The conference programme document summarizes the agenda for an upcoming conference on business psychology. It includes: 1) Four parallel streams covering various topics in psychology and business such as organizational change, new assessment tools, and developing distinctiveness. 2) A schedule of sessions from Thursday to Friday with topics like leadership development, effective communication, and strengths-based selection. 3) A keynote address and workshop on Thursday evening about business psychology opportunities. 4) The conference runs from May 6-8 at a hotel and ends at midday on Saturday.

1. Conference Programme
Find below this year’s Conference programme. You will see plenty to whet your appetite. Download and complete a booking form at www.theabp.org.uk.
In addition to plenary sessions, the programme has four parallel streams. You will be invited, shortly before the Conference, to make your stream choices.
Parallel Stream 1: Psychology in Stream 2: Conversations for Change Stream 3: New Tools for New Stream 4: Developing
Organisations Times? Distinctiveness
Streams
How psychology has made a Shaping thinking, behaviour and Join in the discussions about new
Take the time to set yourself apart
difference for clients. Hear practical outcomes through language and and old models, theories and
and build capability. Join these
case studies from pharamaceutical, conversation. Find out how meaningful instruments. What old techniques
practical and experiential sessions
construction, finance, energy, conversations and choice of language serve us well and what new
designed to enhance your consulting,
manufacturing and public sectors. can bring about new insights in one to approaches do we need to embrace?
marketing, thinking and leadership
one, team and organisation wide The sessions cover Type to
presence.
interventions. Neuroscience; Selection to
Improvisation and Competencies to
Strengths.
Please note the Conference opens on Thursday 6th May 1300, with sessions starting at 1430 and ends on Saturday 8th May at midday.
If you have any questions or ideas, please do not hesitate to get in touch with the Conference Team via RichardTaylor@theabp.org.uk.
Kind regards, 2010 Conference Team With kind thanks to our GOLD sponsors so far:
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Thursday 6 May
1300 Hotel registration opens, conference registration opens, guests may use venue leisure facilities
1430-1545 Business critical psychology in Effecting real organisational From competencies to strengths – a
Shell: talent identification, change: a new language for new approach to selection Awaiting announcement!
leadership development and creating meaningful, long term Rebecca Stevens, Senior
employee engagement change Consultant, TMP
Michael Lazan, Global VP, Kirsty Nolan, Senior Consultant,
David Wigfield, Change Manager, Leadership and Accountability TMP
Shell IT Services, The Arbinger Institute
The Arbigner Institute’s work and insights
are recommended by leading US CEOs,
academics and authors including Stephen
R. Covey.
1545-1615 Break
1615-1730 Leader-led leadership How does positive psychology Removing the rocket science from Performance consulting: enhance
development versus vendor-led: a help us to improve decision online assessment: how to sell, internal consultancy influence and
practical perspective from an making and communication? design and manage online value
investment bank Sarah Lewis, Founder, assessment projects
Nigel Harrison, Founder,
Louise Kordel, Head of L&D, Appreciating Change Alan Redman, Director, Criterion
Performance Consulting UK
Barclays Capital Partnership
Deborah Tom, Managing Director, Qualified attendees will be given Participants will receive a free copy of
Human Systems accreditation and free COAST trials Nigel's Sunday Times paperback:
"Improving Employee Performance”
1730-1900 Keynote address and interactive workshop: Identifying and grasping the endless possibilities for business psychology, Steve Whiddett, Chair, ABP
1900-1930 Free time
1930-2030 Welcome drinks and networking
2030 Dinner
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Friday 7 May
0915-1030 Global talent development at The science of influence and Coaching with MBTI – a different Working with small businesses:
Grundfos persuasion. Exploring Professor perspective psychology and methodologies
Natalie Livings, Managing Robert Cialdini's 6 principles, with Gil Parsons, Lead Trainer, OPP
research and application for Dr Karol Szlichcinski, Managing
Consultant, A&DC
business and personal life Director, K Szlichcinski
Thomas Brun Larson, Regional This session is for those who are familiar Associates
Human Resource Manager, Dil Sidhu, National Director, BDO with MBTI Step I and want to explore new
Western Europe, Grundfos LLP techniques and perspectives. No
Dil is one of just 21 people trained and experience using MBTI Step II needed.
certified by Professor Cialdini to delivery
his groundbreaking work.
