Professional Services Staff Conference

10:30am – Keynote speaker: Scotty Mills 

Scotty Mills has led a distinguished career as a member of the Royal Marines, leading the British Commandos across the globe as the highest-ranking Black Officer in the history of the Royal Marines. Reaching the status of Commando ‘Green Beret’ Officer, Scotty served for an impressive 32 years, learning all there is to know about leadership and high performance. Nicknamed Gareth Southgate’s ‘Secret Weapon’, Scotty is now highly sought after as an executive coach and keynote speaker to share his expertise in leadership, cohesion and to perform under pressure. 

LSE Careers: “Connecting with Self Awareness”

(This workshop will be running twice: 1:00pm-1:40pm, 2:00pm-2:40pm)

Join us for this fantastic session with our in-house LSE Careers Consultants, Catherine Reynolds and Bryony Wills! This interactive session will explore how connecting and communicating with others can help us to confidently bring our whole selves to work, reduce impostor syndrome and increase our self-awareness.

1:00pm - 2:30pm: The Art of Networking 

Join us for an engaging and interactive session with Indi Seehra- LSE's Director of Human Resources and Stefanie Boyer- from the University of Auckand.

In this session Indi will share his own experiences which has led him to develop the ‘network cube’, helping you to create and expand your own social and professional networking, to achieve personal ambitions. 

RADA: Connecting with Confidence- 1:00pm-2:30pm

After a brilliant Masterclass at the PSS Conference last year, we are excited to announce that we will be welcoming RADA back to LSE to host another innovative session focused on this year's theme of Learning power: the power to connect.

“Connecting with Confidence” by RADA will be featuring movement exercises, floor work, and readings from diverse texts to enhance your vocal skills.

Facilitated by Tariq Jordan- an actor and renowned personal impact and storytelling coach, this hands-on masterclass will aim to help you to recognise and adopt behaviours that will boost your confidence in networking environments, leave lasting impression, and build genuine connections!

“Connecting with Artist in you”: London Drawing Session - 

(This workshop will be running twice: 1:00pm-1:40pm, 2:00pm-2:40pm)

Join us for a unique workshop that will get your creative juices flowing, and help you connect with colleagues through creative expression. This Live drawing session by London Drawing will be a guided workshop consisting of demonstrations on how to begin a life drawing, while delving into a variety of fun and expressive drawing games! This workshop is suitable for people of all levels of drawing ability, and  is meant to help you connect and create in a  fun and light-hearted way, while taking away some genuine learning experiences at the end of the session.

2:45pm – Closing speaker Bonita Norris 

Bonita Norris became the youngest British woman to summit Mount Everest. From an amateur climber to a world-renowned adventure in a staggeringly short amount of time, she now inspires audiences to take their own leap of faith, like she did. Her journey against the odds resonates with audiences, leaving them with an improved perspective of their own potential.

Bonita aims to make every individual reflect upon their own life goals and the challenges they face as a speaker, as well as equip them with the techniques she used to get through her toughest moments. By retelling the lessons she learnt as an ordinary girl taking on an extraordinary and overwhelming challenge, Bonita relates to audiences on a personal level.