George Anderson - Compere
LeaderFest is thrilled to welcome back George as our compere! A familiar face to MD2MD audiences, George is a highly engaging speaker with a passion for helping individuals thrive. For the past 20 years, he’s leveraged his background in engineering and personal training to create a unique approach, a blend of motivational speaker and high-performance coach. George’s sessions are known for their down-to-earth ‘progress not perfection’ philosophy, equipping attendees with practical tools and strategies to make a lasting impact on their lives. Get ready for an inspiring and informative LeaderFest experience guided by George!
Kate Lloyd - Interviewer
Kate is a leadership and career development specialist and certified executive coach who works with individuals and organisations to inspire and cultivate behaviour change, with the aim of creating more equitable, emotionally intelligent and productive workplaces. She regularly speaks at events and facilitates workshops and meaningful conversations on topics that call for greater awareness and collective action, such as inclusive leadership, workplace wellbeing and supporting the growth of underrepresented voices.
Matt Cope - Magician
Matt has been working in the field of magic and entertainment for more than 25 years, performing close up magic, stand up, cabaret, stroll around and festival entertainment for anything from trade shows and expos to weddings and corporate dinners.
Travelling all over the world, Matt has had the chance to perform in many countries and pretty much every variety of venue.
He has a BA Hons in Lighting and Sound Design for theatre and has fully Qualified Teacher Status in Science with a specialism in Physics. With this he provides personal and academic development talks and workshops utilising magic and circus arts to deliver powerful and engaging messages to students and employees across the country.
Emma Phipps - LeaderFest's Driving Force
As MD2MD’s Managing Director, Emma fosters a thriving community for operational leaders. Her decade-long dedication fuels MD2MD’s growth and online success. Passionate about creating a diverse and empowering environment at LeaderFest, Emma ensures leaders connect, learn and achieve extraordinary results. Say hello! Emma will be there all day.
Claire Ebbs - Head of Membership Experience & Operations
Claire is MD2MD’s longest serving team member and has managed the events and logistics through the pandemic and beyond and has been an indispensable part of it’s evolution to the diverse community it is today. MD2MD prides itself on retaining its inclusive community feel throughout its growth and Claire has managed to ensure the same level of support to members despite their ever increasing number. She’s ensures everything runs smoothly behind the scenes and while you might not see her on stage, Claire will be working diligently throughout the day to make sure your experience is top-notch!
Stu Hadley - Head of Membership Development & Recruitment.
Stu joins the MD2MD team as Head of Membership Development and Recruitment, having previously been part of the MD2MD community as a member. He’ll be using that experience to build relationships with prospective and existing members and help us continue to grow and strengthen the community.
Maya Thorsdottir Saldaña - Community Engagement Executive
Maya is one of the newest members of the MD2MD team. She supports our LinkedIn activity, helps promote MD2MD to our community and prospective members, and creates engaging content that keeps our audience informed and connected.
Megan Ebbs - LeaderFest Assistant
Megan will be supporting the MD2MD team at LeaderFest, helping with the smooth running of the event and assisting wherever needed. Having supported the team last year, she’ll be on hand to help attendees, with practical event tasks and supporting our videographer with attendee testimonials.
