Confidence through the Generations: What Shapes, Shakes and Sustains
Confidence isn’t a fixed trait and right now dips in confidence are affecting leaders at every level. 45% of executives already worry their skills are becoming obsolete. Senior leaders feel exposed by AI. Mid-career professionals are caught between old and new leadership expectations. Emerging talent questions whether they truly belong. In this Winmark Power Hour session, we will look at how confidence shifts at key life and career stages, what strengthens it, what quietly undermines it, and how we can better support ourselves and those we lead.
CHAIR
Cara McCarthy, OD Practitioner, Executive Coach and Strategic Team Coach, Sheridan Worldwide
SPEAKERS
Madeline Clarke, Senior HRBP- Enterprise Technology Services, Fidelity International | Robyn Homden, Learning Manager, Lloyd’s of London | Ethan Godlieb, Associate Partner – Cyber, Tech & Fintech, Consilium Broking
Financial Pressures: Making Hard Choices – How you Invest your Money
RPs are operating in a landscape where financial pressure is no longer a background constraint, but a defining factor shaping strategy, risk appetite, and long-term viability. Rising costs, evolving regulation, and significant statutory programmes, including building safety remediation, Awaab’s Law, EPC Band C, and the anticipated new Decent Homes Standard, are forcing leadership teams to make difficult, high-stakes decisions. In many cases, these decisions extend beyond cost control and into fundamental questions about portfolio composition, capital structure, and the role of external investment.
CHAIR
Ewan Wallace, Group General Counsel, Paradigm Housing Group
SPEAKERS
Cassie Berry, Associate Director – Governance, Risk, Regulation and Registrations – Affordable Housing Consultancy, Savills | Chris Newman, Director, Savills
The in-house tax team will typically have a close involvement in acquisitions, most obviously conducting due diligence to assess any exposure to tax risk in target companies, supporting the negotiation and arranging W&I insurance to cover any residual risks that might remain hidden.
CHAIR
Louisa Gonzalez, Head of Tax, Advisory Member
SPEAKERS
Peter Bellini, Group Head of Tax, The Ardonagh Group | Darren Tish, Tax Senior Manager, M&G Plc
Human, Skills & Agentic AI – The Rolls-Royce Story
In 2022, Rolls-Royce faced a critical juncture: multiple business units in the company were heading towards significant skills shortages in specific skillsets. To solve it, the organization didn’t just recruit; they fundamentally redesigned how work happens.
SPEAKERS
Stuart Evans, Director – Future of Work & Digital Employee Experience, Rolls-Royce
Trustee considerations around Journey Planning II – What you need to do to be transaction ready
Some schemes have started down the road only to find they were out of the zone of going to market for buyout before they even started, which can be a very costly misstep. There is a lot of pre-work, often very detailed, that has to be done before knowing what options are really open to your scheme.
SPEAKERS
Roisin O’Shea, Business development, Rothesay | Hattie Tales, Account Executive, Heka Global | Sammy Cooper-Smith, Business Development, Rothesay | Charlotte Yeates, Counsel, Hogan Lovells International | WTW
The Modern CFO: Partnering with the Board, CEO & Stakeholders
This Masterclass is part of the Global CFO Academy and is delivered in collaboration with Bayes Business School, London.
This masterclass supports CFOs in operating as strategic partners to the CEO, Board and wider stakeholder group. In today’s environment, the CFO is not only responsible for financial stewardship, but for shaping strategy, driving performance and enabling long-term value creation. The session explores how to strengthen board relationships, provide clear decision-ready insight, and increase the influence and impact of the finance function. Topics include:
• CEO expectations and the CFO’s evolving strategic role
• Building trusted relationships with the Chair, NEDs and C-Suite
• Structuring impactful financial input at board level
• Communicating risk and opportunity to non-financial stakeholders
• Aligning financial strategy with enterprise priorities
Designed for CFOs seeking to deepen their influence at the centre of organisational decision-making.
This is for Global CFO Academy Delegates only, to find out more or become involved please contact Sandy Markwick (sandy.markwick@winmarkglobal.com)
SPEAKERS
Patrick Butcher, Non Executive Director, Endava | Francisco Urzua, Professor of Finance, Bayes Business School
“The Skills Gap”: Bridging the Divide Between Education and Industry
The UK faces a growing misalignment between the skills graduates leave university with and the capabilities businesses urgently need. With automation, AI, and demographic shifts reshaping entry-level roles, organisations are struggling to source talent equipped with both technical expertise and the human skills of resilience, empathy, and curiosity.
CHAIR
Alastair Procter, SVP, Strategic Human Resource Operations, The Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
SPEAKERS
Phil Beach CBE, Chairman, Energy & Utility Skills | Ruchika Karakoti, Founder and Principal Consultant, Karakoti Consulting Limited | Steve Saville, VP, People, BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Managing The Unspoken C-Suite Conflict – For a CEO, the greatest asset isn’t just a talented team—it’s one that pulls in the same direction. When an undercurrent of hesitation replaces honest conversation, or when leaders challenge each other but fail to truly listen, progress stalls. These dynamics can breed quiet resentment and “circular” arguments, slowing down decision-making and business output.
In this session, Claire Foy from Flying Iguana draws on her deep expertise in team dynamics to help you move your board or senior exec team beyond “polite” dysfunction or ego-driven debate. Claire reveals how to bring tricky subjects to the surface calmly, turning hidden friction into renewed energy.
You’ll leave with a sensible guide for building a high-trust culture where leaders feel safe to be honest and open to being influenced. Join us to find out how Claire’s work can get your leaders back on the same page, boosting output and giving you the confidence to lead your company to its next big win.
Organisations are navigating a sustained period of disruption. M&A transactions now sit alongside restructures, regulatory shifts, technology modernisation, cost pressures, and geopolitical volatility. The cumulative effect is often underestimated: ‘organisational fatigue’ that undermines execution, decision-making, and long-term value creation.
SPEAKERS
Andy Radford, Associate General Counsel & M&A Lead, Smith & Nephew
