BOSS LOTF Conference: Building the best version of you.
Thursday 24th November
Kimpton Clocktower, Manchester
The Leaders of the Future Committee are delighted to announce that their next conference will take place on the 24th November. The conference will be the first in person event to kick of their 2 year Roadmap which will empower ambitious individuals in the business supplies industry to become more self-aware and take ownership of their career path and personal growth.
The LOTF Committee have curated an excellent roster of speakers to support attendees with tools and techniques for how to stay at the top of their game throughout their leadership journey. In addition, leading industry figures will be facilitating smaller more interactive roundtable sessions.
LOTF Conference attendees can take advantage of a combined discounted Conference and Award ticket which gives access to the BOSS Awards that evening at the same venue.
In September the BOSS LOTF Committee hosted a webinar for future leaders in the business supplies industry led by Chris Kemp, MD, Office Specialities, a passionate advocate for personal and professional development.
He looked to help attendees identify their own purpose, vision and goals and provide the tools and strategies needed to achieve these. We advise those attending to watch the webinar and complete the Goal Achiever Workbook and Action Planner. Chris will be at the conference to assist if you have any questions.
Keynote Speaker
Leanne Spencer
The Cadence Approach: the secret to beating burnout and performing in life and work.
Leanne Spencer is a keynote speaker and author, with over 10 years’ experience in wellbeing and 13 qualifications in exercise and nutrition. Leanne began her career in sales and spent over 15 years working in the City of London before leaving in 2012 to set up an award-winning wellbeing company, after suffering from burnout.
Leanne is the bestselling author of three books, hosts a podcast, has delivered a TEDx talk and is a Bear Grylls Survival Instructor. Leanne’s keynote will offer attendees tools and techniques, through her unique Cadence Approach, to ensure they can perform at a high level without suffering from burnout and have more fun.
Roundtable Hosts
Andrea Kenna
Senior Director Merchandising Europe at Office Depot
Roundtable: Stakeholder Management
Simon Allan-Brooks joined Viking in 2020 to lead logistics operations in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Prior to joining Viking, he assumed a variety of positions across notable national and international companies and acquired extensive experience in Supply Chain and General Management. Simon Allan-Brooks served as General Manager of DPD UK from 2012 to 2015, Operations Director of Antalis UK from 2015 to 2018, and Regional Director of Tuffnells Parcel Express in the UK from 2018 to 2020.
Keeley Shepherd
Key Account Manager, Consumer Business Group, 3M United Kingdom
Roundtable: Developing High Performing Teams
Keeley has worked in the office products industry for 18 years covering product management, sales & marketing. Her career started following her time at Sheffield Hallam University studying Business & Finance. She then progressed to a 10 year journey in Retail Management for John Lewis & Beaverbrook’s the Jewellers, exceeding sales targets to manage the top performing stores in the UK.
She is passionate about developing & mentoring high performing individuals and teams to achieve their career goals & aspirations. Two years ago she began at 3M which was a perfect fit as Keeley consistently drives for innovation & solutions to enhance business & consumer’s needs. Outside of work she is driven by helping her local community & sports team to develop young talent.
Paul Nicholson
Sales Director, Office Supplies, Commercial
Roundtable: Win/Win Negotiation
Hi, I’m Paul sales director at Commercial ltd. I have had the pleasure of working in our wonderful industry for the last 27 years and I’ve got plenty more left in the tank. Nothing pleases me more than working on a client or prospect deal with my team, but as we all know the best deals are the ones where every stakeholder in the deal wins (prospects, clients, suppliers and our teams).
Over the years I have been fortunate to work on some of the biggest deals in our industry and I can’t wait to meet you all to share ideas and best practice to ensure all your future deals deliver the results you and all your stakeholders deserve.
Thought for the day “at times less can mean so much more”. Like a game of poker, some cards are best saved until that critical moment in time.
Darren Lloyd
CEO, United
Roundtable: Leading Change
Lauren Sheldon-Ray
Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Lyreco
Roundtable: Self-Motivation and Wellness
Lauren Sheldon-Ray is the Head of Health, Safety and Wellbeing at Lyreco UK a global company and the European lead distributor of workplace products, PPE and services in the world and business partner for Nespresso Professional. Lauren has 20 years’ experience of management leadership overseeing teams of 1 to 1800 colleagues. She has a degree in Sociology from Warwick specialising in quantitative data and has managed at Amazon, Wincanton and Jones Lang La Salle amongst others. Her aim is to weave QMS metrics and lean management into people-centric leadership and sustainability, for example recently facilitating mandatory menopause awareness for all managers in the workplace and providing Mental Health First Aiders.
Lauren will be inviting you to discuss Wellbeing in the workplace, what it means to you and how to engage your teams to take care of themselves their reports to overcome Wellbeing-cynicism as another corporate tool.
Kim Thurgood-Brown
Senior Business Development Manager, Exertis Supplies
Roundtable: Conflict Resolution
10:30
Welcome
11:00
Keynote Speaker, Leanne Spencer
12:15
Lunch
13:15
Roundtables
14:15
Learnings from Roundtables – chaired by Simon Drakeford, BOSS Chairman
15:30
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