What are forums

• the “packed Agenda” format constricting speakers, particularly when the Media may be present
• audience numbers often over 50, making REAL debate, learning and conceptualisation impossible
• inadequate vehicles for development of genuinely senior staff

Forums will follow the same generic pattern:

• held over one day, at a country house location near London, accessible to airports and railway stations
• a maximum of 5 speakers and 40 attendees only, to encourage real debate and learning, with at least 20 minutes available for discussion in depth.
• no commercial sponsors or other exhibitors with “Chatham House” rule at all events
• feature speakers not usually heard on the usual circuits, but who are experts and polemicists in their fields, to encourage debate and new insights
• attendance by invitation only, with the expectation that over time an invite to attend a Forum will become very valuable
• invitations primarily aimed at the direct reports of main Board or Divisional Directors and the Directors themselves. Invitations will also be extended to known “thinkers” in the sector who may not be speakers themselves
• media will be excluded to ensure confidentiality of debate and attendees are asked not to disclose Forum content

The first Forum will addressed the future of Retail Distribution in Retail Financial Services in the UK and was held on 3rd October 2007 at Pendley Manor in Hertfordshire.click here to view the agenda

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