Musical Leadership, Collaboration & Innovation
How does a conductor lead a symphony orchestra?
How do orchestral players collaborate to produce outstanding performances?
How do jazz musicians improvise within a turbulent musical environment?
How do songwriters and composers create new music?
The world of music offers a new and exciting vocabulary for talking about leadership, collaboration and flexibility in the workplace.
Dominic Alldis is a jazz musician, orchestral conductor and an internationally recognised business speaker. He is also an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and a Steinway Artist.
Dominic brings a rare combination of artistic mastery and business insight to conferences and team meetings, blending the precision of classical music with the spontaneity of jazz, and drawing compelling parallels between orchestras, jazz bands and musical ensembles, and business organisations. He demonstrates how they all rely on technical expertise, trust, deep listening, clarity of direction, and the ability to balance structure with flexibility — especially in times of change.
Dominic founded Music & Management in 2003 and has worked with leading global corporations, conferences, and business schools, His keynote speeches are engaging, memorable, and highly relevant to business today. Audiences don’t just feel inspired — they gain practical insights into how leaders can “conduct” with clarity and purpose, how teams can perform in harmony across silos, and how innovation emerges when creativity is supported by strong foundations.
His keynote presentations often feature live musicians — from small ensembles to full orchestras — bringing leadership and teamwork principles vividly to life through the universal language of music.
Topics & Titles
Music as a Metaphor for Business
The Conductor as Leader
The Orchestra & Collaboration
Jazz, Teamwork & Innovation
Musical Diversity & Inclusion
Classical v Jazz Leadership
Interactive workshops
Enquiries
Please send an email or contact any of the following Speaker Bureaus:
CASE STUDY... Microsoft Asia
In July 2025, Dominic delivered a keynote speech to Microsoft Asia for their annual conference in Seattle. He explored the importance of pushing boundaries and finding new paths, accompanied by four jazz musicians from Seattle's vibrant jazz scene.
"It was magical as always and we are looking forward to partnering with you again soon…”
Giuliana Zorzal, Chief of Staff & Operations Senior Leader, Microsoft Asia
CASE STUDY... BMW
In October 2022, BMW Financial Services held their annual conference at the Music Chapel in Belgium. They invited Dominic Alldis to deliver a keynote about musical communication, trust, listening and leadership.
"Our group and I personally enjoyed your keynote a lot! It was a good conversation and a pleasure to hear your experiences and view on things. Hopefully we will keep in touch and collaborate again…"
Jan Henkel, CFO BMW Group Financial Services Belux, BMW Financial Services
CASE STUDY... KPMG
For their 2024 EMA Clients & Mergers meeting in Frankfurt, KPMG invited Dominic Alldis to deliver a keynote speech. Themes included collaboration within orchestras and jazz bands, leading culturally diverse groups, and how best to prepare for a performance. Testimonial
“It was fantastic to have you join us for the session earlier in the week. Your perspective on leadership and business landed beautifully with the group and was one of the highlights of the two-day workshop. I’ve received a lot of very encouraging feedback, and I am glad we could collaborate…”
Anuj Vadehra, EMA Clients & Markets
CASE STUDY... BCG
In October 2024, Dominic Alldis delivered a keynote address on listening, trust, preparation, and performance excellence to 200 BCG Riyadh executives at the Nofa Resort in Saudi Arabia.
“A huge thank you to Dominic for this exceptional event. It was a resounding success, and I look forward to collaborating with you again…”
Ali Mirzaei, Middle East Events Manager, BCG
CASE STUDY... Nestlé
Cereal Partners Worldwide (CPW), the joint venture between Nestlé and General Mills, invited Dominic Alldis to speak about musical leadership, collaboration and innovation at their Conference in Montreux entitled “Powering Possibilities with Purpose”. The event featured professional jazz musicians from Geneva.
"What a refreshing, practical way to demystify effective leadership. Simple, entertaining and drawn from the familiar experience of music, yet powerful and profound. A true learning experience for me in a very long time..."
Bright Nkosi, VP Human Resources, Cereals Partners Worldwide Nestlé
CASE STUDY... European Investment Bank
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is the European Union's nonprofit long-term lending institution. As the world's largest multilateral borrower and lender by volume, it provides finance and expertise for sound and sustainable investment projects which contribute to furthering EU policy objectives. The Finance Directorate invited Dominic Alldis to be the keynote speaker at La Philharmonie in Luxembourg. The session focused on the need for collaboration and transparency to facilitate open communication and trust.
"Thank you for a very successful and enjoyable event for the finance team of EIB. I got much positive, even enthusiastic feedback, absolutely unheard of… not a single disgruntled remark!"
Bertrand de Mazières, Director General of Finance, European Investment Bank
CASE STUDY... Accenture
Accenture invited Dominic Alldis to be the keynote speaker for 2024 Accenture Conference at The Roundhouse in London. They were keen to have any artistic perspective on listening, trust and collaboration in the workplace. He was joined by three musicians from London’s vibrant jazz scene.
“A huge thank you to you and your musicians for helping to bring our people together. You could tell it definitely lifted the energy in the room after a long afternoon and feedback on the event as a whole has been phenomenal…”
Raphaelle Heaf, Communications Strategist, Accenture UK
Experiences
Sit within a live orchestra, listen to the music and engage in an interactive discussion about leadership, collaboration, listening and trust…
Listen to a jazz band and discuss improvisation, creativity, flexibility, risk-taking and change within a fast-moving commercial world…
Hear a string quartet perform a classical masterpiece and discuss the coordination and precision needed for high level performances...
Compare a classical and jazz approach to music and business, and discuss how to integrate strategic alignment and creative independence...
Observe the creative process as a multi-cultural group of musicians transform a famous piece of classical music into something new...
Dinner courses are interspersed with interludes providing insights into leadership, teamwork and innovation from the world of music...
Enjoy a fun team-building activity that highlights the need for new skill acquistion, teamwork, negotiation, creativity and time-management...