AWS: Future Focused

18:30 - 22:30 GMT
UK
27.4.2023
Dinner

116 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5ED, London

London

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AWS: Future Focused

London

Dinner

April 27, 2023

Summary

Transforming Ideas Into Action

The scale and pace of transformation has been a source of frustration for leaders across every large business. Cloud underpins almost every transformation journey, so is a great place to start in examining the obstacles hindering the process.Business distractions, emergency projects, staff churn and many more complications are slowing down transformation, making it challenging to align cloud with existing systems, business strategy and product. Is there an optimal balance between long-term transformation and short-term experimentation to keep focus on the bigger picture, whilst enabling the smaller wins?At our Future Focused dinner, we'll explore how you can drive transformation from the top whilst encouraging input and innovation from across the workforce, ensuring that ideas are transformed into action without missing future opportunities.

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  • Minimising distraction  - keeping on track for the bigger picture.
  • Supporting innovation - driving transformation from the top whilst encouraging input throughout the business.
  • Structuring for increased pace - empowering teams and enabling creating self-optimising teams.
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George Sandilands

George Sandilands

VP

Sage Earth

Climate-tech entrepreneur. His most recent start-up “Spherics” was acquired by Sage Group PLC in October 2022. George is passionate about helping to solve the climate crisis; thrives building teams to respond to social or creative obstacles, bringing a commercial viewpoint grounded in purpose and fairness. A natural leader, innovative, infectiously positive, a creative thinker and a strategic planner. A generalist with experience across management, design, operations, sales and integrated marketing. George now leads a growing team within Sage, under the new brand “Sage Earth” supporting Sage’s millions of customers with carbon measurement, mitigation, and management.

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18:30
Arrival & Welcome Drinks
19:15
Guests Sit
19:20
Welcome
Commerce Futures
19:30
Opening Speech
George Sandilands
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

19:15: Guests Seat

19:20 Welcome
Opening comments from AWS Leadership Team

19:30 Opening Comments - George Sandilands VP Sage Earth : Carbon Accounting  

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

22:00 Final remarks / Networking

23:00: Event Closes

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

George Sandilands

VP

Sage Earth

Climate-tech entrepreneur. His most recent start-up “Spherics” was acquired by Sage Group PLC in October 2022. George is passionate about helping to solve the climate crisis; thrives building teams to respond to social or creative obstacles, bringing a commercial viewpoint grounded in purpose and fairness. A natural leader, innovative, infectiously positive, a creative thinker and a strategic planner. A generalist with experience across management, design, operations, sales and integrated marketing. George now leads a growing team within Sage, under the new brand “Sage Earth” supporting Sage’s millions of customers with carbon measurement, mitigation, and management.

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