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On Your Marks

WHEN 17th March to 19th March 2020

VENUE Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre, Lambourn, Berkshire

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www.wavelengthleadership.com

CONNECT 2020

ON YOUR MARKS

On Your Marks in March is the opening event of the Connect 2020 programme.

On Your Marks is critical to the establishment of a powerful, energised and connected 2020 cohort. As such, attendance is non-negotiable. Please ensure you are at On Your Marks.

The three-day gathering is held at a fabulous venue in the Berkshire Downs. Be warned: mobile phone coverage and wifi is patchy at best. That’s deliberate – we need your full attention!

We will help you understand how to make the most of your time on Connect and give you lots of opportunities to meet with your fellow members. Carefully selected speakers will share their insights and stories of Leading Change: responding to software accelerated disruption; driving the sustainability agenda; aligning personal purpose with business as a force for good; and effective networking and storytelling.

“ The Wavelength guys don’t offer up glib or easy answers. It is a grown up programme for grown up people. I recommend it highly” MICHAEL ANDREWS, DIRECTOR, WAITROSE

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ON YOUR MARKS SOME PRACTICAL TIPS

DURING‘ON YOUR MARKS’

If you are coming from outside London or the South East we strongly suggest that you try to stay closer the night before so you don’t have a stupidly early start.

Give yourself permission to enter fully into the experience. Turn off your email and be fully present.

Most importantly, come with an open mind and a spirit of curiosity.

BEFORE‘ON YOUR MARKS’

DO TELL your PA and office that you will be incommunicado at Sheepdrove – phone coverage is patchy and the wifi is equally hit or miss. Consider putting your Out Of Office message on.

DO NOT schedule any conference calls if you can possibly help it.

AFTER‘ON YOUR MARKS’

DO NOT schedule heavy meetings for 20th March! You will be tired and buzzing – and frankly not much use to anyone!

DO schedule time to speak to your team, peer group, Board or whoever else is an important part of your eco-system about who and what you heard at Sheepdrove. This is something you should try to do after every Connect session.

BUT don’t rush into it. Think hard about what your insights and learnings mean for your organisation, your team – some ideas you can steal with glee and implement immediately, but some will need translation to be relevant to your business. Structure your feedback.

You are likely to leave Sheepdrove inspired, tired, having learned loads, your head spinning with new ideas and ‘What ifs…?’ You may even feel a bit lost. THAT’S OKAY. Many people who said Connect was the best leadership learning experience of their careers felt like that at the start.

If you feel puzzled or wonder what this has got to do with your day job, talk to someone on the Wavelength team. They are there to help and can share with you the experiences of the hundreds of people who have ‘done’ Connect.

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ON YOUR MARKS SPEAKERS

DAN COBLEY MANAGING PARTNER (FINTECH), BLENHEIM CHALCOT

Through venture builder Blenheim Chalcot, Dan supports the founding and growth of companies seeking

to help consumers and small businesses address their financial needs through technology. He is an expert in start up methodology and the ‘pretotyping’ approach to innovation.

After four years at Capital One and eight years at Google, where he rose to UK Managing Director, Dan moved into FinTech in 2014.

He is the co-founder of ClearScore, BizFiTech, SalaryFinance and Dynamo Mortgages, and is an advisor and investor in a number of start-ups outside FinTech including hivelearning.com and Personal Boardroom.

Dan’s TEDTalk on Physics and Marketing has been watched by over a million people.

CHRISTINA BOUTRUP CHINA ANALYST, JOURNALIST, THOUGHT LEADER

Without any fanfare China is taking a quantum leap. In recent years the nation has been

experiencing a technological revolution that is set to shift the world’s balance of power and will affect us all. Christina Boutrup is a leading China analyst and former Asia correspondent.

As a journalist Christina travelled in most parts of The Middle Kingdom and covered areas such as business, economy, environment and social issues for more than a decade, hosting radio and TV shows about China.

