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Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh
10th May 2024 8:30 AM - 3:15 PM
Event Speakers
Roger is an economist turned strategist. He began his career in the New Zealand Treasury, then moved into Airline Business Planning and teaching postgraduates all aspects of economics. He designed and ran the postgraduate diploma in Airline Management for British Airways before joining Henley Management College in 1987, where for 21 years he taught senior managers macroeconomics and strategy.
Roger is an independent teaching consultant. He has been external examiner to Bath University, worked with the Bank of England, three of the major UK clearing banks, advised a major London recording studio for 15 years, and regularly talks to SME owners in the UK and Europe about economic trends. He is a visiting fellow to Ashridge, Warwick and Henley business schools.
He speaks at conferences around the world on the economic outlook and its impact on business. His quarterly Economic Update is sent to 1,200 SMEs.
Emma J. Bell
Vistage Speaker and Event Host
Resilience is one of the most important qualities of successful individuals. Grit, determination and mental resilience are essential to flourishing in life and work. Emma gave up her judicial role and dedicated 3 years of her life to researching what makes us resilient. That research ultimately took her on a journey of over 35,000 miles to interview fifty ‘thrivers’ from around the world who have faced extreme challenge and change – and who are not just surviving, but thriving. Despite a variety of circumstances, they each credit their ability to flourish in the face of adversity to just nine resilience strategies. Emma shares those life-changing strategies in her coaching practice, speeches, webinars and workshops.
Roger is an economist turned strategist. He began his career in the New Zealand Treasury, then moved into Airline Business Planning and teaching postgraduates all aspects of economics. He designed and ran the postgraduate diploma in Airline Management for British Airways before joining Henley Management College in 1987, where for 21 years he taught senior managers macroeconomics and strategy.
Roger is an independent teaching consultant. He has been external examiner to Bath University, worked with the Bank of England, three of the major UK clearing banks, advised a major London recording studio for 15 years, and regularly talks to SME owners in the UK and Europe about economic trends. He is a visiting fellow to Ashridge, Warwick and Henley business schools.
He speaks at conferences around the world on the economic outlook and its impact on business. His quarterly Economic Update is sent to 1,200 SMEs.
Roger Martin-Fagg
Economic Update
Roger is a practical researcher. He focuses on how the economy really works and on the links between FT100 reward systems, the behaviour of banks and economic instability. He also researches his clients trading environment as a necessary component of his teaching.
Roger has 50 years of economic forecasting and explaining under his belt. His mantra is ‘Simplicity is the end point of understanding’. He has a reputation for accurate forecasts.
The session will give you a greater understanding of economics.
We will look at the basic drivers of economic activity and show what the indicators are telling us we should expect over the next 18 months.
Jessie co-founded Pavelka in 2013, working with companies to help their employees become healthier and more resilient in an ever-changing world.
As a result, he and his team have supported 1000s of individuals and employees worldwide to focus on their wellbeing at home and work. He has many years of hands-on experience working one-to-one with clients, as well as inspiring the masses with his personable and accessible approach to wellbeing.
Jessie has hosted TV shows on both sides of the Atlantic. In the UK, these include Sky TV's 'Obese: A Year to Save my Life', as well as health campaigns on ITV's 'Good Morning Britain'. In the US, he's presented on NBC's 'Biggest Loser', Lifetime TV's 'DietTribe', and the Wake-up Workout on OWN (Oprah Winfrey's channel).
Jessie is also a published author; in his book, 'The Programme – for a leaner, stronger, healthier you', he shares his philosophy around The Four Elements and how these are the building blocks of long-term wellbeing.
Jessie Pavelka
A New Lens for Leadership: How Personal & Team Wellbeing Impact Business Outcomes
The world of leadership has changed. With the introduction of new generations into the workforce and an increased rate of change, new technologies, new work environments, and routines, leadership requires a new lens. We are living in the moment when it’s not just about putting your oxygen mask on first and then helping the person next to you; for leaders, it’s about knowing what each individual on the plane needs, assisting them while also flying the plane. The future of leadership is about leading by example in both how you live and how you lead, prioritizing individual and team wellbeing and believing in the value it brings to both the culture and the business outcomes.
In this session Jessie will explore all the ways leaders can lead and live well into the future of work.
Key takeaways:
Understand the “why” behind wellbeing.
Practical actions that support self-care and performance.
Quick wins to bringing wellbeing into your teams.
The synergistic relationship between wellbeing and business outcomes.
Matthew has written seven bestselling books on the subject of mindset and high performance and has worked with many leading organisations to build a mindset of continuous improvement.
Matthew’s book titles include Rebel Ideas, Black Box Thinking, Bounce, The Greatest, and his celebrated children’s books, What do you think?, You Are Awesome and Dare To Be You. He is also a multi-award-winning journalist for The Times and The Sunday Times and presenter of the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, Sideways. Matthew is a regular contributor to television and radio and, in his previous career, was the England table tennis number one for almost a decade.
Matthew’s work explores a thought-provoking approach to high performance in the context of a complex and fast-changing world. By understanding the intimate connection between mindset and high performance, organisations can unlock untapped potential in individuals and teams, driving innovation and agility to secure a future-proofed environment.
Matthew is also the co-founder of Matthew Syed Consulting and Mindset Analytics Ltd. Mindset Analytics Ltd has worked with an impressive portfolio of clients to build growth mindset cultures and drive higher performance in individuals, teams and organisations. Mindset Analytics Ltd’s cutting-edge thought leadership programme and digital learning tools are becoming a catalyst for real and lasting change within business and the public sector.
Matthew Syed
Matthew Syed is one of the world’s most influential thinkers in the field of high performance and cultural change.
Rebel Ideas examines the power of ‘cognitive diversity’ – the ability to think differently about the world around us.
It explains how to harness our unique perspectives, pool our collective intelligence and tackle the greatest challenges of our age – from climate change to terrorism. It draws on a dazzling range of case studies, including the catastrophic failings of the CIA before 9/11, a fatal communication breakdown on top of Mount Everest and a moving tale of deradicalisation in America’s Deep South.
Rebel Ideas will strengthen any team or organisation, but has dozens of individual applications, too: from the art of reinvention to the remarkable benefits of personalised nutrition. It shows us how to become more creative, how to collaborate in a world becoming more interconnected, and how to break free of echo chambers that surround us all.
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