Leading Edge Live: From Culture to Capability
Following the outstanding success of last year’s event, Leading Edge Live returns this March sharper, bolder and designed to challenge convention, redefine the future of leadership, learning and team performance.
This exclusive experience brings together pioneering transformative leaders from some of the world’s most progressive organisations. It explores a data-driven approach to leadership development, the creation of a coaching culture code and a change-enablement playbook that turns bold ambition into everyday capability.
It is where ideas become action, meaningful connections are formed and leadership and teams are reimagined.
Date: 19 th March 2026
9:00am – 5:00pm GMT
Location: Buffini Chao Deck, National Theatre, London
Nearest tube station – Waterloo
Cost: £595
Speaker Sessions
A dynamic session where our speaker shares insights on leadership and teams.
Workshops
Following the speaker session will be an interactive group discussion to reflect on the application in your organisation
Networking
Network with fellow attendees and industry leaders to forge connections, share insights, and spark future collaborations.
Throughout the day, you will have the rare opportunity to engage directly with thought leaders, ask your own questions and gain firsthand perspectives on how to catalyse organisational performance in today’s dynamic workplace.
The sessions will feature a blend of interactive workshops, expert-led discussions and meaningful opportunities to connect with peers who are actively shaping the future of leadership, culture, collaboration and high performance.
Management Dynamics are proud to be featuring guest speakers from pioneering organisations like PepsiCo., AstraZeneca and Acteon Group who will provide real-world cases of how they are moving the needle in leadership and team performance through their leading edge initiatives. This one-day event will showcase the innovative solutions these businesses have created to empower high-performing teams and elevate organisational leadership.
Duncan Salmon
Duncan Salmon is the Head of Talent at Acteon Group. A trusted, results-driven leader operating at executive level, he brings extensive experience delivering effective talent management and leadership programmes across complex, engineering-led organisations. A strategic HR influencer, Duncan aligns people development with long-term business strategy, building strong employee brands and cultures that enable lifelong career development and organisational success.
TRUDIE ADCOCK
Trudie Adcock is Senior Director of Global Change and Transformation at AstraZeneca. A high-energy and creative leader, she is recognised for forging innovative connections that advance strategic business goals and purpose-driven change. She specialises in systemic, organisational development and effectiveness and delivers high-impact change, authentic leadership and capability development to help global organisations build resilient cultures and achieve sustainable transformation performance at with pace and scale.
Louise Williams
Louise Williams is the Vice President of People for PepsiCo UK & Ireland. An accomplished senior HR leader and executive coach, bringing over 20 years of expertise spanning the facilities, energy and FMCG sectors. Louise champions honesty and courageous conversations as the foundation of meaningful leadership. She is passionate about creating environments that support real growth, helping leaders and teams use coaching conversations to drive development and unlock potential in others and themselves.
Alison Grieve
Alison Grieve is the Founder of Management Dynamics, an organisation dedicated to transforming company culture and elevating team performance to world-class standards. A sought-after expert in talent, leadership, and team development, Alison works with multinational organisations globally to drive meaningful change. She is also the author of two best-selling books and co-hosts The Edge podcast. Highly qualified as a Korn Ferry master associate, NLP Master Practitioner, and certified Executive and Advanced Teams Coach (ICF PCC and ACTC), Alison combines strategic insight with adaptable solutions to help her clients surpass their potential.
Jenni Miller
Jenni Miller is the Founder of Management Dynamics and a best-selling author, renowned for her expertise in transforming company cultures and driving high-performance teams within FTSE 500 companies. As co-host of The Edge podcast, she shares insights on leadership and organisational excellence. Jenni has developed a proven blueprint for success, enabling leaders and teams to navigate transformational changes such as mergers, reorganisations, and rapid growth. With clients including PepsiCo, AstraZeneca, and NATO, she is celebrated for her pragmatic approach and ability to deliver lasting impact through people.
Who Should Attend?
Ideal for anyone responsible for team or leadership development within their organisation. Such as:
- Talent Managers
- Chief People Officers
- Learning and Development Managers
- Head of Learning and Development
- Employee Experience Managers
- HR Directors
The National Theatre, an iconic venue on London’s South Bank, offers a vibrant and inspiring setting for Leading Edge Live. Known for its world-class facilities and creative atmosphere, it’s the perfect place to connect, collaborate and spark new ideas.
By Train: Waterloo, Waterloo East and Charing Cross stations are all a 10–15 minute walk.
By Tube: Nearest tube stations are Waterloo (5-minute walk), Southwark (10-minute walk) or Embankment (10-minute walk).
Contact us for any hotel recommendations.
Why Attend?
- Connect with the Game-Changers – Meet the senior leaders, bold innovators and forward-thinking professionals shaping the future at global powerhouses
- Unlock High-Impact Insights – Dive into cutting-edge strategies, fresh ideas and proven frameworks you can immediately bring back to your organisation.
- Supercharge Your Perspective – Step out of the everyday grind and immerse yourself in visionary thinking that inspires stronger teams, smarter leadership and more dynamic performance.
- Stay Ahead of What’s Next – Get up to speed on the latest trends, emerging behaviours and data-driven approaches revolutionising leadership and team development.
- Refocus on What Really Matters – Take intentional time to reflect, plan and recharge your strategic mindset so you can drive long-term, meaningful organisational impact.
- Learn from Real Transformations – Hear firsthand how industry leaders like AstraZeneca, PepsiCo. and Acteon Group have elevated their teams and reshaped their leadership cultures for the future.
Looking for more information or still have some questions?
Whether you’d like to discuss the latest research in learning and development, discover how we can help you to measure, improve and track the performance of your people, start a conversation about what coaching could do for you or just find out what is making us curious today, get in touch.
