Speaker Spotlight: Strategic PA Network Summit 2025

We’re still on a high from our L&D 2025 Summit at Great Fosters Hotel & Restaurants and we couldn’t let the moment pass without celebrating the incredible speakers who brought the day to life. 
 
Without the support of our amazing, generous speakers, our L&D Summit wouldn’t be what it is. You shared your expertise, your stories and your energy and we’re so grateful. 
 
- TONY K SILVER – Elevating Your Brand: Mission Impossible
- Naomi Riches MBE DL PLY – Champion Resilience: Building Gold Standard Resilient Strategies for the C-Suite
- Em Stroud – Be The Best You: Banish That Imposter Syndrome and Shine as Who You Are
- Nick Elston – Leadership Workshop: Knowing Your Worth and Articulating Your Value
 
In the afternoon, we split into two powerful pathways…
 
Executive Assistant Pathway
- Crisis Management 101 led by Nicole Bearne, with Craig Bryson FEPAA, Kelly Stamp, and Peter Snowdon
- C-Suite Presence: How to Own the Room with Samantha Harman
- EA Creative Element led by Kathleen Drum, joined by Rachel Townend, Nicole Bearne and Wendy Newell-Gosling Assoc CIPD
 
✨ Virtual Assistant Pathway
- From Overwhelm to Clarity: Building Business Plans with Zoe Hill
- Marketing & Selling Yourself: Business Development, Networking, and Personal Brand with Amanda Johnson
- Scaling Success: Strategic Growth for Your VA Business with Caroline Marshall, Holly Davies, Gilly Mulford - FInstAM, and Kathy Soulsby
 
And to close the day, the grand finale:
The Power of Five – From Support to Strategic with Tony K. Silver, Susana Monteiro FInstAM, Sarah Howson, Kathy Soulsby, and Marianne Whitlock
 
What. A. Lineup. 
You all brought so much to the table and truly made the day unforgettable. Thank you for showing up with heart and soul.