Dr Sabrina Cohen-Hatton is a senior fire officer, behavioural neuroscientist, and bestselling author who specialises in high-stakes decision-making, leadership under pressure, and purposeful, values-led performance.

Her journey from homelessness to becoming one of the UK’s most senior fire officers underpins a compelling message about resilience, clarity, and overcoming adversity. Drawing on two decades of operational leadership and a PhD in Behavioural Neuroscience, Sabrina brings a rare blend of frontline experience and scientific insight to help leaders perform under pressure, lead through uncertainty, and build teams that thrive in complexity.

Sabrina has led emergency responses to major incidents including the London Bridge and Finsbury Park terror attacks and contributed to national policy reform through her award-winning research. She’s worked with organisations such as the Home Office, UK Fire and Rescue Services, and global private-sector clients to explore how values-based leadership, cognitive clarity, and decision-making frameworks can transform performance in dynamic, high-risk environments.

She is the author of The Heat of the Moment and The Gender Bias, both of which blend personal insight with deep analysis to challenge conventional thinking about leadership, risk, and inclusion.

What to expect from Sabrina’s sessions:

• Strategies for high-stakes decision-making under pressure

• Tools to lead with clarity, confidence, and values

• Insights into the psychology of resilience and cognition

• Exploration of how purpose anchors performance in chaos

• Practical reflection to define one purposeful shift in leadership behaviour

With a delivery style that’s both grounded and inspiring, Sabrina helps leaders rethink how they respond in high-pressure moments — bringing together science, story, and strategy to create meaningful, measurable change in how they lead and how their teams perform.