Register for the breakfast forum
Date: Tuesday, 30 September
Time: 8:30am – 10:30am
Where: Simons Muirhead Burton, 87-91 Newman Street, London, W1T 3EY
Register interest to AWA’s Practice Manager, Amy Thornbury — athornbury@advanced-workplace.com
*All registrations will be verified and invitations confirmed.
Employee engagement is falling to record lows in the UK. Gallup’s latest data shows only 10% of employees are fully engaged, and the ripple effects are clear: managers are struggling, productivity is sliding and employee retention is under pressure.
As AI and new ways of working reshape the knowledge economy, organisations cannot afford to let disengagement erode performance or reputation. The stakes for HR leaders are higher than ever, both in terms of legal risks and the ability to deliver a compelling employee experience.
At this exclusive breakfast forum we’ll explore:
- The latest evidence on what really drives engagement in knowledge-based organisations
- How discoveries in neuroscience are helping us to understand and influence employee motivation
- The legal and reputational risks of disengagement, and how to stay ahead of them
- Practical approaches for equipping managers to sustain high performance and wellbeing
- Real-world lessons from organisations putting the science of engagement into practice
Speakers
Simon Davies - European Talent & Engagement Manager, Panasonic
Simon Davies specialises in Experience Management with a deep focus on Employee Experience (EX). He leads and influences organisations on wide sentiment strategy and manages a multitude of research initiatives to help realise the importance of employee lifecycles (onboarding to off-boarding) and continuous listening feedback along the journey of employment and strategic moments that matter.
Simon is a passionate and highly motivated team player working to translate data into insights and collaborative action planning that delivers breakthrough employee experiences.
As a Dual Citizen of Canada and the UK, he has over 20 years of extensive experience within financial services (Canada), post-secondary education, global professional services and local UK government Customer and Employee Experience (EX) & (CX) research.
Natalie Porter - Head of Engagement & Internal Communications, NTT Data
Ewan Keen - Partner, SMB
Ewan jointly leads the Employment Team, advising on all aspects of employment law with a focus on complex workplace change, senior management disputes, and corporate transactions. He has extensive experience in TUPE transfers, restructures, redundancies, restrictive covenants, and whistleblowing matters. Ewan advises clients across public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, from start-ups to multinationals, providing both board-level strategic counsel and practical solutions for senior management. An accredited mediator, he is also passionate about delivering bespoke training programmes. Professional guides describe him as “astute,” “practical,” and “a star partner.”
Nathan Gupta - Neuroscience Consultant, AWA
Nathan is a SME in Cognitive Neuroscience with a passion for Digital / Social Media Marketing. Holding research specialisms in the neuroscience of flow-state and workplace productivity, Nathan excels at transforming complex scientific concepts into digestible and practical material for the public.
Andrew Mawson - Founder, AWA
Andrew is a leading pioneer, thinker and speaker on matters ‘work and place’, experienced at bringing together the worlds of business strategy, hybrid and workplace strategy, organisational and workplace design, leadership development and change management.
Brad Taylor - People & Change Specialist, AWA
Brad is a qualified senior HR professional with more than 30 years’ experience in the finance and professional association sectors. He has a particular focus on people strategy, workplace transformation, organisational development, culture, change programmes, and employee engagement. Brad previously held roles as People & Workplace Director for the CIPD and CIMA, as well as HR roles at Barclays Plc.