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The EY Darden Executive Programme

Celebrating 25 years 4 — 16 March 2018

The Darden School of Business is committed to developing and inspiring responsible leaders to positively impact their teams, organisations and society. Twenty five years ago The EY Darden Programme was developed to nurture the managerial talent of Australasian organisations. We would be delighted to have your participation at the 2018 EY Darden Executive Programme where you will join a dynamic group of executives from a broad cross section of business and government organisations.

Darden Executive EducationDarden is one of the world’s leading professional development institutions for executive management education.

• Ranked by the Financial Times in 2017 as the #1 Faculty for the fourth year in a row, and #1 in course design (Open Enrolment Executive programmes) in the world.

• Darden Executive Education’s open enrolment programme is #5 in the world overall, according to the Financial Times (FT, 2017).

The Darden differenceBecause of Darden’s commitment to experiential learning — interactions with no lectures and no limits — each session is shaped by the expertise and perspectives of every person in the room. And the learning does not stop in the classroom. The Darden faculty live alongside participants throughout the two weeks at Taupo, allowing you to discuss and explore new possibilities with faculty and your fellow participants.

The depth of learning is intensive, inspiring and life changing. Participants learn new techniques, concepts and theories that will help them manage their current role more effectively, while the total experience prepares the executive for broader responsibilities in the future. This networking and learning alongside some of Australasian’s emerging and current leaders is then sustained by joining an active lifelong alumni group of top executives.

The EY Darden Executive Programme4 March — 16 March 2018, Taupo

Joanna Doolan External Director EY Darden Executive ProgrammeTel: +64 27 493 [email protected]

Paula Blackledge Course Director Tel: +64 212 777 [email protected]


What’s new for 2018?The 25th Anniversary programme has been redesigned, taking into account the unprecedented rate of change that companies face today. Their senior leaders must be agile decision-makers and global strategists who can steer their organisations through volatility, uncertainty and ambiguity to attain new levels of performance.

Led by four internationally recognised faculty from the Darden School of Business, the programme connects cutting edge research based insights with what works well for participants’ specific situations, for New Zealand and Australian organisations and the region overall. The programme retains the most successful transformative elements from past years while incorporating two new internationally recognised faculty, and the latest business and management thought leadership.

The programme focuses on 4 key themes:1. Strategy

2. Leadership

3. Global Acumen — economics and finance

4. Entrepreneurship and innovation

These themes are interweaved together in an integrated, reinforcing learning experience that builds knowledge, insight, and capabilities. Participants will leave the programme with new perspectives, sense of purpose and ideas that they can immediately put to work.

The themes in more detailStrategy:

The programme invites participants to ‘think, lead and influence strategically’. We can help you develop your Strategic Acumen ‘muscles’ by focusing on:

• Understanding strategy, purpose and execution

• Enhancing strategic capabilities to create and deliver superior value

• Aligning strategy and operational effectiveness

• Creating corporate coherence and advantage

• Managing the tension between short and long-term results

• Positioning and branding for competitive advantage — self, organisational, country

• Making good strategic choices in an uncertain global economy

Leadership:

Throughout the programme participants will be invited to reflect, practice and develop their leadership skills:

• Leading, learning and change

• Leading through engagement and choices

• Leading transformational change

• Managing personal and team energy

• Influencing and persuading

• Conducting conversations that inspire diversity of thought and inclusive dialogue

• Integrate the perspectives of manager and leader and turn vision into reality

• Asking powerful and sometimes difficult questions

• Owning your future


“ It was an excellent two weeks, with high quality and thoughtful presentations. It certainly provides plenty to think about for the future and I enjoyed the opportunity to meet a range of new, high performing people who I would not otherwise have the opportunity to meet.” Geoff Plunket, Chief Executive, Port Otago Limited

Global Acumen:

New Zealand and Australia’s fortunes are closely linked to international markets. The programme will explore:

• National and industry competitive advantage

• International competitiveness

• Using fiscal and monetary policy tools

• Developing strategies for economic sustainability

• New approaches to financing social issues such as housing affordability and community development

Entrepreneurship:

An entrepreneurial mindset is a vital ingredient for “creating, leading and transforming businesses”. It is not just about “small business” or even about starting a new business. Rather, it addresses the process of new wealth creation through the creation of high-growth potential ventures or new venture units in evolving or renewing industries.

• Develop an attitude, mindset, and skills that are crucial for becoming a creative leader

• Be ready to apply these skills and mind-set in the context of starting a new unit in an established organisation or starting a stand-alone new organisation

• Learn to leverage the commonly available resources we all possess to create something new

• Explore the attributes of an entrepreneurial firm

• Understand the attributes of a supportive eco-system for entrepreneurship

ObjectivesSpecific objectives which should be achieved by participants include:

• Improving understanding of the global and Australasian environment and the commercial impact.

