Speakers include Martin Tiplady, former Group Director of HR for the Metropolitan Police, Ian Price, leading business psychologist and author, and Kit Carson, a leading sports coach. Speakers’ profiles are summarised below.

			Martin Tiplady OBE CCIPD. Former Group HR Director with the London Metropolitan Police Service and now Chief Executive of Chameleon Consulting, Martin's career has involved steering the HR departments of several large organisations through challenging times. A highly esteemed and a popular speaker, Martin's insights, anecdotes and candid thoughts inspire and educate.
			Ian Price. A CEO turned business psychologist, Ian helps leaders and firms achieve more by doing less. His expertise is dissecting the way we work in the 21st century: e.g. being connected 24/7, long-hours culture, email addiction. His book, The Activity Illusion, is rated a “must read” by the Chartered Management Institute. Ian writes for The Guardian, has appeared on an ITV1 Tonight special on work-life balance and is a regular speaker at industry events. Through his consultancy, he helps clients improve engagement and productivity and reduce stress. Ian observes that in straitened financial times, we all need to do more with less, and asks: what are the consequences of the way we work in the 21st century for employee engagement, wellbeing and productivity? What has been the impact of rapid penetration of communications technology on productivity, cognitive performance and leadership behaviours? Ian will lift the lid on what is wrong with the way we work today and offers some compelling tools to reverse the trend.
			Kit Carson. A sports coach whose work often covers wellness, resilience and counter-bullying responses, Kit brings a wealth of ideas from his working with athletes and others whose ability to manage stress off of the sports field matters as much as their performance in the public eye. Kit has discovered and developed the talents of numerous young football players who went on to become professionals in England and Europe. Kit was for 10 years Junior Football Manager of Norwich City FC, was a longstanding Academy Director of Peterborough United and one of England's first Premiership Academy Directors. His book 'Young Gifted & Posh', the story of ten individuals coached of Kit's players who've succeeded in professional football, will be available for delegates to purchase at a special discounted rate.
			Liz Hall. Journalist, coach, author, trainer, meditation practitioner and editor of Coaching at Work magazine, Liz is one of the best-known names in the coaching world. Liz has been editor of Coaching at Work since its launch in 2005, has been a journalist/writer/editor for 24 years. Liz has won and been shortlisted for a number of awards including Winner of the Association for Coaching Award for Impacting (Leadership/External Focus) Service to the Wider Community for 2010-11 and the Periodicals Publishing Association Reporter of the Year. She is the author of various publications including Personnel Today’s Guide to Employee Screening and is currently working on a book on mindful coaching for Kogan Page. She has an established mindfulness practice and lives in Brighton with her husband, three children and two dogs. Liz's forthcoming book, Mindful coaching: how mindfulness can transform coaching practice will look at how all those using coaching in their work, not just professional coaches, can use mindfulness to gain benefits such as greater resilience, enhanced emotional intelligence, better decision-making and problem-solving, and improved relationships.
			Jackie Keddy. Top-flight mediator, grievance investigator, writer and conflict specialist, Jackie honed her skills whilst policing the streets of London before taking on high-profile roles in HR including leading the Met's multiple award-winning in-house coaching programme. Jackie, a former senior Scotland Yard Detective and seasoned grievance investigator, will be demonstrating a simple but tried and tested investigative tool.
			Clive Johnson. Conflict expert, trainer, evaluation specialist and author of several books, Clive’s interest in alternative stress management interventions range from horse-whispering and constellation mapping to expressive art and bread-making.

Please note that speaker participation and exact presentation matter are subject to change.

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