№ 01The Calendar
Upcoming events
Every event still open for booking, soonest first. Capped by room rather than by tier. The patron seats tend to go first.
The Strategic Pause
Thursday 15 October 2026 · 09:30–18:00 Europe/London
Our annual flagship conference, one room, six speakers, and eight hours of unhurried strategy conversation for one hundred and twenty senior practitioners who…
AI for the Considered Executive
12 Nov–13 Nov 2026 · Europe/London
Two days of grown-up conversation about applied AI for senior executives who are tired of the product demo and want the operating questions, the procurement…
The End-of-Year Review
Thursday 3 December 2026 · 09:30–18:00 Europe/London
Our year-end conference, eight hours, five speakers, and one hybrid room of one hundred in-person and two hundred online senior professionals taking stock…
Past events
Most recent first. Each page keeps its speakers, schedule and materials.
The Slow Retreat
17 Sep–20 Sep 2026 · Europe/London
Three nights in the Cotswolds for twenty senior practitioners, with two facilitators, structured mornings, unprogrammed afternoons, and no phones from supper…
Negotiation in Practice
Thursday 20 August 2026 · 09:30–17:30 Europe/London
A one-day workshop in Manchester on commercial negotiation, taught from real cases by two senior practitioners, with thirty participants, four live exercises…
Boardroom Letters
Thursday 9 July 2026 · 09:30–17:30 Europe/London
A one-day writing workshop in Edinburgh for senior communicators, with eight hours of drafting, peer critique, and tutorial on the four document forms that…
Speak Plainly
Thursday 25 June 2026 · 09:30–17:00 Europe/London
A one-day masterclass at the London Library on plain English at the top, for thirty senior executives and partners whose writing is read by boards, regulators…
Communication Under Pressure
Thursday 11 June 2026 · 13:00–16:30 Europe/London
A three-and-a-half-hour online masterclass for senior executives who have to speak well on the day a corporate or public-sector crisis breaks, with one tutor…
Capped by room, not by tier.
Each event page lists current tickets, the remaining seats, and the post-event materials you will leave with. If you have a question that needs a conversation rather than a thread, write a sentence about what it is and we will offer you a time.