AWS: Board Level Digital IQ

18:30 - 22:30 GMT
UK
23.3.2022
Dinner

The Langham, 1C Portland Pl, London W1B 1JA

London

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AWS: Board Level Digital IQ

London

Dinner

March 23, 2022

Summary

How do you accelerate transformation by educating your board?

As leaders search for ways of accelerating transformation, we wanted to pick up on one of the 2021’s key discussion points and dig a little deeper. As UK organisations transitioned towards a more agile culture, our fledgling ExecLeaders community generally accepted that the new “business as usual” was one of continuous change. One specific challenge voiced by our cross-discipline group is that of a misunderstanding of what terms such as “digital transformation” or “data-driven” mean and how technology fits into this. As a consequence, Boards often miss that it is a combination of technology and broader organisational changes that drive real, sustainable improvement.

With research indicating that less than 15% of Board members have a technology background and less than 25% of C-suite have a sufficient understanding of digital, without addressing this gap, many businesses suffer from disappointing results from their investments.

PastriesDelegates networkingDelegates networkingAudience at a Commerce Futures conference.
  • What is Digital IQ and why is digital fluency as important as an understanding of finance nowadays?
  • Where and how do leaders learn?
  • What are effective mechanisms to improve digital IQ and the results of doing this?
  • How else can the gap between aspiration and executive be closed such as with no-code developments?
  • How can suppliers play a role in board education?
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Joe Hildebrand

Joe Hildebrand

European Leadership & Culture Lead

Accenture

Joe has spent the last 15+ years helping big business become a better and more impactful place to work. He’s a passionate leadership, culture and behavioural science practitioner and executive coach.

He started his career at Accenture and Deloitte, moving in-house to BT as Head of Organisational Development before joining ?What If! Innovation.

?What If! was bought by Accenture in March 2019 after which he took a new role to lead Accenture’s Leadership and Culture practice in Europe. He now has the privilege of shaping, leading and delivering some of the most exciting work that Accenture has to offer.

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18:30
Arrival & Welcome Drinks
19:15
Guests Sit
19:20
Welcome
Commerce Futures
19:30
Opening Speech
Joe Hildebrand
20:00
Starters
Topic One - Discussion at individual tables
20:20
Topic One discussed as a collective
20:40
Mains
Topic Two - Discussion at individual tables
21:10
Topic Two discussed as a collective
21:30
Desserts & Networking
23:00
Event Closes
18:30
Arrival & Welcome Drinks
19:15
Guests Sit
19:20
Welcome
Commerce Futures
19:30
Opening Speech
Guest Speaker
20:00
Starters
Topic One - Discussion at individual tables
20:20
Topic One discussed as a collective
20:40
Mains
Topic Two - Discussion at individual tables
21:10
Topic Two discussed as a collective
21:30
Desserts & Networking
23:00
Event Closes
08:30
Registration & Networking Breakfast
09:15
Welcome from Commerce Futures
09:25
Ryan Clark, STATSports & Jim Hingston, The Gym Group
Keynote
10:10
Hollie Weatherstone, Muc-Off
Keynote
10:35
Break
10:55
Multi-brand panel – Decathlon, Ellis Brigham, Helen of Troy
Keynote (Main Stage)
Speed dating for delegates
(Breakout Room)
11:50
George Huxford, Apidura
Keynote
12:15
Break
13:15
Rich Philip, Contested
Keynote
13:40
Marc Guisti, Veloforte
Keynote (Main Stage)
David Hanney, Alpkit
(Breakout Room)
14:35
Networking
15:00
Closing Remarks from Commerce Futures
18:30
Arrival & Welcome Drinks
19:15
Guests Sit
19:20
Welcome
Commerce Futures
19:30
Opening Speech
Guest Speaker
20:00
Starters
Topic One - Discussion at individual tables
20:20
Topic One discussed as a collective
20:40
Mains
Topic Two - Discussion at individual tables
21:10
Topic Two discussed as a collective
21:30
Desserts & Networking
23:00
Event Closes
18:00
Arrival & Welcome Drinks
18:45
Guests Sit
18:50
Welcome
Commerce Futures
19:00
Opening Speech
Guest Speaker
19:30
Starters
Topic One - Discussion at individual tables
19:50
Topic One discussed as a collective
20:10
Mains
Topic Two - Discussion at individual tables
20:40
Topic Two discussed as a collective
21:00
Desserts & Networking
22:30
Event Closes

AGENDA

18:30 Arrival & Welcome Drink

18:55 Welcome
Opening comments from AWS Leadership Team

19:05 Opening Comments - Joe Hildebrand European Leadership & Culture Lead - Accenture

19:40 Starters (Topic one - Discussion at individual tables)

20:10 Topic one discussed as a collective

20:30 Mains (Topic two - Discussion at individual tables)

21:00 Topic two discussed as a collective

21:20 Desserts

22:00 Final remarks / Networking

09:00
Registration & Networking Breakfast
09:30
Welcome & Partner Introductions
09:40
Panel Discussion with Q&A
Joe Hildebrand
10:20
Networking Break
10:40
Workshop at tables
11:00
Group Discussion - Moderated
11:20
Final Comments & Networking
11:30
Event Closes
Joe Hildebrand

Joe Hildebrand

European Leadership & Culture Lead

Accenture

Joe has spent the last 15+ years helping big business become a better and more impactful place to work. He’s a passionate leadership, culture and behavioural science practitioner and executive coach.

He started his career at Accenture and Deloitte, moving in-house to BT as Head of Organisational Development before joining ?What If! Innovation.

?What If! was bought by Accenture in March 2019 after which he took a new role to lead Accenture’s Leadership and Culture practice in Europe. He now has the privilege of shaping, leading and delivering some of the most exciting work that Accenture has to offer.

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