2025 Schedule

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

7:30 – 8:45am

Breakfast Bites & Entertainment

8:45 – 8:55am

Show Opener

8:55 – 9:10am

Mandy Hickson – Welcome Address

9:10 – 9:50am

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.

9:50 – 10:30am

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.

10:30 – 11:15am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:15 – 11:55am

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.

11:55am – 12:30pm

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.

12:30 – 1:45pm

Lunch & Networking

1:45 – 2:00pm

Entertainment

2:00 – 2:45pm

Pendulum Talks

  • Dr. Heather McKee
  • Bernard Jackman
  • Sinead Kane

2:45 – 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:30 – 4:15pm

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.

4:15 – 5:00pm

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.

5:00pm

Conference End

5:30pm

Viatel CEO Dinner

Day Two – 9 January 2025

7:30 – 8:45am

Breakfast Bites & Entertainment

8:50 – 9:00am

Show Opener

9:00 – 9:10am

Mandy Hickson – Welcome Address

9:10 – 9:50am

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.

9:50 – 10:30am

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.

10:30 – 11:15am

Coffee Break & Networking

11:15 – 11:55am

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.

11:55am – 12:30pm

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.

12:30 – 1:45pm

Lunch & Networking

1:45 – 2:00pm

Entertainment

2:00 – 2:15pm

Pendulum Talks

  • Nuala Moore
  • Aisling Smith
  • Peter Ryan

2:45 – 3:30pm

Coffee Break & Networking

3:30 – 4:15pm

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.

4:15 – 5:00pm

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.

5:00pm

Conference End

6:00pm

Pendulum After Dark Party