Conference Speakers

Speakers are listed in order of appearance.

Philip Whiteley is chair of the Human Capital Forum. He is the author or co-author of eight books and major reports. Making it Count, published September 2009 by the Human Capital Forum in association with Logica, shows the huge returns from human capital analysis. Strategic Risk & Reward, published in September 2008 by International Financing Review, Thomson Reuters, is a critique of people management and reward in the banking sector, in the context of the credit crisis.

Adrian Moorhouse is managing director of Lane4 and an Olympic gold medallist. Drawing on extensive commercial expertise and an elite sporting background, Adrian balances his leadership role with performance consultancy projects for clients. He specialises in the fields of leadership development, organisational change and senior team facilitation. Adrian's approach to people development is shaped by both reaching his own sporting potential through coaching and his experiences of developing Lane4 into an international organisation over the last 14 years. In 2007 and 2009, Adrian was voted 'Best for Leadership' in The Sunday Times 'Best Companies to Work For' List.

Matt Rogan is commercial director, Lane4. His role includes strategic planning, the extension of the Lane4 proposition into new commercial markets and geographies as well as heading up the commercial team. He is board director of the European Sponsorship Association, with responsibility for education.


 

Professor Bob Garratt is an adviser to major corporations and governments around the world on governance, and on the structure and performance of the Board. He has worked with many financial services institutions including The International Monetary Fund, and the Public Investment Corporation, South Africa, and is visiting professor at the Cass Business School, City University, London.

 

Ann Graham has over 30 years’ experience as a researcher, economist, journalist, and editor in the field of strategy and management. She is the editorial director of the Conscious Capitalism Institute, based at Bentley University in Massachusetts, and is a former editor of strategy + business and consultant with Booz.

Simon Caulkin, former Observer columnist, is winner of the 2010 Workworld Columnist of the Year award. He has a ‘fan base’ of around 100 leading academics and authors on an active LinkedIn group.

Michael Reddy is the founder of start-ups Human Potential Accounting, a consulting and events group in human capital; and HubCapDigital, an online human capital library. He is particularly interested in research in human capital. He is well connected with human capital academics and consultants.

Neela Bettridge runs the consultancy Article 13, which is an advisory and coaching service for senior executives, with a particular focus on stakeholder management and social responsibility.