Dilys Sillah has spent over three decades studying human behaviour, institutional culture, and the communication that determines whether organisations and the people inside them perform at the level they are capable of.She has held senior leadership positions across public sector institutions in the United Kingdom.
She has coached and developed executives internationally, including at senior leadership level in the United Arab Emirates.
She is a TEDx alumna with a broadcasting career spanning more than thirteen years and an audience of over 50,000 followers built on the authority and authenticity of what she has to say.When Dilys speaks, she does not deliver a presentation. She opens a conversation that the audience carries with them long after they leave the room.
Her sessions are grounded in the specific realities of the environments she speaks to, public sector organisations, corporate leadership forums, African business and government summits, and international conferences where the stakes of communication and leadership are highest. She is equally at home addressing a government ministry in Accra, a local authority leadership team in London, or a pan-African business summit bringing together the continent's most senior decision makers.
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Dilys is available for keynote addresses and facilitated sessions across a range of contexts including national and international conferences on leadership, communication, technology, and AI governance; public sector and local government leadership forums; African business and government summits including pan-African events focused on digital transformation, AI strategy, and leadership development; corporate leadership days, away days, and senior leadership events; learning and development conferences and HR professional forums; and university and academic institutions with a focus on leadership, communication, or African studies.
Dilys does not deliver the same session to every audience. Every keynote and facilitated session is designed around the specific theme, the specific audience, and the specific outcome the event is trying to achieve. The core ideas are consistent.
The delivery is always bespoke. If you are an event organiser, a conference producer, or an organisational development lead, we would welcome a conversation about what a session with Dilys would look like for your audience and your event.
For keynote bookings, speaking enquiries, and availability, please get in touch directly. All speaking engagements are discussed personally before any commitment is made.
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