MOTIVATE YOUR PEOPLE. MAKE YOUR MESSAGE MATTER.
Leadership depends on how well we understand people and communicate ideas. Whether you are motivating a team or presenting insights to decision-makers, your impact comes from helping others connect, engage and act.
In this summit, Ben Hardy explores what actually motivates people at work. Discover how rewards, recognition and goals influence behaviour, and why intrinsic motivation deserves more attention. Through the ABCD model—Autonomy, Belonging, Competence and Direction—you will learn to recognise motivational gaps and identify practical ways to strengthen engagement within your team.
Christina Stathopoulos then explores how to turn data into stories that make an impact. Learn how to communicate complex insights clearly, simplify charts without losing meaning and present with greater confidence. Together, these two sessions will help you understand what drives your people and communicate with the clarity, confidence and credibility that effective leadership demands.
Engage Your People.
Communicate Data with Impact.
Who Should Attend
AGENDA
TUTORS
BEN HARDY
- Clinical Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School
- Expert in Motivation, Engagement and Human Behaviour
Ben Hardy is Clinical Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. His work explores how physiology, emotions and communication shape behaviour at work. With a background spanning veterinary medicine and advanced business research, he brings a distinctive perspective to motivation, engagement and leadership under pressure. He has taught and consulted for organisations including Barclays, HSBC, McKinsey, Nestlé, Novartis and McLaren, translating research into practical insights that leaders can apply in their organisations.
What Actually Motivates People at Work will explore:
- What genuine employee engagement looks like and how it relates to burnout
- The difference between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, and when to use each
- The three components of effective goal-setting and the pitfalls to avoid
- How Autonomy, Belonging, Competence and Direction shape motivation
- Using the ABCD model to identify motivational gaps within your team
- Building a personal action plan to address motivational issues at their root
CHRISTINA STATHOPOULOS
- Founder of Dare to Data and Adjunct Professor at IE Business School
- Data & AI Strategist and Global Keynote Speaker
Christina Stathopoulos is the founder of Dare to Data, an Adjunct Professor at IE Business School, and an international keynote speaker on data and AI. She helps leaders transform complex insights into clear, persuasive communication that supports better decisions.
A former Google and Waze data strategy leader, Christina brings experience in analytics, AI adoption and data-driven transformation. Through IE Business School, LinkedIn Learning and international corporate audiences, she teaches professionals how to communicate data with clarity, confidence and credibility.
Data Storytelling will explore:
- Turning complex data insights into accessible, compelling stories
- Presenting confidently to senior stakeholders and cross-functional audiences
- The psychology of visual communication and effective design
- Simplifying slides and charts without losing meaning
- Recognising errors and bias in the way data is presented
- Making your message land through clarity, confidence and credibility
WHAT YOU GET
Learning
Experience
Impactful learning from the best in the industry to help you stay ahead of the curve.
Networking
Experience
Nurture your professional network with like-minded executives, as well as meet a new, diverse audience.
TICKETS
INVEST IN THE HUMAN SIDE OF LEADERSHIP
FOUR MASTERCLASSES. ONE SUMMIT. 16 HOURS OF LEARNING.
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