Join us for the launch of Relational Leadership, a new book from Dr Poornima Luthra and Dr Sara Louise Muhr.

Imperial Business School is delighted to host Dr Poornima Luthra for the launch of her new book, Relational Leadership, co-authored with Dr Sara Louise Muhr.

About the event 

Relational Leadership argues that sustained high performance comes less from a leader’s title or strategy and more from the quality of the relationships they build, nurture and repair over time. Drawing on rigorous research and real-world experience, Dr Poornima Luthra and Dr Sara Louise Muhr, authors of Leading Through Bias, explore what it takes to lead through difference, ambiguity and change. They set out the daily practices that hold high-performing teams together: trust, collaboration and honest connection.

Poornima Luthra is a senior faculty member at Imperial Business School and a globally recognised practitioner-academic, keynote speaker and advisor on leadership, inclusion and organisational culture. She is the author of Can I Say That? and The Art of Active Allyship. She was ranked among Thinkers50’s top 30 emerging management thinkers in 2023, and her work has twice been named among the year’s 10 best management books. Can I Say That? received an award at the Business Book Awards.

Joining Poornima on the panel

Abu Bundu-Kamara is Director of People & Culture at Comic Relief, where he leads the organisation’s people, culture, talent and inclusion strategy. He has more than 20 years’ experience at organisations including the Financial Times, Boeing and Expedia, as well as other global FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 businesses. In those roles he has led large-scale culture transformation, organisational development and leadership initiatives. He also holds advisory and governance roles supporting organisations on people, culture and strategy.

Rupert Brown is an international keynote speaker and former Chief People Officer. He spent more than 25 years in HR at P&G, Maersk and Virgin Media O2, leading organisations through mergers, carve-outs, turnarounds and digital transformation. He is the author of Lost in Transformation, a Business Book Awards 2026 finalist, and is now researching his second book, on the impact of AI on work, leadership and HR.

Sarah Ellis is co-founder of Squiggly Careers, a company with a mission to make careers better for everyone. With co-founder Helen Tupper, she has written three Sunday Times bestsellers: The Squiggly Career, You Coach You and Learn Like a Lobster. Their podcast has passed six million downloads, and their TEDx talk has been watched more than two million times. In 2026, Sarah and Helen were named among the top 10 most influential thinkers in HR.

Agenda:

• 17:30 - 18:00: Arrival and registration
• 18:00 - 18:30: Book talk
• 18:30 - 19:15: Panel and Q&A
• 19.15 - 20:30: Networking reception and book signing 

Copies of Relational Leadership will be available to buy at a discounted price on the night, and Poornima will be signing books during the reception.

Register now to secure your place and receive follow-up information.