Never Give In: The 12 Commando Rules for Life

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This year’s prestigious conference is all about people, behaviour and culture change and focuses on six key elements: Katy has 20 years experience in business development, research and consultancy roles. She started off at The Daily Express where she sold ad space and got yelled at by Richard Desmond, moving on through recruitment and into research and consultancy 10 years ago. Katy is passionate about pubs and bars (and not just about being in them) and small format retail. Tom Aikens is one of the UK’s most acclaimed and inspirational British chefs. With a father working in the wine industry and a childhood mostly spent gardening and cooking with his mother, Tom put food and the use of the finest ingredients at the centre of his life from a very early age. Since October 2015, more than 350 families have benefited from the charity’s work, enjoying time off in 13 countries.

Peter Martin is one of the most authoritative and influential communicators and community-builders in the eating and drinking out sector, with some 40 years experience as entrepreneur, columnist, editor, media owner, market analyst and board adviser. The annual series of events offers a dynamic line-up of speakers designed to inspire, motivate and provide new and innovative thought patterns to over 200 delegates.

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Major Mills emphasised the power of unity and collaboration, noting that the key to overcoming obstacles lies in the support of those around us. He spoke passionately about fostering an environment of inclusivity, respect, and camaraderie, drawing on his own experiences to illustrate the impact that such a culture can have. The Royal Marines Charity is an integral part of all Royal Marines sport, providing funding for 31 sports associations annually, an outstanding support for both and veterans serving personnel. To do this, the Corps has required its very fittest men, both serving and veteran, to rise to the challenge and perform to the highest standard whilst under immense pressure to succeed.

Her ultimate mission is to enlighten, enliven and empower people to exponential levels of happiness, meaning and success. She does this by breaking down the research, catalysing conversations and helping individuals come up with creative ways to positive change. Tom is an avid sportsman and has a great passion for cycling. He has entered races including the Marmotte, Luc Alphand and the Etape de Tour up Mount Ventoux. In addition to participating in several London Marathons, he also completed the Marathon des Sables in 2010, running six marathons across the Sahara Desert in five days to raise money for Facing Africa. In 2012, Tom was selected as a Torch Bearer for the London Olympics and carried the Olympic Torch through the streets of Chelsea. Her specialisms include: research, customer profiling, service & platform design, customer communications and marketing (multimedia production, social media management), relationship management and support centre optimisation. Having won VGl The UK team are confident in their ability to retain the Trophy, however the USMC will not be going down without a fight and have been in training for months in an effort to rip the title away from the British Marines. Louise is about to complete her BA Honors Degree in Criminal Justice and has built long lasting relationships with those in the custodial sector. She enjoys forming new alliances with those that can work collaboratively to achieve a higher purpose. Louise aims to use her wide array of skills and knowledge to assist those who need support and an active voice.Rona is always seeking ways to support young people to be ready for the challenges of life. At IDG she champions the development of leadership capacity in young people and is working globally to change the face of compulsory education as we know it. She also works with ‘big kids’ and delivers leadership development programmes to an array of global corporate clients operating in the public, private and third sectors.

Do the things that others won’t do to have the success that most will never have. Live a life based on integrity. Kate brings communications and income development experience to Only A Pavement Away. She secured her first role in communications after being interviewed for a role she hadn’t applied for and since then has worked in commercial, not-for profit and public sectors. The team conducted training runs at Lympstone Commando, Yeovil, Richmond Park and Manchester at unsociable hours in all conditions. The team trained on holidays and honeymoons, sacrificed dinners and indulgence, effectively preparing and training like Olympic athletes. A week later, Mills found himself on the bench at Hampden Park, seeing his training put to the test when a second Scotland goal took the score to 2-1 with a minute of normal time remaining. “I have personally seen several previous England teams collapse on the pitch with their heads in their hands when on the brink of defeat,” Mills writes in his new book, Never Give In. “But not this lot. The body language was good, Harry was leading them, and you could see him gesturing to his men to ‘stand tall’ and ‘keep composed’, reassuring them that ‘our chance will come’. It paid off with a second goal from Kane in the final moments of injury time, who came over to Mills after the game to dedicate his goal to him. But don’t just take a PR man’s word for it. Sir Clive Woodward took his team down the Royal Marines’ training ground with Major Mills in Plymouth, Devon, to put this into practice shortly before the Rugby World Cup in 2003; and the rest is history. Learning from history, Gareth Southgate did the same ahead of the 2018 World Cup with his England team.As an actor and performer Emma has the utmost integrity and is unwilling to engage with any works which do not uphold her strong moral values. Emma is a qualified fitness instructor and has a keen interest in many types of therapy, which she believes should be accessible to everyone. He advises on the engagement of charities with the Charity Commission, in seeking necessary approvals and dealing with serious incident reporting and on charities' dealings with non-charities such as trading subsidiaries, corporate partners, sponsors and commissioning bodies. Lisa will provide our dinner guests with a fun, light-hearted, however, meaningful talk which no doubt will help change thought patterns… How many did? “We all did. Because we believed in ourselves, we had that confidence in our training, that we were going to do it. I brought them into a huddle and said: ‘Look, no one gets left behind’.”