Ben Stocken

Ben is founder of Atherio, creating a Leadership Intelligence Platform that drives management performance in real-time. With 20+ years advising FTSE 250 firms and fast growth businesses, he knows what it takes to lead at every level. A former England Rugby coach and adventure athlete who summited the world's 10th deadliest mountain and completed the Marathon Des Sables, Ben's storytelling fuses elite performance with practical application. Audiences gain concrete methods to improve team engagement, productivity and wellbeing that deliver bottom line results today.


Andrea Cook

Andrea is Director of Learning at ICAEW. She is a qualified accountant with a passionate interest in learning and development. Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 2010, Andrea has been heavily involved in various aspects of training and learning for both ACA trainees and ICAEW members. In her time at ICAEW, Andrea has led a number of initiatives to enhance the ACA qualification including the introduction of data analytics software within the ACA and, more recently, Specialised Learning. She also led ICAEW’s response to the initial level 4 and level 7 apprenticeships.


Matthew Gregson

Matthew oversees all aspects of Howden’s proposition for Corporate clients. He has over 23 years’ experience in employee benefits, including a large portion of his career helping shape the flexible benefits market in the UK. Matthew has personally helped many large and complex employers introduce transformational change to their pension and benefits programmes, working with providers and partners in industry to innovate and maximise the value they bring to clients.