Speakers

We bring the key people in health together with insipring speakers on leadership and change from outside the health sector including:

• Clare Chapman, Director General of Workforce, Department of Health
• Nigel Edwards, Policy Director, NHS Employers
• Sahar Hashemi, Founder of Coffee Republic and leading business writer
• Ann Keen, MP, Department of Health
• Gareth Malone, Composer and presenter of the BBC series The Choir
• David Nicholson, Chief Executive of the NHS
• Chair: Edward Stourton, BBC Broadcaster, author and journalist

Masterclass speakers

Each of the conference strand sessions will feature masterclasses with workforce experts from the NHS and beyond, including:

• Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe, Professor of Leadership, University of Bradford School of Management
• Nigel Edwards, Policy Director, NHS Confederation
• Martin Fletcher, Chief Executive, National Patient Safety Agency
• Chris Ham, Professor of Health Policy and Management, University of Birmingham
• Anthony Hesketh, founding director, centre for performance-led HR, Lancaster University School of Management
• Nick Higgins, Chief Executive Officer, Valuentis
• Steven Sonsino, author of the Seven Failings of Useless Leaders
• Professor Michael West, Research Director and professor of Organisational Psychology, Aston Business School, Aston University
• Steven Ramsden, Director, National Patient Safety Campaign