2024 Speakers
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University, co-founder of deepersignals.com, and an associate at Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of 12 books, including Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It), upon which his TED talk was based. His latest book is I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique. Visit drtomas.com for more info.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the human-AI interface. His commercial work focuses on the creation of science-based tools that improve organizations’ ability to predict performance, and people’s ability to understand themselves. He is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, co-founder of DeeperSignals and Metaprofiling, and Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University. He has previously held academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics, and lectured at Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, London Business School, Johns Hopkins, IMD, and INSEAD, as well as being the CEO at Hogan Assessment Systems.
Dr. Tomas has written 12 books and over 200 scientific papers on the psychology of talent, leadership, innovation, and AI, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. His work has received awards by the American Psychological Association, the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, to which he is a Fellow. He is also a Thinkers50 ranked thought leader. Dr. Tomas is the founding director of University College London’s Industrial-Organizational and Business Psychology program, and the Chief Psychometric Advisor to Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab.
Over the past 20 years, he has consulted to a range of clients in financial services (e.g., JP Morgan, HSBC, Goldman Sachs), advertising (e.g., Google, WPP, BBH), media (e.g., BBC, Red Bull, Twitter, Spotify), consumer goods (e.g., Unilever, Pepsico, P&G), fashion (e.g., LVMH, Net-a-Porter, Valentino, Gucci), government (e.g., British Army, Royal Mail, NHS), and intergovernmental organizations (e.g., United Nations, International Rescue Committee and the World Bank).
Dr. Tomas’ media career comprises over 200 TV appearances, including on the BBC, CNN, TED, and Sky, and over 300 features in Harvard Business Review, the Guardian, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Huffington Post. Dr. Tomas is also a keynote speaker for the Institute of Economic Affairs. He was born and raised in the Villa Freud district of Buenos Aires, but spent most of his professional career in London and New York, and lives between sunny Miami and beautiful Rome now.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University, co-founder of deepersignals.com, and an associate at Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab. He is the author of 12 books, including Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders? (and How to Fix It), upon which his TED talk was based. His latest book is I, Human: AI, Automation, and the Quest to Reclaim What Makes Us Unique. Visit drtomas.com for more info.
Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is an international authority in people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the human-AI interface. His commercial work focuses on the creation of science-based tools that improve organizations’ ability to predict performance, and people’s ability to understand themselves. He is currently the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, co-founder of DeeperSignals and Metaprofiling, and Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University. He has previously held academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics, and lectured at Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, London Business School, Johns Hopkins, IMD, and INSEAD, as well as being the CEO at Hogan Assessment Systems.
Dr. Tomas has written 12 books and over 200 scientific papers on the psychology of talent, leadership, innovation, and AI, making him one of the most prolific social scientists of his generation. His work has received awards by the American Psychological Association, the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences, and the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology, to which he is a Fellow. He is also a Thinkers50 ranked thought leader. Dr. Tomas is the founding director of University College London’s Industrial-Organizational and Business Psychology program, and the Chief Psychometric Advisor to Harvard’s Entrepreneurial Finance Lab.
Over the past 20 years, he has consulted to a range of clients in financial services (e.g., JP Morgan, HSBC, Goldman Sachs), advertising (e.g., Google, WPP, BBH), media (e.g., BBC, Red Bull, Twitter, Spotify), consumer goods (e.g., Unilever, Pepsico, P&G), fashion (e.g., LVMH, Net-a-Porter, Valentino, Gucci), government (e.g., British Army, Royal Mail, NHS), and intergovernmental organizations (e.g., United Nations, International Rescue Committee and the World Bank).
Dr. Tomas’ media career comprises over 200 TV appearances, including on the BBC, CNN, TED, and Sky, and over 300 features in Harvard Business Review, the Guardian, Fast Company, Forbes, and the Huffington Post. Dr. Tomas is also a keynote speaker for the Institute of Economic Affairs. He was born and raised in the Villa Freud district of Buenos Aires, but spent most of his professional career in London and New York, and lives between sunny Miami and beautiful Rome now.
