The Next Generation Leaders is a twelve-month mentorship programme, offering a unique opportunity for professionals to benefit from exchanges of knowledge, experience and skills across generations and sectors. This exclusive programme includes group workshops, high-level networking, and one-on-one mentoring sessions with accomplished senior industry professionals from the Swedish-British business community.
This twelve months programme connects ambitious talents with experienced international business professionals from across all fields and sectors. The mentors are all experts in their fields, and have international business experience.
The programme includes a series of four joint group workshops and seminars, facilitated by the course director, and involving both mentors and mentees. In addition, mentors and mentees meet for one-to-one mentoring sessions over the course of the year, whether it’s face to face, over Zoom or phone. The programme is open to London based mentee applicants, ideally a couple of years into their career. All members of the Chamber, including Young Professionals, enjoy the discounted price.
"I strongly recommend this programme, both for mentees and mentors. As a qualified executive coach I have been really impressed by the way the programme balances one-to-one mentoring with broader networking. For the mentee it means they get the chance of in-depth mentoring, whilst also being able to network with their fellow mentees and other mentors. For the mentors, it's a great chance to help the next generation flourish - which can be hugely rewarding."
Mark Prisk, Former Business and Housing Minister & MP
"This is my sixth year as a mentor. The programme is exceptionally well-organised and the quality of the participants means that the benefits for both mentors and mentees are unparalleled. The formal events allow for interesting insights into topics such as leadership, career progression, resilience and all the opportunities and challenges the modern working environment offer. It also is a chance to meet and network with peers and business leaders and form lasting contacts. I thoroughly recommend joining the programme."
Richard Hildebrand, Co-Founder, TandonHildebrand
"I want to recommend this programme as it is a good opportunity to expand your business network and meet interesting people. It is also well structured with highly relevant content. As a mentor, you have an opportunity to have engaging discussions with your mentee and make a difference in giving advice and steer. It is also an opportunity to develop yourself and get new experience from other businesses and people. For me, it has been refreshing meeting young professionals and to understand their view on things. Overall it was an enjoyable experience that I advise more people should try."
Patrik Högberg, Mentor, Novare Leadership Academy
"Participating in this programme is a great learning and networking opportunity for both mentees and mentors. We live for a fast-paced world and non-stop learning and collaboration needs to be top of the list for everyone. And this is a great, dynamic, welcoming place to do it. I have loved being one of the mentors and warmly recommend the programme to anyone who wants to be and achieve more."
Elisabet Vinberg Hearn, CEO, Katapult Partners & Director, Think Solutions
"The programme was a really positive experience which has helped build my confidence. The thing that surprised me most, was that I was actually very familiar with all the topics we covered, but I wasn’t making enough time to really live them as part of my role. My mentor was not only helpful and insightful, but taught me the importance of putting knowledge into practice and supported me to do this – which has made a significant difference to my confidence, how I interact with my stakeholders and feel so much more positive about my career aspirations."
Caroline Denholm, Divisional Head of Communications for building operations, Skanska, Mentee
"Having a mentor to discuss both strategic and situational topics with was great support to move forward in my career. Thanks to the close and open relationship my mentor and I created, I dared to ask those tricky questions which resulted in me daring to take extra steps in my position. The mentorship opened up more new relationships, in addition to my mentor, which has given inspiration and new knowledge."
Anna Rydberg, Sales Manager, Candela, Mentee
"This was a unique opportunity to get access to such qualified mentors for young professionals. It was a diverse group of people from a variety of backgrounds that really provided an environment to learn from each other and grow professionally."
William Ranby, Management Consultant, Accenture, Mentee
“I would highly recommend the programme as it is a great opportunity to have someone to discuss personal and professional goals with whilst getting guidance and motivation doing so. It is a good investment in yourself for your future developments.”
Anna Tranchell, Event Marketing Manager, Redbull, Mentee
“I cherished the opportunity of having an ally, to whom I could turn to for advice, as well as discussing potential changes in my professional career. The ability to air career choices and opportunities with someone more experienced than yourself and with your best interest in mind was very empowering.”