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Keynote address: David Carew, Chief Psychologist and Head of Profession, Department for Work and Pensions; former Chair of the DOP, BPS
1200-1315 Balfour Beatty: making safety Tales from the ‘dark side’ – Type Mapping™ – breaking free of Intuitive and embodied leadership
personal – are they involved? experiences of using the HDS in the strait jacket of individual – leading the way with Equus
Rachel Ivers, Behavioural Change team and one to one conversations psychology
Dido Fisher and Sarah Basely,
Manager, Mansell plc Gillian Hyde, Director, PCL Roy Childs, Managing Director
Directors, Intuitive Leadership
Geoff Trickey, Managing Director, Team Focus
PCL Steve Myers, Managing Director, This session will be held outdoors to
Team Technology better accommodate the horse!
1315-1415 Lunch
1415-1515 Keynote address: Jo Haigh, Partner fds Group and Head of Corporate Finance, ATF Group
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4. 1515-1630 Bucking anticipated trends at Finding your story and developing Using improvisation in Using social networks and social
Schering-Plough: improving metaphors with clients organisations: an exploration of the media to build your business and
performance and maintaining much aligned art of ‘making it up as find employment
Nigel Wood, Peppermint Giraffe
motivation in a merger situation you go along’!
Julie Pelcyh, GAP People Ltd Matt Alder, Futurologist and
Julia Knight and Harry Puckering
Founding Director, Metashift
Sarah Law, Meercat Consulting Julia & Harry bring their experiences as
Haseeb Ahmad, Schering Plough singers, musicians, comedians and people
Matt is an experience business leader,
developers.
award winning digital strategist and
widely read blogger with an international
audience www.recruitingfuture.com
1630-1700 Break
1700-1815 Stories from positive psychology Will the brain sciences generate a Differentiate yourself from the
Awaiting announcement! coaching. A journey from academia completely new and integrated way competition – using branding
to application... of understanding behaviour in techniques to stand out from the
organisations? crowd
Lucy Ryan, Founding Director,
Positive Insights Professor Paul Brown, Visiting
David Royston-Lee, Founder
Lucy is one of a handful of European Professor in Organisational
Director of The Janus Factor
practitioners with a masters in applied Neuroscience, London South Bank
positive psychology, as well as being an University
experienced personal impact coach with
leaders in organisations such as Sony,
Siemens, BBC, Daily Mail and UNICEF.
Welcome to the ‘Not the AGM!’ with a free glass of Or Exercise (45 minutes) Or Free Time
1815-1930
wine (45 minutes)
Deans Champagne Reception
1930
Gala Dinner & Entertainment
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Saturday 8 May
0915-1030 Leadership development during Increasing cultural intelligence in Wake up and smell the coffee! a Improving your own and your
times of change at Sussex organisations – communicating challenge to traditional clients’ critical thinking processes
Probation Service virtually, across borders and psychometric assessments and an – an introduction to IFRAME
Amanda Gartshore, Associate, cultures insight to the ‘new world’
Shawn Ireland, Principle, HRC
Eliesha Training Ltd Dr Nic Sale, Head of Diversity, John Cooper, Rich Cook & Jo
Group
Pearn Kandola Maddocks, JCA (Occupational
Psychologists) Ltd
Chris Lewis, Aver Psychology and
‘blue sky’ psychometrician
Barbara Busby, HR Director, Dstl
(the MoD’s Science and Technical
Agency)
1030-1100 Break
1100-1200 Inaugural Francis Butler Memorial Lecture: Professor Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology, UCL
1200-1215 Conference Closure
1215-1330 Lunch for those that wish to stay
NB Things may change! The organisers reserve the right to alter any aspect of the advertised programme.
With kind thanks to our GOLD sponsors:
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