Speaker: Nuala Walsh, Non-executive director, Behavioural scientist, visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, and author.

Summary:  Do you always know who or what to trust?  What are you not hearing? Your decisions matter but in today’s noisy, high-speed world, leaders hear less than ever and rush to misjudgement. The result? Missed signals and a catalogue of error that not only destroys lives and polarizes groups but damages reputation and squanders opportunity. When we tune out the right voices, we lose out rather than stand out. Nuala Walsh reveals the real reason behind these judgment killers – decision ‘deaf spots,’ a hidden source of misinformation and misjudgement. She argues that despite popular opinion, the most underestimated risk isn’t economic, political or even climate risk – it’s human decision risk – and the failure to hear what really matters. She shows how we can respond to the threat of unheard voices and tone-deaf leadership. Now we can do better and hear what others don’t by mastering smarter judgement when it matters most.

Bio:   Nuala Walsh is a Non-executive director, Behavioural scientist, visiting fellow at the London School of Economics, and author of TUNE IN: How to Make Smarter Decisions In a Noisy World. Recognized among the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance, her global career spans three decades in investment management and consulting with Blackrock, Merrill Lynch, PA and Standard Life Aberdeen, serving as Chief Marketing Officer. Today, as MindEquity Founder CEO, she advises on reputation, culture and human rights matters. Board appointments in business, sport and not-for-profits include Non-Executive Director at British & Irish Lions; Chair of Innocence Project London; President of Harvard Club of Ireland; Council Member at The Football Association; Advisor at World Athletics; Founding Director of the Association of Behavioural Scientists; and former Vice-Chair UN Women (UK). A TEDx speaker, Nuala publishes in Forbes, Inc, HBR and Psychology Today, featured from the Financial Times to Fox Business.