Name: Building Confidence in your Career Path (AMER)
Start: 2026-01-28T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-01-28T18:00:00+00:00

AMER

Building Confidence in your Career Path Confidence grows when clarity, purpose, and support come together. This session gives Rising Leaders the tools to understand their career direction — and brings Executives into the room to share lived experience, guidance, and real-world mentorship. This Community Track session creates space for Rising Leaders and WeQual Executives to come together for an open, practical conversation on building confidence in your career path. Many leaders know they want to progress, but feel uncertain about their direction, strengths, or how to access the support they need inside their organizations. Using proven frameworks from our Leadership Insights sessions, you’ll identify strengths, refine your purpose, and translate insight into action. WeQual Executives join the session to offer mentorship on stakeholder engagement, sponsorship, and navigating organizational structures, creating a rare global and cross-level learning space within the WeQual community. Takeaways:

Clarify your career direction.
Identify strengths and superpowers.
Define purpose and motivation.
Turn insight into action.
Build internal sponsorship pathways.
Expand your WeQual network.

Ovin Mohan

WeQual

Director of Leadership Development

Ovin has coached more than 1,000 senior leaders from the world’s largest organizations – from Apple and HSBC to NATO and Christie’s – helping them lead with clarity, confidence, and renewed focus. Known by clients as “exceptional”, “brilliant”, and “amazing”, his coaching is both challenging and deeply human.

A former athlete and Head of Leadership Development in the UK’s largest management institute, Ovin combines performance psychology with practical leadership habits that drive real results. He’s lived and worked across London, Chicago, New York, and Valencia, bringing a global perspective to every conversation.

In this session, Ovin helps leaders step back from constant delivery to reconnect with their purpose and priorities – a vital reset for sustained impact.

Emma Hicks

WeQual

SVP, Product & Learning

Emma is an experienced strategic leader specializing in professional development at
C-suite and senior management levels. With over 20 years’ experience across global sectors, she brings deep expertise in leadership education and a genuine passion for continuous professional growth.

A Fellow and Advisory Board Member of the Learning and Performance Institute (LPI), Emma also holds certifications from the Institute of Directors (IoD) and the Association for Talent Development (ATD) and previously served on the Education Committee of the European Confederation of Directors Associations (ecoDa).

Before joining WeQual, Emma spent nearly a decade with the IoD, shaping the strategic direction of its global executive programs, including the prestigious Chartered Director qualification. She later joined HR technology company Connectr, first as interim COO and then as Chief Commercial Officer, leading its mission to build more inclusive leadership pipelines.

Earlier in her career, Emma held senior roles with Reed Learning, designing and delivering internationally recognized qualifications for more than 100 corporate and academic partners.

At WeQual, Emma leads the global membership and program function. Creating communities where senior leaders connect, reflect, and develop through shared experience. Her work aligns with her core purpose: Helping individuals achieve their career goals and enabling organizations to succeed through inclusive, effective leadership.

Outside of work, Emma has a young family — Joshua (10), Jasmine (7), and Monty the cockapoo (3) — who keep her active, grounded, and grateful.