Nicole Utzinger, our Training Director and resident Influence expert, brings a wealth of expertise to this masterclass, as she delves into the science and psychology behind the art of influence, offering a powerful blend of insights and actionable strategies. You’ll gain practical tips, proven techniques, and best practices that you can apply immediately, helping you influence effectively with confidence and clarity. Whether you're navigating a high-stakes conversation or leading a team, this session will equip you with the skills and mindset to influence 360 degrees, even in the most challenging situations.

Tim Cook, former Deputy Head, Office for Artificial Intelligence at The UK Government, Academy Associate and founder of AIConfident, takes you through a 6 chapter masterclass in AI, helping you understand everything you ever needed to know about AI and everything you need to be able to work intelligently and co intelligently with AI tools, building on your own expertise at the centre.

 Tim guides you through how to build your own AI team around you, so you can be more effective at the things you are humanly great at.

Chapter 1: Understanding AI

Chapter 2: Experimenting with AI

Chapter 3: Making AI work for you

Chapter 4: AI Examples

Chapter 5: Other users of AI

Chapter 6: Advanced AP examples

Charlotte Butler is also an Associate with The Academy and the founder of AltogetherDifferent, specialising in building empathy for diversity, equity and inclusion in workplaces. In this workshop Charlotte will help you navigate the complex language of inclusive communications, ensuring what you write and how you speak resonates with diverse audiences in a fully inclusive and considerate way. Described as ‘revolutionary’ by clients, Charlotte’s immersive and innovative approach will provides ‘active ingredient’ that creates meaningful change in workplaces, fast.

Chapter 1: The RESPECT model

Chapter 2: Race and ethnicity

Chapter 3: LGBTQIA+ unpacked

Chapter 4: Rules of thumb for LGBTQIA+

Chapter 5: Gender identity

Chapter 6: Trans & non-binary

Chapter 7: Adapting for neurodivergence

The Academy’s digital guru, Tony Stewart specialising in digital employee experiences. He’ll be teaching you how to harness AI tools to transform your storytelling and corporate communications; helping you craft clearer, more engaging messages that results in the impact and behavioural change you need for your business.

You can expect practical guidance, hands-on tips, and creative ideas to boost your communications and make AI work for you.

Strategic communications specialist and Academy Associate Natasha Plowman delivers a common sense programme with an emphasis on communicating sustainable change, managing issues and tackling the thorny topics that we see for businesses in today’s world.  In this masterclass, she’ll be giving you the tools so you can communicate with impact and influence, through the lens of sustainability. The end goal - helping you build bridges, coalitions and collaborations - because sustainability is change.

Module 1, part 1: Audience first

Module 1, part 2: Know, think, feel, do

Module 1, part 3: The interest / influence matrix

Module 2: Influencing the risk register

Module 3: Understanding opportunity - growth and revenue

Module 4: Bringing it all together