Event: CEO Dialogue on Leading Growth
On 3 November 2011, the International Business Leaders Forum - with the support of Accenture, Ashridge Business School, BrandPie and Shell UK - will host an invitation-only dialogue for 30 CEOs, Board Members to discuss and debate the leadership prioritie
(3BL Media / theCSRfeed) October 28, 2011 - How can companies not just survive, but thrive in the new business environment of lower growth, social unrest and financial instability?
On 3 November 2011, global sustainability organisation International Business Leaders Forum - with the support of Accenture, Ashridge Business School, BrandPie and Shell UK - will host an invitation-only dialogue for 30 CEOs, Board Members and Senior Executives to debate the leadership priorities for smart, inclusive and responsible growth. Taking place at the Shell Centre in London, the event is aimed at:
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Sparking debate between leading companies and thinkers
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Framing the critical questions about future growth
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Defining leadership priorities to meet new challenges
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Generating new ideas, opportunities and business models
Explaining the context of this dialogue, Clare Melford, CEO of IBLF said: "This discussion comes at a crucial time for business when the need for smarter, more inclusive and more responsible growth has never been more evident."
Clare will open the event, presenting ‘Leading Smart, Inclusive & Responsible Growth – the IBLF view’. The programme for the day is then as follows:
THE CHALLENGES TO GROWTH - Key trends impacting growth, tensions in the current growth model and the need for change
Nader Mousavizadeh, CEO of Oxford Analytica: A global geo-political analysis to give corporate executives an edge in predicting key trends – and preparing for contingenciesTHE OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH - A dynamic, interactive debate about the nature and scale of innovation needed for stable and sustainable growth
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Smart Growth (Achieving more growth with less resource use): A conversation with Jan Muehlfeit, Chairman of Microsoft Europe and Peter Lacy, MD of Accenture Sustainability Services EALA
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Inclusive Growth (Including low-income people in the core business proposition): A conversation with Neville Isdell, Former CEO, The Coca-Cola Company and Chris West, Director of the Shell Foundation
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Responsible Growth (Business encouraging responsible consumption): A conversation with John Brock, Chairman and CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises and Doug Miller, CEO of Globescan (who will present the results of the latest Globescan/SustainAbility poll on sustainable consumption, conducted in partnership with IBLF)
LEADING GROWTH - Defining the future priorities for business leaders
There is a window of opportunity for CEOs to proactively transform their businesses to prepare for a vastly different future using new ways of leading and partnering. A conversation with John Elkington, Founding Partner and Executive Chairman, Volans and Graham Baxter, Senior Advisor IBLF
To find out more about this event, contact Jo Wackrill (jo.wackrill@iblf.org) IBLF18217
