6th IFSEA International Conference on Executive & Founder Issues
One-Day Conference: Tuesday, 17 June 2025, 8.00 am – 5.45 pm
(with Welcome Evening Drinks Reception: Monday, 16 June 2025, 6.00 pm – 8.30 pm)
Venue: Saddlers’ Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2V 6BR
Registration for the 6th Annual IFSEA Conference is open – register to secure your place!
Our IFSEA 2025 keynote speaker is best-selling author, award-winning broadcaster and journalist, and international thought leader on leadership, growth mindset and high performance, Matthew Syed.
A former top-ranked table tennis player for England and a two-time Olympian, Matthew is celebrated for his insightful perspectives on mindset and cultural change. His bestselling books, including Bounce, Black Box Thinking and Rebel Ideas, explore the critical role of mindset in achieving high performance and innovation. We are delighted to have Matthew join us at IFSEA 2025!
Download the Conference Programme here.
Further speakers Confirmed (more to follow):
Alexandra Badel, M Group (UK)
Katrina Cheverton, Chief Executive, Savannah (UK)
Andrew Frank, KARV (New York, USA)
Linky Trott, Edwin Coe (UK)
Michael Cordy, Author/Screenwriter/Story Consultant (UK)
Merrill April, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Emma Bartlett, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Persephone Bridgman-Baker, Carter-Ruck (UK)
Terese Connolly, Taft (Chicago, USA)
Claire Dawson, BDBF (UK)
Anne Davies, Fisher Broyles (UK)
Carol Davis KC, Littleton (UK)
Lori L. Deem, Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd (Chicago, USA)
Elizabeth Delafosse, GB RailFreight (UK)
Kelly Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (California, USA)
Matthew Dineen, LocatED (UK)
Matthew Doughty, CEO Insurance Services, DWF Group (UK)
Denise Drake, Polsinelli (Kansas City, USA)
Ming Evans, Smiths Plc (UK)
Yulia Fedorenko, CM Murray LLP (UK)
David Fisher, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Gavin Foggo, Fox Williams (UK)
Ken Fowlie, Chair, Stowe Family Law LLP
Veena Gopalakrishnan, Trilegal (India)
Atul Gupta, Trilegal (India)
Beth Hale, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Carl-Fredrik Hedenström, CFH Law (Sweden)
James Hockin, Withers (UK)
Jenny Hodges, Aureos (UK)
Joydeep Hor, People and Culture Strategies (Australia)
Mathilde Houet-Weil, Weil et Associes (France)
Harry Jones, Polsinelli (Texas, USA)
Danny Kaufer, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Canada)
Emily Kaufer, Air Canada (Canada)
Wendi Lazar, C-Suite Strategies (New York, USA)
Nick Leale, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Natacha Lesellier, Flichy (Paris)
David Lowe, Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe (San Francisco, USA)
Brian MacDonough, Sherin & Lodgen (Boston, USA)
Elizabeth McEneny, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Suzanne McKie KC – Farore Law (UK)
Megan Mathias, Hinshaw (Chicago, USA)
Jef Michielsen, Bellaw, Van Eeckhoutte, Taquet & Clesse (Belgium)
Kelsey Murrell, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Matt Nixon, Stork & May (UK)
Regan O’Driscoll, CC Solicitors (Ireland)
Camille Olson, Seyfarth Shaw (Chicago & California, USA)
Carlos Pareja Frade, Augusta (Spain)
Andrew Pavlovic, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Jennifer Platzkere Snyder, Dilworth Paxson (Philadelphia/NY, USA)
Kristen Prinz, The Prinz Law Firm (Chicago, USA)
Richard Reice, Sterlington (New York, USA)
Jessica Riggin, Rukin, Hyland & Riggin (San Francisco, USA)
Mark Risk, Mark Risk PC (New York, USA)
Andre Royer, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (Canada)
Emma Sangeelee, Edwin Coe (UK)
Gus Sellitto, Byfield Reputation Counsel (UK)
Amy Shulman, Outten & Golden (New York, USA)
Corinne Staves, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Michèle Stutz, MME (Switzerland)
Daniel Sutherland, Fox Williams (UK)
Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting (UK)
Victoria Tomlinson, Next-Up (UK)
Johannes Traut, Seitz (Germany)
Jonathan Tuck, Baker McKenzie (UK)
Nick Vamos, Peters & Peters (UK)
Martijn van Hall, van Hall Arbeidsrecht (Netherlands)
Clothilde Verdier, Netflix (Netherlands)
Lindsey Wagner, Wagner Legal PC (California & Ohio, USA)
David Yewdall, Global Employer Services, BDO (UK)
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