Bruce Daisley
Bruce Daisley is one of the most influential voices on fixing work, recognised by LinkedIn as one of the top 10 voices on the topic. He has been published in the Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. His latest book, Fortitude, was described by the Financial Times as the ‘best business book of the year’ at the end of 2022.
He’s recently been appointed as a Visiting Honorary Professor at Bayes Business School at City University in London with a focus on organisational culture and the MBA programme.
Previously he spent over a decade running Twitter and YouTube (the latter at Google) for Europe, leaving Twitter as its most senior leader outside of the US. Bruce runs the Apple number 1 Business Chart topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on work culture.
Bruce Daisley is one of the most influential voices on fixing work, recognised by LinkedIn as one of the top 10 voices on the topic. He has been published in the Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. His latest book, Fortitude, was described by the Financial Times as the ‘best business book of the year’ at the end of 2022.
He’s recently been appointed as a Visiting Honorary Professor at Bayes Business School at City University in London with a focus on organisational culture and the MBA programme.
Previously he spent over a decade running Twitter and YouTube (the latter at Google) for Europe, leaving Twitter as its most senior leader outside of the US. Bruce runs the Apple number 1 Business Chart topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat on work culture.
Geoff Trickey
Geoff is a Chartered Psychologist with a BSc and MSc from University College London (UCL). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His unusually varied career as a psychologist fostered an international perspective that straddles professional career paths and business sectors. In roles as Research Fellow at UCL, European Manager for The Psychological Corporation (San Antonio, USA), followed by personal and business associations with the Hogan Assessment Systems (Tulsa, USA), JVR (South Africa), MHS (Canada) and professional groups throughout Europe, he has been privileged to work with an exceptionally influential pool of talent, laying the basis for an informed global perspective on psychological practices. Geoff set up Psychological Consultancy Ltd. (PCL) in 1992 and as CEO has overseen research and innovative professional practices. He is now devoted to research-based consultancy, innovative product development and his influential work on decision making under risk.
Geoff is a Chartered Psychologist with a BSc and MSc from University College London (UCL). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His unusually varied career as a psychologist fostered an international perspective that straddles professional career paths and business sectors. In roles as Research Fellow at UCL, European Manager for The Psychological Corporation (San Antonio, USA), followed by personal and business associations with the Hogan Assessment Systems (Tulsa, USA), JVR (South Africa), MHS (Canada) and professional groups throughout Europe, he has been privileged to work with an exceptionally influential pool of talent, laying the basis for an informed global perspective on psychological practices. Geoff set up Psychological Consultancy Ltd. (PCL) in 1992 and as CEO has overseen research and innovative professional practices. He is now devoted to research-based consultancy, innovative product development and his influential work on decision making under risk.
Helen Ashley
Helen Ashley is the Director of Organisational Development at the University of Manchester. She is an experienced People and OD leader with a background in Healthcare, International Higher Education, and Science Publishing sectors. With a focus on evidence-based performance improvement and transformational leadership, her areas of excellence are designing and implementing workforce and OD strategies, client-led service improvement, and leadership of organisational change through cooperation, collaboration and colleague engagement. She is a qualified coach and remains research active in the field of organisational culture. She is a Fellow of CIPD, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has a master’s degree in Education. On a personal note, Helen lives in Cheshire with her husband, three children and an adorable pooch called Cookie.
Helen Ashley is the Director of Organisational Development at the University of Manchester. She is an experienced People and OD leader with a background in Healthcare, International Higher Education, and Science Publishing sectors. With a focus on evidence-based performance improvement and transformational leadership, her areas of excellence are designing and implementing workforce and OD strategies, client-led service improvement, and leadership of organisational change through cooperation, collaboration and colleague engagement. She is a qualified coach and remains research active in the field of organisational culture. She is a Fellow of CIPD, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and has a master’s degree in Education. On a personal note, Helen lives in Cheshire with her husband, three children and an adorable pooch called Cookie.
