Strategic Leadership Expert, Certified John Maxwell Leadership Coach, Trainer, and Speaker. HIVE Global Leadership Alumnus and Speaker.

Dr Phillips is a multidisciplinary professional with expertise in leadership, health systems strengthening, continuous quality improvement, learning and development, change management, high-performance team building and motivation. In 2015, he was ranked in the top 2% of Nigerian top executives in the management consulting industry.

He has led teams for target-driven multimillion-dollar project implementation, and facilitated capacity building for thousands of participants across Nigeria. He is an award-winning public speaker and highly regarded executive and career excellence coach. He is part of the faculty of the Leadership Academy of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA).

Dr Phillips is the Founder/CEO of LeadMetrics International Ltd, an organisation devoted to strategic leadership, management, marketing, and facilitation, which also has in its stable the Sunny Phillips Leadership and Life Coaching Centre (SPLLCC) and the Sunny Phillips Academy for Career Excellence (SPACE). He is also the Nigerian Coordinator of the University of Baltimore, Fogarty NIH Epi-Nigeria grant and President of the Johnson & Johnson sponsored Management Development Institute hosted at the Lagos Business School.

Dr Phillips is the Founding President of the Millennium Toastmasters club, Abuja, Nigeria. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants, Member of the West African College of Physicians and of the International Health Economics Association, and Associate of both the Nigerian Institute of Management and National Institute of Marketing of Nigeria.

He is passionate about building the leadership capacity of individuals and organisations to maximally utilize leadership opportunities towards leaving positive legacies. One of his famous quotes is ‘When leadership ends, legacy echoes’ – what would be your legacy echo?

Dr Philips will speak on the topic “Ditch Your Ditches: Facing Up to Life’s Challenges and Not Play at Being the Victim”.