ICEO events

How to design, build and run a portfolio of Non Exec roles

Thursday 2nd February 2023 from 10am to 11.30am

Hosted by Gary Browning, Chairman – Harvey Nash Group

Thinking of stepping out of a fulltime executive career into a plural life? Hear from an experienced Non-Exec Chairman on how to design and build a portfolio of Non exec roles suited to your needs. Gary Browning took this step in 2016 after a long career as a CEO and has subsequently built a portfolio of Chairmanships, NEDs and Advisory roles in both listed and privately owned companies.

In this webinar Gary will share some of his learnings on how to successfully make the transition, build and refresh the portfolio. How to decide on which elements to include in a portfolio and exploring the differences between Listed, Private and PE owned assets are all considered in the session. This is a practical narrative to help anyone thinking of making this transition.

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Effective Networking through Storytelling in a Post-Pandemic Hybrid World

Tuesday 7th February 2023 from 10am to 12pm

Hosted by Ross Emerson

Networking today is about more than just meeting new people, exchanging contact details, and expanding your contact base. It’s about telling your story effectively, sharing your purpose, and building your personal brand in the process. The prevalence of social media platforms poses both additional outlets and pressures to get your message across in what seems to be an unending number of channels.

And in the current post-pandemic hybrid world of work, we are challenged with having to network both virtually and in person, requiring more of our personal energy reserves as well as physical and emotional agility in order to be successful.

This workshop will focus on:

• Simple structuring of your networking communications and "personal brand building" techniques through storytelling
• Effective sequencing of your messages
• Delivering with authenticity, sharing your passion and purpose strategically
• The importance of having a call to action
• Integrating current trends in the world of work into your networking narrative
• Simple tips on how to ensure you’re virtually presenting yourself in the best way possible to maximise networking activity and build lasting professional relationships online

The workshop also integrates a group discussion regarding the emotional ups and downs of networking and how to effectively prepare for these dynamics. This is an interactive workshop that requires active participation and engagement of attendees with cameras turned on. The workshop is not recorded to ensure a safe space for open discussion in a psychologically safe and supportive environment.

The session will be approx. 2 hours including an opportunity for Q&A. A practical toolkit is available after the workshop to help attendees get better organised for their own networking campaign.

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LinkedIn Masterclass Session 1: Getting to grips with LinkedIn

Wednesday 8th February 2023 10am to 12pm

Hosted by Lincoln Coutts

Being on LinkedIn, understanding how LinkedIn can work and using it to your advantage are all very different things. All too often when it comes to LinkedIn, we assume we know it. In a world where your digital presence is increasingly more important, just being ‘on LinkedIn’ isn’t enough.

During the first of two sessions you’ll learn the importance of being on LinkedIn (properly), you’ll learn how the platform works, what you need to do to establish your profile, understand the sites privacy, and get to grips with the site. All this will strengthen your understanding of the platform and ensure you are using it to full potential.

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A User’s Guide to Private Equity

Tuesday 14th February 2023 10am to 11.30am

Hosted by Dylan Jones, Advisor

Dylan will provide an introduction to what PE is, how it operates, its key objectives, and the roles it seeks to fill. He will also discuss the current “landscape” of PE, in terms of geographies, of size and specialisation of firms, and of essential differences of approach between PE houses. In addition, Dylan will cover a number of the fundamental strategies used by PE to increase Enterprise Value, from “Buy-and-Build” to Performance Improvement and to Cost Control, while also explaining the key steps of deal-making, financial “engineering” and the crucial “Exit”.

Dylan Jones is our in-house Specialist on PE. He has spent over ten years working with PE houses, both European and North American - 5 of them as a CEO for KKR and for Investec, 2 as a Commercial Director for Permira, and 5 as Chair and NED at a number of smaller “boutiques”. He has also operated as a CEO for publicly quoted Bunzl (FTSE 100), for Staples (NASDAQ) and for Northgate (FTSE 250), so he has a keen understanding of the contrasts with PE ownership and its demands. Over the past two years, Dylan has also worked with over 25 of our ICEO clients, delivering tailored personal advice on approaching and succeeding in the world of PE.

