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Edel Holliday-Quinn

Chief Leadership Psychologist, and Founder of the Centre for Leadership Psychology
Edel Holliday-Quinn is an HCPC Registered Occupational Psychologist and founder of the Centre for Leadership Psychology. She specialises in leadership, organisational effectiveness and culture change, helping organisations create the conditions where people, teams and organisations can thrive by translating occupational psychology into practical, evidence-based solutions. Over the past decade, Edel has worked with senior leaders across global organisations, designing leadership strategies, developing capability and leading large-scale organisational culture change. Formerly SVP, Global Head of Leadership and Culture at Citi Bank and Global Strategy & Leadership Manager at PwC, she combines deep commercial experience with academic rigour to bridge the gap between psychological science and organisational practice. Edel holds dual Master's degrees in Occupational Psychology and a Bachelor's degree in Business. She is completing her Professional Doctorate at Birkbeck, University of London, where her research explores transformational leadership and organisational resilience during times of crisis. She is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Coventry and also a regular contributor to publications including Forbes, where she writes about leadership, organisational psychology and the future of work.
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Keynote: Creating connection in a complex world: Rethinking how organisations create trust, alignment and connection

People and culture leaders are working in increasingly complex systems, balancing constant change, competing priorities and growing expectations. This keynote explores why creating connection has become one of the greatest organisational challenges of our time, introducing organisational coherence as a way of understanding the relationship between what organisations aspire to, how they're led, how they're designed and what people experience every day. Drawing on occupational psychology and lessons from organisations across sectors, the session explores how People and culture leaders can shape the conditions where trust, connection and performance thrive.