Dr Laurence Berlie has been working in the training field for the past 19 years, after a first career in the international development field. She holds a PhD in Management and has been active both in the academic and the corporate sectors. She is the founder and director of a training firm, “Aequatio”, offering workshops on management, leadership and emotional intelligence. She collaborates with international training firms to cater high caliber workshops to multinational organisations. She is a lecturer in leadership, organisational behaviour and change management in top French business schools and in international academic programmes. She directed the Master Programme in Strategic Management of Sustainable Development at Skema Business School, and taught various courses in that field, in France and in the United States. She is also country manager for France for Six Seconds, the biggest global Emotional Intelligence Network. She is a certified Practionner and Assessor in Emotional Intelligence, a certified Practionner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and well as a certified Facilitator in Relational Intelligence (Core Strenghts). She is a passionate trainer, who aims at empowering others. She trains individuals and teams combining neuroscience, management science and emotional intelligence, to help identify patterns and talents, create motivation and purpose, and optimize value and well-being. She possesses an extensive international experience, having lived in North America, Latin America, North Africa and various European countries. She is fluent in French, English and Spanish.