Meet the 2026 Conference speakers:
Alasdair Cathcart, Senior Advisor, Blackstone Energy Partners
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to learn from one of the world’s most accomplished and successful project managers.
With a track record of delivering over $50 billion in major infrastructure projects across energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors, Alasdair Cathcart brings unmatched insight into what it takes to lead complex, high-stakes projects—safely, on time, and within budget.
In this high-impact session, Alasdair will share the five essential lessons every project manager must master to deliver consistently successful outcomes. Expect candid insights on navigating challenges, managing stakeholder pressures, and making the critical calls that define great project leadership.
Whether you’re managing your first project, optimising delivery across your project portfolio, or simply wanting to learn from an industry giant, this is a session that could transform your approach.
Dr. Bill Redmon PhD, Kintla
Dr. Bill Redmon, is CEO of Kintla and former Global Talent & Development leader at Bechtel. He brings deep expertise in the psychology of high performance—tailored to the demands of complex, high-pressure environments.
In this session, Dr. Redmon will reveal his secrets, garnered through years of coaching executives on how to build high-performing teams, and embed leadership and safety behaviours that drive real results. Drawing on his experience delivering leadership development, culture change, and performance strategies across global construction projects, Bill will share practical tools you can apply immediately on your site or within your organisation.
If you're serious about improving frontline supervision, team dynamics, or safety outcomes—this is the session for you.
Professor Ryan Olson PhD, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, University of Utah
When it comes to building safer, healthier, and higher-performing teams, Professor Ryan Olson has led some of the most innovative and effective workplace interventions in the field.
Currently a Professor of Occupational Health Psychology at the University of Utah, Dr. Olson brings decades of research and practical tools and advice, —from reducing workplace hazards and stress triggers to boosting sleep, nutrition, and on-the-ground team dynamics.
In this energising session, Dr. Olson will share his “greatest hits”—including powerful frameworks like The Performance Equation and the popular “Traps” model featured in several Hollin publications. Whether you're a project leader, safety specialist, or operations manager, you’ll leave with practical, science-based strategies to strengthen performance and culture in high-risk, high-pressure environments.
Bryony Sherry, Consultant, Hollin
Bryony Sherry is part of a new generation of behavioural consultants blending academic excellence with practical impact. As a first-class psychology graduate, Bryony has quickly built a reputation for helping leaders turn behavioural science into powerful tools for real-world leadership.
Whether she’s coaching senior managers, delivering leadership training, or helping teams give (and receive) meaningful, actionable feedback, Bryony brings clarity, energy, and a fresh perspective to her work.
In this session, Bryony will explore how subtle shifts in language, reinforcement, and structure can significantly improve communication, motivation, and team performance - especially in high-pressure environments. Expect practical takeaways, grounded in science, that you can use immediately to become a more effective leader.
Bruce Faulkner, Director, 3 Simple Rules
Bruce is Director of 3 Simple Rules, where he helps anyone feeling like their career has stalled. Bruce works with individuals, sharing insights and innovative ways to help them reconsider and unlock potential.
Laura Wilson, Consultant, Hollin
As a Hollin Consultant, Laura has experience delivering behavioural based training, upskilling leaders with tools and techniques to lead behaviourally sound projects and workplaces.
Laura is an expert in communication and how messaging can be altered to suit different audiences. Laura will share how leaders can be picking up on cues from their local environment, so that they can then make changes to their own behaviour. With this style of leadership coaching, Laura enables leaders to have a dramatic influence on their people and outcomes.
Howard Lees, Founder, Hollin
From Bollington to Behavioural Breakthroughs: Howard Lees on Leading Through Behaviour
With deep roots in infrastructure and operations—having served as Operations Manager at Bechtel in the late 90's—Howard Lees understands the leadership pressures of large-scale project delivery. Today, as the founder of Hollin Ltd, the UK's leading behavioural consultancy, Howard is on a mission: to bring behavioural science out of the textbooks and into the hands of leaders who build the world.
Drawing on decades of real-world leadership experience and a Master’s in Behavioural Science (taught by fellow speaker Dr. Bill Redmon), Howard has trained thousands of managers across Europe in practical, effective behavioural techniques that improve performance, communication, and culture.
A prolific author of over 15 widely used books, Howard’s work is valued for being clear, actionable, and refreshingly jargon-free. In this session, expect bold insights, sharp humour, and tools you can take back to your team—and use immediately.
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