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Winmark Innovation Summit and Awards

09 Jan 2024

To launch our annual programme of In-person meetings, Winmark is proud to announce our 2024 Winter Innovation Summit and Awards Ceremony which is open to all our network members and it would be great if you could be available to join us...
SPEAKER(S): Sam Patel, Corporate Innovation Coach | Tanya Popeau, International Director, Synthesis | Chris Deverell, Founder, Deverell Innovation Ventures

Innovation, operations & business models
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
Chair of pension trustees
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
CIO, information security, digital & data
Affordable & social housing

Talent Attraction Strategies for 2024

18 Jan 2024

Attracting new talent and anticipating future talent needs remains critical to any organisation's growth strategy. Competition for talent remains fierce and even as employers scramble to fill positions, the voluntary quit rate is 25 percent higher than pre-pandemic levels...
SPEAKER(S): David Thomas, Managing Partner, Boyden | Simon Youngs, Former Global Talent Director, Essentra Plc
CHAIR: Jules Morgan, Head of Talent Acquisition, UK& EMEA, IPG MediaBrands

People, leadership, performance & diversity
CEO & entrepreneurs
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
CMO, marketing, communications & sales

CEO Dinner with John M Neill, Founder & Executive Chairman, Unipart Group

23 Jan 2024

John M Neill CBE is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Unipart Group, a British multinational logistics company, with an annual revenue of £917.3 million...
SPEAKER(S): John Neill CBE, Chairman & Group Chief Executive, Unipart
CHAIR: Edward Guest, Group CFO/COO, The Unlimited Group

People, leadership, performance & diversity
CEO & entrepreneurs

Digital Board Series: The Future of Cyber Defence

24 Jan 2024

Cybercrime is a continuous threat to global business, with a recent IBM security report finding that data breaches alone cost UK businesses an average of £3.4 million per breach...
SPEAKER(S): David Emm, Senior Security Researcher, Kaspersky
CHAIR: Jitender Arora, CISO, Deloitte

Tech, cyber, data & digital
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CIO, information security, digital & data
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors

Working Effectively With Government

06 Feb 2024

There is no clear playbook for businesses to use when seeking to work with or influence the government's agenda. This can lead to difficulties around actors such as regulation, which can affect the growth of private enterprises and as a whole affect growth and innovation in the UK...
SPEAKER(S): Peter King, Director, Treasury Legal Advisers, HM Treasury | Justinia Lewis, Lewis Director, Commercial Law Group, Government Legal Department
CHAIR: Jeremy Mavor, General Counsel UK, National Grid

Boards, governance & stakeholders
CEO & entrepreneurs
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors

Retaining and Rewarding Diverse Talent

05 Mar 2024

How do you ensure you have effective processes to onboard, and reward diverse talent and that you create a positive working environment that makes people want to stay and build their career with you?
SPEAKER(S): Jummy Okoya, Interim Dean of Office for Institutional Equity, University of East London | Mark McLane, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being, M&G Plc
CHAIR: Natasha Makhijani, Group CEO, Oliver Sanderson Group Plc | Mark McLane, Head of Diversity, Inclusion and Well-Being, M&G Plc

People, leadership, performance & diversity
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CMO, marketing, communications & sales

CEO Succession Planning – A Lunch with Peter Jackson, CEO, Hill Dickinson

12 Mar 2024

The next meeting in our Liverpool CEO programme will be an in-person lunch, looking at process, implementation, and best practice around CEO succession...
SPEAKER(S): Peter Jackson, Former Chief Executive Officer, Hill Dickinson Liverpool

Alignment, change & transformation
CEO & entrepreneurs

Sustainability – Driving Profits with a Purpose

18 Apr 2024

The sustainability agenda has been a key priority for organisations for many years now and it's importance in terms of brand and consumer perception and employee engagement cannot be understated...
SPEAKER(S): Jessica Long, Head of ESG Consulting, Ipsos Strategy 3 | Peter Holland, CEO, The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
CHAIR: Sara Gundry, Chief Marketing Officer, Ipsos

Climate, sustainability & society
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement

The Public Private Sector Summit

14 May 2024

The purpose of the summit is to identify what world-class public and private sector relationships should look like. Private sector delegates for this event are invited from the Winmark C-Suite Membership and Public sector delegates from the Public Chairs Forum (PCF) membership...
SPEAKER(S): Helen Pitcher OBE, Independent Non-Executive Director, C&C Group | John Jeffcock, CEO, Winmark | Christopher Hodges OBE, Emeritus Professor of Justice Systems, University of Oxford | Dominic Johnson CBE, Minister for Investment, Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

Boards, governance & stakeholders
Presidents, chairs & non-executive directors
CLO, ethics, risk, legal & compliance
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
Affordable & social housing
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
CIO, information security, digital & data

Chief value Officer – The Evolution of the CFO

22 May 2024

The responsibilities of CFOs continue to broaden beyond a core financial focus, to encompass stewardship across broader areas of their organisations’ performance. Increasingly an organisation’s value is measured by the extent to which it delivers for all stakeholders, customers, suppliers, employees and regulators...
SPEAKER(S): Alistair Roman, Former Group Finance Director, The Post Office | Clive Webb, Senior Insights Manager, ACCA
CHAIR: Mike Aspinall, Chief Financial Officer, CyberSmart Ltd

Purpose, values, strategy & culture
CEO & entrepreneurs
CFO, finance, tax & treasury
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement

Labouring for Change: A Liverpool Dinner with Bill Esterson, MP

27 Jun 2024

Where are we on the upcoming election? What might a future Labour government look like? What do business leaders need to be more acutely aware of in this sensitive political environment?
SPEAKER(S): Bill Esterson, Labour MP for Sefton Central and Shadow Transport (Roads) Minister, Labour Party

Boards, governance & stakeholders
CEO & entrepreneurs

Leading Multi-Generational Teams: Part II

03 Jul 2024

Today’s workforce consists of individuals from five generations, and this shift needs to be acknowledged and considered to maximise the potential of multi-generational workforces in driving organisational growth...
SPEAKER(S): Rebecca Robins, Global Chief Learning and Culture Officer, Interbrand
CHAIR: Aggie Mutuma, CEO, Mahogany Inclusion Partners

People, leadership, performance & diversity
CEO & entrepreneurs
CHRO, talent, learning & culture
COO, climate, sustainability, supply & procurement
CMO, marketing, communications & sales
Affordable & social housing