Founding Director, Beyond the Barriers

Anna Hemmings is Britain’s most successful female marathon kayaker with a staggering eleven World and European Championship medals, 9 of them gold. She is now a leading inspirational speaker on resilient leadership and the psychology of high performance.

By the age of 24 Anna had been World Champion 3 times and competed at the Olympic Games. In 2010 she was awarded an MBE for her services to sport. She achieved this success against all the odds. She was told by the British head coach that she was not big enough or strong enough to be a great kayaker. She proved him wrong. At the peak of her career, Anna was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and was told by medical experts she might never race again. She battled her way to full recovery and went on to win a further 3 world titles and compete at her second Olympic Games in Beijing 2008.

Since retiring from sport Anna has become recognised as a specialist in the field of resilience and the psychology of high performance. She is an accredited Performance Coach and founded Beyond the Barriers high performance training consultancy. Anna has worked with CEO’s and senior leaders through to middle management, designing and delivering resilience, leadership and high performing teams programmes. She works globally with leaders and teams helping them develop the skills, attitudes and behaviours to deliver exceptional performance.

Anna’s unique combination of experience in elite sport combined with 12 years leading a successful business and working alongside senior leaders, gives her a broad understanding of the challenges that leaders and teams face and how to overcome them to deliver outstanding results. Whether its building confidence, engaging teams or developing resilient leaders, she is passionate about helping others succeed at the highest level.

With 18 years of experience on the speaker circuit, Anna’s speeches and masterclasses have been enjoyed and valued, in more than 15 different countries, across different industries from banking and telecoms, to healthcare and retail. These global brands have trusted Anna to inspire their people to achieve more: IBM, Unilever, Vodafone, Balfour Beatty, UCB Pharmaceuticals, British Airways, Deloitte LLP, RBS and many more.

Key insights from Anna’s engaging and thought provoking speeches are brought to life through entertaining anecdotes from her journey in sport and business. She has a proven track record as an accomplished, inspiring and humble speaker. She makes sure that she has a clear understanding of the audience, the company and their industry; ensuring that each presentation is relevant and designed specifically for the client.

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Day 2 - November 17, 2021

3:00 pm-4:00 pm

The Resilient Leader's Toolkit

The world has never been more challenging, changing and uncertain. We need to adapt. We need to strengthen our resilient leadership. It’s never been more important for us to be at our best so that we can function calmly, rationally and sustainably.

Resilient leadership is a game changer, it’s what will give you and your teams the ability to think clearly and strategically, to make rational decisions and emerge stronger.

Having had her own struggles and overcome adversity, performed under pressure in challenging environments and studied and worked with resilient leaders and teams over the last 12 years, Anna knows how to support organisations and equip them with the tools to boost resilience.

In this inspiring keynote virtual Anna will explore the Resilient Leaders Elements Model and bring this to life using her journey as an Olympic athlete, world champion, entrepreneur and expert in the field of resilient leadership to reveal the behaviours, actions and strategies that leaders need to be resilient and deliver outstanding performance. Anna presents highly effective and practical techniques to ensure you are well equipped to thrive in turbulent times.

You will learn:
 The importance of clarity of direction and a unifying purpose
 To create a culture where people are innovative and not afraid to take risks or fail
 The power of authentic leadership and building strong relationships
 How to develop leadership presence even when you’re not in the room
 Engaging and motivating teams by understanding what drives us and others
 Building confidence to navigate through uncertainty and change

Where

Keynote Forum Hall 2
November 17, 2021


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