Events
Our events provide an opportunity for alumni and their guests to network and enjoy experiential learning. If you have any questions about our events please contact Liz Ward, Alumni Relations Manager.
In Conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger DBE, Chair of UK Sport
Tuesday 21 May 2024, 11.00 - 12.00
During this Olympic year we're pleased to welcome Olympian Dame Katherine Grainger as she shares her personal leadership insights before taking questions from the audience. Katherine is a former Olympic athlete, the current Chair of UK Sport and the first British woman to win medals at five successive Olympic Games, including Gold at London 2012. For services to rowing and charity, she was awarded an MBE in 2006, a CBE in 2013 and her Damehood in 2017. She serves as an ambassador, patron or board member of various charities and sporting bodies.
Embracing Change: Leading Gen Z Workshop
Wednesday 12 June, 10.00 – 15.30, Online via Zoom
We’ve witnessed a sizable shift in employee expectations with the arrival of Gen Z. Join us as we consider how we might build a work culture that embraces both the challenges and opportunities head-on and how supporting employees, by enabling them to have a voice in the organisation, can create an environment that encourages them to stay.
In Conversation with Andy Pike CBE
Tuesday 18 June, 11:00 - 12:00
In what is likely to be an election year, join us to hear from Andy Pike CBE, the former Director of No 10’s GREAT Britain & Northern Ireland Campaign and GCHQ's first Director of Communications and Engagement.
Value-Centred Leadership: Stakeholder Expectations Workshop
Wednesday 11 September, 10.00 – 15.30, Online
Explore how leaders can manage conflicting needs and expectations across multiple stakeholder groups and how an organisation’s values can be an asset in doing this. During the workshop we will also consider the importance of a strong set of personal values in supporting organisational objectives, as well as the possible challenges that this might present.
In Conversation with Major General (Retired) Bill Wright CBE
Wednesday 09 October 2024, 11:00 - 12:00
Following a long and distinguished career in the army, Bill took up the role of HR Director UK and Poland for Dyson in October 2023. He will share personal leadership insights before taking questions from the audience.
When Trust in Leadership is Rocked Workshop
Tuesday 5 November, 10.00 – 15.30, Online
During this workshop we will explore the role that trust plays in society today, the influence of social media and how the behaviours and actions of the leader can make a difference.
In Conversation with Luqman Ali
Wednesday 04 December 2024, 13:00 - 14:00
Our guest speaker, Luqman Ali, Chief Executive Officer, Khayaal Theatre Company, will share his personal leadership insights before taking questions from the audience.