 Nick Thorogood
Nick Thorogood has always taken an active interest in the development of staff both on his team and within the TV industry. Having worked his way up from a junior runner's role to a senior commissioning role at ITV he is only too aware in this era, how important training and development and coaching can be for a genuine improvement and development of the work force. Having completed his ADP at the London Business School and worked with a number of high profile industry coaches, Nick decided to invest more in the up and coming talent within the TV industry. He was asked to be involved as a member of the Executive Committee of the TVYP – the Edinburgh TV Festival programme specifically for 18-25 year olds. Nick is also a member of the Food Foundation.
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 Professor Cary L Cooper PhD CPsychol FRSA
Cary L. Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health, and Pro Vice Chancellor at Lancaster University, author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and has written over 400 scholarly articles for academic journals, and is a frequent contributor to national newspapers, TV and radio. His fellowships include the British Psychological Society and the Royal Society of Arts. Professor Cooper is past President of the British Academy of Management, is a Companion of the Chartered Management Institute and one of the first UK based Fellows of the (American) Academy of Management (having also won the 1998 Distinguished Service Award for his contribution to management science from the Academy of Management). In 2001, Cary was awarded a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List for his contribution to occupational safety and health. |
 Professor Stephen Palmer PhD CPsychol FAC FBACP FIHPE FISMA FRSA
Professor Stephen Palmer PhD is a Fellow and former President of the Association for Coaching. He is a Chartered Psychologist, an Accredited Coach and Coaching Psychologist. He has written or edited 35 books including Achieving excellence in your coaching practice: How to run a highly successful coaching business (with McMahon & Wilding, 2006), Handbook of Coaching Psychology: A Guide for Practitioners (with Whybrow, 2007) and The Coaching Relationship: Putting People First (with McDowall, 2010). He is UK Co-ordinating Editor of the International Coaching Psychology Review, and Executive Editor of the AC's publication, Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. He is Director of the Coaching Psychology Unit at City University and Director of the Centre for Coaching, London. He was the first Chair of the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology and is currently Honorary President of the Society for Coaching Psychology. He demonstrated the benefits of cognitive coaching in his BBC 1 television series, The Stress Test. |
 Euan Simple
Ten years ago, while working in a senior position at the BBC, Euan Semple was one of the first to introduce what have since become known as social media tools into a large, successful organisation. He has subsequently had four years of unparalleled experience working with organisations such as Nokia, The World Bank and NATO helping them learn how to make the most of this wired-up world of work. Euan is highly connected to some of the most influential movers and shakers of this new environment and his workshops have already been experienced by many diverse audiences worldwide. |
