2026 Programme
Winning in the Age of Ecosystems
Winning Strategies in the Age of Ecosystems: Mobilising Influence Beyond the Enterprise
Orchestrate partners around purpose to unlock new revenue pools and faster delivery. Design ecosystems that lower cost to serve and raise service reliability.
Faculties
Professor Wim Vanhaverbeke
- Global Authority on Digital Transformation: Professor (Emeritus) of Digital Strategy and Transformation at the University of Antwerp and Antwerp Management School, recognised worldwide for advancing open innovation and ecosystem management.
Professor Nic Cheeseman
- Former Professor and Director of the African Studies Centre at the University of Oxford. Has advised world leaders including the Secretary-General of the UN, Presidents of Nations as well as Global CEOs.
- Leading scholar on democracy, elections and governance in Africa. Regular media commentator and editor of Democracy in Africa.
John Peters
Former Chair of Association of MBAs (Accreditors of top Business Schools such as Harvard, London Business School, Stanford and IMD). World-renowned Resilience expert and documentary on his life won Independent Documentary of the Year and was also nominated for a BAFTA award.
DATE
24 – 27 August 2026
25th of August ─ Wim Vanhaverbeke
26th of August ─ Nicholas Cheeseman
27th of August ─ John Peters
VENUE
York
COST
£6,500 but is £5,999 after discount
The fee is £5,750 for payment made on or before the 10th of July.
(cover study materials and certificate)
* Fees are subject to fluctuations in Pounds(£) to Naira(N) Rate
METHODOLOGY
- Guided self-study
- Virtual Life sessions via technology
- Interactive simulations
- Role-play
- Group discussions
- Gamified experience
- Case Studies – ensuring a dynamic learning environment
For enquiries, please call +447425883791 or email [email protected]
In every market, value now lives between organisations, not only inside them. This programme helps CEOs, board members and senior public leaders turn that reality into profitable growth and better public service delivery. You will learn how to design and govern ecosystems that lower the cost to serve, open new revenue pools, and speed innovation with partners who bring data, talent and reach you do not own. Private-sector leaders will practise building capex-light growth plays with suppliers, distributors, fintechs and platforms that lift margins and extend customer lifetime value. Public-sector leaders will learn to coordinate ministries, agencies, private providers and civic groups to meet service standards, clear backlogs and raise citizen trust. We teach you how to convert strategy into signed agreements, shared metrics and joint roadmaps that survive budget cycles and leadership changes. You will stress-test partner choices, align incentives, and set controls that protect reputation, data and compliance. Board secretaries and HR directors gain tools to wire governance, culture and rewards to the ecosystem agenda, so collaboration pays for everyone. By the end, you will hold a coalition map, an influence plan, and a 90-day execution sprint that turns relationships into measurable outcomes. The result is durable advantage: faster time to value, more resilient supply webs, and institutions that deliver consistently under pressure.
Subthemes
- Ecosystem strategy that links revenue and service KPIs
- Intelligent Leadership: Human Ingenuity, Machine Intelligence, and the New Power Equation
- Platform economics and capex-light growth models
- Public-private delivery compacts and outcome contracts
- Data trust, interoperability and secure sharing
- Stakeholder mapping, influence and coalition design
- Talent partnerships and skills ecosystems
- Risk and resilience across multi-party supply webs
- Purpose, ESG and licence to operate in complex systems
- Narrative, diplomatic communication and convening power
Why it is strategic for the organisation
- Unlocks new profit pools and lowers cost to serve through shared assets, joint innovation and risk-sharing, improving margins and service reliability.
- Builds advantage that competitors cannot copy easily by controlling standards, data flows and partner access across the network.
- Accelerates delivery against board and ministerial priorities through coordinated roadmaps, transparent dashboards and enforceable partner incentives.
Why it is strategic for the leader
- Positions you as a convenor who creates outcomes beyond formal authority, strengthening board confidence and stakeholder trust.
- Improves decision quality with better market and citizen intelligence sourced from partners, analysts and communities.
- Grows reputation capital that attracts top talent, investment and policy allies, sustaining impact across cycles.
