Alex Gregory is an Olympic rowing gold medalist for Great Britain and world rowing championship winner. He is passionate about sharing his story and inspiring others to find the strength that lies within themselves. In 2013, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to rowing.

Daniel Hughes has spent the last 15 years leading and making decisions in high pressure and often environmentally hostile environments. He describes himself as a “determined problem solver, who builds teams to succeed”. He previously has been a Special Forces Instructor, Great Britain Athlete and in 2013 built a team of 268 for him to deliver the world’s highest video broadcast from the summit of Mt Everest to the BBC Newschannel. Hughes is a current 787 pilot and as the founder of Reignite Consulting, he globally delivers Management Development programmes to executive teams and helps organisations establish or reaffirm their vision and values.

The architect of Britain's greatest rugby achievement, Sir Clive Woodward earned international acclaim and a knighthood after he led England's players to World Cup glory in Australia in 2003. A highly sought-after keynote speaker , Clive’s approach to winning has captured the imagination of both the sporting and corporate worlds. He draws on his experience as a World Cup-winning Head Coach, as Director of Sport for Team GB at the British Olympic Association for the London 2012 Olympics, and as Founding Partner and Chairman of Captured (an online coaching software and synchronised app based on his coaching philosophy). A former England International and British & Irish Lion himself, Clive immediately made his mark as Head Coach by introducing basic business principles, including setting long-term goals, attention to detail, and focusing on the personal development of individuals. During his tenure, England moved from 6th to the number 1-ranked team in the world, winning every trophy an England team can win. In 2006, Clive joined the British Olympic Association. As Team GB’s Director of Sport he worked in close partnership with key stakeholders in British Sport to support the national coaches and athletes at the Beijing & Vancouver Olympics as well as deliver Team GB’s most successful Olympic Games in the modern era at London 2012. Clive is ideally placed to explain the common thread between business and sport: he communicates the importance of thinking clearly under pressure and draws parallels between the structures of high-performance teams in both worlds

John is a respected organisational psychologist, best-selling New York Times author and CEO of APS (Amaechi Performance Systems). John partners with organisations to help leaders move from being transactional to transformational. He focuses on improving performance, solving intractable people problems and creates thriving workplaces despite the challenges and disruption of the modern world. Prior to founding his own firm, John spent several years as a professional athlete, becoming the first Brit to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

A self-confessed nerd with a first class degree in astrophysics, Liv combined her science background and passion for games to become one of the most recognizable faces in professional poker. She was the #1 ranked female player from 2014-2016, and holds both European Poker Tour and World Series of Poker championship titles after winning more than $4 million on the international circuit. Liv is also a keen philanthropist, and in 2014 co-founded Raising for Effective Giving (REG), a research and advisory non-profit that uses the philosophies and strategies of Effective Altruism to identify and raise money for the most globally impactful charities. Since retiring from professional poker in 2018, Liv is now focussed on education, keen to inspire others with the rational thinking techniques she has learned through both poker and Effective Altruism.

Doctor Cath Bishop is a triple Olympian, former British diplomat, leadership and culture coach. Cath is the author of an acclaimed book about how we define success in sport, business, education and life: ‘The Long Win’, one of the FT’s top 10 Business books of 2020 and Daily Mail’s best sports books of 2020 – a revised second edition was published in May 2024. Cath speaks at events globally on topics of leadership, performance and cultural change in business, sport and education. She teaches on Executive Education programs at the Judge Business School, Cambridge University and is an independent cultural advisor to British Gymnastics on the implementation of cultural change following the Whyte Review. Cath writes monthly columns on topics of culture in sport for The Guardian and co-hosts The Inside Out Culture Podcast looking at different topics of organizational culture.

Ben was the first torch carrier for the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay and was then chosen to be Great Britain’s Flag Bearer at the Olympics closing ceremony. Following his Olympic retirement, Ben launched Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) his very own racing team which competed in the 2012/2013 America’ Cup World Series who finished in fourth place. Following this Ben joined Oracle Team USA for the 34th America’s Cup final where he was called up to be a tactician on the boat, the team produced one of the biggest sporting comebacks in history coming from 8-1 down to beat Team New Zealand.

A 2000 Olympic gold medalist, Denise Lewis is one of the "golden girls" of British athletics, having established the British record of 6831 in 200 and has twice, in 1998 and 2000, been runner up in the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year awards. She was inducted into the UK Hall of Fame in 2011. Outside of her athletic endeavors, Denise is an accomplished television personality, working with BBC as a presenter, commentator, documentarian.

Matthew Syed is one of the world’s most influential thinkers in the field of high performance and cultural change and has worked with many leading organisations to build a mindset of continuous improvement. He is the author of 3 best-selling books on the science of performance – Bounce (2010), Black Box Thinking (2015) and You Are Awesome (for children – 2018). Matthew Syed is a multi-award winning columnist for The Times and regular TV and radio broadcaster.

Caspar Berry is a former professional poker player. He uses strategies based on poker to inspire audiences to change the way they think about risk. Participants to learn about the nature of risk, the fallacy of risk management, the brilliance and flaws of intuition, what getting “the edge” actually means, and why fear of failure can be brilliant if you know how to use it to your advantage.

Sue Barker MBE is a Grand Slam winning former tennis champion and much loves sports broadcaster. During her tennis career, Sue won eleven WTA Tour singles titles and twelve doubles titles. She reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 3 in 1977, following her amazing French Open victory in 1976. After her illustrious tennis career she became a commentator on BBC for her tennis expertise.

Widely regarded as one of Britain’s greatest-ever skiers, Chemmy Alcott is a four-time Winter Olympian who has defied the odds in sport and life to inspire the world and show people that anything is possible when they’re willing to take risks. She represented Team GB throughout her 20-year sporting career, during which she became the eighth ranked skier in the world and the first British ski racer to win a run in the World Cup.