Building Elite Performance in Mission-Driven Organisations

​Conservation is perceived as slow-moving sector. But the climate crisis demands urgency. How can you build a business to meet the challenges of elite performance at pace in a complex and uncertain space.

​Presented by Andrew Dewar, Head of People at Oxygen Conservation, this session shares the hard-won lessons, honest failures, and practical insights from building an elite performance people system from scratch in the natural capital sector.

​Topics will include:

​·       Finding exceptional people: how to recruit for the ceiling, measure values and mission fit, and use AI to screen at volume without sacrificing quality

​·       The performance innovation stack: how development, retention, honest conversations, and high performance at home compound into something greater than the sum of its parts

​Rather than a traditional panel, this is a direct and honest presentation from Andrew. You’ll hear what worked, what failed, and what Oxygen Conservation is still figuring out. Radical transparency is not a buzzword here. It is the point.

​The event is designed as an open, honest and practical conversation for people building ambitious organisations in complex industries — and for those who believe climate solutions require not only better ideas, but better teams, cultures and ways of working.

​This event is designed for:

• ​Senior leaders, founders, and investors building or backing ambitious organisations in the climate and nature sectors

• ​HR, people, and talent leaders developing high-performance cultures in mission-driven environments

• ​Anyone interested in how elite performance principles apply to complex, fast-moving organisations

​The session is intentionally cross-sector, bringing together diverse perspectives from conservation, technology, investment and business to encourage collaboration, challenge assumptions and share practical insights.