Productivity Lessons for Public Servants

Speakers

• Robyn Scott

  Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder, Apolitical

  UK

• Leonie Worrell

  Founder

  United Kingdom

• Chris Poulter

  Senior Civil Servant, UK Ministry of Defence

  UK

• Robyn Scott, CEO and Co-Founder of Apolitical. Apolitical is the world’s largest online network of public servants, with a mission to make governments smarter. It is used by half a million public servants and policymakers across 170 countries, providing governments with the tools, skills and networks they need to become more effective and tech-enabled organisations. Prior to Apolitical, Robyn founded several impact-focused startups and worked at the Financial Times. She serves on the board of Invisible Technologies, one of the world’s fastest-growing AI companies. Robyn holds a number of advisory roles, including with the World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Alliance, the World Economic Forum’s Global Futures Council on Govtech and Digital Public Infrastructure, the World Bank’s Working Group on AI in the Public Sector, and the External Advisory Board for the UK Policy Profession. She also serves on the investment committee of 100x, the London School of Economics’ impact accelerator. She was named a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a Gates Cambridge Scholar. She holds a BSc in Bioinformatics from Auckland University and a Master's in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge, where she graduated with distinction.

• Leonie Worrell, founder of ADVANCEDHQ™, a six-month coaching programme meticulously designed for Senior Executives aspiring to achieve a sustainable 80% productivity flow state. Her expertise encompasses productivity coaching and strategic guidance for high-ranking leaders striving to harmonise their corporate responsibilities with their entrepreneurial ambitions and family. She specialises in personal efficiency and strategic planning within a prominent London-Based EdTech unicorn startup, Leonie leverages her unique Dyslexic Thinking approach alongside cutting-edge productivity methodologies to effect transformative changes in the professional lives of her clients. Her profound understanding of the intricate challenges associated with senior-level decision-making, combined with a fervent dedication to fostering work-life integration, firmly establishes her as a preeminent authority in the field of executive productivity enhancement.