The speakers, panellists and contributors appearing at the Innovation Festival for Global Working
Find out about our panel of experts who will share their insights and expertise with delegates at our unique event, The Innovation Festival for Global Working.
11 May 2023
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Thursday 8 June 2023 | 9.00am – 6.30pm
Spray Hill, Hastings Road, Lamberhurst, Kent, TN3 8JB, UK
Welcome to the Think Global People Innovation Festival for Global Working, including awards ceremony. Building on the success of our previous Festivals in London, this is a superb opportunity to network and entertain clients in a vibrant environment, where good conversations happen, ideas flow and knowledge is shared. Learn from inspiring speakers how to take you rorganisation to the next level.Meet our panel of experts below:
TONY ANTONELLI // CHRIS BARBER// VALÉRIE BESANCENEY// MICHELLE BERNERS PRICE// JAYNE CONSTANTINIS//DR SUSAN DOERING// ANN ELLIS// CLAUDINE HAKIM// GEORGINA HAWKES// AGNIESZKA LEJA// DEMETRA MARCANTONIO // SARAH ROZENTHULER// SUSAN STEWART 
Tony Antonelli is a true leader and innovator, with a wealth of experience in both military and civilian aerospace. As the Artemis II Mission Director for the Orion Program at Lockheed Martin Space, he's responsible for shaping the path towards sustainable human missions to Mars through the integration of science objectives and human exploration goals.
Antonelli's technical expertise in aeronautics and astronautics, along with his extensive experience as a NASA astronaut, makes him an exceptional individual. He's a proven problem-solver, with a demonstrated ability to navigate complex challenges and inspire others to achieve greatness.
What's particularly impressive about Antonelli is his unwavering dedication to pushing boundaries and driving innovation. His focus on synergising human exploration strategy with science objectives showcases his commitment to advancing technology and driving progress forward.
Whether you're a space enthusiast or simply interested in leadership and innovation, Tony Antonelli is a name that commands respect. His passion, drive, and vision make him a true trailblazer, and a source of inspiration for anyone looking to achieve greatness.Read Tony Antonelli's bio to learn more
Chris Barber, the Director and Founder of ISSET will support the interactive presentations and Q&A’s. Chris founded ISSET in 1998 with the aim of instilling the NASA ‘you can do it’ spirit. ISSET’s opening event was a live message from Cosmonauts on the Mir Space Station. Since those early days, Chris has worked with Space Centres, businesses, universities, schools and communities in the UK, USA, Norway, France, Netherlands, Spain, India, Mongolia, China, the Arctic and Australia.Read Chris Barber's bio to learn more
Valérie Besanceney (MA, MEd) is an international education and transition consultant, passionate about helping families thrive through transitions. Author of two children’s books, B at Home: Emma Moves Again and My Moving Booklet and founder of Roots with Boots, she currently consults for families, schools, and organizations. She is Dutch by birth, Swiss by nationality, and well-versed in cross cultural awareness. Having moved often as a child, Valérie understands the challenges and impact of early transitions on your sense of identity and belonging as an adult. Valérie has been an international educator for the past 18 years in international schools and organizations across four continents. Valérie serves as the Executive Director of Safe Passage Across Networks (SPAN) and is the co-creator and co-facilitator of the SPAN certificate course on the Laws of Transitions. Together with her husband and their two daughters, she lives in Gryon, Switzerland.
Michelle is a Partner at KPMG UK and advises multinational corporations in relation to assignee management, business traveller co-ordination, social security and employment taxes. Michelle acts as a trusted advisor for senior executive assignees, business travellers, group tax teams and HR line managers with a primary focus on the financial services industry.
Jayne Constantinis has been in the communications business for 25 years, as a live continuity announcer on BBC television; a business reporter/newsreader on BBC World; a financial services corporate presenter. She facilitates and speaks at live events (see her recent TEDx talk), moderates panels, and is a sought-after communication skills trainer for individuals and groups.
