Nurturing People at the Virgin Group: How To Embrace Human-Centric Leadership in a Data-Driven World
Oct 22, 2025 — 11:30 am - 11:55 AMStage SO2

Description
This session also delves into how Virgin's commitment to nurturing human connection continues to foster an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and enabled to perform at their Virgin best. The goal is to inspire organizations to embrace human-centred principles and not underestimate the value of their people in an AI-driven world.
• The heritage of the Virgin brand and its history, creating an inclusive and flexible workplace.
• Empowering people to work hand-in-glove with AI and technology and how this contributes to a competitive business advantage.
• Nurturing an inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome and their individual needs are supported.
• How meeting people's individual needs can have a positive impact on customer experience, people experience and leadership
• How Virgin is embracing a human-centric approach at every given opportunity, e.g. through fair change hiring, candidate choice, trailblazer leadership development and growing dyslexic talent.
• How a human-centric approach can better support leaders to drive the business forward at a time of immense geopolitical change and challenge.