Angela Ahrendts DBE
Business Leader on Human-Centred Leadership, Culture & Change at Scale
Angela Ahrendts DBE is a premier authority on organisational transformation, human-centred leadership, and global brand strategy. Renowned for her tenure as SVP at Apple and CEO of Burberry, she led two of the world’s most significant cultural reinventions by prioritising values and lived experience over systems alone. Currently a board member at WPP and Airbnb, Angela operates at the intersection of digital innovation and human connection, ensuring that large-scale growth remains deeply rooted in consistency of purpose.
Angela specialises in guiding world-class organisations through profound change. She demonstrates how emotional intelligence and operational excellence must merge to create a sustainable competitive advantage. For 92 Speakers’ clients, she provides a rigorous framework for strategic alignment, proving that culture is the ultimate differentiator in the modern global marketplace.
A thoughtful and composed presence, Angela deconstructs the mechanics of purpose-driven leadership. She offers C-suite boards a grounded roadmap for humanising innovation.
Signature Keynotes
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Why people experience defines performance.
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How values are lived, not stated.
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Maintaining trust as organisations expand.
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Why meaning matters more as scale increases.
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How leadership decisions show up on the frontline.
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Aligning identity, culture, and action.
The Ahrendts Effect
Culture becomes a leadership practice, not a programme.
Audiences leave ready to:
Understand how leadership decisions shape culture in daily experience
Make confident choices that align values with action
Lead large organisations without losing human connection
Build trust and belonging at scale
Treat culture as a strategic responsibility, not an HR initiative
Why Book Angela
Angela Ahrendts brings rare credibility from leading people, brand, and culture transformation on a global stage. Her insight resonates with boards and executives navigating growth, visibility, and expectation where leadership is felt as much as measured.
Book a speaker who reframes change as something leaders must embody, not simply announce.
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