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Where strategy meets inspiration

A monthly virtual lunch and learn for leaders and professionals

Lunch & Learn Sessions

Join us for our monthly virtual lunch and learn series. Enjoy your lunch while learning from one of our expert facilitators. Our Executive Lunch & Learn sessions are designed for individuals and those who crave sharp insights, fresh perspectives and meaningful connections. Each month, we spotlight a timely topic in leadership, innovation or organizational strategy, delivered by thought leaders and industry experts.

Strategy Catalyst: Practical Tips for Aligning & Executing Business Strategy for Leaders & Teams

Date: Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: a UVic sessional teaching professor and executive leader with 25+ years of global business experience

Synopsis: This session explores how business leaders and teams can align & move beyond strategy on paper to strategy delivered in practice. Designed for leaders responsible for execution, it places participants in a real-time situation where teams select, prioritize and deliver a high-risk portfolio of innovation projects while focusing on sustainability, facing shifting macroeconomic and market conditions, limited resources, and competing objectives. Participants make decisions under time pressure, weigh trade-offs and align the dynamics of investment projects (ranging from deep-sea exploration to green energy and information technology) with long-term business goals. The session also emphasizes a professional development component, structured reflection, guided by an experienced facilitator, so participants can identify lessons learned, assess their own strategic strengths, see the gaps, improve, and apply new skills immediately in the workplace.

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Getting Buy-in to Build an Intrapreneurship Culture

Date: Thursday, November 26, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Speaker: Kyle Empringham, Co-Executive Director at The Starfish Canada, Sessional Instructor at Gustavson School of Business

Synopsis: Having great ideas for new projects and innovations can feel incredible until you find yourself fighting an uphill battle to even get your idea off the ground. In this webinar, we’ll discuss some common and hidden barriers to intrapreneurship and some techniques that can make ideas and action plans formidable. Attendees will leave with some techniques and ideas they can adapt to their specific context when pitching new ideas within their organizations.

 

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Future sessions

There will be lunch and learn sessions on the following upcoming dates:
  • October 22, 2026
  • November 26, 2026
  • January 28, 2027
  • February 25, 2027

 

Previous topics

Here are the some of the previous presentations:
  • AI Foundations for Business Leaders
  • Leading with Cultural Awareness: Unpacking Our Invisible Briefcase of Assumptions and Power
  • How to Demonstrate ROI of Training
  • Beyong the Old Playbook: Modernizing Talent Management for Today's Workforce