The 2025 Angus Millar Lecture welcomes Jo Salter MBE to our Edinburgh stage.

Jo is Britain’s first female fast-jet pilot and later a transformative leader specialising in generative AI. Jo will address the importance of The Power of Connection in 2025, examining how trust, collaboration and innovation must be harnessed to build resilience and lasting change, in the fragmented world we see today.

The RSA’s Chair, Sir Loyd Grossman, will open the evening. This year’s event will be hosted at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh and livestreamed to audiences worldwide on YouTube.

Jo has been recognised as one of the Top 50 Most Inspirational Women in the World by Harpers & Queen, and her pioneering career in the RAF has made her a trailblazer for women in leadership. Today, Jo leads on people-driven transformation for companies like PwC and is a sought-after speaker on leadership, resilience and the impact of new technologies.

The Angus Millar Lecture is a highlight event in the annual RSA Fellows programme in Scotland and is funded through the legacy of Angus Millar FRSA.

Speakers

  • Dr. Jo Salter MBE, Britain’s First Female Fighter Jet Pilot
  • Sir Loyd Grossman, RSA Chair

Dr. Jo Salter MBE

Britain’s First Female Fighter Jet Pilot

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Sir Loyd Grossman

RSA Chair

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