Dr Susan Doering is an Executive Trainer and Coach who specialises in helping professional women to make transitional career changes that will help them to flourish.
Ann Ellis is the CEO and co-founder of multi-national organisation Mauve Group; a leading provider of global HR, employment and expansion services.Hailing from a remote Welsh farming community, Ann established Mauve Group in 1996 from a tiny cupboard-sized office in Northern Italy. Ann was Mauve’s first and initially only “back-office” employee, supporting workers on overseas telecommunications projects with local payroll, visas, contracts and more.As globalisation and remote work became the norm in business, demand for Mauve’s unique solutions snowballed. Today, the organisation supports 70+ industry sectors through an operational network of more than 150 countries worldwide, and 70 of its own entities.With 27 years at the helm of an international business, Ann’s incomparable global expertise have featured on the BBC and in the Times. Ann frequently travels the world to deliver talks at events such as the Millennials Engagement Congress, Think Women and Centuro Global’s Expansion Conference.See Ann's Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women Profile
Claudine Hakim is Head of Advancement, Transitions and Student Support at the International School of London (ISL) and was one of the founding Head Teachers at ISL Surrey and is the leader of the award winning ISL Crossroads Transitions programme. Having lived in three continents, Claudine is passionate about fostering well-balanced and inclusive international communities. Claudine is a member of the ECIS Admissions Special Interest Committee and is a Board member of Safe Passage Across Networks (SPAN) as Director of Partnerships. Claudine holds a Masters degree from the University College of London, Institute of Education in Educational Leadership and Management and a BA in Psychology and Counselling from Richmond International University. See Claudine's Think Women’s 40 Outstanding Global Women Profile
Agnieszka is a Senior Manager in the KPMG Global Mobility Services team in London. She has 12 years of experience supporting organisations in the design and delivery of their Global Mobility programmes. Agnieszka’s experience includes working with FTSE100 companies, start-ups and individual senior executives, within industries ranging from Media and Technology, through to Energy and Manufacturing.In her work she is able to combine her tax specialism with a passion for Global Mobility strategy and policy design to advise clients on their Work From Anywhere and Flexible Workforce strategies.
Demetra is a Director in our Global Mobility Services team in London. She has over 13 years of experience supporting organisations set up their Global Mobility programmes and improve their existing programmes, in alignment with broader business and talent priorities. Demetra has worked with numerous organisations across all industries, supporting with key areas like Global Mobility strategy, policy design, process and technology optimization, as well as training, communications and change management activities which go alongside any programme transformation/change.
Sarah Rozenthuler is a chartered psychologist, leadership consultant and dialogue coach and the founder of Bridgework Consulting. She has over 15 years international experience consulting and works at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford on their transformational leadership programmes. As the author of How to Have Meaningful Conversations and Powered by Purpose, Sarah’s work has been widely featured in the media including The Sunday Times, Psychologies Magazine and BBC Business online.Read Sarah Rozenthuler's bio to learn moreWhere you could find Sarah at the Festival:
Susan Stewart is Director at Articulate Multilingual Ltd. With a foot in both local UK communities as well as global expatriate communities, Articulate Multilingual supports and advises multilingual families as they make choices about schooling and home language use.Susan has lived and worked in Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Belgium, Oman, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Susan, who has raised two bilingual global-nomad children, speaks (to varying degrees) English, French, German, Afrikaans, Swedish and Arabic. She has taught in international schools including International School of London. Susan has a particular interest in the area of language policy as a driving force in promoting multilingualism within families, communities, organisations, and schools. With a background in international education, Susan’s work centres around building an understanding of diverse multilingual families and children and how these can be nurtured and developed. She delivers regular parent workshops around the questions of raising multilingual children, locally and internationally. Susan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics and French from the University of South Africa and an MA in Applied Linguistics and Communications from Birkbeck College, University of London.
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