Senior Leadership Event 2025 - Civil Service College
5:21 PM
Senior Leadership Event
Content
Partnerships for Progress
Maximising Leadership Impact
13th March 2025

Keynote Speaker Bios
Erica is a 21st-century collaboration expert with over 20 years of experience studying human innovation and teamwork. As an executive leader, she has started and built businesses, gaining invaluable insights from both successes and failures.
Erica is the author of two Wall Street Journal bestselling books on collaboration, communication, and teamwork and has shared her expertise with millions as a keynote speaker.
Beyond her professional achievements, she is a passionate Bollywood dancer who believes in the power of music and dance to transcend differences and foster connection.
Her groundbreaking research on 21st-century teamwork has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Click here to access Erica's downloadable toolkit.
As Chief Innovation Officer, Britney Cole is a visionary leader who positively impacts lives through cutting-edge solutions that drive personal, professional, and organizational growth.
With nearly 20 years of experience in corporate training and leadership development, Britney is a highly sought-after consultant, speaker, and thought leader. Her mission is to help employees learn new skills, enable managers to lead their teams effectively, and assist executives in running their businesses. She is passionate about driving change and empowering individuals to reach their full potential and has a track record for creating innovative and impactful programs that achieve lasting results.
Britney has a slew of skills that accelerate performance, inspire others, and create high-performing teams. An engineer-turned-designer-turned innovator, she has developed and facilitated award-winning solutions that drive business impact and improve lives by helping people have better days at work and home.
In her role as Head of the Blanchard Innovation Lab, Britney leads a team of talented professionals who reimagine how the best leaders are created and become a force for positive change. She is skilled in design thinking, agile methodologies, and emerging technologies, and she leverages these to create a future where leaders inspire greatness.
Britney is a published author and a regular speaker at learning and HR conferences. Topics include insights on community, giving yourself and others grace, learning experience design, and leadership development in a modern world.
Xenia is a consultant, executive coach, and leadership development expert with over two decades of experience in organizational assessment, program design, and performance improvement. As the lead consultant and co-founder of Olive Consulting, she has extensive experience across industries, including financial services, healthcare, academia and education.
Xenia specializes in coaching senior leaders, facilitating impactful leadership workshops, and delivering tailored solutions that empower individuals, teams, and organizations to achieve their full potential.
Leveraging her expertise and partnerships with global consulting firms, including her role as a Blanchard Authorized Partner, she has introduced innovative training and development programs to Cayman’s sophisticated business community and beyond.
With a PhD in Organizational Psychology, Xenia brings deep insights into the behavioral dynamics that drive individual and organizational success. Her solutions honor the unique history, cultural context, and purpose of the organizations she works with, ensuring alignment with their values and vision for the future.
Xenia’s contributions earned her the title of Blanchard Partner of the Year, for two consecutive years (2023, 2024) recognizing her significant impact on both local and international organizations.
Xenia believes that the ability to thrive stems from having the right tools and support at every level. By equipping leaders with these resources, they can, in turn, create environments that foster a culture of accountability, driven by the purpose and vision of the organization or team. Only then can leaders effectively navigate the demands of constant change, which has become the norm for organizations striving to survive and thrive.