 10th Anniversary Celebrations |  10th Anniversary Celebrations HRH The Princess Royal was Guest of Honour at
Windsor Leadership Trust 10th Anniversary Dinner
  HRH The Princess Royal meeting Alumni and Guests
Over 350 top leaders from all sectors in society attended the dinner, held at the Banqueting House, Whitehall. During the evening, guests heard personal perspectives on leadership from a range of leaders.
The diversity of those who spoke reflected the Trust’s unique position of being able to bring together groups of leaders from across all sectors of society to share experiences and learn from one another.
Speakers during the evening
During the evening, speakers from all sectors shared their experiences of leadership.
Vice Admiral Sir James Burnell-Nugent, Second Sea Lord and Fiona Dawe, Chief Executive, YouthNet, gave personal insights into their relationship with the Windsor Leadership Trust.
Martyn Lewis, broadcaster and Trustee of the Windsor Leadership Trust chaired a discussion on leadership with:- Lord Woolf, Lord Chief Justice
- Baroness Symons, Non-Executive Director of British Airways
- Mr Stephen Green, Group Chief Executive HSBC Holdings plc
- General the Lord Guthrie, Former Chief of Defence Staff
Sponsors of the evening
The event was made possible through 18 companies or individuals sponsoring whole tables, part of a table, or offering donations. Their sponsorship enabled the Trust to invite other leaders from all sectors of society, including those from the not- for-profit sector and some of its Alumni. We would like to give special thanks to all of our sponsors and donors, without them the celebration would not have been possible. The sponsors were:
Alfred McAlpine, Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres, BP, Camberford Law Group, CREATE, DSG international plc, Sir Ronald Grierson, Lloyds TSB, Mothercare plc, Mountgrange Capital plc, Nice TV, O2 Airwave, Priory Group, Shell UK, Tate and Lyle plc, Telos Partners Limited, Work Group Ltd
Singer-Songwriter, Sylvie Lewis, performed songs from her album, Tangos and Tantrums, with Pete Churchill. They appeared with thanks to Nice TV.
Aims of the event
Looking to the future, the Windsor Leadership Trust organised the dinner to:- secure commitment from existing sponsors and partners
- build or initiate relationships with new sponsors and partners
- acknowledge the tremendous contribution of its Alumni networks.
Background to the past 10 years
The first programme took place in St George’s House in October 1995. Two programmes ran each year until 1998. Since then the Trust has gone from strength to strength in helping to develop exceptional leaders across society.
This year it will run 7 programmes, involving over 150 leaders, from all sectors of society, at different stages of their leadership journey. Over 40 organisations include Trust programmes as part of their Leadership Development Strategy. Over 800 Alumni continue to actively support the Trust.
For more information contact Paulette Cohen, Deputy Chief Executive or call 01753 272053. |
