We are delighted to confirm the following plenary speakers for the BAM2024 Conference:
Bruce Avolio
Bruce has published 12 books and over 150 articles on leadership models and methods and currently has a Google citation count of 206,000. He has consulted with hundreds of organizations around the globe in Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East, in the design and delivery of leadership assessment and development systems. Based on a recently completed Stanford University study, out of 6,880,389 scientists, who have published at least five papers in any of 22 major disciplines, ranging from biology to engineering to economics to management, Bruce’s research record was rated in the top 0.01% of the most-cited scientific researchers overall, and #25 among the 36,319 researchers in the category of business & management.
Lynn Saunders OBE
Lynn Saunders OBE is the the Head of Law and Social Sciences and a Professor of Applied Criminology. She has a professional background working in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales, working in both prisons and in the community. Most recently as Governor of a large medium secure treatment site for people with sexual convictions, Professor Saunders co-founded a charity, (the Safer Living Foundation) in 2014 with the aim to prevent sexual (re) offending.
Jean-Pascal Gond
Jean-Pascal Gond is a Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility at Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City University London.
Before arriving at Bayes in 2012, he held various academic positions at HEC Montréal (University of Montréal, Canada) and at the International Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School. He earned his PhD in Management Sciences from the University of Toulouse I (France), graduated from the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Cachan (1996), and was a recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship (2008). His research mobilizes organization theory and economic sociology to investigate corporate social responsibility (CSR). Key research programmes currently in progress on CSR include the roles of standards and metrics in the institutionalization of CSR in the financial marketplace and in corporations, the influence of CSR on employees, and the variations of CSR across varieties of capitalism. His research in economic sociology is concerned with the influence of theory on managerial practice, the governance of self-regulation, and the interplay of society’s commodification and markets’ socialization.
He has published in the fields of corporate responsibility and organization theory in leading academic journals such as Business Ethics Quarterly, Business and Society, Economy and Society, Human Relations, Organization Science, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management Studies.
Petra Molthan-Hill
Professor Petra Molthan-Hill, PhD is Co-Chair of the UN PRME Working Group on Climate Change, Professor at NBS (UK), Author of the 'Handbook of Carbon Management. A Step-by-Step Guide to High-Impact Climate Solutions for Every Manager in Every Function' and Editor of 'Sustainable Management. A Complete Guide for Faculty and Students' (3rd edition). She is an international multi-award-winning expert for Climate Change Mitigation Tools and leads the ‘Climate Literacy Training -CLT-ECOS' distributed worldwide with QS Impact and UN PRME, which won the QS Reimagine Education Award in Sustainability (Gold) in 2022. She has worked with SMEs and many other organizations such as the NHS on how to reduce GHG emissions. From 2013–2021, she led the Green Academy at NTU integrating with her team the SDGs into the curriculum of every discipline across all faculties.
Herman Bril
Herman Bril is Managing Director and Head of Sustainability and Climate Innovation at the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments). Herman joined the organization in July 2022 and is responsible for leading the strategic direction of PSP Investments’ Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) approach.
Herman has over 25 years of experience in leadership roles at financial institutions spanning across investment management, investment banking, treasury, life and pension insurance, and development finance. Prior to joining PSP Investments, he was Partner & CEO Asset Management at Arabesque Group, where he built and scaled up a digital global asset management firm powered by technology and ESG data.
For several years, Herman also served as Chief Investment Officer at the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund in New York. In this role, he was responsible for managing close to $80 billion in assets under management as well as 120 staff, including all asset classes and the sustainable investment team.
Herman holds a Master of Economics from the Free University in the Netherlands, a Consulting and Coaching for Change qualification from INSEAD France, and a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge. He also co-edited two ESG books: Sustainable Investing: A Path to a New Horizon (Routledge, 2020); and Sustainability, Technology, and Finance: Rethinking How Markets Integrate ESG (Routledge, December 2022).
Dr Heather Melville, OBE CMgr CCMI
Heather’s career spans over 40 years across financial, professional & technology services, with a specific focus on international trade, entrepreneurship and corporate banking. Heather is a business thought leader and an innovator with a notable track record of building high performing diverse teams.
Heather has acted in an advisory capacity to FTSE CEOs across a multitude of industries and sectors. She is a highly respected and sought after public speaker, having addressed C-Suite leaders, senates, royalty, and global business audiences worldwide.
Heather has won many accolades, including being listed on the Black Powerlist, as one of the 100 most influential black people in the UK. She is a member of the Executive Leadership Council (ELC), whose purpose is to open channels of opportunity for black executives to positively impact business and communities, and the CFO's Diversity Forum for Business in the Community (FTSE100).
Heather has worked in partnership with HRH the Duchess of Edinburgh as part of her role as the Chair CMI Women. Heather also provided special advisory assistance to Queen Maximus of the Netherlands for her women in entrepreneurship programme.
Heather received her OBE for services to business in 2017 and has recently been appointed as the Chancellor of the University of York. Heather is also the Patron of Women in Banking and Finance.
Heather is a Senior Advisor to Teneo, a Global CEO Advisory Firm, as well as a Trustee on the Board of Enfield Enterprise and until recently (following a 7-year tenure) was a Trustee on the Board for the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). She now sits on the committee for Companions and has recently been elected to join the Everyone Economy Committee
David Lefevre
Dr. David Lefevre is Professor of Practice in Digital Innovation at the Imperial College Business School. Prior to this, David headed an award winning innovation team called the Edtech Lab. This team launched Imperial’s first online courses and currently delivers 220+ online modules including online degree programmers. David stepped down from this role in 2022 and is currently exploring on applications of AI to education with a focus on ‘human in the loop’ automated education systems.
In 2005, David was the founder of the digital publishing company Epigeum which currently supplies interactive courseware to 200+ universities globally and in 2018, co-founded the learning platform company Insendi together with his Imperial colleague Marc Wells. David is a Special Advisor at Study Group, a trustee for the British Council and is currently supporting the launch of Tutello, and AI Tutoring venture.
Hannah Jeacock
Hannah Jeacock is Research Director at HR, payroll, and finance software provider MHR. In her role at the company, Hannah explores how new technology and ideas can bring value to MHR’s customers, employees, and the wider world of work. With nearly 20 years’ of experience in software and technology, she has worked in software engineering, management and leadership roles. Hannah’s research focuses on topics such as the future of work, the implications of AI and automation, and improving the employee experience. Additionally, Hannah is a champion for Women in Tech and is involved in initiatives to support young people begin their career in tech.
Mairead Brady
Associate Professor, Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin and Chair of the Management Education and Development (MED) division of the Academy of Management.