Edinburgh Summit

The Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club, Kirknewton, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH27 8EB

18
February
2027
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"The Performance Advantage"

In a world shaped by economic uncertainty, technological acceleration and changing workforce expectations, organisations are searching for new ways to drive sustainable performance. The Performance Advantage explores how leading organisations are combining people, leadership, culture and technology to build high-performing workplaces capable of thriving in an increasingly complex environment.

Industry leading Speakers

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Tony Elliott

Executive Director of People

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Fiona Hogg

Chief People Officer

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Perry Timms

Chief Energy Officer

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David Blackburn

Chief People Consultant

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Ian Molyneux

Senior Wellbeing Consultant UKIMEA

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George Kasparis

Senior Wellbeing Consultant UKIMEA

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Agenda

08:00 - 08:50

Registration & Welcome Breakfast

08:50 - 09:00

Opening Welcome

09:00 - 09:30

Leadership Session 1

Change - How to turn uncertainty into opportunity?

Change management has become a critical skill for people professionals as organisations face unprecedented levels of disruption. From technological advancements, geopolitical instability and economic volatility, the ability to lead transformational change effectively is now a cornerstone of organisational success. Drawing insights from recent research by the World Economic Forum, McKinsey, Franklin Covey and Gartner, alongside practical experience of evolving HR at the Bank of England, David R. Blackburn will share actionable, practical tips so you can lead yourselves and your teams through change.

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Speaker
Mr David R Blackburn

Chief People Consultant

09:35 - 09:55

Networking and Meetings

10:00 - 10:30

Leadership Session 2

From Passion to Persuasion: Selling Wellbeing in the Boardroom

Why This Talk Matters: You're passionate about wellbeing but passion alone won’t unlock budget. Boards speak the language of strategy, risk, and ROI. Not yoga mats and mindfulness. This session helps you translate your vision into boardroom-ready influence. What You’ll Learn: Build a Killer Business Case: Link wellbeing to retention, productivity, and ESG using a wellbeing maturity assessment. Speak Their Language - Turn emotional narratives into strategic storytelling. Handle Pushback Like a Pro - Tackle objections and turn sceptics into sponsors. Create Internal Champions - Win allies across departments to amplify your impact. Tools & Takeaways: Templates for board-level wellbeing proposals Scenarios to sharpen your pitch Wellbeing Maturity Assessment Tool

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Ian Molyneux

Senior Wellbeing Consultant UKIMEA

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Speaker
George Kasparis

Senior Wellbeing Consultant UKIMEA

10:35 - 10:55

Networking and Meetings

11:00 - 11:30

Leadership Session 3

Leadership and Organisational Culture across NHS Scotland - A work in progress

Fiona shares insights, challenges and learnings from ongoing work across NHS Scotland to focus on improving leadership and culture across this large, complex, high-pressure and high-profile system, which needs to transform and adapt whilst facing more demand than ever before, with limited financial resources and workforce capacity challenges.

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Speaker
Fiona Hogg

Chief People Officer

11:35 - 11:55

Networking and Meetings

12:00 - 12:30

Roundtable Discussions

What does good work actually look like now?

We talk endlessly about performance, engagement, wellbeing, AI, hybrid, skills… but we rarely stop and define what ‘good work’ means in practice anymore. This session explores how HR leaders are redefining good work for today’s organisations. Each table tackles the same core question, but from a slightly different angle: What does “good work” mean for employees in your organisation today? What gets in the way of good work right now? How has your definition of good work changed in the last 3–5 years? What would actually improve the quality of work in your organisation?

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Moderator
Perry Timms

Chief Energy Officer

12:35 - 12:55

Networking and Meetings

12:55 - 13:40

Networking Lunch

13:40 - 14:10

Leadership Session 4

Is your company culture a competitive advantage (or something HR does)?

The session will explore how building a truly great work culture can impact upon the Strategic success of the company, impacting the entire Employee Experience and Employee Wellbeing, acting as a differentiator in the talent marketplace. - A culture of Psychological Safety: Turning theories into effective leadership behaviours – the new imperative both legal and cultural. - Wellbeing as a strategic differentiator — Employee mental health, psychological safety, burnout prevention – from quiet quitting to quiet cracking, employees appearing engaged outwardly but struggling inwardly. - Burnout Prevention: Building resilience and balance in high-performance teams. What’s HR’s role vs the line manager’s in monitoring and driving the culture. - Hybrid and flexible work (beyond “remote vs office”) — how to design an inclusive work culture that is successful for all people and the business. - Company Culture only succeeds when woven throughout the full employee lifecycle (preboarding and employer brand, onboarding, line manager/ employee check-ins, engagement, development, exit and beyond).

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Speaker
Tony Elliott

Executive Director of People

14:15 - 14:35

Networking and Meetings

14:40 - 15:10

Closing Keynote

From PDPs to PB90 - the future of performance

For far too long, we've laboured with mechanical, uninspiring and inaccurate performance and development systems, processes and reviews. No more. Ushering a new paradigm in what it means to review how we're doing now, what we're up to next and what we aspire to in the future will be reinvented and recast. Learn how you can erase all memory of ineffective and disliked appraisals and meet the world of flourishing, personal best and future fit reviews.

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Summit Chairperson
Perry Timms

Chief Energy Officer

15:10 - 15:15

Closing Remarks

15:20 -16:20

Networking Drinks

Venue

The Venue

The Edinburgh People Power Summit will take place at the beautiful Dalmahoy Hotel & Country Club.

Set within 1,000 acres of stunning parkland just outside the city, the Dalmahoy provides an inspiring and relaxed setting for senior HR and People leaders to connect, learn and exchange ideas. The historic country house combines elegant event spaces with modern conference facilities, creating the perfect environment for thoughtful conversations about leadership, culture and the future of work.

With panoramic countryside views and excellent transport links to Edinburgh city centre and the airport, the Dalmahoy offers a unique venue for a day of insight, networking and meaningful discussion.

18
February
2027
Register to Attend

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