The 2025 Professional Services Staff (PSS) Conference focused on Shaping your Future- Looking forward to Creativity and Innovation.
On Thursday 5th June 2025, the PSS Conference saw the opporturnity to meet colleagues, be a part of fantastic, interactive and thought-provoking sessions, and focus on your professional development for the day!
Agenda for PSS Conference 2025- Thursday, 5th June:
9:30 to 10:00 am – Registrations
10:15 to 10:30 am – Welcome
10:30 to 11:30 am – Keynote Speech
12:00 to 1:00pm – Lunch
1:00 to 2:30pm – Breakout sessions
3:00 to 4:00pm – Closing Speech
4:00pm onwards – Reception and Networking
Keynote Speaker- Clive Woodward
Sir Clive Woodward is the World Cup winning Head Coach who led England’s rugby players to World Cup glory in Australia in 2003. A former England International and British & Irish Lion himself, during Clive’s tenure as Head Coach England moved from 6th in the world to being the number one ranked team, winning every trophy an England team can win.
In 2006 Clive joined the British Olympic Association. As Team GB’s Director of Sport he worked in close partnership with key stakeholders in British Sport to support the national coaches and athletes at the Beijing & Vancouver Olympics as well as deliver Team GB’s most successful Olympic Games in the modern era at London 2012.
Currently, Clive is the Founding Partner and Chairman of Hive Learning –a digital workspace that helps leading organisations and coaching professionals maximise the impact of their investments in training and development.
Closing Speaker- Anna Mathur
Anna Mathur is a renowned psychotherapist, best-selling author, and host of the popular podcast The Therapy Edit, which has garnered over 4 million downloads. Known for her approachable and relatable style, Anna shares invaluable mental health advice on anxiety, overwhelm, and self-worth, engaging an audience of over 220,000 followers on Instagram. Anna is the author of five best-selling books, including The Uncomfortable Truth: Change Your Life by Taming 10 of Your Mind’s Greatest Fears, which became an instant Sunday Times bestseller in 2024. Her previous works, such as Mind Over Mother and Know Your Worth, have also ranked in the Sunday Times top 10, and her books have been featured on billboards in Piccadilly Circus. Her writing, often grounded in personal experience, deeply resonates with readers.
1:00 to 2:30pm – Breakout sessions
The Happiness Activating Workshop
Run by the brilliant Happiness Activator, Coach and Therapist Steph Peltier, we learned how to elevate workplace contentment and happiness, have holistic experiences of happiness at work, ward off corporate anxiety, and engaged with tools and techniques for personal growth and resilience!
The Public Speaking Masterclass
A thought-provoking, creative and unique public speaking workshop that focused on communication techniques, authenticity and vulnerability, tried & tested ways of imbuing confidence in speaking and presenting.
Emotional intelligence in Generative AI at Work
Indi (HR Director) shared his thinking on the future of emotional intelligence in Generative AI in the workplace. The challenges in replicating human thought and the possibility that in the near future we could work for, and take direction and guidance from, humanoid robots. The session was designed to be thought-provoking as well as sharing some of the challenges of the journey towards replicating the human brain.
Meditation & Grounding Workshop
This was an immersive meditation experience aimed at stress relief, grounding and wellbeing for staff. Run by our in-house yoga and meditation expert, Avinash Mandalia.
Art for Oneself- Guided Oil Pastel drawing
A guided oil pastel painting workshop, where colleagues learned to draw with having the opportunity to network and create something meaningful together with fellow colleagues!
Get a taste of this year's conference from the photos below:
