An acclaimed international leadership expert with deep experience as practitioner (incl. youngest Major in the British Army, FTSE 100 director), academic (incl. INSEAD, CEDEP, LBS), consultant, coach and author of best-selling book “Complex Adaptive Leadership: Embracing Paradox and Uncertainty” (translated into Chinese as 未来领导力 “Future Leadership”)

For more information about the trainer can visit www.ComplexAdaptiveLeadership.com

Over 10 years of management & leadership in both private and public enterprises, with international experience in Canada and China. Entrepreneurial mindset, quality first, and driven.

After gaining experience in the public sector at Industry Canada, Indian & Northern Affairs Canada, and the Department of National Defense, Matt moved to the private sector, joining Bell Canada. He then moved to media with Adjump, before relocating to Shanghai in 2012.

Soon after, he founded Boar, a sports gear and apparel sourcing company. Then in 2015, he co-founded Five:IT, a creative tech agency.

In 2019, Matt joined the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai as Deputy Director. In 2020, he was named Executive Director.

Karl has worked in the Logistics industry for 30+ years for both MNC’s, family owned companies and also built his own company later selling to an investor. He has extensive experience of managing teams of 500+ down to teams of 2/3.

Most of his experience has been in the Petrochemicals and Chemicals sector working with house holds names such as Exxon, Shell, Tesco, Huntsman & BASF along with many more. A key skill has been able to adapt to changing cultures within these organisations and recognising how to add value to their supply chains.

He is a qualified coach and mentor and believes in allowing teams to have the space to evolve, plus that one should always employ people clever than yourself so that they can tell you what to do.

Currently Karl is the Regional Director of North Asia for a UK Headquartered Chemical Logistics Company focussed on delivering Life’s Essentials globally; this is his third year in China.