

The CPO Leadership Experience: Connection, Performance, Optimism
High performance, redefined. A curated experience for People Leaders to connect, collaborate, and unlock the next evolution of the modern workforce.
CPO LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE — AGENDA
📍 The Shire, Buckinghamshire (venue will collect us from Milton Keynes train station & take us back)
09:00 — Arrival, Coffee & Welcome
09:30 — Leadership Beyond Comfort: The Tempest Two
James & Tom deliver a session of adventure, neuroscience & leadership takeaways, drawing on a decade of experience in the world's most extreme environments and translating those learnings for the world's most ambitious companies.
10:00 — Building Cultures of Performance: TTT/Elevayte/FK
A peer-to-peer workshop where we will define what high-performance truly means, and what it looks like in practice.
11:00 — Coffee Break
11:15 — The Neuroscience of Sustainable Performance: Anne-Sophie Fluri
This workshop is about the Science of Doing Hard Things: why burnout happens, how your brain responds to sustained challenges, and what you can actually do to train mental resilience.
12:00 — Lunch at The Shire
13:15 — Group Meditation / Sound Bath: Anne-Sophie Fluri
13:30 — AI Enabled Leadership: Elevayte
Elevayte will draw on 5 years of experience in working with the leadership teams of scaling businesses to run a practical session focused on how to lead through AI transformation. We'll explore this through the lens of leading self, teams, and organisations to ensure you leave with tangible actions you can take back to your business.
14:30 — Afternoon Coffee Reset
14:45 — The Expedition: The Tempest Two
A group experiential experience amongst the incredible grounds of The Shire. Each team will unlock challenges, gaining points and showcasing collaboration, adaptability & performance under pressure.
16:15 — Closing Remarks & Departures
You'll walk away with:
Proven Performance Frameworks
Walk away with actionable models to build and sustain high-performing teams.
Deep Leadership Connections
Build meaningful relationships with a curated group of senior people leaders.
Neuroscience-Backed Strategies with Anne-Sophie
Understand the science behind sustainable performance and wellbeing at work.
Anne Sophie Fluri is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and advocate for practical brain science. With an academic background in neuroscience and a passion for bridging the gap between research and real-world application, she has dedicated her career to making neuroscience accessible and actionable.
Renewed Clarity & Optimism
Step out of the day-to-day and return with a fresh perspective and optimism for the future of work.