• Improving understanding of the way in which leaders of private and public organisations manage their businesses.

• Gaining new concepts, techniques and knowledge to enhance performance.

• Sharpening analytical and decision-making skills; improving communication skills at board and executive management level.

• Building capabilities and confidence for the customer servicing and leadership opportunities during the next decade.

• Sharing the ideas and experiences of a diverse group of executives.

Who should attend?This programme is designed for Australasian executives, managers, directors, family, social and entrepreneurial business owners from all industries and organisations who want to attain new levels of personal and organisation performance through increasing their leadership effectiveness, discovering and driving new growth opportunities for their organisations and the region.

Participants should have:• Attained, or be about to attain, a position as general manager or

functional division head, involved with general management issues.

• Demonstrated significant managerial achievement and potential for further development.

• Endorsement from senior management within their organisation to attend the Programme.

• EY reserves the right to approve applications after taking into consideration the criteria above and the need to balance participation from all sectors of the economy.


“A once in a lifetime experience to do a micro-MBA in New Zealand, facilitated by absolutely world class teachers and share

the collective wisdoms of 50-odd of New Zealand’s best and brightest young

leaders. Not to be missed!- Andrew Blakey, General Manager, Navman Technology NZ

”


The faculty

You will work alongside four internationally recognised professors, all renowned teachers committed to creating an exceptional learning experience. Professors Sankaran Venkataraman ‘Venkat’ and Alec Horniman have over 35 years combined teaching in New Zealand and will spend the entire 2 week programme with participants. They will focus on the themes of personal and organisational leadership, developing and activating strategy and entrepreneurial growth.

They will be joined by Professors Frank Warnock and Martin Davidson, new to the programme but not new to the challenges faced by global leaders. Frank will focus on global economics and global finance. He brings both a practical and research focus to this teaching as well as significant experience teaching, researching and working in Asia – Pacific, Europe and the U.S.. Martin will focus on aspects of leadership that are critical for entrepreneurial enterprises and ensuring organisations benefit from the talents, insights and energy of all their people.

S. Venkataraman

MasterCard Professor of Business Administration; Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research

An internationally renowned scholar and educator in the field of entrepreneurship, “Venkat” teaches courses in strategy, entrepreneurship and ethics.

As a corporate planning executive in a major Indian firm, he was a part of a founding team that created and developed a highly successful new business venture. He consults with Fortune 500 firms and advises companies, universities and governments on strategy. He has been a speaker and adviser for the Entrepreneurial Forum, a programme of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce aimed at promoting trade through entrepreneurship around the world.

The Academy of Management, the largest professional body of management educators in the world, has recognized his ground breaking research by awarding him the inaugural IDEA award for Foundational Research in entrepreneurship. He has taught in New Zealand for 10 years.

Alexander Horniman

Killgallon Ohio Art Professor of Business Administration

Professor Horniman teaches in the ethics, strategy and leadership areas at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. He has taught in New Zealand for 24 years. He is also a senior fellow in the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics and served as founding director of the

Olsson Center, one of the first university-based ethics centers. Horniman has developed a number of executive education experiences ranging in length from several days to multiple weeks. His current teaching and research interests focus on the areas of strategy, leadership, individual and organisational change, high performance, and the moral and ethical issues of leadership.

Before joining Darden, he spent a number of years in the United States Army and with the aerospace firm of North American Aviation. While doing doctoral work, he was a special consultant to the secretary of defense. He also taught at California State at Northridge and Suffolk University in Boston.

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Francis E. Warnock

James C. Wheat, Jr. Professor of Business Administration

Warnock is an expert on international capital flows, international portfolio allocation and financial sector development. His professional career started on Wall Street, where he was a commodity trading advisor and before coming to Darden, Warnock developed

his expertise in international capital flows as a senior economist in the international finance division at the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve System. Warnock is research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, senior fellow at the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and consultant in Bloomberg’s Financial Products Group. He is a serial consultant at the European Central Bank and the Bank for International Settlements Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific.

In the recent past, he has been a research fellow at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Council for Foreign Relations; co-led a multi-team Inter-American Development Bank project on housing finance systems in Latin America; and been a consultant to the IMF and to the World Bank.

His work has been featured in the Financial Times, the Economist, Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times, and his publications have appeared in a number of international top tier journals.

He was recently awarded the All-University Teaching Excellence Award by the University of Virginia.

