Strategy into Practice

Strategy in the Oil Industry

Tore is responsible for Strategy and Analysis within Statoil's New Ventures business area with a focus on the company's engagements in shale gas in the US and around the world.  Over the past seven years, Tore has been led various initiatives within strategy and business development. His previous positions have been Head of Business Development Asia Pacific and as project manager for various business development projects.

Strategy in the aerospace and defense industry

The latest Strategy into Practice seminar brings in Richard Deakin, CEO of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) to discuss exploiting strategic trends in the aerospace and defence industry for sustainable business growth.

The discussion will include:

Strategy development and decision making in the not for profit sector

Mike Adamson, Managing Director, Operations at British Red Cross discusses Strategy development and decision making in the not for profit sector - from woolly jumpers to social return on investment in the latest Strategy into Practice seminar.

Key themes of the seminar will include:

How can sustainable living become mainstream?

The latest Strategy into Practice seminar brings in Karen Hamilton, VP Sustainability at Unilever to discuss Unilever's sustainability strategy.

The role of strategy in Consumer Markets

The latest Strategy into Practice seminar brings in Tim Clifford, retail partner at KPMG to discuss the role of strategy in Consumer Markets.

Inequality, opportunity & global debt crisis, an imperative to lead

*Online Booking on to this event is now closed, place are still available and can be booked at the event.*

The latest Strategy into Practice seminar brings Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick in to discuss Inequality, opportunity and the global debt crisis....an imperative to lead.

Strategy into Practice - The takeover of the British group: International Power by the French group: GDF Suez

Abstract

What lessons can we learn from a strategy in practice? Martine Liautaud, advisor on strategy to international groups, examines the recent (January 2011) takeover of the British group: International Power, by the French utilities group: GDF Suez.

Strategy into Practice - Having the Right Strategy Isn’t Enough

Speaker Bio

Greg Dyke was educated at Hayes Grammar School and later at York University where he read Politics. After an early career as a journalist, he started his broadcasting career in 1977 at London Weekend Television.
  

Strategy into Practice - Strategic Development and Implementation Within Retail Decisions

Abstract

Over the last 10 years Carl Clump has expanded ReD into the leading international payment fraud prevention company.  He will be discussing how he put his strategy into practice and achieved year on year growth resulting in a company that now has offices in 5 continents, sees transactions from over 179 countries and has won an impressive client base including, Wal-Mart, John Lewis, O2, T-Mobile, Air China, Singapore Airlines, Shell and many many more.

Strategy into Practice - Two Start Ups: One Hundred Lessons

Abstract

Simon Hulme started two highly successful businesses – Frame Express a fast picture framing retailer, and Card Connection a greeting card publisher distributing through a network of over 100 franchisees. Because Simon was only 24 when he started the first business, he made numerous painful mistakes – nearly going bust in 1985 - but eventually managing to sell the business in 1989 for nearly £2m. He then went on to start Card Connection, which became one of the UK’s leading greeting card publishers and was sold to American Greetings Inc in 2008.