Christine Brotherton

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I head up the People & Capability team at Perpetual Guardian and my role is to develop innovative and inclusive people strategies in all aspects that relate to our recruitment programme, organisational culture, employee relations and talent management.  Innovation, fiduciary expertise and a rich history go hand in hand at Perpetual Guardian.  For over 135 years we’ve been providing New Zealanders with estate plans and providing certainty for their legacies – with Wills, Trusts, Enduring Powers of Attorney, Investment Advisory or Philanthropic ventures.  Our 4 Day Working Week is an example of our wish to push the boundaries, and is challenging how we work.  We believe that shifting the focus away from “hours of work” to a focus on increasing productivity and employee engagement has real merit in adapting to a changing world.       

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I am married to Liverpool-supporting Simon and have three adult step-children.  We love our NZ lifestyle of beaches, bush walks and close to ski mountains, but also enjoy travelling overseas as much as we can – as you may imagine, any travel from New Zealand requires many hours in a plane and extreme jetlag!    

Caroline Brown

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I lead change and transformation within the Nuclear and Power, EMEA, business for Atkins (who have recently been acquired by SNC-Lavalin).  SNC-Lavalin’s global and diverse workforce includes technicians, professionals, engineers and project managers who use their knowledge, skills and talent to make a difference every day - locally and internationally.  I am a chartered mechanical engineer by background, with a career that has evolved over 20 years’, working as a project manager and business head before becoming responsible for delivering change and developing culture

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I joined Atkins as a graduate with the intention of staying for two years but twenty years on, I’m still finding opportunities to make a difference.  I’m also a business coach and Mental Health First Aider as well as an independent non-executive director for HorseHeard (a registered charity working with horses to promote positive emotional health and resilience outcomes for children, young people and adults in need).

Bruce Daisley

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I'm the EMEA Vice President of Twitter. I joined the company in 2012 just as we opened a London office having previously run YouTube UK at Google. I've also worked at Emap/Bauer and Capital Radio.

I've also been a digital advisor to Comic Relief. For the last couple of years I've hosted and run the Apple #1 Business Chart topping podcast Eat Sleep Work Repeat (on work culture). I was fascinated that the way most of us work is against all of the advice of scientists and psychologists. There was lots of interest in my work and in January 2019 Penguin Books published Bruce's first book, The Joy of Work.

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I've got obsessive interest in current pop music. Nothing makes me happier than a new Max Martin or Julia Michaels penned anthem.

Aarti Jagannath

Cheng Wang

Originally from Shanghai, PRC.  Cheng has led the architecture, silicon implementation and software development for eFPGA over multiple generations from 180nm-16nm and now AI inferencing development at Flex Logix. Two years as VLSI designer at Zoran. BSEECS, UC Berkeley.  MSEE, EE PhD UCLA: designed 5 FPGA chips from 90nm to 40nm. 2013 Distinguished PhD Dissertation Award. 2014 ISSCC Lewis Winner Award for Outstanding Paper. Multiple patents at UCLA and Flex Logix.

Joana Maricato

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New Nutrition Business is a global company that since 1995 has specialised in primary research and analysis of developments in the health, food and nutrition industry. New Nutrition Business provides practical and useable insights for food and beverage, ingredient and dietary supplement companies around the world.

My focus is on identifying the best strategies for commercializing nutrition science and helping clients create new products with health benefits. During the past years I have been involved in several projects exploring the concepts of nutrigenomics and Personalised Nutrition.

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For the past 6 years I’ve lived in 4 different countries, so when I’m not moving or working you can find me trying out new recipes (and eating them too!), travelling, an unwinding in outdoor hikes.