Martin Davidson

Johnson and Higgins Professor of Business Administration

Martin Davidson teaches, conducts research and consults with global leaders on how they can use diversity strategically to generate superior business performance. His research on the impact of culture and ethnicity on career development and on conflict management appears

in top managerial and academic publications including Harvard Business Review, Administrative Science Quarterly, Research on Negotiation in Organisations, Journal of Personality, Review of Educational Research, The Industrial-Organisational Psychologist and the International Journal of Conflict Management. He has also conducted research on four continents identifying the critical competencies for managing effectively across national boundaries.

His book, “The End of Diversity as We Know It: Why Diversity Efforts Fail and How Leveraging Difference Can Succeed,” introduces a research-driven roadmap to help leaders more effectively create and capitalize on diverse and inclusive organisations.

In addition to teaching leadership in Darden’s MBA and Executive Education programmes, he consults with a host of Fortune 500 firms, government agencies and social profit organisations. He has been a member of the Darden faculty since 1998. Previously, he was a member of the faculty of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.


Guest speaker: Diane Foreman

CEO — Emerald Group; EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2009; Entrepreneurial Winning Women Programme Ambassador.

Diane has a passion for success and very practical lessons to share with those who are hungry to learn. Diane is actively engaged in helping entrepreneurs succeed.

In addition to being a local judge of the New Zealand EY Entrepreneur of the Year for six years and Chair of the judging panel, Diane has also participated on the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year judging panel and is an integral member of the EY Global Women Advisory panel.

A regular speaker at forums, Diane is astute, tireless, deliberate and planned in her approach. Diane is successful on the global stage and dedicated to social responsibility. Among the many awards for success Diane has received a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to New Zealand Business. Diane is also listed in the Forbes list as one of the top fifty most powerful women in Asia – Pacific.

The journey she is on is an ever changing one and the growth, success and sale of Emerald Foods and the iconic brand NZ Natural is just part of this. Diane’s book “Diane Foreman “In the Arena” is a best seller and Diane will share the lessons she’s learned on the road to creating a globally successful business empire. Diane’s mission is to encourage business people everywhere to ‘leave the ladder down’ so others can succeed.

Guest speaker: Mavis Mullins

Mavis Mullins has long been associated with the wool industry and is a prominent figure in Wairarapa and Tararua with her work as former president of Golden Shears and current chairwoman of Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre. But Mavis is not just about wool she also

played a crucial part in the establishment of 2degrees mobile network and has recently been inducted into the New Zealand Business Hall of Fame.

Her path has a particularly Maori flavour and she has always tried to appreciate how her involvement in various organisations will benefit her people and the wider population.

The genesis of 2degrees was an initiative by Te Huarahi Tika Trust, of which she was a founding member, with some seed money from Government in 2000. Since then the newest mobile player has helped create a more competitive environment for telcos in New Zealand in turn benefiting consumers to the tune of billions of dollars.

She is a board member of Wool Industry Research Ltd, Hautaki Ltd, Te Hou Ltd and has held past governance positions with Massey University, Landcorp and district health boards. She is patron of Agri Women’s Development Trust and a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.


“ We have sent people on this program each year for some time and everyone comes back raving about it. I always thought it cannot be that good... however it definitely is! This program would be one of the best programs I have attended not only from a learning perspective, also because of the networks and friendships formed.” 2017 Participant

How to register Please email [email protected] for details on how to register.

Registration due datePlease secure your place by 30 November 2017 as numbers are strictly limited to 54 participants. Applications received after that date will be processed on an availability basis. All applications will be confirmed for acceptance by EY.

Programme feeThe fee for the programme is $20,000 plus GST. This includes tuition, course materials, accommodation and meals. Personal items such as laundry and toll calls will be invoiced separately.

Payment method• Please pay by direct credit to bank account no. 030104 0884015 04• Please reference your name, Darden, 18819463• A GST invoice will be provided• Please note your place is not confirmed until your payment is

received

TravelYou will be required to arrive in Taupo by 2pm on Sunday 4 March (full directions included in pre-course information pack). Programme concludes Friday 16 March and you should plan to depart that afternoon.

Cancellation policyCancellation or withdrawal from the programme may be made until 30 November 2017 with full refund of fee. After that date and up until 20 February, substitutions may be made from applicants from within that particular organisation who meet the overall registration criteria. If not successful, a partial refund may be paid.

“ To be able to step away from my business and day job to spend 2 weeks on self-development was rare. But the opportunity to be taught by world class faculty and the breadth and depth of the learning and sharing of experiences I certainly could not miss.” Tracey Ryan, Managing Partner — New Zealand, ERM New Zealand Limited

“Best program I have ever been on! If you have the opportunity to attend you must take it. The combination of leading facilitators, networking with other leaders and the focus on self-development is invaluable. Thanks Darden!” Angela Cilia, General Manager People — Fulton Hogan

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