Thursday, 12th June 2025 @ 17:00

Leading with AI, Grounded in People: Lessons in Meaningful Transformation

Shaun Walsh and Kristy Dean presenting at Leeds Digital Fest 2024

AI is the future — but it won’t fix a broken foundation.

Your teams are feeling the pressure. You’re being asked to innovate, but outdated technology is holding you back. Sound familiar?

Join us for a thought-provoking event exploring the role of AI in technology strategies and accounting for the people in organisational readiness, hosted in Leeds Beckett.

Event Details:

  • Date:  Thursday, 12th June 2025
  • Time: 17:00 – 20:00
  • Location: Leeds Beckett University

As an independent, award-winning consultancy, Perform Partners brings cross-industry insights, practical tools, and grounded experience in delivering complex change. Using our proven transformation framework, we’ll share how AI can sharpen that understanding, strengthen decision-making, and accelerate delivery while ensuring the underlying technology can adapt and scale with you.

For every attendee, we’ll donate £5 to Leeds Mind — a local charity doing vital work to support better mental health in our community. It’s one small way we’re using this event to make a positive impact beyond the room.

Event Itinerary:

  • 4:30-5pm – Guests check-in, teas and coffees
  • 5-6:30pm – Panel and audience Q&A,
  • 6:30-8pm – Networking, food and drinks moving to terrace and close

Why should you attend?

  • Discover what works (and what doesn’t) from real-world, cross-industry transformation stories
  • Understand how to make AI an enabler for innovation, not a source of disruption
  • Leave with practical tools and next steps to apply in your own organisation
  • Expand your network with fellow changemakers across sectors
  • Make a difference just by attending — your presence helps fund local mental health support via Leeds Mind

Register your interest to get a ticket:


Please note, due to high demand, we don’t automatically generate tickets for all registrants. Instead, our team will carefully review all submissions. Once we’ve completed this process, we’ll be in touch to confirm whether you’ve secured a seat. This approach ensures the best experience for all attendees; we cultivate a safe environment for open conversations. Your understanding and patience is appreciated.

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