Future-Proof Your Career: The Skills That Will Matter Most

Gary got involved in the people business the hard way. At the age of 14 he started an organisation organising national events to raise money for Cancer Research. You think you have trouble with your teams, try to persuade over 40 volunteers who have just discovered a social life to work hard and deliver without being paid. By the age of 16 they had raised over £150k for charity and had organised over 30 events including a record attempt for the largest Jazz band to play in one place, and the round London bike ride which is still going today sponsored by a key London Radio Station.     

Always looking for the path of most resistance he was ready for the corporate world and has since developed a fantastic reputation as a leader throughout Europe.

Gary is a Change Agent, and an accomplished Senior Executive with 25 years experience of Complex Sales, Consulting, development and leadership at all levels and in many different countries and cultures.

His previous roles have included Customer Services Director at BT, Global Communications Director at Galileo International, Consulting Director at NCR, EMEA head of Outsorcing AT&T, EMEA Professional Services VP at Orange, Global Head of Services at COLT and Managing Director at NSC GLOBAL.

Now a senior partner with Positive Momentum his specialisms include: Sales Leadership, Change and Transformation, Motivation and Direction, Stakeholder Management and Cross Functional harmony.

Gary is the host of “The Company Doctor” podcast, a fast growing business podcast across Europe.

Rafał is the Director of Innovation and Development at Inprogress Design Lab. Since 2009, he has been designing processes, products and services. He is the lead author of DTMethod - a methodology that helps to apply Design Thinking in an organization.

He is an accredited Change Management, DTMethod and Facilitation trainer. As part of Rafał's professional activity, he supports organizations in introducing changes using facilitation and Design Thinking.

• Design Thinking Basics: an introduction to DTMethod  - in publication process
• Polish publication in Forbes magazine: Don't waste your time and money on unsuccessful projects
• Polish publications in Strefa PMI: Towards organizational agility: Agile Change Management; Change Manager about survival; Development for change or change for development? Why is not all training effective?

Proudest Achievement?

It is definitely a DTMethod methodology creation and development. Its creation required a very extensive scientific research, long hours of design and testing with different groups of people. But the effort paid off: now people around the world can get to know DTMethod and get internationally recognized certification.

Melissa is the Founder and Chief Office Fairy at HappyFactory. With over 15 years of experience in the people game,  Melissa is now a people strategist and Agile Change Management Professional. She consults on all kinds of people problems and loves creating bespoke people programs.  She is an International Speaker & Facilitator and has recently taken on a seat as the Deputy General Secretary of SAACBA an employer’s organisation. Melissa believes that happy people are more productive people and is passionate about mind-body-energy at work, after all good “humaning” is all we ever want and all we ever need.

Melissa writes articles on Medium and co-wrote various publishings for SEIFSA

Melissa's proudest achievement is leaping into the world of entrepreneurship at the start of COVID, where she wanted to be at the forefront of the change, carving out a path rather than following.  

Anthea Armar is a speaker, coach and facilitator with over 20 years of experience helping professionals and young leaders achieve career success. As the founder of Amarkai Ltd, she delivers leadership training, career development and public speaking workshops. Anthea has collaborated with global organisations including Google, Ernst & Young and Network Rail to design sessions that build confidence, improve communication skills and foster professional growth. Her A.C.T. Framework (Accept, Create, Transform) equips individuals with the tools to overcome challenges and reach their goals. Anthea’s practical approach and engaging delivery inspire meaningful change and long-term success. 

Anthea's Achievements/ Nominations - 

• 2nd Place for Toastmasters Table Topics District Contest 2023 
• Finalist for Speaker of the Year 2024 
• Finalist for Most Inspirational Mentor 2025 
• Nominated for Speaker of the Year 2025 and Most Creative Business 2025 Awards