Shore Hall Sessions Highlight:
Cultivating a Growth Mindset in an Evolving World
As a part of our Shore Hall Session Series, we were thrilled to host a panel discussion in June 2024 focused on cultivating a growth mindset.
This is a crucial time to explore this topic, as organisations are navigating an unprecedented pace of change and complexity in global markets, technology, and societal expectations. A growth mindset, combined with honest feedback and diverse perspectives, equips teams to adapt more effectively, fostering resilience and innovation in the face of uncertainty.
This dynamic panel highlighted how fostering a growth mindset can transform organisations, focusing on continuous questioning, learning, and innovation—even in traditionally rigid industries. Speakers emphasised the need for honest, constructive feedback over "toxic positivity," enabling teams to make grounded, effective decisions.
The discussion also showcased the power of creating inspiring environments that encourage fresh ideas and diverse perspectives, leading to breakthrough thinking. Panelists concluded with a call to balance individual and organizational growth, positioning continuous learning and self-awareness as essential elements for lasting success.
Our Esteemed Speakers
Ani Attamian, Founder of LEMA Collective
As founder of LEMA Collective Limited, Ani Attamian is a thought leader with a focus on strategic business evolution, development of effective structures, processes & partnerships for (global) businesses big and small as well as technical alignment to ensure appropriate measurement. The industries she has worked in range from technology, retail, publishing, hospitality, arts & culture, healthcare, education, finance, and consumer packaged goods, among others.
She has over 20 years of experience managing multinational teams between North America, the United Kingdom, EMEA and APAC. Her experience includes over 11 years at Google, where she led the team responsible for building growth partnerships between Publishers in the UK, Europe, Middle East & Africa and various product areas within the company. Her prior experience ranged from supporting the transformation and growth of global retail and technology businesses in the B2B and B2C space in both Silicon Valley and Europe, working across sales, media buying, and product development through various traditional and digital advertising agencies.
Ani holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Northeastern University as well as Master of Science in Media from Boston University. She is a champion of literacy and education, serving as an adviser to the board of a literacy foundation.
James Forrester, Azure Cloud Infrastructure Leader EMEA at Microsoft
James Forrester has spent his career applying the transformative benefits of Cloud, Cybersecurity, and AI to seemingly intractable business challenges, and presently leads Microsoft's European Azure Cloud business.
Previously, James was a founding member of Amazon Web Services’ Global Accounts practice as Head of Technology and VMware's multi-cloud business as global vice president.
Earlier, James spent nearly two decades in financial services technology and engineering leadership roles across London and New York. Born in London, James is a British-American citizen and returned with his family from New York to London in 2018
Natalia Kroutikova, VP of Instrumentation, Control, and Electrical Engineering at BP
Natalia brings a wealth of expertise and a unique perspective to discussions on growth mindset and leadership. Born in Russa and now based in London, Natalia began her academic journey with a degree in Electrical Engineering, followed by a Master’s in Control Systems from Imperial College London. She is currently pursuing an Executive Master's program in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics. This program underscores her belief in the transformative power of integrating behavioural insights into engineering decision-making.
Joining bp in 2005, Natalia has risen through various engineering and leadership roles, demonstrating a continuous commitment to innovation and effective management. Her work spans from pioneering wireless instrumentation technologies to overseeing major engineering projects in Singapore, and leading standardization initiatives.
Currently, she focuses on implementing decision science techniques to enhance engineering judgments at bp, aiming to reduce biases and improve outcomes in uncertain scenarios. Natalia's approach combines rigorous technical knowledge with an understanding of human behaviour, driving her teams toward more efficient, profitable, and sustainable solutions in the energy sector. Her leadership is marked by a proactive embrace of emerging technologies and methodologies, setting new standards in the industry and exemplifying a true growth mindset.
Natalia lives in London with her daughter, son, and husband, where she balances her professional commitments with busy family life.
Elizabeth Linder, Founder of Brooch Associates and Chief Diplomatic Officer
Throughout her entire career to date, Elizabeth Linder has never held a position with an existing job description. From serving as Facebook’s first “secretary of state” to founding Brooch Associates, a global policy advisory firm, in 2020, Elizabeth is at the forefront of modern corporate and government diplomacy, strategic communications, and nuanced policymaking. She has physically worked in fifty-six countries across both developed and emerging markets and currently looks after a portfolio of leaders at the ministerial and CEO levels as Brooch’s CEO and Chief Diplomatic Officer.
Elizabeth started her career at Google/YouTube, specializing in political campaigning the year user-generated content first splashed onto the national political scene in the United States. In 2008, Facebook recruited Elizabeth to join its two-person International Communications team. At the time, the company had no policy or communications representative outside of the United States. When Elizabeth stepped down from Facebook following her eight-year tenure as the company’s first international corporate diplomat dedicated to the government, political, and civil society constituencies, she had been at the company longer than 99.2% of employees at the time.
Elizabeth co-Chairs the St. James’s Roundtable – Chatham House’s fastest-growing membership tier – and Chairs the Kinross House Meetings, which take place twice-yearly in Scotland. She serves on the Board of the Gates-funded Medicines for Malaria Ventures; the Programme Committee of Ditchley Park; and the Board of Strategy International. Elizabeth graduated from Princeton University Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in French and Italian and holds a Distinction in the Wine & Spirits Education Trust Exam Levels II and III. A California native, she resides in London.