Veredus’s Not for Profi t Practice is delighted to invite you to join Laura Whyte from John Lewis and Kerry Smith from the British Heart Foundation; two inspirational leaders in an informal discussion of the people challenges and achievements within two of the UK’s best loved brands.

How does John Lewis generate engagement amongst Partners?

On the management board for ten years, Laura Whyte had responsibility for driving and maintaining John Lewis’s iconic employment proposition which achieves engagement, generates customer advocacy and delivers a profi table business model. This will be a candid conversation about Laura’s transformative leadership through an extraordinary period in John Lewis’s growth, not overlooking the navigation of diffi cult trading periods.

We very much hope you will be able to join us. Please confi rm your attendance by email to catherine.andrews@veredus.co.uk.

3rd July, 5pm - 6.30pm

Veredus, 65 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7NQ

www.veredus.co.uk

Laura Whyte - John Lewis

How does a high street charity retailer balance the delivery of essential fi nancial performance with connection to cause? How can a business built on support from over 26,000 volunteers keep delivering engagement whilst generating funds to support over £100m investment in cardiovascular research each year?

Kerry Smith, the British Heart Foundation’s Director of People and Organisational Development is supporting a new strategy to make the BHF world class through its staff and volunteers and wants to share with you her work so far.

Kerry Smith - British Heart Foundation

John Lewis and the British Heart Foundation in conversation.