Business Innovator Awards 2017

, Boardroom Events launched in 2007 with a single-minded goal: to create best- in-class business development and networking experiences for leaders in the technology industry. Melissa outlines the work the firm has undertaken since inception and how it works to ensure that clients receive the very highest standards of service that meet their needs. “At Boardroom Events, our team pioneered the concept of hosted boardroom meetings over a decade ago, to create experiences that are productive, engaging, and valuable. The Forums we produce today are an extension of that original model, refined over years of experience. Our Forums attract thought leaders from all aspects of the market: IT Executives, Solution Providers, and Industry Analysts. A significant factor in the success of our Forums is their thoughtful size, which helps us to provide a high-quality, exclusive, and personal experience. Everyone who comes to one of our Forums is vetted personally by our team. The knowledge we gain during that process ensures that the proper mix of people are in attendance, and that we are making connections that will become valuable business contacts. “Fundamentally, our business is all about relationships: the relationships we have with the people who attend our Forums, and the relationships they in turn develop with each other. The best of these stand the test of time, and create value Established in 1997, today, over 700 organisations and 2,500 leaders from top FTSE and Fortune companies, large family-owned businesses and leading public sector agencies rely on Winmark’s knowledge system to thrive. The breadth of what the team now does is astonishing. They deliver a portfolio master classes, several academies and the One and Five Day MBAs. Six business schools now accept the Winmark 5 Day MBA as the first year of an MBA (an extended Diploma), saving executives a significant amount of time and money, whilst giving them genuinely useful tools to deploy in their strategic thinking and everyday work. It is a Winmark company policy that every member of staff does the 5 Day MBA and this helps ensure are 2017 themes of operational excellence, uncompromising quality and entrepreneurial improvement are all met. The Winmark Development team also run a number of World Class Academies in a wide variety of areas ranging from Housing Associations to Executive Assistants to In-House Legal Functions. These academies benefit from continuous content improvement which makes them entirely unique and hard to compete with. However, in times of austerity HR spend remains tight and this is compounded by the uncertainty created by Brexit. The resulting competitive pressure is mainly offset by Winmark’s portfolio of 16 C-Suite networks. These networks, which include 700 multinationals and 5,000 business leaders, run 200 meetings on management issues a year. The content team capture this learning and in turn transfer it into the development courses. This process ensures that all the courses are up to date with the latest management thinking and practice from companies like 3M, Bloomberg, Deliveroo, Bank of America, Fujitsu, Aviva, John Lewis, Rolls Royce, VISA, Santander, Marks & Spencer, National Grid, Schroders, Centrica, Pepsico, BBC, BT, Mitsubishi, ITV and Metro Bank. Looking ahead, the next phase for the leadership development team involves digitalising all the content, funding agile ways of keeping it up to date, with a view to supporting the global roll out of the C-Suite networks into the top 200 cities in the world. for everyone involved. Through these hosted forums, custom events, research, and insights, we help business leaders and solution providers understand trends, build relationships, and make decisions that deliver immediate and lasting business value.” As she looks to the future Melissa is excited for the developments she foresees for both the wider industry and her firm. “Overall, the Boardroom Events team has been working in this space for over 20 years, and moving forward we are excited to be seeing the evolution of technology and the role of the CIO. There are many game changing technologies coming front and center, such as Artificial Intelligence and the continued exploration of analytics and data to create competitive advantages for businesses. This is a great time to be in the world of events.” Best Cyber Security Solutions Provider - South England Best Midmarket Business Event Facilitator 2017 - USA BoardroomEvents simplifies the expensive, time consuming, and complex processes associated with establishing technology partnerships between solution providers and decisionmakers. Melissa Park talks us through how this firm achieves this through its client focused service offering. Contact: John Jeffcock Contact Email: john.jeffcock@ winmarkglobal.com Address: Winmark Ltd. Berghem Mews, London, W14 0HN, GB Phone: +44 207 605 8000 Web Address: winmarkglobal.com Winmark gives business leaders the knowledge and relationships to achieve greater impact. We explore how the firmhas grown into the global success it enjoys today. Company: Boardroom Events Contact: Melissa Park Contact Email: mpark@board- roomevents.com Address: 5409 Overseas Hwy, 33050 Marathon, Florida, USA Phone: 001 786 361 0454 Website: boardroomevents.com