Christina interviewed Alibaba’s founder Jack Ma and has closely followed the global expansion of Chinese companies. She has written several books about business in China, most recently The Great Tech Revolution: How China is Shaping Our Future.

Christina is also on the Advisory Board of ThinkChina.dk, a think tank of the University of Copenhagen.

DR ARAVIND SRINIVASAN MS MBA CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER & DIRECTOR – PROJECTS, ARAVIND EYE CARE SYSTEM

Based in India, Aravind Eye Care System began as an 11-bed

eye clinic in 1976. Since then, over 40 million outpatient examinations have been performed and over 5 million patients have undergone eye surgery or laser procedures.

The Aravind Eye Care System, is the world’s largest provider of high-quality eye care. It is also one of the world’s most incredible and revolutionary organisations delivering surgical outcomes equal to or exceeding those in the developed world at less than one percent of the cost, treating more than half of its patients free of charge, and taking no grants or donations. It has improved the eye-sight of millions of poor Indians.

Aravind’s success is so perplexing it has been the subject of a popular Harvard Business School case study.

Dr Aravind is an eye surgeon and is on the executive board of this remarkable social business.

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HILARY BERG HEAD OF SUSTAINABILITY AND CSR, ICELAND FOODS LTD

Iceland Foods is a UK value supermarket business, famous for its expertise in frozen food.

Founded in 1970, Iceland is privately-owned, with almost 1,000 stores, 25,000 staff and 2.1 per cent market share. Almost 80 per cent of its workforce live within three miles of their store.

Hilary, a Wavelength Alumnus, leads on sustainability and CSR strategy, advising the Board and working on partnerships and communications. She was previously Head of PR and CSR for the business in the 1990's and early 2000’s directing communications for the ‘Food You Can Trust’ campaign. This encompassed a controversial campaign against GM Food, the removal of artificial additives, and other industry-leading initiatives. As part of the role she travelled internationally looking at issues around sustainability and social justice within the Iceland supply chain.

Hilary has twice been named ‘UK outstanding independent practitioner’ by the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and her work has won multiple industry awards. She has over 25 years of experience as a brand and communications advisor, specialising in social change. She is a Trustee of the Lankelly Chase Foundation and national social care charity, PSS, as well as a mentor and trainer for the School for Social Entrepreneurs. She is in the final stages of a Master’s in PR, with a research focus on corporate activism.

DAWN AIREY CHAIR, FA WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE AND FA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP BOARD & FORMER CEO, GETTY IMAGES

Dawn is a veteran of the media industry having worked in television for 30 years, holding senior positions at ITV as its first Network Controller of Kids and Daytime, and latterly Managing Director of Global Content. She was also the first Director of Programmes and subsequently CEO and Chair of Channel 5.

Dawn recently stepped down as CEO of Getty Images, a position she held between 2015 and 2018, but continues to be on the Board. She has worked at BSKYB as Managing Director of Channels and Services, and spent three years as Yahoo’s SVP in EMEA. Dawn is now on the Boards of Grosvenor Estates and Blackbird Technologies, and is also Chair of the The National Youth Theatre, Digital Theatre, and is an advisor for the Freelands Trust.

In 2017 she was News International’s Visiting Professor of Media Studies at Brasenose College, Oxford University. She is a Fellow and a Vice President of the Royal Television Society, and last year was given an Honorary Doctorate of Arts by Edge Hill University for her outstanding contributions to the media industry.

FOKKO WIENTJES VICE-PRESIDENT NUTRITION IN EMERGING MARKETS & FOOD SYSTEMS TRANSFORMATION, DSM

DSM is a Dutch based global science-based company – founded in 1902 – active in health, nutrition and materials with annual net sales of around 10 billion Euros and employing some 20,000 people worldwide.

Fokko has developed and driven sustainability in DSM from a corporate responsibility objective to being a key strategic business-driver. Sustainability has become one of DSM’s main business growth and innovation drivers.

