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IoD Surrey Quarterly Directors Business Book Club Dinner at Foxhills
Join the IoD Surrey Branch for an insightful evening with an author, engaging discussion and a delicious dinner.
A book club meets VIP dinner at the fabulous Foxhills, the IoD Surrey Hub, hosted by the Surrey Chair, Jarmila Yu and Vice Chair, Kate Davis.
We hold four Foxhills 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 bookโs 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 itโs 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, itโs also a valuable opportunity for the author to hear first-hand from us (we are โthe readerโ they wrote the book for) for our thoughts and perspectives.
Come along and meet other members and enjoy some peer to peer conversation opportunities in the elegant and exclusive environment that is the Orangerie at Foxhills Club & Resort.
This quarterly director business dinner also gives you the opportunity to meet the IoD Surrey team of ambassadors, a chance to tap into their knowledge, expertise and networks whilst ensuring you are maximising your membership.
Are you new to the IoD and to visiting Foxhills?
Foxhills is an award-winning country club and hotel and one of the best golf resorts in the UK near London. Foxhills Manor House is also aโฏVIP business experience venue – built into your IoD membership just waiting for you to take full advantage of whatโs on offer.
IoD members are welcome to arrive before the Business dinner and work from the Manor House, The Foxhills Business Centre in association with the Institute of Directors. Thanks to our strategic partnership with Foxhills you can benefit from this valuable additional IoD membership benefit.
Themeย ย 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!
Speakerย Paul Skinner. โAuthor ofย The Purpose Upgrade: Change your business to save the world. Change the world to save your businessโ.
“The Purpose Upgrade” won Highly Commended in the Change & Sustainability category at the 2023 Business Book Awards. Mike Berners-Lee, author of There Is No Planet B, described The Purpose Upgrade as, โ…a necessary and enlightening call to action for businesses to re-think why they exist and the implications for everything they say, think and do’.
Paul is also the author of Collaborative Advantage: How Collaboration Beats Competition as a Strategy for Success, which was described by Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, Co-founders of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream, as, ‘the perfect recipe for successful businesses that improve lives’.
At the start of the evening Paul will talk onย why it’s an extraordinary time to be a better business director and will draw on insights from both his books in supporting membersโ reflections as we all anticipate the future at the turn of the year. This will provide food for thought to inspire free flowing conversation around the table during the dinner.
More about Paul Skinner:
Through his consulting practice the Agency of the Future, Paul supports clients in driving purpose-led change and better mobilising stakeholders for lasting success. Paul has worked with major global businesses such as PwC, Sony and RES Group. His thought leadership has also had particular impact in the humanitarian sector where Paul has worked on many industry-leading collaborative initiatives including for the Humanitarian Leadership Academy, the Start Network and the United Nations.
Paul is also the founder of MarketingKind, a non-profit professional membership community bringing business leaders, marketers and change-makers together to address our most pressing problems as ‘marketing briefs in disguiseโ. MarketingKind has been facilitating pro bono marketing support for small charities and social enterprises since 2011 and has helped to revolutionise skilled volunteering in the UK.
As an experienced public speaker Paul has delivered notable keynote talks for organisations such as the United Nations, Sony, Womenโs Forum for the Economy and Society and Save the Children. He also regularly interviews eminent leaders for MarketingKind events, including Seth Godin, Rebecca Henderson, Ian Goldin, Polly Mackenzie, Andy Burnham and Will Hutton.
Paul is a trustee of Ventures for Humanity, an advisory board member at the Museum of Brands, an Expert Advisor for the Future Strategy Club and has been awarded an honorary visiting fellowship by Edge Hill University Business School.
You won’t want to miss the opportunity to spend an evening in conversation on this topic, with Paul and with your Director peers in business from Surrey.
The Menuย ย Welcome Drink on Arrivalย 3 Course Dinner with Wine / Elderflower Fizz (soft option)ย Cheese & Portย 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 you 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.
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Event Organiser: The Institute of Directors (IoD) Surrey Branch