Goals to Results Conference 2024: The Future of Improvement

Olympic champions, special forces, surgeons, and now, you.

Internationally renowned performance psychologist Charlie Unwin delivered a powerful keynote that resonated with practitioners across sectors. Drawing on his experience training Olympic champions and senior executives, Charlie explored how organisations can unlock elite performance by focusing on people.

His keynote, “Elevating Business Through People,” challenged attendees to rethink how results are achieved. By applying principles of neuroscience, stress adaptation, and accelerated learning. Charlie demonstrated how a proactive, inside-out approach can drive meaningful and sustainable improvement.

Improvement in Renewable Energy – Challenges and Strategies

How do energy companies contribute to the global ambition of reducing greenhouse gas emissions? The challenge is set to accelerate the production of renewable energy sources, but how can this be achieved at pace while avoiding spiralling costs and managing compliance and governance burdens?

In this Excellence Case Study, Kerry-Anne Harrison, Head of Improvement at SSE Renewables, joined by Stuart Gibson, Director Consultant at PMI, shared how SSE Renewables is scaling up its onshore renewable energy deployments. Together, they explored how the organisation is managing demand, variety, and speed in the complex landscape of sustainability targets and operational constraints.

This session offered a practical look at improvement in action within a high-impact industry and highlighted strategies that other sectors can learn from.

Goals to Results Expert Speaker

In a powerful and thought-provoking session, Marvin Cooke, former Executive Vice President of Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Europe and now Professor of Enterprise at the University of Derby, shared insights drawn from decades of leadership in one of the world’s most respected manufacturing organisations. His passion for excellence and continuous improvement was evident as he engaged directly with our audience of over 150 improvement professionals.

They asked. He answered.

Driving success in an evolving landscape

The Future of Improvement has shifted, and work is ever-changing. With the acceleration of change and pace of emerging trends, understanding where the Improvement Practitioner can add value is vital for planning what’s to come.

Our panel discuss:

• Remote Work – flexible, dispersed workforces are here to stay, so how do we make a success of improvement in this environment?
• AI and Automation – with rapid adoption and promises of cost control/reduction how do we ensure the benefits are delivered?
• Skills Development for Productivity – a global problem; how can we accelerate our improvement capabilities?

A lively Roundtable Discussion to conclude the Goals to Results Conference: The Future of Improvement.