London Business Forum Events Schedule September - November 2021

“A great example of a virtual session at its best.”

“It was a really slick event with great content!”

VIRTUAL EVENTS SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2021

Membership with London Business Forum gives individuals and organisations access to some of the world’s top business thinkers and leaders.

At London Business Forum, we are known for our inspirational events. We’ve moved online exclusively for the rest of 2021.

Our virtual events make it easier for people to learn remotely, make connections and get a real motivational hit at a time when we all need it most.

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Cutting-edge thinking from over 250 world-class speakers.

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Wednesday 8 September 1.30-3pm

Leadership Forecast Must-have skills for leaders Margaret Heffernan

The ‘forecast, plan and execute’ model of leadership is broken. The future is more uncertain than ever. In this age of ambiguity and anxiety, what are the crucial skills that leaders must have? How can we shape the future?

This event won’t provide you with a map or a how-to-guide, but it will help you prepare.

Margaret Heffernan will give you the tools to navigate through uncertainty; she’ll show you why we must experiment, collaborate and invent. In uncertainty, leaders can find the creativity, ambition and the resilience they need to stay meaningful and important in the world.

Uncertainty may be the defining characteristic of our age and it requires a new kind of leadership, from everyone.

About Margaret Heffernan Margaret Heffernan is a five-time CEO and six-time author who consistently questions common business practices. Originally a producer for the BBC, Margaret moved to the US where she became a renowned media executive. She has written six books including Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together. She also writes for the Financial Times and Huffington Post.

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A big thanks to all at LBF on a very very slick and professional delivery, a credit to responding to the ‘new normal’.

A fantastic interactive session – certainly a lot of tips and hints for moving forward.

Wednesday 15 September 1.30-3pm

Disruptive Innovation Eight principles for innovators Will Page

The most crucial lesson to learn in today’s challenging business environment is how to change the fundamentals of what you do and embrace disruptive innovation. How is it possible to turn what looks like impending disaster into a moment ripe with potential?

The evolution of the music industry and the huge impact of digital streaming platforms offers a trove of insights on how to confront the seismic changes reshaping our work, our play and our minds. Will Page, Spotify’s first chief economist, extrapolates music’s journey into eight guiding principles for innovators within organisations.

Today’s leaders need to know how to spot and act on disruption. This event will give you the confidence to do just that.

About Will Page Will Page is the former Chief Economist of Spotify and PRS for Music where he pioneered Rockonomics. At Spotify he helped redefine catalogue and articulated the global value of music copyright. Will’s work is featured in Billboard, the Economist and the Financial Times. He recently published his first book Tarzan Economics.

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Tuesday 21 September 1.30-3pm

The 80 Minute MBA Your fast track to business brilliance John Knell

How do you get a hit of high-quality business inspiration without spending two years back at school? Become an 80 Minute MBA Alumni and you’ll see the world of business differently. This virtual event is a must for all aspiring managers and leaders. The Modules covered include Leadership; Culture; Sustainability; New World New Rules and Conversation.

John Knell has done the hard work so you don’t have to, including cutting-edge thinking on how the pandemic is reshaping the world of work. Updated every time, you’ll leave inspired, informed and energised (plus you’ll receive the book and a lovely certificate to show off to your colleagues).

About John Knell John Knell is one of the UK’s leading thinkers on the changing face of work and organisations. John is co-author of The 80 Minute MBA.

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Join us for empowering wisdom from Shellye Archambeau, one of Silicon Valley’s first African American CEOs. Shellye will share her own compelling story and reveal what she’s learned about succeeding in business and in life.

Ambition alone is not enough. Shellye will share her practical approach with concrete steps to identify what you want, make a plan and work strategically to realise your goals.

At this event, you’ll learn how to dismantle impostor syndrome, take the right risks, build your network and become a more effective leader.

This will be a great guide to help you seize opportunities, overcome challenges and achieve your most ambitious aspirations.

Give yourself permission to strive for the top.

About Shellye Archambeau Shellye Archambeau is an experienced CEO with a track record of building brands and high-performance teams. She serves on the boards of Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies, and Okta. She was named the second most influential African American in IT and one of the “100 Most Influential Business Leaders in America”.

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Wednesday 22 September 3.30-5pm

Dare to Succeed Practical tips for ambitious leaders Shellye Archambeau

A huge thanks for yesterday’s session, I’m still buzzing from it and reflecting on how impactful it was for a virtual event.

hat a great event, W thank you! I loved the breakout rooms and the level of interaction – the time flew by and it was really valuable.

