport

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Personal Leadership

Women in Leadership

Tessa Clarke

Co-Founder & CEO of OLIO & Former Exec at Dyson

Sustainability

Purpose

Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa

CEO, Career Ready

Diversity & Inclusion

Culture

Purpose

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Dr Zella King

Executive Fellow, Henley Business school & Co-Founder, Personal Boardroom

Connectivity
The Personal Boardroom

Alastair Campbell

Former Strategist for UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Writer & Communicator

Resilience and Wellbeing

Anthony Fletcher

Former CEO, Graze and expert in the power of data 

Data and Analytics

Chris Moran

Head of Editorial Innovation, The Guardian Media Group

Data and analytics

Innovation and disruption

Catherine Garrod

Founder of Compelling Culture Former Head of  Inclusion at Sky

Diversity and Inclusion

Culture

Dave Ridley

Senior Advisor to the CEO of Southwest Airlines

Culture

Personal Leadership

Customer Centricity

Danny Fortson

Silicon Valley Based Correspondent for The Sunday Times

Innovation and Disruption

Inside Silicon Valley

Macroeconomic and Future Trends

Kresse Wesling

Co-Founder of Elvis and Kresse

Sustainability

Dawn Moore

Group Director of People for J Murphy & Sons Ltd

Diversity and Inclusion

Culture

Associate Professor Iain Hennessey

Clinical Director & Co-founder, Alder Hey Hospital Innovation Centre

Innovation and Disruption

Resilience and Wellbeing

Purpose

Guin Batten

Chair, World Rowing & Former Head of Strategy and Development, British Canoeing

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Teamwork

Lisa Gansky

Silicon Valley based Entrepreneur, Key Note Speaker (TED)  Investor and Instigator

Innovation and Disruption

Building Agility

Inside Silicon Valley

Nick Walkley

CEO of Avision Young & Social Change and Communications Specialist

Leadership in Uncertainty

Personal Leadership

Per Hjuler

Former SVP & member of Corporate Management, The Lego Group

Innovation and Disruption

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Professor Myriam Sidibe

Founder, Brands on a Mission & Former Exec at Unilever

Purpose

Behavioural Science

Sari Brody

Former Global Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Manager at Inka Group (IKEA)

Diversity and Inclusion

Ray Davis

Executive Chair, Umpqua Holdings Corporation & Umpqua Bank

Culture

Personal Leadership

Customer Centricity

Steve Cadigan

LinkedIn's first Chief HR Officer, board member and world renowned thought leader

Culture

Leadership in Uncertainty

Future of Work

Sophie Patrikios

Former Senior Director, Workplace Strategy, LEGO Group

Culture

Tim Munden

Former Chief Learning Officer, Unilever, Director, Kairon

Leadership in Uncertainty

Resilience and Wellbeing

Purpose

Terri Kelly

Former President of W.L Gore – the Legendary Innovator behind Gore-Tex

Innovation and Disruption

Building Agility

Culture

Dr Umang Patel

Chief Clinical Information Officer at Microsoft

Innovation and Disruption

Purpose