Presentations

Ruth Spellman - CEO Chartered Management Institute

The last 18 months have seen the commercial world in turmoil. So what lessons have been learned and what are the key attributes that leaders of tomorrow need to equip themselves with? Tenacity, courage and tough decision-making will shape our leaders and unlock the UK’s future prosperity.

Mike Southon - Political & business columnist, Financial Times

Hear why political leadership really makes a difference; what lessons businesses can learn from politics; and how political leadership helps shape economies.

Rob Law - CEO Magmatic Designs

After suffering Theo Paphitis breaking the strap of his ‘Trunki’ ride-on child’s suitcase on Dragon’s Den, Rob Law could have thrown in the towel. Just a couple of years later however, and he had the Dragons admitting they were wrong not to get part of his business. Here Rob explains what it was that drove him on to success.

Lord Eatwell, Director, Centre for Financial Analysis & Policy

Lord Eatwell offers a whistle-stop tour of the fourth of our research papers examining managers’ views on the economy, looking for evidence that employee and customer engagement has contributed positively to the overall economic outlook.

Chris Moon MBE, Former army officer and motivational speaker

He’s survived kidnap, threatened execution, being blown up, losing his limbs and most of his blood. He ran a marathon less than a year after leaving hospital, and proved that the impossible is more usually the improbable. Chris will share his vision and inspire delegates to take back a new attitude to their everyday work.