Leading Business Transformation Spotlight Taster Event

Schedule

Tue Apr 28 2026 at 03:45 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Nexus - University of Leeds | Leeds, EN

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An opportunity to find out more about the Leading Business Transformation Programme, a new programme launching in June 2026.
About this Event

Join us at Leeds University Business School for an interactive and practical session where you will network, learn, and connect with fellow experienced managers and leaders and facilitators of our new .



What is Leading Business Transformation?

This is a hands-on executive development programme designed for experienced leaders who need to influence organisational priorities, lead sustainable change, and harness digital innovation for immediate business impact.

Over the course of 4 consecutive days, this programme bridges theory and practice, helping participants turn strategic insight into measurable organisational transformation.



Why come along?

This session is an opportunity for you to learn more about the Leading Business Transformation Programme, take part in an interactive taster activity, meet our experts who will be leading on the programme and network with like-minded experienced leaders. Both prospective applicants and their employers are welcome to attend this session.


This event is not open to students and is an in-person only event.



Agenda

3.45-4.00pm

  • Registration & Refreshments

4.00-5.00pm

  • Introduction
  • Workshop Taster Activity
  • Programme Overview
  • Q&A

5.00-6.00pm

  • Networking & Drinks



Meet our Experts



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, Programme Director,

Andrew Lewis is the Apprenticeship Programme Director for the Leeds Executive Leadership Level 7 Apprenticeship. He is an associate professor and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Andrew Lewis is passionate about executive education and has over ten years of experience in leading and developing executive education and apprenticeship programmes for businesses in the UK, and twelve years of industry experience both in the UK with Tesco and Internationally with Hilton Hotels.


, Associate Professor,

John Palfreyman combines his role as Associate Professor, Digital Strategy with a part time consultancy positions at Palfreyman Ventures. John’s previous career with IBM - which concluded mid 2017 - was an exciting mix of leveraging digital technologies into government and public sector organisations around the world with the exploitation of emerging technologies to drive organisational efficiencies.

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Nexus - University of Leeds, Discovery Way, Leeds, United Kingdom

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