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GESS Dubai
10 - 12 November 2026
Dubai World Trade Centre, Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 & 3

Olivia Mottram
School Improvement & Training Manager at Aldar Training Academy
Speaker

Profile

Olivia Mottram is an international educator, executive coach, and leadership development specialist with over 20 years' experience helping organisations build inclusive, high-performing cultures. An AC-accredited Executive Coach and former Headteacher, she currently leads school improvement, leadership development, and professional learning across a network of more than 30 schools in the UAE. She is a Fellow of the International Forum of Inclusive Practitioners and a Leader within the Association for Coaching (UAE).


Working across the UK and Middle East, Olivia partners with senior leaders and organisations to strengthen leadership capability, build coaching cultures, and embed inclusion as a strategic driver of sustainable performance. Her expertise spans organisational development, executive coaching, inclusive and reflective leadership, and culture transformation.


She believes truly inclusive cultures are built through psychological safety, meaningful relationships, reflective leadership, and coaching-centred conversations; enabling people and organisations to thrive.