IoD Surrey and Berkshire Quarterly Directors Business Book Club Dinner

Join the IoD Surrey and Berkshire Branch for an insightful evening with an author, engaging discussion and a delicious dinner.

A black tie book club VIP dinner at the historic Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, hosted by the Surrey & Berkshire Chair, Jarmila Yu, Vice Chair, Kate Davis, and Ambassador for D&I & NED John Kerner.

What better location for one of our combined Surrey & Berkshire branches events, given that RMA Sandhurst is located partially in Surrey and partially in Berkshire!

And, what better time than Friday 20th June to mark the upcoming week long Armed Forces Week celebrations, than with a special black-tie book club dinner at RMA Sandhurst

Armed Forces Week is dedicated to showing support and appreciation for the entire Armed Forces community.  The Institute of Directors has a long-standing relationship with the Armed Forces. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant, hold a Gold award from the Defence Employers Recognition Scheme and are proud to count servicemen and women, military veterans and members of the Reserve Forces among our members. Armed Forces Week begins on the 22nd June.

We hold four dinner events a year, designed by directors for directors, and each one has a different business book author in attendance to help you get the most out of the event. Each event will provide an opportunity to make new discoveries and gain new insights to support your director development and your business growth from both the author and from the discussion between peers over the course of the dinner.

The author will share with us their inspiration and motivation in putting pen to paper, what compelled them to undertake their book endeavour, and share key highlights and take-aways from their book(s). This will set the tone for the evening leading us into a dinner discussion on the book’s topic. Whilst the author will generously share their insights, there will be no formal presentations, as the content and conversation come from the attendees. Whilst it’s not every day you get to meet the author of a book you might have on your bookshelf and wish you could ask them a question or two about it, it’s also a valuable opportunity for the author to hear first-hand from us (we are “the reader” they wrote the book for) for our thoughts and perspectives. Please note there is no expectation that you will have read the book before attending the dinner!

Come along and meet other members and enjoy some peer to peer conversation opportunities in the historic Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.  This quarterly director business dinner also gives you the opportunity to meet the IoD Surrey and Berkshire team of ambassadors, a chance to tap into their knowledge, expertise and networks whilst ensuring you are maximising your membership.

Theme:

At the IoD we believe that better directors build better organisations and better organisations build a better world. The theme for the event is Better Business! Our speaker is Neil Jurd OBE, the author of the best-selling ‘The Leadership-Book’.

The Menu:

Welcome Drink on Arrival, 3 Course Dinner with Wine / Elderflower Fizz (soft option), Cheese & Port, Tea / Coffee.

The difference between a good director and a great director is the company they keep. Meet and learn from directors across the UK and beyond. Connect with your local branch to broaden your network, build your career and strengthen your organisation.  This event is open to IoD members, and those interested in becoming a member.  Places are limited so be sure to register your attendance as soon as possible. We look forward to seeing you there!

P.S. Kindly note that the event will be making a donation to the IoD Surrey Branch Charity, the Kent, Surrey, Sussex Air Ambulance Service. By attending this event you will be supporting the life-saving work of KSS.

Sponsor:

To sponsor this event or other events in our event calendar which supports the work of the IoD Surrey & Berkshire branches, giving your business a valuable profile awareness boost whilst supporting the local business community, please contact: the Surrey Chair, Jarmila Yu via email: chair.surrey@iod.com  

Security:  

As RMAS is a military establishment, we need to provide a list of dinner guest names and vehicle details (incl VRNs) up to 10 days in advance of the event date. So tickets will be on sale for a shorter period of time. Book your ticket before the 9th June. Also, when attending the event please bring your photo ID with you for entry on the evening of the event. Please kindly note that if the national security threat level increases the event may be postponed.

Speaker:  

Neil Jurd OBE is the author of the best-selling ‘The Leadership-Book’, and the founder of the training company Leader-Connect. Leader-Connect deliver leadership and team development for companies and universities, including Sanofi, SOAS, Virgin Media and BDP Singapore Ports, and Neil recently spoke at the Santander UK Board Strategy Day. Leader-Connect deliver accredited experiential leadership development courses.

Neil was formerly Head of Logistics for British Sugar, following a military career which included a tour teaching leadership at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, and operational service in Iraq, Yemen, the former Yugoslavia and Sierra Leone. Neil is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneur in Residence of Lancaster University Management School and a Non-Exec Director of social-tech company Alertacall. Neil’s work has recently been featured in Forbes magazine and The Times.