The mission of the business is “creating sustainable shared value for all their stakeholders based on innovations that benefit People, Planet and Profit”. Fokko joined in 1988 and over the years has held a range of operations roles in logistics, sales, HR, marketing and general management.

Fokko has built high-impact Public Private Partnerships with UN agencies like WFP and UNICEF. Together with these strategic partners the lives of over 30 million people have been improved, providing more nutritious food, making people in need not only survive but thrive.

DSM has been named among the global leaders on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the past 14 years and holding the number one position in the sector seven times. In 2017, DSM ranked number two on Fortune’s ‘companies that change the world’ list.

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PAUL CAMPBELL CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, W.L GORE & ASSOCIATES

Well known for waterproof, breathable GORE-TEX® fabric, W.L.Gore & Associates’ portfolio

includes everything from high-performance fabrics and implantable medical devices to mobile, automotive and aerospace electronics.

Already an innovative company, Paul is driving revamp of the innovation strategy of the company by being the catalyst for understanding and applying key techniques such as Open Innovation, Lean Innovation, Venturing, Business Model Innovation and Design Thinking.

Paul, himself a serial intrapreneur, will talk about how large incumbent organisations with legacy systems innovate themselves on the path to reaching far enough to remain relevant. He will share insights on how to drive innovation beyond ideation by creating an environment where experimentation and new businesses can flourish.

Paul leads the Gore Innovation Centre (GIC), located in Silicon Valley. GIC is the first such facility at Gore and in their first few months of operation GIC have already formed partnerships with, and made investments in startups, a first for Gore. Previously, Paul ran the Silicon Valley Innovation Centre for Schneider Electric, which was also the first such facility for SE.


LISA GANSKY SILICON VALLEY ENTREPRENEUR, ANGEL INVESTOR & INSTIGATOR

Lisa is invited all over the planet to speak on the topics of technology,

social currency and business platforms and models.

For more than two decades Lisa has been a Silicon Valley based entrepreneur and angel investor focused on building companies where there are opportunities for timely disruption and resounding impact. A founder and CEO of several internet companies, including GNN (the first commercial web publication) and the first online consumer photo sharing and print service, Ofoto (which she sold to Kodak), Lisa’s attention is on sustainable ventures with positive social impact.

She is the author of best sellers The Mesh: Why the Future of Business is Sharing and Radical Trust: How Blockchain Liberates the Next Economy. Lisa is also the “instigator” behind the online Mesh Directory – “the pulse of the sharing economy”.

SIR MARTIN NAREY FORMER CEO, BARNARDO’S & FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL, PRISON SERVICE

Martin has led in some of the toughest, most exposed

environments and speaks with profound honesty and authenticity about the challenges of trying to stay true to your personal values when the culture you lead is doing everything it can to undermine and destroy them.

As Director General of the prison service in England and Wales he had the most thankless and difficult of all public sector leadership roles. A hostile and change-resistant prison warders union on one side, the hang ‘em and flog ‘em tabloid media on the other, and responsible to short-term Westminster politics, Martin used his time in prisons to bring decency and fairness to a system lacking both.

In 2005, he took over Barnardo’s and turned its fortunes around, transforming the country’s biggest provider of help to poor and abused kids.

Today Martin remains a high profile media figure with his role as adviser to the Government on children. He is also the Chair of the Portman Group and on the Board of the Advertising Standards Authority.

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STEVE MCGUIRK CBE FORMER CHIEF FIRE OFFICER & CEO, MANCHESTER FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE & EXPERT WITNESS, GRENFELL TOWER PUBLIC ENQUIRY

Steve had a distinguished first career as a Chief Fire Officer and CEO in the Fire and Rescue sector – joining the Service at the age of sixteen in 1976, and leaving in 2015.

During this period, he served in a number of fire and rescue organisations and dealt with many difficult, tragic and complex emergencies and crises. He also led Greater Manchester’s city-wide resilience arrangements for a number of years.

