Fireside chat with Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI

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Biography - Ben Page

Ben Page is Chief Executive of Ipsos MORI. He joined MORI in 1987 after graduating from Oxford University in 1986, and was one of the leaders of its first management buyout in 2000. A frequent writer and speaker on trends, leadership and performance management, he has directed thousands of surveys examining consumer trends and citizen behaviour.

From 1987-1992 Ben worked in our private sector business on corporate reputation and consumer research, working for companies like Shell, BAE Systems, Sky TV and IBM. Since 1992 he has worked closely with both Conservative and Labour ministers and senior policy makers across government, leading on work for Downing Street, the Cabinet Office, the Home Office and the Department of Health, as well as a wide range of local authorities and NHS Trusts.
He became Chief Executive of Ipsos in the UK and Ireland in 2009.

Ben is a Visiting Professor at Kings College London, and a fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He serves on advisory groups at the Kings Fund, and the Social Market Foundation (SMF), and is a Trustee at the Centre for London and at the Centre for Ageing Better, as well as a patron of Create Streets. He recently served as a commissioner on the Resolution Foundation's Intergenerational Commission. He is a Council member of the CBI for London.

Biography - Professor Ciara Eastell OBE

Ciara Eastell is Professor of Practice in the Exeter Centre for Leadership at the University of Exeter’s Business School.

Prior to joining the School in 2019, Ciara was Chief Executive of Libraries Unlimited, the charity that runs library services across Devon and Torbay.  Since leaving Libraries Unlimited, Ciara has been working with the Executive Group of Tate Galleries on a consultancy basis, shaping and leading a major programme of organisational development and change.  In addition, Ciara was also awarded an Automation Fellowship with the South West Creative Technology Network in May 2019.  Her Fellowship is focused on exploring whether the senior leaders of charities and cultural organisations understand the potential of Artificial Intelligence and robotics to transform their organisations and increase their social impact.

Ciara was one of the first cohort of Fellows of the prestigious Clore Leadership Programme in 2004/5 and, since then, has held a number of national and regional leadership roles.  From 2014-16, she led the Society of Chief Librarians nationally as President and worked closely with Government departments and key funders to build the profile of public libraries.

She was awarded an OBE for services to libraries in 2017 and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Sheffield in January 2019.  She sits on the National Council for Arts Council England.

Her TEDx talk on libraries is now featured on the TED.com platform.