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LinkedIn Masterclass Session 2: Leveraging LinkedIn to suit your personal objectives

Tuesday 21st February 2023 from 10am to 12pm

Hosted by Lincoln Coutts

In this 2-hour follow-on session, you’ll understand how to use the different elements of the platform to best advantage, unlocking the insights the platform provides, learning practical actions and gaining new skills to enhance your use of the site. The key focus is on networking, individual brand building, data / information gathering and insights.

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Supporting Climate Change. Is Green Finance Fact or Fiction?

Thursday 23rd February 2023 from 10am to 11.30am

Hosted by Tony Walsh – Senior Advisor ICEO

Our Net Zero ambition is increasing by the day - extreme weather and eye-watering energy costs are ensuring that this most important of topics is rapidly becoming the top of everyone's 'to do list' . But what does it all mean and how can the Financial Markets be a key catalyst of change ? What can Businesses of all size do to play their part and what help is available ?Tony Walsh will host a 1-hour webinar that will both frame the challenge but also share insights and ideas regarding what Business Leaders can do to help .

He will cover the role that the Financial Services Industry and its Regulators plan to support this vital initiative. Tony has extensive commercial experience as Head of UK Corporate Banking at Barclays and, of late as Co-Head of Banking at the Government’s new Green Finance initiative, the UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB). Tony is a Non-Executive Director of NIC Services Group, a fast growing UK Facilities Management company seeking to grow further both organically and through acquisitions.

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Resilience: Regulate, respond and recharge

Wednesday 1st March 2023 from 10am to 11.30am

Managing your precious time and energy wisely in work and life

Hosted by Sue Conder

• Consider what drains and energises you and how you can build resilience
• How can you manage work-life boundaries, Identifying non-negotiables on how you want to live your life and career
• Understand and use different energies, what can you do, to lift your: spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental energy
• Not losing sight of what is important at a time when increasing demands can knock you off course
• Regulate your response to stressful situations
• Develop the capacity to bounce back, support yourself and others while driving the business and your life forward
• Recharge yourself to maintain resilience and sustain it in the future for you and your teams.

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How to Succeed in the Turbulent Waters of Private Equity

Tuesday 14th March 2023 10am to 11.30am

Hosted by Dylan Jones, Advisor

In this session, Dylan will concentrate on the key skills required to thrive in PE-owned environments - as an Executive in Portfolio companies, as an “Operating Partner”, and as a NED/Advisor. He will also share his personal experiences of the highs and lows of working with PE, exposing some of the exciting upsides as well as some pitfalls and “mythology”. Dylan will also develop ideas on breaking into a career in PE, and the role played by headhunters, by networks and by individual track record.

Dylan Jones is our in-house Specialist on PE. He has spent over ten years working with PE houses, both European and North American - 5 of them as a CEO for KKR and for Investec, 2 as a Commercial Director for Permira, and 5 as Chair and NED at a number of smaller “boutiques”. He has also operated as a CEO for publicly quoted Bunzl (FTSE 100), for Staples (NASDAQ) and for Northgate (FTSE 250), so he has a keen understanding of the contrasts with PE ownership and its demands. Over the past two years, Dylan has also worked with over 25 of our ICEO clients, delivering tailored personal advice on approaching and succeeding in the world of PE.

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A global overview of the executive market in 2022 and an insight into 2023

Wednesday 22nd March 2023 from 10am to 11am

Hosted by Jessica Jakins, Eton Bridge Partners, Executive Search

On this webinar, Jessica Jakins, Associate Partner from leading Executive Search firm, Eton Bridge Partners, will explore:

• How the market is changing and what new trends are emerging
• The best ways to engage with an executive search firm
• Key audiences for you in your search
• How to enhance your personal brand in a competitive market

About Jessica Jakins

Jess joined the Board Practice of Eton Bridge in 2018 working across the breadth of corporate leadership. During her tenure, she has worked on Chair, NED and C-Suite appointments across multiple sectors including hospitality, property, manufacturing, oil & energy, technology and FMCG. Jess’ broad remit across roles and industries gives her a deep insight into market conditions which she uses to advise candidates and clients alike on a global scale.

Prior to joining Eton Bridge, Jess spent 10 years working in commercial and operational roles across the travel sector, before joining a global Asset Management firm on their investment floor.

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