AWS: Future Focused
116 Pall Mall, St. James's, London SW1Y 5ED, London
London
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.
- 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.
George Sandilands
VP
Sage EarthRead Full Bio →
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.
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
George Sandilands
VP
Sage EarthRead Full Bio →
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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