The Xec. Course Programme 2023/2024
September 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Thurs. 14 | All Day | Induction | Leadership | BME PR Pros |
| Fri. 15 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Jessica Hope, CEO, Wimbart |
| Tues. 19 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: Nurturing Young Talent | People Mgt. & Leadership | Claire Quansah, Founder, Quansah Consulting |
| Fri. 21 | 9:30 – 15:30 | Training Day: Strategic Planning | CPD; Business Mgt. & Leadership | Holly-Beth Dazely, Senior Account Director, Adam Mack, Director, Strategy & Insight, & Anna Terrell, Joint Managing Director, Hope&Glory PR |
| Fri. 22 | 12:30 – 14:00 | Masterclass: Internal Comms | CPD | Liz Tudball, Director of Employee & Corporate Communications, The Guardian |
September 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Thurs. 14 | All Day | Induction | Leadership | BME PR Pros |
| Fri. 15 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Jessica Hope, Founder & CEO, Wimbart |
| Tues. 19 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: Nurturing Young Talent | People Mgt. & Leadership | Claire Quansah, Founder, Quansah Consulting |
| Fri. 21 | 9:30 – 15:30 | Training Day: Strategic Planning | CPD; Business Mgt. & Leadership | Holly-Beth Dazely, Senior Account Director, Adam Mack, Director, Strategy & Insight, & Anna Terrell, Joint Managing Director, Hope&Glory PR |
| Fri. 22 | 12:30 – 14:00 | Masterclass: Internal Comms | CPD | Liz Tudball, Director of Employee & Corporate Communications, The Guardian |
October 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 10 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: From Agency Leadership to Inhouse Leadership – Making the Transition | Leadership | Mary Whenman, Director, Communications, British Business Bank |
| Fri. 13 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Avril Lee, Head of Health & Wellness, Europe, Zeno, & Chair, CIPR’s Diversity & Inclusion Network |
| Thurs. 19 | 10:00 – 14:00 | Training Day: D&I Fundamentals |
People Mgt. & Leadership | Allan Reid, Senior Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, The Equal Group |
| Thurs. 19 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Masterclass: Building a Blueprinted Agency | People Mgt. & Leadership | Lorna Hughes, Managing Director, PR & AR; Efe Otokiti, Content & Editorial Director; Ben Roberts, Board Director, Harvard |
| Fri. 20 | 12:30 – 14:00 | CIPR Induction | CPD | Jon Gerlis, Head of Public Relations and Policy, CIPR |
October 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 10 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: From Agency Leadership to Inhouse Leadership – Making the Transition | Leadership | Mary Whenman, Director, Communications, British Business Bank |
| Fri. 13 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Avril Lee, Head of Health & Wellness, Europe, Zeno, & Chair, CIPR’s Diversity & Inclusion Network |
| Thurs. 19 | 10:00 – 14:00 | Training Day: D&I Fundamentals |
People Mgt. & Leadership | Allan Reid, Senior Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant, The Equal Group |
| Thurs. 19 | 14:30 – 16:00 | Masterclass: Building a Blueprinted Agency | People Mgt. & Leadership | Lorna Hughes, Managing Director, PR & AR; Efe Otokiti, Content & Editorial Director; Ben Roberts, Board Director, Harvard |
| Fri. 20 | 12:30 – 14:00 | CIPR Induction | CPD | Jon Gerlis, Head of Public Relations and Policy, CIPR |
November 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 7 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: From Inhouse to Agency Making the Transition | Leadership | Matt Peacock, Senior Partner, Blurred |
| Fri. 10 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Alex Myers, Founder & Global CEO, Manifest |
| Thur. 16 | 18:00 – 22:00 | The Xec. Allstars & The Xec. Social | Fun 🙂 | |
| Thurs. 23 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Leadership | Leadership | Ellie Thompson, CEO, & Louie St Claire, Chairman, Delphi |
| Fri. 24 | 14:00 – 16:30 | Masterclass: Data Analytics | CPD | Kristian Hoareau Foged, Founder & Director of Analytics & Strategy, Simply Thought |
November 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 7 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: From Inhouse to Agency Making the Transition | Leadership | Matt Peacock, Senior Partner, Blurred |
| Fri. 10 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Alex Myers, Founder & Global CEO, Manifest |
| Thur. 16 | 18:00 – 22:00 | The Xec. Allstars & The Xec. Social | Fun 🙂 | |
| Thurs. 23 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Leadership | Leadership | Ellie Thompson, CEO, & Louie St Claire, Chairman, Delphi |
| Fri. 24 | 14:00 – 16:30 | Masterclass: Data Analytics | CPD | Kristian Hoareau Foged, Founder & Director of Analytics & Strategy, Simply Thought |
December 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 5 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: ‘Become a Barrier Busting PR Leader’ | People Mgt. & Leadership | Sara Thornhurst, Inclusive PR Practitioner & EDI Trainer |
| Wed. 6 | 17:00 – 21:00 | Festive Team Social | Fun 🙂 | |
| Fri. 8 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Richard Fogg, CEO, CCgroup |
December 2023
