2010 acs leadership summit - evaluation report

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Evaluation ReportSeptember 2010

An enjoyable day, I learnt aninvaluable amount. I eel betterprepared to lead my ACS.

Afya (President, UCL ACS)

2010Leadership in a new Decade


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IntroductionThe purpose of this report is to summarise the experiencesof delegates in attendance at the 2nd Annual ACS LeadershipSummit which took place in central London on Mondaythe 6th of September 2010. Attending delegates completed

a two-page feedback form. Photos from the Summit alongwith information obtained from the feedback form andconversations on social networking websites Facebook& Twitter were incorporated into creating this report.

Forty (40) delegates representing twenty (20) UK universitiesattended this years Summit. The feedback form wascompleted by thirty one (31) delegates representing 78% of thedelegates in attendance.

OverviewThe Annual ACS Leadership Summit is designed to develop the leadership potentialo the Arican Caribbean Society (ACS) network by bringing Presidents o

dierent ACS networks together to a one-day orum to share, learn and connect

through a series o sponsored workshops, guest speakers, panel discussion and

networking opportunities. The theme or this years Summit was Leadership in a new

Decade.

Speakers at this years Summit included: Trevor Faure (Global General Counsel &

Partner, Ernst & Young Global), Chuka Umunna (Member o Parliament or Streatham,

London), David McQueen (Motivational speaker & Entrepreneur). The sponsored

Networking & Communication skills session was delivered by Simon Vandi

(Deutsche Bank) and Team Development skills was delivered by Obum Ekeke & Lydie

Tekadiomona (Google).

Aims & Objectives:

The ACS Leadership Summit emphasises three important elements or the

development o the ACS network - Share, Learn, Connect. Success o the Summit

is measured on how much opportunity we create or attending delegates to

experience these elements.

Share:

We want the Summit to create a platorm that encourages pro-active discussions

amongst participating delegates, leading to potential collaborative partnerships

between universities during the new academic year and beyond.

Learn:

We brought together a line up o leading thinkers to share their thoughts on

leadership with delegates. We also identifed key leadership topics required or

eective leadership at university and beyond; and engaged our sponsors to share

their knowledge and experiences with delegates.

Connect:

It is important or delegates to engage with employers and identiy employment

opportunities or their ACS members. The Meet the Sponsors part o the Summit

allowed delegates and recruitment representatives rom sponsors organisation to

network with one another and exchange contact details.

The Feedback

All attending delegates arrived at the Summit venue on time or the key note speech

by Trevor Faure at 9.30am. Please continue to see eedback on dierent parts o the

days activities.

www.acsleaders.co.uk


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Q. How do you rate the impact of the Speakers?

RESOSE % VER OOR OOR SATISFACTOR GOOD VER GOOD

Trevor Faure(Keynote Speaker 1) - - - 3 (10%) 28 (90%)

Chuka Umunna (Keynote Speaker 2) - - 1 (3%) 9 (29%) 21 (68%)

David McQueen(Motivational speaker) - - - 2 (6%) 29 (94%)

Simon Vandi (Deutsche Bank) - - - 14 (45%) 17 (55%)

Obum & Lydie (Google) - - - 14 (45%) 17 (55%)

Average response - - 0.2 (0.6%) 8.4 (27%) 22.4 (72.4%)

Wow!!! What a privilege to be a parto such a monumental event

Charlene (President, Manchester ACS)

Learning to Lead


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Trevor Faure - 3 (10%) 11 (35%) 17 (55%)(Keynote Speaker 1)

Chuka Umunna - 2 (6%) 11 (35%) 18 (58%)(Keynote Speaker 2)

David McQueen - - 3 (10%) 28 (90%)(Leading from the heart)

Deutsche Bank - 1 (3%) 14 (45%) 16 (51%)(etworking &

Communication skills)

Google - - 14 (45%) 17 (55%)(Team Development skills)

Average response 1.2 (4.4%) 10.6 (34%) 19.2 (61.8%)

Q. How relevant were the topics to delegates

Incredible... Words cant describethe ACS Leadership Summit

Frank (President, Nottingham ACS)