Lucas Fernström, Regional Vice President, Salesforce, Mentee
Anneli Pinchard is an experienced HR Director at Saab. When Saab was founded in 1937, Saab’s primary aim was to provide military aircraft for Sweden. Today, Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions from military defence in all domains to civil security. Anneli has a long history of providing extensive international HR and Business Support management both on a strategic and on an operational level. Anneli has worked at a corporate level and provided support to small and medium sized businesses within the group. During her long working career at Saab she has held various positions and appointments: VP Head of HR Market Area Europe and EMEA, Chief Accountant, Company Secretary and UK Directorship. She has been based in the UK for the majority of her working career. Anneli has a wide experience of change management and organisational restructuring activities and has a strong business acumen. In addition to Saab, Anneli worked for 8 years at a UK based professional services firm, Goodwille, as a Senior Advisor. Her responsibilities included: international assignments, business development, business management and operations.
Outside of work Anneli acts as a representative in London for Svenskar i Världen/Swedes Worldwide which is a non-profit and politically independent organisation that has existed since 1938. The organisation is working to increase and keep international experience and competence for Swedes Worldwide.
David is the founding Director of No Black book Limited focusing on the industrial and net-zero emissions communities within the UK and Internationally. As a result of his leadership background and business experience, David has worked on a considerable number of assignments and: Helped find and select their next CEO’s, CFO’s, Group Commercial Director, COO, Manufacturing Directors, Financial Directors, CFO’s, as well as Non-Executive Director’s(NED’s) and other strategically important roles. Supported clients by helping them understand what capabilities their leadership team has, identify what is missing and how to best address the gaps to improve the performance of the business.
Darren Wilson is the Chief Executive Officer of LKAB Minerals which is part of the Swedish State owned iron ore mining company LKAB. The key objective for the Minerals division is to maximise value and sustainable resource efficiency from LKAB mining by-products through multiple routes to market. In addition, LKAB Minerals processes minerals internationally specialising in using mining and processing by-products into construction, agriculture and specialist value-adding industries. With operations across Europe and sales offices from Chicago to Shanghai, LKAB Minerals operates in 12 countries.
Darren joined LKAB in 2013 as the UK Managing Director having previously worked in various roles for the French Construction Materials company Saint-Gobain. In his time at LKAB, he has taken a leading role in both significantly growing the business as well changing the product focus towards sustainable material by-products. Outside of LKAB he is the Chair of the CBIs East Midlands Regional Council.
Lisa has been Vattenfall’s UK Director of Public & Regulatory Affairs since April 2018, and was appointed Interim Country Manager in April 2023. Her previous experience includes running the Public Affairs team at Centrica plc, working for public affairs consultancy Politics International, and a number of roles in Westminster working for the Liberal Democrat Party.
She is a corporate affairs expert with significant experience advising Board members and implementing integrated strategic corporate communications strategies.
Lisa is a graduate of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne where she gained an undergraduate degree in Politics, and an MA in International Political Economy.
Elisabet is a leadership strategist and business owner with extensive experience in how to build winning cultures and teams, facilitating change success with client organisations all around the world. She has co-written three multi-award-winning leadership books. Her third book, Amazon bestselling “The Leader’s Guide to Impact” was released by Financial Times in April 2019. Elisabet is a leading voice on future leadership, leading transformation, cultural differences in an international world, and inclusive and innovative business cultures. She actively operates as a consultant, speaker and executive coach, having provided strategic leadership and tactical solutions to clients around the world, including American Express, H&M, Skanska, Greenpeace, SOS Children’s Villages and ABN-AMRO.
The Next Generation Leaders Mentorship Programme 2024 is now open for applications. Please apply before 12 January 2024. The programme will start in February 2024 and finishes in November 2024.
Young Professional or SCC member: £595 + VAT
Non-members: £1190 + VAT
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