What's it all about?

The Summit will be relevant to any L&D budget holder/decision maker who would like to meet and discuss new business with service providers. The suppliers will represent a variety of different disciplines including: Leadership Development, Coaching & Mentoring, Change Management, 360 degree feedback and Talent Management.

All supplier introductions are pre-selected and qualified by you prior to the event. The Summit facilitates a relaxed environment with no ‘hard sell' opportunists, and promotes the building of long-term relationships. You will also have the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences with your peers, and hear from top quality speakers in the Strategy Group programme. For full details of all the speakers please click here

A productive use of time to network and to discuss development opportunities with other experienced professionals under one roof Liz Willis, Head of Learning and Development, Caring Homes Group

Right people, right environment and impressive speakers. The strategy groups sessions were outstanding. I would have paid to have that quality. A must attend event on your calendar. Yvon Poland, Academy Manager – Customer, Aviva UK

What's involved in a Summit?

Before...

Once booked onto the event, you will be asked to provide more in-depth details of your organisation and your role and responsibilities.

You will also receive a user name and password giving you access to the secure Summit gateway, where you will find much more information about the other participants, both delegates and suppliers.

As the event approaches, you will be able to -

review the supplier offerings
choose those you wish to meet during the Summit
prioritise the strategy groups you wish to attend
generally ensure that your time at the Summit is well-prepared and therefore well-spent!

During...

Basically, it works like this...

Some time during Wednesday morning - you fly out to the Summit destination from your selected airport. Your flight has been booked to suit you and if you have made the reservation yourself, we will reimburse your costs up to £150 immediately after the event

You arrive at the destination airport and are transferred to the Summit hotel

On arrival at the five-star hotel, you are directed to Summit registration, where you can pick up your Summit folder - and a coffee. You may have chosen to join the complimentary sightseeing coach tour of the city. If not, your time is your own until...

Drinks and dinner - the opening function, held in the hotel. A first chance to begin to meet other participants and network! A good keynote speaker to get things off on the right note. And after dinner, the bar is always a draw, and people can start to relax and prepare themselves mentally for the following 2 days.

Early Thursday morning - you have breakfast, and move on swiftly to your first meeting. This might be with a supplier you are keen to meet, or it might be a strategy group session on a topic you hope will address some of your current issues, giving you something tangible to take back to the office.

By Thursday lunchtime, you are getting into the swing of things, with several face-to-face supplier meetings and a strategy session under your belt. Lunch is an informal affair, seated at a table with a few other delegates, a couple of suppliers, a strategy group speaker or two. You can relax and compare notes on the morning.

Thursday afternoon follows the same pattern and you are ready for a break when the final bell rings to signal end of business for the day!

What a relief! Thursday dinner is a chance to unwind. The informality of the evening and the unusual entertainment are pitched just right - you have a chance to talk with your dinner-table companions about anything and everything. This is how relationships and friendships are cemented.

Friday morning dawns on a new day of business networking. Your timetable is similar to Thursday and you are now totally familiar with the Summit set-up. You know how to use the system to your best advantage: you have added in one or two supplier meetings after a brief chat earlier over a coffee break, and you have replaced another that was really not going to be of use to you this year. There is no point wasting anyone's time - perhaps next year? That's one of the things you found surprisingly effective about the Summit - its flexibility. But then, it is all geared to making it work for you!

A nice change at Friday lunch - you find yourself sitting with other delegates and can discuss general business issues with them while the suppliers also have a chance to network and find areas of commonality for the future.

It's 16:00 and the end of the Summit - you are heading back to the UK this evening, while others have chosen to stay on for the weekend. So, along with some of your new-found contacts, you board the coach for the airport, sit back, and reflect on the past few days.

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And after

In the first days and weeks after the Summit, you are contacted by quite a few of the suppliers you met, and by some of the delegates too. You took care not to promise too much at the event, realising that it was better to be frank and honest to suppliers about their business prosects with your company. So those who do call, do so at your request and that makes good sense for all concerned.

After the Summit, you also have access to the secure site to download some of the strategy group presentations, remind yourself who people were from the photos, and check a few contact details.

A really well-run event, in a great location, with a good range of companies involved. Lots of food for thought and useful connections made. Thank you for a great and inspiring few days. Natalie Hunter, Head of Learning & Development, McLaren

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Who can attend?

To be accepted as a delegate at the People Development Summit, the following requirements apply:

	You must be an L&D decision maker for your organisation
	You must control a budget of at least £250,000 (most are in excess of £500,000)
	This level of budget will normally relate to employee numbers of at least 1000

Note: Delegate places are fully complimentary. For regular no-obligation updates on our events, register by clicking here

And to summarise again what's included:

	return travel between the UK and Brussels
	transfers between the airport and the hotel for those taking our group flights
	2 nights' accommodation at the The Marriott Hotel, Brussels
	all meals and entertainment from arrival on 9 to departure on 11 March 2011

Confirm your place now

If you would like to confirm your place now, please complete our acceptance form and return it to us signed by email to info@summit-events.com or fax on 0207 828 2045. To download the delegate acceptance form please click here.

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