Executive Learning Workshop: How to get senior leadership buy-in for digital transformation Event

Time:

10:00-16:00

Date:

2025-04-30 10:00:00

Venue:

University of Southampton Business School, Boldrewood Innovation Campus B175, Room 2015

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Boards are expected to understand the opportunities and risks of genAI and play a critical role in shaping the right culture for digital transformation. However, many companies are unwilling to take the risk to invest in change, despite a potential opportunity for revenue growth through digital transformation. This highly interactive, one-day workshop will help you assess your strategic leadership skills and learn about behaviours needed to influence board decisions and get senior leadership buy-in for digital transformation.
Key themes: boards, governance, strategic leadership skills, power, influence, AI & digital transformation.

Event details

This is the second of a series of Executive Learning Workshops (ELWs) focused on AI as a leadership challenge, provided by the University of Southampton Business School, and led by Dr Jelena Petrovic as part of her HEIF-funded project in this area. The workshops are delivered by experts from academia, and tailored for managers, senior leaders, board directors, and industry professionals who are keen to explore the cutting-edge topics discussed in the workshops. By blending academic rigour with practical application, the ELWs will make a real difference to your organisation and help your continuous professional development. Registration: To register, please use the following link.

Speakers:

Jelena Petrovic, Associate Professor (Principal Enterprise Fellow), Southampton Business School

Dr Jelena Petrovic is Associate Professor (Principal Enterprise Fellow) at the University of Southampton Business School, Chair of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) Branch in South West London, and Knowledge Transfer Editor of Human Resource Management (a Financial Times Top 50 Business Journal published by Wiley). Jelena is interested in transforming knowledge and ideas into action and is actively engaged in industry collaborations through design and delivery of executive development programmes, knowledge exchange, consultancy, and research. Examples include Park Plaza Hotels, the NHS, Volvo Cars, the Guardian, BT, the CIPD, and Mercer (ORC Worldwide). Jelena has 30 years of experience in teaching, research, and consultancy in corporate governance and strategic international human resource management in the UK and internationally. She has received the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD) and Emerald Publishing Group award for her PhD in Strategic Leadership and Governance, and was awarded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chevening Scholarship for her MSc in human resource management.

Richard Cartwright, Principal Enterprise Fellow and Help to Grow Programme Director, Southampton Business School

Richard Cartwright is a Principal Enterprise Fellow and Director of Help to Grow programme at Southampton Business School, a Chartered Accountant and Non-Executive Director. He began his career at KPMG, where he qualified as an ACA after completing a BSc in Economics at the University of Birmingham. Moving into academia in 2012, Richard joined Southampton Business School in 2015, specialising in teaching Audit and advancing student development through co-curricular activities. He has pioneered the use of ICAEW educational films in universities and presents sessions at UK and international conferences. Off campus, Richard serves as a Non-Executive Director at Places for People, a Governor at Motability, and an Independent External Member of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee at the National Audit Office and Abri Group. A former ICAEW Council member, he remains an active member of his professional institute. Richard was recognised in the 2018 Shaw Trust Power List as one of the UK’s most influential disabled people.