Event agendas
Please find the agendas for Birmingham (first tab) and Glasgow (second tab) below!
2019 agendas for Liverpool, Belfast, London and Manchester will be added shortly.
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Birmingham | 14 March
08.45 | Registration opens | |
09.30 | Chair's welcoming address CHAIR: Vicky Johnson, President, ARC | |
09.40 | Positioning yourself as a leader: redefining success SPEAKER: Bernadette Kelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport | |
10.15 | Breakout session A Presenting with impact: building confidence with communicating (beginners) SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Coach & Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | Breakout session B Managing your resilience and wellbeing: coping with increasingly uncertain times SPEAKER: Jo Clift, Founder, Jo Clift Consulting & Associate Trainer, Dods |
Breakout session C How to build great relationships: overcoming the behaviours holding you back SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Training & Consultancy Ltd | ||
11.20 | Networking & refreshment break | |
11.50 | Authentic Leadership: Finding the courage to lead authentically SPEAKER: Grace Ononiwu OBE, Chief Crown Prosecutor, CPS West Midlands Region | |
12.20 | Breakout session D: Mastering vocal impact: finding your full voice (intermediate) SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Coach & Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | Breakout session E: Imposter syndrome: tackling the challenge of owning your talents and accomplishments SPEAKER: Fiona Buckland, Professional Life Coach, Fiona Buckland Coaching |
Breakout session F: Networking with confidence: creating rapport, respect and relationships SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Training & Consultancy Ltd | ||
13.20 | Lunch | |
14.20 | Amplifying diverse voices: leveraging our differences to drive success SPEAKERS: Navroza Ladha, Deputy Director, Digital Skills & Inclusion Policy, DCMS Natasha Harris, Director of People, Ofwat Dr Sharleene Bibbings, Chief of Staff, UK Export Finance Charlotte Clark, Director for Private Pensions and ALB partnerships, DWP | |
15.20 | Leading a change in culture: where do we go from here? SPEAKER: Poli Stuart-Lacey, Director of Communications, HMRC | |
16.00 | Chair’s closing remarks followed by informal networking drinks CHAIR: Vicky Johnson, President, ARC | |
Glasgow | 16 May
08.45 | Registration opens | |
09.30 | Chair's welcoming address CHAIR: Fiona Eadie, President, FDA | |
09.35 | Opening address SPEAKER: Leslie Evans, Permanent Secretary, Scottish Government | |
10.15 | Breakout session A: Presenting with impact: building confidence with communicating (beginners) SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Coach & Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | Breakout session B: How to build great relationships: overcoming the behaviours holding you back SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Training & Consultancy Ltd |
Breakout session C: Resilience and mental wellbeing: performing during times of stress | Breakout session D: Flexible working: making it work for you and your team | |
11.15 | Networking & refreshment break | |
11.45 | Authentic Leadership: finding the courage to lead authentically SPEAKER: Gayle Gorman, Chief Executive, Education Scotland | |
12.15 | Breakout session E: Mastering vocal impact: finding your full voice (intermediate) SPEAKER: Cath Baxter, Professional Voice and Public Speaking Coach & Head of Voice, Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts | Breakout session F: Networking with confidence: creating rapport, respect and relationships SPEAKER: Elaine Powell, Peak Performance & Communication Expert, SWC Training & Consultancy Ltd |
Breakout session G: Imposter syndrome: tackling the challenge of owning your talents and accomplishments SPEAKER: Fiona Buckland, Professional Life Coach, Fiona Buckland Coaching | Breakout session H: Managing mental health in the workplace: the challenge of bringing your whole self to work SPEAKER: Jo Anderson, Director of External Affairs, Scottish Association Mental Heath | |
13.15 | Lunch | |
14.15 | Panel session Amplifying diverse voices: leveraging our differences to drive success SPEAKER: Jillian Kay, Director, Grenfell Recovery and Resilience, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government SPEAKER: Penelope Cooper, Chief Executive, Scottish Public Pensions Agency | |
15.20 | Closing address Leading a change in culture: where do we go from here? SPEAKER: Dr Bridget McConnell CBE, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life | |
16.00 | Chair’s closing remarks followed by informal networking drinks CHAIR: Fiona Eadie, President, FDA | |