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Psychological safety week live events announced

August 15th, 2025
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We are delighted to share the core live event agenda for Psychological Safety Week, a new international initiative created and presented by Pearn Kandola and supported by media sponsor The Financial Times.

Did you miss our announcement of the brand new, week-long initiative? Catch up here.

This year’s theme is education and awareness, so we’ve designed a week of expert-led online sessions to help you better understand psychological safety and how it operates at every level of your organisation.

Live session agenda

📅 Monday 22nd September

Keynote: An introduction to Psychological safety week
Speaker: Professor Binna Kandola OBE, Co-Founder and Senior Partner
Kick off the week with a powerful keynote revealing why psychological safety is no longer optional – it’s a strategic imperative.

Register for Monday’s session

📅 Tuesday 23rd September

Psychological safety in action: an industry panel discussion
Moderator: Professor Binna Kandola OBE
Hear how senior leaders from organisations like the financial times and bp are using psychological safety to drive resilience, innovation and change in real-world settings.

Register for tuesday’s session

📅 Wednesday 24th September

Freedom to disagree: the hidden ingredient of high-performing teams
Speaker: janet tarasofsky, managing psychologist
Learn why the ability to challenge, question, and disagree—safely—is the secret weapon of the world’s best teams.

Register for wednesday’s session

📅 Wednesday 24th September

The leader’s role in psychological safety – the common pitfalls catching leaders out
Speaker: louise weston, partner & head of people
Uncover the leadership behaviours that erode psychological safety – and what great leaders do to build it.

Register for thursday’s session

📅 Friday 26th September

Closing panel: psychological safety at every level
Speakers: binna kandola, janet tarasofsky & louise weston
Wrap up the week with key takeaways, audience q&a, and the most powerful insights to take back to your teams.

Register for friday’s session

Please note

All live sessions will be hosted on zoom and as such spaces are limited. Where sessions are oversubscribed, pearn kandola will seek to live-stream to an additional platform, where possible, to ensure wider accessibility, however this cannot be guaranteed.

Morning sessions will begin at 9.15am and afternoon sessions will begin at 2.15pm. all timings are in british summer time (bst/utc+1)

Timings and schedule may be subject to change, however any such changes will be communicated as early as possible to registered attendees.

Join Psychological safety week

Register for free at www.psychologicalsafetyweek.Com Or fill in the form below to receive your free psychological safety week toolkit:


Written by Pearn Kandola

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