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ACEVO | Annual Conference | 2019
Compass Executives are looking forward to attending and exhibiting at the ACEVO Annual Conference 2019 with Senior Associate | Not For Profit Practice Abigail Hobden-Bada and Executive Researcher Andra Parvu attending on behalf of the team.
The format of the day according to the ACEVO website is outlined below:
Time | Session |
09:00 – 09:55 | Registration, exhibition and refreshments |
10:00 – 10:10 | Chair’s welcome
Vicky Browning, chief executive, ACEVO |
10:20 – 10:50 | Opening Plenary : Leading through the lens of empathy
Belinda Parmar, founder and chief executive, The Empathy Business While research suggests that engaged employees lead to higher incomes, greater innovation and lower staff turnover, studies within the social sector show that employees are far more engaged with the cause than the organisation. Belinda Parmar argues that using the power of empathy can directly improve the emotional impact our organisations have on people and society. She will reveal the seven key drivers for increasing empathy and explain how empathy nudges can help us as leaders transform our culture for employees, beneficiaries and supporters. |
10:50 – 11:20 | Q&A |
11:20 – 11:50 | Networking, exhibition and refreshments
Advice surgeries |
11:55 – 12:55 |
Breakout session 1: Building brilliance
1.1 In conversation: modernising governance through engaging your community Chris Sherwood, chief executive, RSPCA and Ellie Southwood, chair, RNIB. Facilitator: Rosie Ferguson, chair, ACEVO 1.2 Leadership learning: making your workplace happy Henry Stewart, chief happiness officer, Happy Ltd. and Sally de la Bedoyere, chief executive, Blue Cross 1.3 Leadership learning: building personal resilience in a fast-paced world Hannah Massarella, founder, Bird 1.4 Panel: making the most of young talent
1.5 Hack: building a better board – balancing risk and opportunity Tim Rutherford, head of charity and social enterprise sector group, Stone King and Hannah Kubie, partner, Stone King |
12:55 – 13:55 |
Networking, exhibition and lunch
Advice surgeries |
14:00 – 14:30 | Leading through adversity
Three chief executives of three very different organisations share their personal stories of the strategies and approaches that worked for them, their board and their staff during difficult times. We never know when adversity will strike but if it does, some of these survival tips may help.
Terry Baxter, chief executive, Inspire Suffolk A decision outside the charity’s control led to two thirds of Inspire Suffolk’s income being slashed almost overnight, and the news that within months the charity would become homeless. Terry will talk about the steps he took to ensure that its work continued, bringing stakeholders, funders, trustees, staff and the wider community on the journey. Today Inspire Suffolk is a strong, important charity to its community – but it could have been so different.
Katharine Horler OBE, chief executive, Adviza How do you carry on leading when the adversity is personal and devastating, when traditional boundaries go out of the window and you are left with instinct and humanity?
Jehangir Malik OBE, chief executive, Muslim Aid When Jehangir became CEO of Muslim Aid in September 2016 he took over an organisation which the Charity Commission described as suffering from ‘systemic failings of oversight, management and governance’. The organisation is now out of interim measures and is functioning with a new trustee board and team, building on the organisation’s legacy over the last three decades. He will share how he coped with the pressures of the different challenges thrown at him and his advice for others who may face similar organisational storms. |
14:30 – 15:00 | Q&A |
15:00 – 15:15 | Networking, exhibition and refreshments
Advice surgeries |
15:20 – 16:20 |
Breakout session 2: Leading responsibly
2.1 In conversation: moral leadership – the CEO’s role Sarah Hughes, chief executive, Centre for Mental Health and Danny Sriskandarajah, chief executive, Oxfam GB Facilitator: Vicky Browning, chief executive, ACEVO 2.2 Panel: responding to the climate change emergency
2.3 Leadership learning: what’s that coming over the hill? Investing responsibly in uncertain times Christopher Querée, investment director, head of charities, Ruffer 2.4 Panel: encouraging ethical entrepreneurialism
Peter Lewis, chief executive, Institute of Fundraising |
16:25 – 16:30 | Welcome back
Vicky Browning, chief executive, ACEVO |
16:30 – 16:55 |
Closing plenary
Tara Flood, strategic lead co-production, public services reform department, Hammersmith and Fulham council |
16:55 – 17:00 |
Conference closes |
17:00 – 19:00 |
Networking drinks
Join us for drinks and nibbles after the conference to reflect on the day and cement new friendships. |