In recognition of Steve’s public work in the Fire and Rescue Sector, he was awarded the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal in 1996, the Queen’s Fire Service Medal in 2002, the CBE in 2005 and was recognised by the London Business School in their Leadership Awards in 2016, as their ‘Master of Reinvention’.

Steve embarked on a second portfolio career when leaving the Fire Service, which still encompasses leadership roles. He is Chairman of a Hospitals Foundation Trust, and Chairman and Trustee of the Fire Research and Training Trust. He is also currently undertaking an important role as Expert Witness to the Grenfell Public Inquiry as well as being a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the new National Leadership Centre (NLC).


PETER DOOLAN EVP OF DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION & INNOVATION, SALESFORCE

Peter is a passionate voice on business, technology and

industry issues. He has responsibility for a diverse group of designers, innovators, entrepreneurs and engineers serving large and strategic customers globally.

The Salesforce team includes deep design thinking practitioners and technology specialists who apply the incredible power of cloud computing to create a transformation vision that delivers strategic value and business success.

Prior to joining Salesforce Peter led solution engineering and consulting teams with Oracle in North America and Europe. Over his 22-year career with Oracle he served global customers with enterprise applications and technology transformation projects in the most demanding business environments.

This breadth of experience has allowed him to develop the technical, business, and social perspectives required to offer practical solutions to Salesforce customers globally.

RICHARD ADDY DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER, AKAS

What’s the story you tell yourself? What’s the story you tell others? Richard is an expert in fusing

together audience insights, strategy formulation, creative development and communications for greater business impact – all based on facilitation through creative storytelling.

Richard’s consultancy, Akas, has worked with organisations such as The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The World Bank, The Guardian, C40 Cities and Cancer Research UK.

Before striking out on his own he worked as a Chief Adviser at the BBC and has over 25 years’ experience working as a strategist and a Government Economist advising CEOs, Government ministers and business leaders.

Richard enthusiastically completed two Wavelength programmes, and credits Wavelength with being a key influencer in starting Akas.

Richard is a Trustee at Mind, the UK’s leading mental health charity, and sits on the Advisory Board of the University of South California’s Media Impacts Project.

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STUART TOOTAL DSO OBE FORMER COMMANDER 3PARA IN AFGHANISTAN

In 2007 – in a blaze of media publicity – Stuart resigned as a Colonel in the British army

because of his concern for the poor treatment of the wounded under his command in Afghanistan bringing to an end a distinguished military career.

In 2006 he commanded the 3rd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (3 PARA), the first UK Battle Group to be sent to southern Afghanistan, for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his outstanding leadership’. The fighting 3 PARA took part in has been described as the most intense level of combat experienced by the British Army since the Korean War.

Since 2008 Stuart has been a key part of a Barclays’ global security operations. He has also set up veterans’ employment programme, which has assisted over 2,000 individuals.

SUE GARRARD FORMER EVP SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS AND COMMUNICATIONS, UNILEVER

Sue was responsible for leading and embedding Unilever’s ambitious

USLP (the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan) into the business and ensuring progress against its 70-plus time bound targets.

Sue was responsible for teams in 180 markets who engage with Governments and key external stakeholders; lead employee engagement; handle the media; and are accountable for issues and crisis management. She left Unilever in late 2018.

Sue has an unusual background, with two spells in the public sector, and roles in advertising and public affairs agencies in the private sector. Sue’s most recent role prior to Unilever was as Director General for Customer Strategy and Communications at the Department of Work and Pensions. In this role she was also a member of the DWP’s Executive Team.

Sue Garrard, former EVP

Sustainable Business &

Communications, Unilever

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YEMING WANG HEAD OF PRODUCT MARKETING, ALIBABA CLOUD

Launched in 1999, Alibaba.com is the leading platform for global wholesale trade. They serve millions

of buyers and suppliers globally with the mission being to make it easy to do business anywhere by giving suppliers the tools necessary to reach a global audience for their products, and by helping buyers find products and suppliers quickly and efficiently.

