The 21st Century will be shaped by system shocks such as Covid-19 and climate change. How can leaders improve decision-making for both the short term and long term in a time of crisis? What does this tell us about the thought processes and principles that underpin effective leadership to enable the future we want? |
Speakers
![]() Martin Frost, co-founder and Director, CMR Surgical. Martin is a recognised business leader, with over 20 years’ experience in starting, financing and successfully scaling technology and life science businesses around Cambridge. Most recently Martin co-founded CMR Surgical in 2014 and as CEO was recognised as UK ‘Disruptor’ of the year in the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year awards and ‘Executive of the Year’ at the 2019 MedTech Insight awards recognising his success in taking CMR from inception to global commercialisation with its surgical robot, Versius. Martin was awarded a CBE in the recent Queens’ Honours Awards. |
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Professor Sudhanshu Palsule, author, educator and global leadership advisor. Sudhanshu is an award-winning educator, consultant and leadership coach, regarded as one of the leading thinkers in the field of Transformative Leadership and Leading in Complexity. He teaches at Duke CE, USA, and at other global business schools. His new work focuses on how leaders can develop a mindset that can help them address complex problems. Palsule's work on leadership brings together the new research emerging from neurology and psychology, and his own background in Quantum Physics and Philosophy. Palsule's clients include several Fortune 500 companies, Governments and public sector organizations. He works with senior management teams assisting them in creating breakthroughs in their thinking and in the way they operate. He is a sought-after speaker and his globally run workshops are renowned for their transformative impact. |
![]() Gillian leads CISL's Leadership programmes portfolio which puts sustainability at its core. Her focus is on supporting major organisations to build the leadership capacity they need to respond to strategic sustainability challenges; to innovate and collaborate in creating value that meets society’s needs; and to be influential in shaping the future we want. Gillian’s work brings together her own experience as a leader, her research and study of leadership and sustainability, and her work with global organisations in the design and delivery of practical, high impact leadership development. She is a qualified business coach and a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors.
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