Jackie Grier
Jackie is a master facilitator and Director at Mindset Practice, dedicated to transformational leadership programs, driving mindset change and cultivating a positive yet productive leadership climate.
Rooted in her background as a Registered Nurse and Health Visitor, Jackie advocates for a holistic approach to leadership development, resilience, and wellbeing. With over 18 years of experience, she has successfully led and delivered impactful leadership programs and coaching initiatives across diverse sectors, both private and public.
Committed to bringing out the best in people, Jackie’s passion lies in supporting individuals to become the best version of themselves.
Jackie is a master facilitator and Director at Mindset Practice, dedicated to transformational leadership programs, driving mindset change and cultivating a positive yet productive leadership climate.
Rooted in her background as a Registered Nurse and Health Visitor, Jackie advocates for a holistic approach to leadership development, resilience, and wellbeing. With over 18 years of experience, she has successfully led and delivered impactful leadership programs and coaching initiatives across diverse sectors, both private and public.
Committed to bringing out the best in people, Jackie’s passion lies in supporting individuals to become the best version of themselves.
Lisa Waugh
Lisa is Senior Business Psychologist at Mindset Practice. Her passion is helping people thrive at work and she has specialised in employee wellbeing and service transformation, psychometric assessment and selection, organisational development and coaching.
Lisa has consulted and worked in-house for a range of clients in STEM, financial services, media, consumer goods and the public sector and has an MSc in Organisational & Business Psychology from Kingston University.
As a Psychologist at Mindset Practice she loves using a combination of evidence-based psychology and practical mindset tools to help individuals make powerful changes professionally and personally.
Lisa is Senior Business Psychologist at Mindset Practice. Her passion is helping people thrive at work and she has specialised in employee wellbeing and service transformation, psychometric assessment and selection, organisational development and coaching.
Lisa has consulted and worked in-house for a range of clients in STEM, financial services, media, consumer goods and the public sector and has an MSc in Organisational & Business Psychology from Kingston University.
As a Psychologist at Mindset Practice she loves using a combination of evidence-based psychology and practical mindset tools to help individuals make powerful changes professionally and personally.
Afolabi Sonaike
(Group Head of Leadership at Lloyds Banking Group)
Afolabi has over 20 years’ experience, in consultancy and more recently in-house, helping executives and senior leaders deliver business performance through people and organisational-related interventions. Afolabi is responsible for Lloyds Banking Group’s end-to-end leadership proposition, along with building our internal coaching and team effectiveness solutions to drive performance across the Group. Afolabi will share insight into how they are building joined up solutions for their leaders to drive high performance and lead our transformation, along with his view on the future of the leadership landscape.
(Group Head of Leadership at Lloyds Banking Group)
Afolabi has over 20 years’ experience, in consultancy and more recently in-house, helping executives and senior leaders deliver business performance through people and organisational-related interventions. Afolabi is responsible for Lloyds Banking Group’s end-to-end leadership proposition, along with building our internal coaching and team effectiveness solutions to drive performance across the Group. Afolabi will share insight into how they are building joined up solutions for their leaders to drive high performance and lead our transformation, along with his view on the future of the leadership landscape.
Ben Dixon
(Group Performance Manager at Lloyds Banking Group)
Since completing a Business Psychology MSc at UCL, Ben has gained varied experience delivering global talent management, development, and assessment solutions. Ben now specialises in performance and is responsible for building an effective scaled performance model to drive business outcomes for Lloyds Banking Group. Ben will discuss their holistic approach to performance measurement and management, and how they are attempting to leverage AI and automation to their advantage.
(Group Performance Manager at Lloyds Banking Group)
Since completing a Business Psychology MSc at UCL, Ben has gained varied experience delivering global talent management, development, and assessment solutions. Ben now specialises in performance and is responsible for building an effective scaled performance model to drive business outcomes for Lloyds Banking Group. Ben will discuss their holistic approach to performance measurement and management, and how they are attempting to leverage AI and automation to their advantage.
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