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Learning to Share


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Trevor Faure - - - 7 (23%) 24 (77%)(Keynote Speaker 1)

Chuka Umunna - - 2 (6%) 4 (13%) 25 (81%)(Keynote Speaker 2)

David McQueen - - - 2 (6%) 29 (94%)(Leading from the heart)

Deutsche Bank - - 4 (13%) 11 (35%) 16 (52%)(etworking &

Communication skills)

Google - - - 14 (45%) 17 (55%)(Team Development skills)

Average response 1.2 (3.8%) 7.6 (24%) 22.2 (71.8%)

Truly mind-blowing...Mattia (President, Southampton ACS)

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Q. How would you rate the quality of content from speakers

Learning to Connect


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I met people at the Summit who

are doing what I plan to do andeven exceeding some o my goals

Tayo (ex-President, Leeds ACS)


Learning to Understand


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Did this years summit 30 (97%) 1 (3%)

meet your expectations?

Should the ACS 31 (100%) -

Leadership Summit

continue next year?

No; It exceeded anyand all expectations

Ebiye (President, Warwick ACS)

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Learning to Collaborate


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Delegates were asked to help design an outlook for the 2011

ACS Leadership Summit by answering the questions below:Q: What number of delegates per university should we invite in 2011?

Response: Four(4) ACS delegates per university.

Q: What university ACS should we invite in 2011?

Responses: DMU, Kingston, Cardi, Swansea, Edinburgh, Cambridge, Exeter, Bradord,

Goldsmith, Westminster, Durham, Sheeld Hallam, Nottingham Trent, Brighton.

Q: What topics (areas of interest) would you like us to cover in the skills

sessions in 2011?

Response: Career development, International development, Team development, Time management, Event planning, Managing fnances, Mentoring, Succession

planning.

Q: Tell us who you would like to see as the Special Guest OR Keynote

Speaker in 2011?

Response: Sir Richard Branson, Diane Abbott, Courtney Griths, Barack & Michelle

Obama, David Lammy, Noel Clark, Trevor Faure, Eddie Kadi

Q: What sectors would you like to hear from?

Response: ICT, pharmaceutical, banking & fnance, law, public sector, media &publishing, NGOs, consultancy, aviation, travel & hospitality, advertising.

Q: Would you like to see more African and/or Caribbean companies or

other international companies next year?

Response: Yes; SAB Miller, General Electric, Zenith Bank, GTB, Unilever

reparing for the challengeof Leadership

I have never elt so

inspired about theuture. Thanks ormaking it possibleZainab (Ex-President, Leicester ACS)


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Recommendations & Conclusion

Q. How can the ACS Leadership Summit be improved?

1. Make speakers available during networking activities or one-to-one discussions

2. More interactive and ideas exchange sessions or delegates (i.e. during

Focus Group)

3. Split delegates into smaller groups during the Focus Group session

4. More hands-on sessions/workshops that involve practical participation

hotos

1. Juliana Appiah-Dankwah (Bristol ACS) during the drinks & networking evening

2. Rhonda Calder and Simon Vandi (Deutsche Bank) leading a session on Networking

& Communication skills at this year s Summit

3. Andre John (Bath ACS) listening to Trevor Faure during his keynote speech

4. Raghd Hamid introducing Chuka Umunna to delegates at the Summit

5. Adam Edobor (SOAS ACS) asks a question during the Networking

& Communication session

6. Alexandra Bamboye (Bristol ACS) smiles during the Summits Drinks &

Networking Reception

7. Andre John (Bath ACS) sharing an idea with Trevor Faure at the ACS

Leadership Summit

8. Ugochukwu Obi (Founder AC Company & ACS Project) during the Focus

Group session

For more information about the ACS Leadership Summit,

please contact the organisersArican Caribbean Company Limited

Contact person: Ugochukwu Obi

hone: +44 161 921 8185 Mobile:+44 779 557 6617

E-mail: [email protected] [email protected]

AC Company Limited Registered in England and Wales No: 07015366


It was a perect day in every wayJulianne (President, York ACS)

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