Yeming joined Alibaba Cloud (the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group) in 2016, taking on oversight of Alibaba Cloud Global business and has been leading the teams in Europe and Middle East. Alibaba Cloud is among the world’s top three IaaS providers according to Gartner, and the largest provider of public cloud services in China, according to IDC.

Yeming has nearly two decades of experience in the Internet and IT industries. Prior to joining Alibaba, he held various senior management positions at Huawei, including President of Hutchison Global Key Account, CEO of Huawei France, Deputy General Manager of Huawei Italy.

DR ZELLA KING FOUNDING DIRECTOR, PERSONAL BOARDROOM

Zella is the co-author of Who is in your Personal Boardroom? She will challenge you to stop networking

and start thinking about the network of people you need to surround yourself with to be a truly effective leader.

Zella is a recognised expert on networks, networking and the concept of a personal boardroom. She is an Executive Fellow at Henley Business School and Co-Founder and Director of Personal Boardroom, a company that helps people build their networks in a structured, purposeful way, focusing on quality not quantity. Used primarily by companies for talent management and diversity, Personal Boardroom helps leaders assign 6-12 people in their network to play the 12 key roles they need to help them succeed.

Clients include: Accenture, Hertz, Lloyds Banking Group and Top Right Group.

Zella’s research on career management and networks has been published in top academic journals. She has a PhD in Occupational Psychology from Birkbeck College, University of London.


DAME SUE CAMPBELL CBE HEAD OF WOMEN'S FOOTBALL, FA & FORMER CHAIR, UK SPORT

In the three years before the UK won the London 2012 bid, Sue took an existing organisation, UK Sport,

and transformed it, culturally and organisationally, into an organisation fit and ready to be the driving force behind the UK’s outstanding medal success.

Sue was appointed as Head of Women’s Football by the FA in January 2016 and is overseeing the transformation of women’s football for both athletes and fans.

Sue was Chair of UK Sport, the strategic lead body for high performance sport in the UK. It invests Exchequer and National Lottery funds in Britain’s best Olympic and Paralympic sports and athletes to maximise their chances of success on the world stage. The success of Sue’s influence at UK Sport was always going to be measured in one way – medals. In Beijing Great Britain & Northern Ireland went from 10th to 4th in the medals table and at the London Olympics from 4th to 3rd. This success is even more impressive as it was delivered through 47 different sporting disciplines and thus 47 different governing bodies.

Now as Head of Women’s Football at the FA, Sue is continuing to drive change. A recent survey by analysts Nielsen Sports revealed that almost one in five adults in the UK would call themselves a women's football fan – a 60% increase in the past two years.


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LOGISTICS ON YOUR MARKS

WHAT TO WEAR

This will be a workshop style event and Sheepdrove is a working organic Farm. What this means for you is plenty of gorgeous food but no high heels or smart suits are necessary! Business casual is fine and please bring sensible shoes and warm clothes so you can take advantage of the beautiful countryside.

WHEN

11:30 Tue 17th March – 16:00 Thu 19th March 2020

VENUE

Sheepdrove Eco Conference Centre, Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Lambourn, Berkshire RG17 7UU

GETTING THERE

By car: 75 mins from Heathrow, 30 mins from the M4, 2 hours from London. NB. If you use Satnav please input ‘Sheepdrove Road, Lambourn’, not the postcode.

By train: Hungerford and Didcot Parkway are the nearest to Sheepdrove.

Please check website of hotel you are booked at for best routes if travelling direct to your hotel. Sheepdrove is a stunning Eco Centre in the middle of an Organic Farm. This is not at the end of a tube line! Please ensure that you plan your travel well in advance and leave lots of time to get there on the day.

Coach Transfers: Wavelength will provide travel only to/from the hotels listed here.


