An advocate for building deliberately developmental organisations that put skill development at the heart of their purpose, Cate Kalson champions creating supportive, empowering cultures that enable people to grow and develop as people as well as professionals. Cate has been in her current role as Chief People Officer at Opencast since 2021 and has supported the rapid growth of the technology consultancy business. Cate believes that one of the biggest social impact levers any organisation has is to build their employees skills and works in close partnership with Skills Builder Partnership to champion the building of Essential Skills, particularly mindset skills that are essential to wellbeing.