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.
We are currently busy planning topics and speakers for the 2025 conference. Here is a sneak preview of some of the topics we are intending to explore on the day:
Further Speakers Confirmed (more to follow):
Elizabeth Delafosse, GB RailFreight (UK)
Matthew Dineen, LocatED (UK)
Matthew Doughty, CEO Insurance Services, DWF Group (UK)
Denise Drake, Polsinelli (Kansas City, USA)
Yulia Fedorenko, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Ken Fowlie, Chair, Stowe Family Law LLP
Carl-Fredrik Hedenström, CFH Law (Sweden)
Jenny Hodges, Aureos (UK)
David Lowe, Rudy Exelrod Zieff & Lowe (San Francisco, USA)
Megan Mathias, Hinshaw (Chicago, USA)
Elizabeth McEneny, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Jef Michielsen, Bellaw, Van Eeckhoutte, Taquet & Clesse (Belgium)
Kelsey Murrell, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Suzanne McKie KC – Farore Law (UK)
Regan O’Driscoll, CC Solicitors (Ireland)
Matt Nixon, Stork & May (UK)
Carlos Pareja Frade, Augusta (Spain)
Andrew Pavlovic, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Emma Sangeelee, Edwin Coe (UK)
Daniel Sutherland, Fox Williams (UK)
Victoria Tomlinson, Next-Up (UK)
Johannes Traut, Seitz (Germany)
Martijn van Hall, van Hall Arbeidsrecht (Netherlands)
Clothilde Verdier, Netflix (Netherlands)
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)
Kelly Dermody, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein (California, USA)
Ming Evans, Smiths Plc (UK)
David Fisher, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Gavin Foggo, Fox Williams (UK)
Veena Gopalakrishnan, Trilegal (India)
Atul Gupta, Trilegal (India)
Beth Hale, CM Murray LLP (UK)
James Hockin, Withers (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)
Brian MacDonough, Sherin & Lodgen (Boston, USA)
Camille Olsen, Seyfath Shaw (Chicago & California, USA)
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)
Gus Sellitto, Byfield Reputation Counsel (UK)
Amy Shulman, Outten & Golden (New York, USA)
Corinne Staves, CM Murray LLP (UK)
Michèle Stutz, MME (Switzerland)
Matthew Syed, Matthew Syed Consulting (UK)
Jonathan Tuck, Baker McKenzie (UK)
Nick Vamos, Peters & Peters (UK)
Lindsey Wagner, Wagner Legal PC (California & Ohio, USA)
David Yewdall, Global Employer Services, BDO (UK)
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