Welcome to the Pendulum Summit 2025 Schedule! Explore two incredible days of inspiration, innovation, and world-class learning. Featuring an extraordinary lineup of visionary leaders, global influencers, and renowned speakers, Pendulum Summit offers a transformative experience designed to elevate your leadership, resilience, and professional growth. Dive into the detailed schedule below to discover the sessions, speakers, and topics that will empower you to unlock your full potential.
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Pendulum Summit 2025 Agenda
Day One – 8 January 2025
Breakfast Bites & Entertainment
Show Opener
Mandy Hickson – Welcome Address
Nick Santonastasso
Resilience – Adaptability – Overcoming Challenges – Personal Growth
Nick shares his extraordinary journey of resilience, adaptability, and personal growth, offering inspiration for overcoming challenges and achieving the impossible.
Sanna Marin
Agile Leadership – Embracing Change – Innovation – Global Collaboration
The former Prime Minister of Finland shares insights on agile leadership, embracing change, and fostering innovation during times of global uncertainty.
Coffee Break & Networking
Christine Armstrong
Future of Work – Productivity – Wellbeing – Cultural Transformation
Christine explores strategies to navigate the evolving workplace, balancing productivity, wellbeing, and cultural transformation for long-term success.
Ray Nolan
Entrepreneurship – Scalability – Resilience – Business Growth
Renowned tech entrepreneur Ray Nolan delves into the keys to business growth, resilience, and fostering an entrepreneurial mindset for sustained impact.
Lunch & Networking
Entertainment
Pendulum Talks
- Dr. Heather McKee
- Bernard Jackman
- Sinead Kane
Coffee Break & Networking
Jimmy Carr
Humour in Leadership – Resilience – Self-Improvement – Turning Challenges into Opportunities
Comedian and author Jimmy Carr blends humour and insight to explore self-improvement, the power of resilience, and using challenges as a springboard for success.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Winning Spirit – Perseverance – Mental Strength – Overcoming Adversity
Boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard discusses the mindset, perseverance, and determination required to achieve greatness and overcome adversity.
Conference End
Viatel CEO Dinner
Day Two – 9 January 2025
Breakfast Bites & Entertainment
Show Opener
Mandy Hickson – Welcome Address
Ant Middleton
Leadership – Resilience – Thriving Under Pressure – Team Dynamics
Drawing on his experiences as a Special Forces operator and adventurer, Ant shares the principles of leadership, resilience, and thriving under pressure.
Mary Portas OBE
Purpose-Driven Leadership – Innovation – Social Impact – Business Transformation
Mary highlights the importance of purpose-driven leadership and her vision for building businesses that combine commercial success with social impact.
Coffee Break & Networking
Dr. Lollie Mancey
AI Integration – Human Innovation – Responsible Technology – Future Readiness
Dr. Mancey provides insights into the interplay between artificial intelligence and human innovation, addressing how businesses can harness technology responsibly.
Dr. Martyn Newman
Emotional Intelligence – Leadership Effectiveness – Decision-Making – Workplace Culture
Martyn explores how emotional intelligence drives effective leadership, enhances decision-making, and fosters a positive workplace culture.
Lunch & Networking
Entertainment
Pendulum Talks
- Nuala Moore
- Aisling Smith
- Peter Ryan
Coffee Break & Networking
David Meade
Influence – Creativity – Persuasion – Communication Mastery
David delivers practical tools to unlock personal and professional potential through the science of influence, creativity, and communication.
Andre Agassi
Reinvention – Legacy Building – Triumph Over Adversity – Life Lessons
Andre Agassi shares his story of triumph, reinvention, and the drive to build a legacy both on and off the court.
