POWERHOUSE

The visionary Lucy Brazier is one of the world’s leading authorities on the administrative profession.

She is the CEO of Marcham Publishing, a global force synonymous with world-class conferences and training, including Executive Support LIVE and Modern-Day Assistant, and home of Executive Support Magazine, the gold standard of training in print for administrative professionals.  

Author of ‘The Modern-Day Assistant: Build Your Influence and Boost Your Potential’, Lucy is passionate about ensuring the Assistant role is truly recognised as a career and not just a job and is dedicated to supporting the development of both senior and aspiring administrative professionals. 

Her formidable training expertise and speaking style have given her opportunities to train, present and emcee events in over 50 countries at over 650 events, including chairing the 2015 World Administrators Summit in Papua New Guinea and co-facilitating every World Administrators Summit since. Lucy has keynoted at almost every major conference for Assistants in the world.  

She has a unique overview of the role and where it is heading. With access to the most forward-thinking, passionate and knowledgeable trainers and administrative business leaders in the world, as well as personally meeting and speaking to thousands of Assistants for more than a decade, her knowledge of the market and what Assistants all over the world are facing on a day-to-day basis is second to none.  

Lucy’s work in the field has led to thousands of Assistants and executives working more effectively together. Her training and ongoing conversations have resulted in promotions, internal networks and career frameworks being created in some of the biggest companies in the world; college students seeing the Assistant role as a proper profession with a career path; and businesses, HR and executives finally understanding how to measure performance to best utilise their Assistants. The work being conducted worldwide with the publication of the Global Skills Matrix is one of Lucy’s key drivers, and she is working with some of the most recognisable companies on the planet to consult on restructuring and training their Business Support functions. 

In 2021, Lucy was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) from the Queen for services to office professionals. She has also received an Honorary Fellowship to the Institute of Administrative Management – one of the oldest management institutes in the world, having inspired professional business managers and administrators since 1915 – in recognition of her work to drive the profession forward. 

In 2021, Lucy was awarded an OBE (Officer of the British Empire) from the Queen for services to office professionals. She has also received an Honorary Fellowship to the Institute of Administrative Management – one of the oldest management institutes in the world, having inspired professional business managers and administrators since 1915 – in recognition of her work to drive the profession forward. 

Ann Hiatt is a best-selling author, executive consultant, speaker, and investor. She is a Silicon Valley veteran with 15 years of experience reporting directly to CEOs Jeff Bezos (Amazon) and Eric Schmidt (Google/Alphabet). She was the first-ever Chief of Staff at Google; inventing the role and its gold standard which is now pervasive in the tech world and beyond. 
 
Ann consults with CEOs and trains their teams across the globe on leadership, innovation and C-suite optimization. She has worked with executives and their support teams at organizations such as Netflix, Starbucks, AWS, Google, Amazon, Prudential, Lockheed Martin, Siemens and more. 
 
Ann has also been a featured speaker at major conferences such as SXSW in Austin, The Growth Faculty in Sydney, The Emirates Festival of Literature in Dubai and the Valencia Digital Summit in Spain. 
 
Ann has written articles for publications such as Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and CNBC. She has also contributed to articles in The New York Times, Economic Times, The Financial Times and Forbes. Her bestselling book, Bet On Yourself, was published by HarperCollins in 2021. 

Peggy Vasquez is an inspirational speaker, a best-selling author, and an empowerment coach. She’s also a former Chief Executive Assistant.  

Known internationally for her inspirational keynotes, Peggy is the real deal; she’s “been there, done that.”  Peggy has a gift of getting her audiences to open up and connect.  She’s down to earth and vulnerably shares what worked and what didn’t in her career as an administrative professional and an entrepreneur.  Her passion and personal mission statement is to “empower others to succeed,” and that is exactly what she’ll do for you.  Peggy will share her knowledge and experience from over a decade in the C-Suite.  She’ll entertain you with humor and inspire you through passion. 

Peggy is a certified trainer.  She’s also the recipient of the Athena Leadership, Women of Distinction and I am Women Helping Women award. Her most successful accomplishment is being married to her husband for over 30 years, raising four children and spoiling their grandchildren together. 

Peggy’s latest product is the Roadmap to Empowering You, available on her website: www.peggyvasquez.net 

Peggy is also the author of Not Just An Admin! and Mean Girl No More, both available on Amazon and her website: https://peggyvasquez.net/ 

Diana Brandl holds a degree in International Administration and Management. She is an international speaker, trainer and consultant focussing on digital transformation, new work, personal branding, and leadership.

Diana is the host of The Future Assistant Podcast and a LinkedIn Learning instructor.

Founder & CEO of ANWOW, Executive Assistant at Nutanix France 

With a distinguished career spanning over two decades in international corporate settings, Lizebeth Koloko-Green stands as the visionary Founder and CEO of ANWOW (Adopt New Ways of Working). Her journey includes pivotal roles at major firms like Symantec France and Areda Computer Systems. Lizebeth earned a Master’s Degree in Management from ESSEC Business School and a Degree in Office Management from the Academie de Versailles. She is an expert certified Microsoft Office Specialist. 

A bilingual powerhouse in French and English, Lizebeth’s expertise extends beyond leadership; she is a seasoned Tech Entrepreneur and Productivity Coach. With a deep passion for technology, she frequently trains C-Level Executives, Sales Teams, and Administrative Professionals in Microsoft applications. Her prowess also leads her to various speaking engagements at notable IT and administrative conferences globally. 

Lizebeth’s contributions to the field have been internationally recognized, earning her the honor to represent France at the World Administrators Summit in 2018, 2021, and 2022. Born in Paris and raised in Fremont, California, she currently resides in Paris with her daughter, Aaliyah. A lifelong learner, Lizebeth actively studies German and Mandarin Chinese and has a keen interest in new information technologies and foreign languages.

Simone White is a multi-award-winning specialist, who works to increase the impact of under-represented groups by creating equitable opportunities for visibility and growth. 

Having experienced various hurdles on her own career journey, Simone has pushed the boundaries of inclusion, raising awareness that exclusionary practices for some, especially those with multiple intersectionalities, are embedded into corporate practices and are often overlooked in DEI discussions. 

With over two decades of administrative experience, Simone founded a global network at the world’s largest asset manager, leading transformative change for 500 administrative professionals, and creating and implementing transparent, equitable career paths and internal mobility opportunities. She is a leading voice advocating for the profession.  

Simone focuses on empowering individuals to work together to change their mindsets and environments and works with organisations to create safe spaces for discussion, action and positive inclusion outcomes, all with a desire and belief that impactful change can be started and driven by anyone, at any level. 

She is an international keynote speaker, writer, mentor and trainer, a fellow of EPAA and the Institute of Administrative Management, a Diversity lead for the World Administrators Alliance and sits on the Editorial Advisory Board for Executive Support Magazine.