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 5 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: ‘Become a Barrier Busting PR Leader’ | People Mgt. & Leadership | Sara Thornhurst, Inclusive PR Practitioner & EDI Trainer |
| Wed. 6 | 17:00 – 21:00 | Festive Team Social | Fun 🙂 | |
| Fri. 8 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Richard Fogg, CEO, CCgroup |
January 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 2 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass: Podcasting | CPD | TBC |
| Fri. 5 | 12:30 – 14:00 | TBC ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | TBC |
| Tues. 9 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass: Creating The Xec. Podcast | CPD | The Xec. Allstars |
| Thurs. 25 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: HR | People Mgt., Business Mgt., & Leadership | Katie Gallop (TBC) |
January 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 2 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass: Podcasting | CPD | TBC |
| Fri. 5 | 12:30 – 14:00 | TBC ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | TBC |
| Tues. 9 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass: Creating The Xec. Podcast | CPD | The Xec. Allstars |
| Thurs. 25 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: HR | People Mgt., Business Mgt., & Leadership | Katie Gallop (TBC) |
February 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 6 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Julian Obubo, Director & Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Manifest LA |
| Thurs. 8 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Folu Babatola, Vice President, Culture Network, Red Bull |
| Wed. 21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Business Financials | Business Mgt. | Reesha Rajani, Group Commercial Director, Golin & Virgo Health |
| Thurs. 22 | 12:30 – 16:00 | Training Day: New Business | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Daljit Bhurji, CEO & Co-Founder, Diffusion |
February 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 6 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Julian Obubo, Director & Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Manifest LA |
| Thurs. 8 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Folu Babatola, Vice President, Culture Network, Red Bull |
| Wed. 21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Business Financials | Business Mgt. | Reesha Rajani, Group Commercial Director, Golin & Virgo Health |
| Thurs. 22 | 12:30 – 16:00 | Training Day: New Business | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Daljit Bhurji, CEO & Co-Founder, Diffusion |
March 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Thur. 7 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Google | CPD & Leadership | Tim Chatwin, Vice President EMEA Communications & Public Affairs, & Jen Jamie, Director, UK & Ireland Communications & Public Affairs, Google, Jo Ogunleye, B2B Communications, Google UK & Team at Google EMEA |
| Tues. 12 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: Building & Selling An Employee-Owned Agency | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Ruth Kieran, CEO, Cirkle |
| Fri. 15 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Matt Brown, Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Transport for London |
| Wed. 20 | 10:00 – 12:30 | TBC Training Day: Navigating a Crisis | Business Mgt. & Leadership | TBC |
| Wed. 20 | 13:30 – 15:00 | Masterclass: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About BCorp | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Fleurie Forbes-Martin, Story & Growth Director; Guy Pattison, Story & Strategy Director, Stronger Stories |
| Wed. 20 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass | Business Mgt. & Leadership | TBC |
| Thurs. 21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Crisis Communications | CPD | Rod Cartwright, Founder, Rod Cartwright Consulting, & Kate Hartley, Co-founder, Polpeo |
| Wed. 27 | 18:00 – 22:00 | The Xec. Allstars Social | Fun 🙂 |
March 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Thur. 7 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Google | CPD & Leadership | Tim Chatwin, Vice President EMEA Communications & Public Affairs, & Jen Jamie, Director, UK & Ireland Communications & Public Affairs, Google, Jo Ogunleye, B2B Communications, Google UK & Team at Google EMEA |
| Tues. 12 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: Building & Selling An Employee-Owned Agency | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Ruth Kieran, CEO, Cirkle |
| Fri. 15 | 16:00 – 17:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Matt Brown, Director of Communications & Corporate Affairs, Transport for London |
| Wed. 20 | 10:00 – 12:30 | TBC Training Day: Navigating a Crisis | Business Mgt. & Leadership | TBC |
| Wed. 20 | 13:30 – 15:00 | Masterclass: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About BCorp | Business Mgt. & Leadership | Fleurie Forbes-Martin, Story & Growth Director; Guy Pattison, Story & Strategy Director, Stronger Stories |
| Wed. 20 | 16:00 – 17:30 | TBC Masterclass | Business Mgt. & Leadership | TBC |
| Thurs. 21 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: Crisis Communications | CPD | Rod Cartwright, Founder, Rod Cartwright Consulting, & Kate Hartley, Co-founder, Polpeo |
