Join a select group of bold senior HR Leaders for a day designed to help you amplify your influence and lead with courage.
Ready for next-level growth?
What to Expect at our Courage-X and the Book Launch.
Lead
Cultivate a
courageous leadership approach.
Practice
Apply courageous tools in a safe space.
Focus
Tackle at least one current challenge head-on and leave with actionable strategies.
Elevate
Determine where you need to align and integrate with other business units to drive value
Connect
Forge powerful connections within a circle of leaders that you can trust.
Are You Ready to Stop Playing It Safe?
Too often, HR leaders fall into the “professional puppy” trap; friendly, agreeable, and safe, but hesitant to take the actions that drive real change.
Courage X is a half-day immersion experience designed specifically for existing and aspiring HR leaders, as well as CEOs who want to strengthen their partnership with people and culture. Through practical, hands-on techniques, Courage X will help you shed the puppy mindset and step into your role as a courageous HR Leader, stepping up as required, making confident decisions, influencing at all levels, and driving meaningful transformation.
This session also marks the launch of Veronica Anthony-David's new book, The Courageous CPO Playbook: How HR Leaders Stop Playing It Safe to Drive Real Change, your essential guide to leading with impact.
If you’re ready to lead with courage rather than comfort, this experience is your first step. Request your invitation today!
Who’s Right for Courage-X
and the Book Launch?
This Half-Day Immersion Experience is designed specifically for Chief People Officers, People Directors, (Group) Heads of People and aspiring HR Leaders from Start-ups, SMEs and medium-sized businesses. Attendance is restricted to those who have overall responsibility for HR in their organisations and report directly to the CEO or Managing Director, or who are aspiring to step into this role.
Come ready to roll up your sleeves. We will challenge your perspective and approach, and sharpen your leadership skills.
This is a space where connections are made, and transformation begins.

What you will get
A reserved seat just for you
An immersive, hands-on experience
Tea and coffee
Nibbles and treats
Deluxe Lunch
Practical tools and tactics you can apply right away
A community of ambitious People Leaders
The Courageous CPO Playbook
Access to top HR talent

Veronica Anthony-David
Veronica Anthony-David will host the day, bringing her visionary insights from ‘Courageous Chief People Officer (CCPO)’.
She is the author of "The Courageous CPO Playbook: How HR Leaders Stop Playing Safe and Drive Change". With a background in Industrial Chemistry and early career experience in plastic manufacturing and international food research, Veronica transitioned to HR with a Master’s degree and a deep passion for leadership and cultural change. She will push your thinking, no matter your organisation’s size or HR budget.

Exclusive
FAQs
The next CCPO Strategy Day will be held in July 2025, in London.
It will be held in London. Venue to be confirmed via email.
All our event venues are usually within access to good transport links
This is an in-person only event. We believe attending LIVE is essential to maximise the value of the experience, including networking opportunities and building lasting relationships with other like-minded, dedicated CPOs and HRDs. Therefore, no virtual options will be available.
It will be a day of deep strategy and immersive work, designed to help you amplify your influence, lead more courageously, and smash KPIs. Our Exclusive Days are not just about building connections. It has been designed to help you work on a current challenge. Our goal is to inspire and guide you throughout the day to tackle a key challenge, helping you accelerate your growth and develop strategies to achieve your KPIs more efficiently.
While we appreciate the interest from industry partners who might like to exhibit at the Strategy Day, we believe their involvement could divert focus from our core vision for the day, which is entirely dedicated to providing you with practical support. However we welcome sponsorship arrangements.
If you're unable to attend after confirming, you may transfer your ticket to someone in a similar role. If you don't attend or transfer it, costs will apply.
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