Tuesday 5 October 9.30-11am

Wellbeing Mental health first aid for the workplace Honey Langcaster-James

The last year has taken a toll on everyone’s mental health. Uncertainty and stress can have a profound impact on our wellbeing.

Knowledge of mental health first aid can allow you to help yourself and your colleagues overcome the challenges we can’t see.

Many of us know what to do if someone has a physical injury but what should we say or do when it comes to problems with psychological health? We might not even recognise that there is a problem at all.

Yet, 1 in 4 of us experience a mental health problem in any given year.

Honey Langcaster-James will explore why it is vital we are able to spot when someone is suffering and respond to them in a psychologically safe and helpful way.

About Honey Langcaster-James Honey Langcaster-James is one of the UK’s best-known Psychologists with appearances on popular TV shows like Big Brother, Good Morning Britain, ITV’s Lorraine and Channel 4’s The Circle. She is CEO of On Set Welfare, a Chartered Academic Psychologist and Fellow of Healthcare Improvement Leadership at Imperial College.

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Wednesday 6 October 1.30-3pm

Self-coaching How to harness the voice in your head Ethan Kross

Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself and you might be labelled eccentric. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. The voice is our inner coach and our inner critic.

When we’re facing a tough task, our inner coach can inspire us but, just as often, our inner critic can sink us entirely.

The good news is that we’re already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favour. These tools are available in the words we use to think about ourselves, the technologies we embrace, the conversations we have and the cultures we create in our workplaces.

Interweaving ground-breaking behavioural and brain research with real-world case studies, award-winning psychologist Ethan Kross will reveal the hidden power of our inner voice.

About Ethan Kross Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind.

He is an award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and founded the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory to study how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health and performance.

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Tuesday 12 October 3.30-5pm

Goal Setting Effortlessly do what matters most Greg McKeown

We all know goal setting is important but where do you start? How can you guarantee you’ll achieve your goals? It all starts with a simple principle: not everything has to be so hard.

We’ve been conditioned to believe that the path to success is paved with relentless work. But working hard is more exhausting than ever. The more depleted we get, the harder it is to make progress. It can feel like we’re working twice as hard to achieve half as much.

No matter what challenges or obstacles we face, there is a better way. Instead of pushing ourselves harder, we can find an easier path.

Greg McKeown offers actionable advice for making the most essential activities the easiest ones, so you can achieve the results you want, without burning out. Discover why some people and teams break through to the next level and others don’t.

About Greg McKeown Greg McKeown is the CEO of McKeown Inc. Clients include Adobe, Apple, Google and Pixar. Greg’s ideas feature in The New York Times, Fast Company, Fortune, HuffPost and Inc. Magazine. He is among the most popular bloggers for the HBR and LinkedIn’s Influencers group: averaging a million views a month.

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This event is designed for anyone seeking to make a breakthrough in their role as a manager or leader. Your role should give as much to you as you give to it; that means more learning, more recognition and achievement.

Your guide will be Ann Hiatt who has worked as the right hand to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Google’s Eric Schmidt, and Yahoo’s Marissa Meyer. Ann will offer crucial lessons in leadership and professional development based on her work alongside these worldfamous tech titans.

You’ll discover the habits of super performers who shine in the workplace.

Ann’s lessons will give you the confidence you need to grow as a leader, seize opportunities and maximise your impact.

About Ann Hiatt Ann Hiatt received her initial business training during 15 years as the Executive Business Partner to Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) and Chief-of-Staff to Eric Schmidt (CEO and Executive Chairman at Google/ Alphabet). She relocated from Silicon Valley to Europe and brings a unique perspective on what it takes to succeed in business.

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Wednesday 10 November 1.30-3pm

Executive Breakthrough How to make yourself indispensable Ann Hiatt

Thank you for a brill session, really enjoyed the opportunity to chat to others in the breakout rooms.

Thank you for such an interesting 90 minutes. Great topic and nice to meet others in the breakouts. Very well organised.

SERVANT LEADERSHIP Ken Blanchard

WELLBEING Sally Gunnell

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SPIKE

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

René Carayol

Sahar Hashemi

LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP

COACHING EXCELLENCE

John Adair

Ben Ryan

HAPPY EMPLOYEES Malene Rydahl

CONFIDENCE HIIT Farrah Storr

TOP TALENT Gareth Jones

TRILLION DOLLAR COACH Eric Schmidt

ATTITUDE

IMPACT

Simon Tyler

Neil Mullarkey

LEADERSHIP GOLD DUST

NUDGE

Eddie Obeng

David Halpern

BLACK BOX THINKING

SAS: WHO DARES WINS

Matthew Syed

Jason Fox and Ollie Ollerton

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