INSPIRE 2024 Conference
09oct(oct 9)9:00 am10(oct 10)4:00 pm
Event Details
Leadership Development Conference
What: The Inspire Event 2024 is a leadership development conference designed for those seeking to enhance their leadership skills in a rapidly evolving global environment.
Who: Calling all leaders hungry to amplify their expertise and stay ahead of the curve! Inspire 2024 is tailor-made for those seeking to enhance their leadership skills and embrace the challenges of tomorrow’s workforce. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or aspiring to step into a leadership role, this conference promises to ignite your potential.
We are excited to announce that Inspire 2024 is on the horizon! Following the success of last year’s event, we are back with even more dynamic sessions, insightful speakers, and valuable networking opportunities.
Inspire 2024
· Date: 9 & 10 October, 2024
· Location: The Compass Vault at Compass Centre
· Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM (both days)
Why Attend Inspire 2024?
· Enhance your leadership skills with innovative strategies.
· Learn how to attract and retain top talent.
· Understand and leverage key workplace trends.
· Connect and collaborate with fellow leaders.
Inspire 2024 is packed with sessions designed to enhance your leadership skills and drive organizational success. Here’s a sneak peek at what you can expect:
Day 1 Highlights:
· Employee Engagement and Talent Retention: Crack the code of effective talent management and employer branding.
· Exceptional Line Management: Learn the impactful behaviours necessary to excel as a leader.
· High-Performing Team Collaboration: Dive into the attributes of high-performing teams and learn to empower them.
Day 2 Highlights:
· AI in the Workplace: Navigate the technological revolution to enhance employee performance.
· Inclusive Leadership: Discover the importance of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in driving change.
· Thriving as a Leader: Explore strategies for navigating workplace transformations and fostering resilience.
Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of an event that will ignite your leadership journey.
Ciara Aspinall
With over twenty years of experience, Ciara has developed a diverse skill set encompassing leadership, people development, recruitment, training, sales, consultancy, coaching and mentoring. Her professional journey has taken her across national, international and global contexts, including an 18-year tenure in the Caribbean. Ciara’s extensive knowledge is rooted working with clients from a variety of industries, including FTSE 500 and FTSE 100 companies, renowned international financial services and law firms, engineering and hospitality clients; SMEs; not-for-profit and charitable organisations. She has sat on numerous boards, consulted and advised on cultural intelligence, leadership development and supported clients through significant organisational change.
With a strong entrepreneurial spirit, Ciara excels as an energetic motivator and problem solver, consistently driving business success and developing strategies that align with a company’s vision and values. Her expertise is complemented by certification in evidence-based behavioural leadership, employee engagement, emotional intelligence and 360-degree feedback tools. Additionally, Ciara has a decade of experience utilising the Investors in People (IIP) framework to drive business improvement.
Ciara’s passion lies in maximising collaboration, communication, performance and growth for individuals, teams and organisations. As a highly engaging facilitator, she specialises in designing and delivering highly impactful and energising learning and development experiences. Her proficiency extends to keynote speaking engagements, with most recent appearances throughout the UK throughout Europe.
Qualifications and Membership of Professional Bodies:
- Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD)
- Member of Society of Human Resource Managers (SHRM)
- Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
- Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)
- Member of the Career Development Institute (CDI).
- Certified Genos Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and Master Trainer
- Insights Discovery Licenced Practitioner
- Clarity4D Accredited Business Partner
- Approved ILM Leadership and Management Trainer
- Investors In People Practitioner
- BA (Hons) Degree in Business Studies with German
- Master’s degree in business administration (MBA)
Ciara is passionate about learning and undertakes regular CPD activities. She is a Committee Member of CIPD Gloucestershire Branch, a CIPD Forum Member, an Enterprise Advisor, and a member of the PTA in her children’s school.
Eric Jenkinson, MSc., CEO of Ndeavour Consulting Limited
Organisational Culture and Leadership Development Specialist.
Background.
Eric has worked in the field of business improvement for the past 30 years. He provides support and guidance in organisational culture, change management and Leadership skills development and has worked throughout Europe, North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean in both the Private and Public sectors. He brings drive, energy and strong Emotional Intelligence skills to each project that he facilitates.
Eric is highly experienced in the use of Business improvement models and in particular the Investors in People Framework. His successes in Cayman include CUC Gold level Accreditation, DCI Cayman Government Gold level Accreditation and Steppingstones Recruitment Platinum level Accreditation and winner of International I.I.P. ‘Best Small Platinum Company in the World Award’. To date Eric’s clients have won 5 International IIP Awards.
Eric and his team design and deliver Leadership and Management development programmes to all sectors including both Ndeavour approved and ILM Accredited programmes. These include Level 2, 3, 5 and 7 Certificate and Diploma programmes for the Institute of Leadership and Development (ILM) Europe’s leading Professional Management Institute. To date Eric has been instrumental in helping over 150 Caymanians to achieve an Academic Qualification in Leadership and Management with ILM.
During his time in business Eric has published a number of Papers on Culture Change and Leadership for Trinity College, Dublin, the Ulster University and Esade University, Spain and has published articles for leading business magazines. He is a much sought after Guest Speaker at International Conferences on Leadership concepts including Authentic Leadership and changing organisational Culture. He published his first book ‘Moving Horizons’ which he presented to the CIHRSP Conference in 2019 in support of his overseas charity, Amy Foundation which operates in Cape Town.
Eric is Ambassador for the Amy Foundation a Cape Town based charity which provides after school education and meals to over 2,000 underprivileged children and youths every day. The charity provides education on Drug Awareness, HIV Aids, Social Skills, Sport, Arts and Crafts and Skills for Employment.
Qualifications.
His qualifications include:
- MSc in Management.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Management.
- Diploma in Industrial Management.
- Certificate in Management Services.
- Basic Work Data Certificate.
- Training Officers Certificate.
Deiric McCann
Facilitator and keynote speaker
With decades of experience in upper-level management at multinational corporations, Deiric helps teams, worldwide, cultivate emotional intelligence, psychological safety, resilience and engagement.
He has authored multiple books emphasising the crucial role of engagement.
An accredited teacher of Google’s Search Inside Yourself Programme, Deiric speaks regularly about these topics at conferences and events around the globe.
A sought-after keynote speaker, Deiric shares his wisdom on emotional intelligence, resilience, psychological safety, and mindfulness at events worldwide, consistently earning rave reviews.
His TED talk on The Invisible Epidemic – Worry, has garnered over 1 million views.
Rachel James-Patch
Facilitator and keynote speaker
Rachel is a highly skilled, inspirational coach and facilitator who brings a pragmatic approach to every development solution, enabling individuals and teams to be both fulfilled and productive throughout their career.
Proficient in designing, delivering, and evaluating a diverse range of development initiatives, Rachel specialises in leadership skills, well-being, talent management, cultural change initiatives, and maximising performance.
She competently adapts her personal style and programme material to meet the needs of varied audiences. Rachel is equally happy developing individuals, through to large groups.
With 20-plus years of experience in people development, Rachel specialises in developing high-performing teams, leadership development programmes, change, and talent management solutions. Working with executive and senior leadership teams across many industries, including financial services, retail and healthcare, she is experienced in developing learning and development strategy and delivery plans to meet business needs.
