Keynote Speaker

Beyond Borders: Conscious Leadership and Creative Connections for Global Impact

Professor Dame Vlatka Ariaana Hlupic, CEO of Management Shift Solutions

In today’s rapidly changing and interconnected world, traditional leadership models are no longer sufficient to drive sustainable success. This keynote introduces The Management Shift®—an evidence-based, globally proven methodology that empowers leaders to transcend borders, industries, and mindsets by embracing conscious, purpose-driven leadership. By moving beyond outdated, hierarchical approaches and fostering creative connections across teams and cultures, leaders can unlock unprecedented levels of engagement, innovation, and profitability.

This talk demonstrates how The Management Shift®’s unique 5-Level framework equips organisations to break down barriers, adapt to disruption, and create lasting global impact. Attendees will leave inspired and equipped with actionable insights to lead with empathy, foster collaboration, and ignite transformative change - no matter where they are in the world.

Professor Hlupic is the author of four books, the most well-known are Humane Capital (2018) and The Management Shift, How to Harness the Power of People and Transform Your Organisation for Sustainable Success (2014). Building on the ideas and case studies from these books, she then began to create transformational programmes for organisations that would analyse their current leadership approach and organisational culture, and coach them through a process that would transform them from a stale, moribund culture to one that empowered employees and took a more entrepreneurial approach, thereby future proofing the business.

Through her work, Professor Hlupic has redefined modern management practices, and helped countless organisations change for the better. She is Professor of Leadership and Management at Hult Ashridge Executive Education, a former Adjunct Faculty at London Business School, a consultant and Visiting Faculty for Said Business School and a global faculty member of Headspring and Duke executive education. As an international thought leader and CEO of Management Shift Solutions Limited, she runs the flagship TMS (The Management Shift) Leadership Development Programme, a comprehensive four month course designed for senior leadership teams, which is CPD accredited as well organisational transformation programmes powered by the Organisational Health Scan diagnostics.

She has won over 30 international awards and has consistently ranked among the world’s most influential HR thinkers. As a CEO advisor, she has redefined modern management practices, empowering organisations to achieve higher performance, engagement, and profitability whilst becoming a force for good. In April 2025, she became a Dame due to her values, service and drive to make this world a better place.

Her programmes have enabled her to advise the leaders of FTSE 100 companies and governments and has helped clients in a variety of industries to go through profound transformation - from IT industry, higher education, media, luxury retail, professional services and energy sector to government departments, charities and NHS.