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HOTELS The Bear Hungerford Star rating: HHHH

£115 B&B

Book by phone: +44 (0)1488 682 512 Ref code: Wavelength

Address: Charnham Street, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 0EL

Email: [email protected]

Distance from Sheepdrove: 10 miles Estimated transfer time: 20 minutes

Located in charming Hungerford, this hotel has undergone recent refurbishment. Comfortable but no frills – this hotel is well located for shorter transfers to Sheepdrove.

The Queens Arms, East Garston Star rating: None – it's a pub! But a gorgeous pub

£100 B&B

Book by phone: +44 (0)1488 648757 Ref code: Wavelength

Address: East Garston, Berkshire RG17 7ET



An award-winning country pub and restaurant. Recommended if you value a shorter commute.

The Pheasant Inn Star rating: None – it's a pub!

£105 B&B

Book by phone: +44 1488 648284 Ref code: Wavelength Connect 715

Address: Ermin St, Shefford Woodlands RG17 7AA



An award-winning country pub and restaurant. Seriously comfortable rooms however not always the most relaxing atmosphere as it’s frequented by the local ‘Horse’ community (owners and riders – not the horses themselves!). Recommended if you value a shorter commute.

We have held rooms at the following five hotels. Please ensure you book your own accommodation and quote the reference listed to ensure you get the rates Wavelength has negotiated.

NB Rooms are subject to availability. For ease, we suggest booking hotel rooms for On Your Marks & Reconnect at the same time.

The Vineyard at Stockcross Star rating: HHHHH

£189 B&B

Book by phone: +44 (0)1635 528 770 Ref code: Wavelength 16228

Address: Stockcross, Newbury RG20 8JU



Pool, spa, and award-winning wine list. This is the closest to a 5H London standard hotel in the area.Donnington Valley Hotel & Spa

Star rating: HHHH

£135 B&B

Book by phone: +44 (0)1635 568 140 Ref code: Wavelength 39445

Address: Old Oxford Rd, Donnington, Newbury RG14 3AG



Full Gym, spa and golf course – this is also a London standard hotel. However, please note that this hotel has the longest transfer time to Sheepdrove.


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THE SMALL PRINT

1. On Your Marks will take place at the Sheepdrove Organic Farm, Sheepdrove Road, Lambourn, Berkshire RG17 7UU. Please note that this is a remote location within Berkshire and it is very unlikely that there will be any reception for mobile communication devices or reliable wifi.

2. Connect members are responsible for organising their own transport to the venue for the beginning

of On Your Marks on day 1, and their return transport home at the end of the event on day 3 (a transfer to Hungerford Station will be provided). Please note that we do not accept any liability to Connect members if they are unable to enjoy part or all of the event because of the delay or failure of transport that is not provided by us.

3. Connect members are also responsible for organising their own hotel accommodation for

On Your Marks using the Booking references provided.

4. During On Your Marks, Wavelength optional and incidental coach transfers are available to and from the venue and the five members’ hotels listed on page 12.

5. Food: Wavelength will provide light refreshments, lunch and dinner on day 1; light refreshments, lunch and dinner on day 2; and light refreshments on day 3. Members will need to organise their own breakfasts.

6. Passport and Visa requirements: any Connect members who do not hold a British or EU member state passport should contact the appropriate consulate authority in their country of residence for full details of the relevant visa or travel authorisation requirements, and any health requirements that apply for travel from that country to the UK. Connect members who do not hold a British or EU member state passport should ensure that they have comprehensive medical insurance, which includes hospital treatment and medical evacuation. You should seek medical advice before travelling to the UK from your doctor, practice nurse or travel health clinic, and ensure that all appropriate vaccinations are up-to-date.

7. There is no minimum number of persons required for the event to take place.

8. As Connect members are responsible for their own outward and homeward transport, no arrangements have been made by Wavelength in the event that those outward or homeward journeys are delayed.

9. In exceptional circumstances Wavelength may need to alter the details given in this brochure.

If any changes to these details are required then Wavelength will make these changes clear to Connect members.

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