In 2009, Brendan skippered a yacht in the ultimate long-distance challenge, The Clipper Round the World Yacht race - a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts.

Although Brendan was the youngest and least experienced skipper in the race, he...

Josh Valman is a world leader in rapid innovation and manufacturing. He is the founder and CEO of RPD International, the consultancy powering more than 100 corporate R&D departments around the world. He brings a wide industry perspective of rapid product development, from telcos and consumer ...

Learn how we change our own behaviours and the behaviours of others to achieve an improved outcome. How can we create levels of accountability for ourselves and the people we work with? How we can break outside the mental tramlines that we all work under, to create a purpose and meaning to what w...

Julie Deane started The Cambridge Satchel Company with £600 from her kitchen and in under 5 years developed the business to a £40 million global enterprise. Delegates will hear the key milestones that she has identified along the way that made this happen – from having a clear purpose, market dis...

Adam Buckley has held many senior roles in manufacturing across his long and illustrious career – but few have been traditional.
During his time in the industry, Adam has worked on various multi-million-pound transformation programmes, playing a pivotal role in bringing about crucial change in or...