Nicky Perfect, international hostage and crisis negotiator turned world renowned trainer, speaker and author, will be delivering a keynote at this year’s Inspiring Leadership Conference (12 & 13 June 2025, the ICC, Birmingham).

Her career includes 31 years spent as a Metropolitan police officer, the last 10 of which were spent working for the elite New Scotland Yard Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Unit as an international hostage and crisis negotiator.

Author of the best-selling book “Crisis – true stories from my life as a hostage negotiator” and recipient of a British Empire Medal for “meritorious service to the community during the pandemic”, Nicky has travelled the world teaching negotiation. 

She was also the first woman to become the Director of UK Training for the National Hostage and Crisis Negotiation Course, a role which required her to design and train UK police officers to deal with life and death situations from suicide intervention to kidnaps.

Nicky’s mission is to share those lessons she learnt as a negotiator to help others improve their communication and negotiation skills, and ultimately their relationships with one another.

Georgie Butler, Associate Director of Inspiring Leadership Events, comments: “Operating in an environment where the quality of communications can have life changing implications,  Nicky looks set to provide us with a fascinating insight into the skills required to communicate and connect effectively.”

Attended by around 1,000 senior leaders from schools in the UK and overseas, the Inspiring Leadership Conference is the only event of its type that is organised specifically for UK school education leaders. 

Delegates gain access to high calibre speakers, have the opportunity to network with fellow attendees and to talk with a range of organisations which support the education sector in a dedicated exhibitor area.

To make an individual or group booking for the Inspiring Leadership Conference 2025, please visit https://web.cvent.com/event/e05d78a7-72b4-4451-b4a7-48f787c13aa3/register