| Wed. 27 | 18:00 – 22:00 | The Xec. Allstars Social | Fun 🙂 |
April 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 16 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: The Road to Cannes Lions and Other Awards | Leadership | Adrian Ma, Founder, Fanclub PR & Co-Founder, Humankind Communications |
| Fri. 19 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | David Wilding, Strategist & Consultant, Former Director of Planning at Twitter UK |
| Wed. 24 | 12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| Wed. 24 | 12:30 – 13:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Business Mgt., CPD & Leadership | Nik Govier, CEO & Founder, Blurred |
| Wed. 24 | 13:45 – 17:00 | Training Day: ESGP | Business Mgt., CPD & Leadership | Nik Govier, CEO & Founder; Anisha Vikram Shah, Senior Consulting Director, Blurred |
| Thurs. 25 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: The Guardian |
CPD & Leadership | Brendan O’Grady, Director of Communications, Guardian Media Group, & Team |
| Fri. 26 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: PRovoke Media |
CPD, Business Mgt., & Leadership | Paul Holmes, Founder & Chair, Maja Pawinska Sims, Associate Editor, EMEA, & Arun Sudhaman, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Provoke Media |
April 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 16 | 16:00 – 17:30 | Masterclass: The Road to Cannes Lions and Other Awards | Leadership | Adrian Ma, Founder, Fanclub PR & Co-Founder, Humankind Communications |
| Fri. 19 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | David Wilding, Strategist & Consultant, Former Director of Planning at Twitter UK |
| Wed. 24 | 12:00 – 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| Wed. 24 | 12:30 – 13:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Business Mgt., CPD & Leadership | Nik Govier, CEO & Founder, Blurred |
| Wed. 24 | 13:45 – 17:00 | Training Day: ESGP | Business Mgt., CPD & Leadership | Nik Govier, CEO & Founder; Anisha Vikram Shah, Senior Consulting Director, Blurred |
| Thurs. 25 | 10:00 – 16:00 | Training Day: The Guardian |
CPD & Leadership | Brendan O’Grady, Director of Communications, Guardian Media Group, & Team |
| Fri. 26 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: PRovoke Media |
CPD, Business Mgt., & Leadership | Paul Holmes, Founder & Chair, Maja Pawinska Sims, Associate Editor, EMEA, & Arun Sudhaman, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Provoke Media |
May 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 7 | 15:00 – 16:30 | Masterclass: How to Become an Independent Consultant | Business Mgt. & CPD | Sophie Parker, Brand Communications & PR Strategist |
| Thurs. 9 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day | TBC | |
| Thurs. 23 | 9:30 – 12:00 | TBC Training Day: Public Affairs, Policy, Lobbying | CPD & Leadership | TBC |
| Thurs. 23 | 13:00 – 14:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | CPD & Leadership | Imran Hussain, Director of Policy & Campaigns, Action for Children |
| Fri. 24 | 12:30 – 14:00 | TBC ‘My Career’ talk | Leadership | TBC |
May 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Tues. 7 | 15:00 – 16:30 | Masterclass: How to Become an Independent Consultant | Business Mgt. & CPD | Sophie Parker, Brand Communications & PR Strategist |
| Thurs. 9 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day | TBC | |
| Thurs. 23 | 9:30 – 12:00 | TBC Training Day: Public Affairs, Policy, Lobbying | CPD & Leadership | TBC |
| Thurs. 23 | 13:00 – 14:30 | ‘My Career’ Talk | CPD & Leadership | Imran Hussain, Director of Policy & Campaigns, Action for Children |
| Fri. 24 | 12:30 – 14:00 | TBC ‘My Career’ talk | Leadership | TBC |
June 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Fri. 7 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Harriet Otoo, Communications Director, UK, Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) |
| Tues. 11 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC PRovoke Media Event | CPD & Leadership | Paul Holmes, Founder & Chair, Maja Pawinska Sims, Associate Editor, EMEA, & Arun Sudhaman, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Provoke Media |
June 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Fri. 7 | 12:30 – 14:00 | ‘My Career’ Talk | Leadership | Harriet Otoo, Communications Director, UK, Paramount (formerly ViacomCBS) |
| Tues. 11 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC PRovoke Media Event | CPD & Leadership | Paul Holmes, Founder & Chair, Maja Pawinska Sims, Associate Editor, EMEA, & Arun Sudhaman, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Provoke Media |
July 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Wed. 10 | 17:30 – 21:00 | Final Presentation at Google UK | Fun 🙂 | |
| Thurs. 11 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: Career Planning/Personal Development | CPD & Leadership | Lisa Quinn, Founder, Lisa Quinn Coaching (TBC) |
| Thurs. 11 | 17:00 – 20:00 | Celebration Dinner | Fun 🙂 |
July 2024
| DATE | TIME | TOPIC | STREAM | TUTOR(S) |
| Wed. 10 | 17:30 – 21:00 | Final Presentation at Google UK | Fun 🙂 | |
| Thurs. 11 | 10:00 – 16:00 | TBC Training Day: Career Planning/Personal Development | CPD & Leadership | Lisa Quinn, Founder, Lisa Quinn Coaching (TBC) |
| Thurs. 11 | 17:00 – 20:00 | Celebration Dinner | Fun 🙂 |