WACL Festival of Talent 2024: Unlocking Leadership for creativity

With speakers, workshops and performances, the hybrid event provides a best-in-class leadership toolkit that attendees can put in to use straight away, helping them maximise their impact.

This year’s programme is designed to enable attendees to unlock creative thinking in themselves and their teams.

“The best way to unlock creativity… immerse yourself in a team where diversity of thought is championed and cherished. You just need to be you."

Karen Blackett OBE

President, WPP UK

Festival of Talent 2024 Speaker

“Creativity is the attribute I value the most when seeking to build a successful leadership team”

Lyssa McGowan

CEO, Pets at Home

Confirmed 2024 speakers include:

Lyssa McGowan.
CEO, Pets at Home.

Claudia Osei-Nsafoah.
Chief People Officer, Sky.

Karen Blackett OBE.
President, WPP UK; Non-Executive Director, Diageo

Chloe Davies.
Founder of ‘It takes a village’; leadership, social impact and inclusive representation consultant.

Nishma Patel-Robb.
WACL President; former of Director of Marketing, Google; Founder of Fast Track 50.

Kelechi Okafor.
Author ‘Edge of Here’ & ‘Strong Like me’; Director, Actress, Dancer and ‘Say your mind’ Podcast host.

Baroness Ruth Hunt.
Co-Director Deeds and Words; Cross-bench peer in the House of Lords; Ex CEO Stonewall

Reeha Alder.
Global Authenticity Coach and founder of ‘Mighty You’.

Shahroo Izadi.
Behaviour Change specialist and author of ‘The Kindness Method’

Ellen Jones.
Author, Consultant, Activist.

Hamish Nicklin.
Former CEO Denstu Media and CRO of The Guardian.

Shiva Raichandani.
BAFTA -nominated screenwriter, director, producer and inclusion consultant.

The day will explore how new models of leadership can unlock self-awareness, emotional regulation and is key to protecting, sustaining and strengthening our industry’s life blood: creativity.

“Felt like an inclusive space, with speakers of many different backgrounds and abilities – having such different perspectives was deeply refreshing”

2023 FOT attendee

TICKETS

Join us on 2nd May 2024 for a day of inspiration, discussion, and co-creation.

Join virtually (£165.00 plus VAT & booking fee) or in-person (£265.00 plus VAT & booking fee) to unlock your potential and accelerate your career.

Virtual ticket £165 plus VAT & booking fee

In person at Sky £265 plus VAT & booking fee

OR book tickets for a team of 10 for a whopping 33% off.

Virtual group of 10 = £1,090 plus VAT & booking fee

In person at Sky group of 10 = £1,770 plus VAT & booking fee

All the profits will go to supporting WACL’s purpose of accelerating Gender Equality including our chosen charities NABS and the WACL Talent Awards.

All images by Bronac McNeill Photography