Future Leaders Programme introduction session
Author WIG Date 2 Aug 2023
A recording of the Future Leaders Programme introduction session, with the programme facilitators
Speakers at the Event
David Willis is a professional voice coach and body language expert, he has worked with major public and private sector organisations and coached actors at both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Globe Theatre. He helps individuals and organisations to develop effective communication, influencing and relationship skills.
He has taught in many of London’s leading drama schools as well as in Europe the United States and South East Asia. David is an accredited NLP Master Practitioner, an NLP Coach, he is a qualified Master in Group Dynamics and is a Cardiac Coherence Trainer. David won a top speaker award by Vistage, an International Chief Executives' organisation, for being inspiring and motivational. He is also one of the few people in the UK licenced to evaluate Benziger profiles.
David Willis is a partner with Cmt and has regularly worked with WIG on a variety of programmes (including the Future Leaders Programme and Enhancing Your Leadership Presence) as well as a range of Masterclasses over many years.
Cathy is a leadership specialist as well as an experienced accredited executive coach, programme, and client director. With over 25 years’ global programme and project experience, Cathy works with executives, their teams and organisations to navigate ambiguity, thrive on innovation and collaboration to achieve fulfilment and impact for their organisations and society as a whole.
Cathy was Head of Leadership at WIG for 3 years, designing, directing and facilitating collaborative cross sector leadership programmes, both Open Enrolment as well as Bespoke. She was also a member of the WIG Senior Management Team.
Cathy spent over 16 years working in different global leadership development and partnership roles at the University of Cambridge, at the Business School and the Møller Institute, Churchill College. Her extensive global clients ranged from across private and Government sectors. Cathy has developed a reputation for her ability to envision, conceptualise, design and deliver acclaimed new and innovative leadership programmes whilst attracting diverse cohorts of leaders to benefit from these programmes.
Prior to this, she worked as a successful leader/manager in a variety of business development roles in organisations spanning the private, not-for-profit and public sectors.
Cathy holds an MA, an MBA and has recently completed an Advanced Diploma in Transformational Coaching for EMCC accreditation at Senior Practitioner level. She is a linguist with several language proficiencies, and a trained teacher. She is a lifelong and constant learner in her leadership subject specialisms and is certified to deliver several leadership psychometric tools.
Gina serves as Programmes Manager and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) Champion at WIG, drawing from nearly a decade of experience in the international NGO sector. With a strong focus on promoting gender equality, Gina has worked extensively with organizations such as Amnesty International and Minority Rights Group.
At WIG, she leads initiatives like the Women's Leadership offer and bespoke programmes tailored for under-represented groups, nurturing their development for senior leadership roles and fostering inclusive organizational cultures.
Gina holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy, and History from Birkbeck, complemented by an MA in Human Rights. Outside of work, she finds joy in travel and spending quality time with loved ones.