Corporate Legal Leadership Speakers for In-House Counsel

Planning a webinar series to motivate, engage and empower your in-house legal team? PepTalk's WIN (What In-House Lawyers Need) philosophy offers a diverse lineup of expert speakers who understand the pressures general counsel and corporate legal teams face. Whether your focus is leadership, wellbeing, innovation or cross-cultural communication, these speakers bring practical insight to help in-house counsel lead with confidence.

Featured Speakers

Rt Hon Alan Johnson

Draws on three great offices of state, including Home Secretary, to talk about decision-making under pressure and leading teams through change. It's a perspective that lands directly with in-house counsel steering their organisations through scrutiny and reform.

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Ann De Bisschop

Brings 25 years in media and board roles to practical strategies for building healthier, more motivated teams, useful for general counsel looking after their people's wellbeing in a function known for long hours and high stakes.

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Benita Matofska

Helps organisations respond to the social, economic and environmental challenges shaping regulation and reputation, a natural fit for legal teams increasingly involved in ESG and sustainability governance.

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Cally Beaton

Combines a career in media leadership with stand-up comedy for sharp, funny sessions on workplace culture, a welcome change of pace for legal teams more used to formal training.

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Charlie Webster

Shares a personal story of overcoming serious adversity to talk about resilience and empathetic leadership, resonant for in-house counsel supporting colleagues through difficult periods.

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Greg Williams

As editor of WIRED World, explains the technologies reshaping every function, from AI to digital transformation, giving legal teams the context they need to advise on emerging tech risk.

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Dr Heather McKee

Uses an evidence-based approach to help teams build sustainable habits and avoid burnout, relevant for legal departments managing sustained pressure and tight deadlines.

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James Peach

Draws on a career in marketing leadership and endurance challenges to help teams embrace difficulty and drive change, a useful jolt of energy for legal teams navigating organisational transformation.

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Jamil Qureshi

Works with elite performers and business leaders on mindset and high performance, helping legal teams handle pressure without burning out.

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Jon Spruce

Guides teams through digital transformation with practical, collaborative methods, useful for legal functions adapting their own processes to new tools and ways of working.

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Josh Connolly

Offers practical, personal strategies for building emotional resilience and supportive workplaces, a grounded session for legal teams carrying heavy caseloads.

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Kate Richardson-Walsh OBE

Shares lessons on collaboration, resilience and inclusive leadership from captaining Team GB's Olympic gold-winning hockey side, translating well to high-performing legal teams.

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Mandy Hickson

Talks on decision-making and leadership under real pressure from a career flying RAF fast jets, equipping in-house counsel to make sound calls when the stakes and time pressure are highest.

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Dr Martin Gutmann

Draws on history's most consequential leadership failures and successes to offer fresh thinking on navigating uncertainty, a sharp lens for legal leaders managing risk.

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Maryam Moshiri

Brings clarity to complex topics as a BBC News presenter and moderator, an excellent fit for panel discussions or fireside chats at legal leadership events.

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Maryam Pasha

Helps professionals communicate with greater impact through storytelling, a skill in-house counsel need when translating complex legal advice for the board.

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Dr Ritz Suk Birah

Delivers neuroscience-based sessions on stress management and mindset reset, well suited to legal teams under sustained pressure.

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Rob Hosking

Speaks on adaptability and resilience drawn from frontline policing, helping legal teams manage change with a level head.

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Steph Peltier

Helps teams build resilience and optimism through practical happiness training, a good counterbalance for legal departments carrying heavy workloads.

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Stephen Vullo KC

A leading criminal barrister with genuine courtroom expertise in persuasion and communication, giving in-house counsel a direct line into advocacy and influence from within their own profession.

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Steve Rawling

Teaches journalists' techniques for turning dense material into compelling narratives, valuable for legal teams presenting complex advice to non-legal audiences.

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Terence Mauri

A Thinkers50-ranked voice on leadership and AI, helping legal leaders understand how disruption is reshaping governance and risk.

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Tom Lawton

Brings an inventor's mindset to problem-solving and innovation, a fresh perspective for legal teams looking to modernise how they work.

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Victoria Monk

Shares lessons on teamwork and endurance from rowing across the Atlantic, translating to the sustained collaboration legal teams need on long-running matters.

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William Lankston

A retail managing director with genuine, hands-on insight into leadership and wellbeing, offering in-house counsel a practical, business-led perspective on building happier teams.

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Vincent Mele

A former US attorney and UK-qualified solicitor turned financial blockchain expert, Vincent Mele explains crypto and blockchain in terms in-house counsel can actually act on, bridging emerging fintech and legal risk.

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