The premier annual gathering of the global strategy community, providing the best thinking, information and inspiration to help organizations use strategic leadership, thinking, planning and action to attain transformational results. World Strategy Week assembles the best experts on strategy across the globe to share insights, ideas on key questions, such as: > what's working and what isn't, and > how to successfully execute strategies in a constantly changing environment.

2. The premier annual gathering of the global strategy community, providing the best thinking, information and inspiration to help organizations use strategic leadership, thinking, planning and action to attain transformational results.
WHAT

3. A worldwide virtual event with local presence and global reach.
WHAT

4. "The meaning of strategy in a connected, immediate, disrupted world"
THEME

5. The world organizations now address is rapidly evolving. It is marked by ambiguity, volatility, unpredictability and disruption.
WHY

6. Organizations face loss of scale advantage, systemic risk, cultural shifts, shortened decision cycles and exponential change.
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7. Technology and communications advances are delivering an open, always connected, massively networked, real-time world in which information is ubiquitous and instantly available.
WHY

8. How are organizations successfully developing and executing strategies in such a dynamic environment? What's working and what isn't? What new approaches are called for?
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9. Where is this change heading and what does it mean for those who are leading and developing strategies for companies, non-profits and government?
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10. World Strategy Week 2014 will assemble the best experts and leaders to address these questions.
WHAT

11. It will focus on the state of strategy today, what strategic leaders are called on to do in this shifting paradigm, how technology and social media are changing the landscape and the opportunities they present for strategists.
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12. It will explore what successful strategy- making and strategic management may look like in rapidly approaching future.
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13. Deliver current and highly relevant thought leadership on strategic planning and strategic management.
OBJECTIVE 1

14. Create an opportunity for Association for Strategic Planning chapters, partners and sponsors to deliver related strategy events that add to the whole and advance their interests.
OBJECTIVE 2

15. November 3-7, 2014
WHEN

16. Global Virtual through webinars. Local Cities worldwide (where involved ASP chapters, partners and sponsors have a presence).
WHERE

17. Attendees Current and aspiring C-Suite, senior management and Board leaders of organizations of all types and sizes.
WHO

18. Attendees Strategy professionals within organizations.
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19. Attendees Strategy consultants, advisors and providers serving organizations and organizational leaders.
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20. Attendees Strategy academics and researchers.
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21. Attendees Students in strategy and business programs.
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22. Presenters C-Suite and Boardroom leaders or advisors/consultants with significant stories to tell about organizational success, failure and resurrection through strategic thinking, strategy development and strategic management.
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23. Presenters Strategy professionals and academics with useful, powerful planning and implementation methods and tools.
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24. Presenters "Thought leader" panels of experts and practitioners to address issues and questions important to those who want to advance their organizations through strategic leading, thinking, planning and action.
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25. Presenters Educational and certification leaders who have offerings through which leaders can advance their strategy skills.
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26. Sponsors Strategy consulting firms. Strategy systems/tools/software providers. Publishers and information providers. Educational institutions. ASP members and past sponsors. Other organizations.
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27. Sponsors Organizations that want to support the global strategy community and advance strategic leadership, thinking, planning and action.
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28. Sponsors Organizations that want to be connected with and gain exposure and visibility with engaged members of the worldwide strategy community - decision-makers, consultants, thought-leaders, researchers and more.
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29. Sponsors Organizations that want avenues (which escalate for higher tier sponsors) for delivering their messaging, promoting their services and benefits, and attracting clients.
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30. Sponsors Organizations that want the opportunity to deliver and have promoted as part of the global agenda their own strategy- related events that will add to the whole while advancing their interests.
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31. Organizers Lead: ASP and its chapters
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32. Organizers Partners: ASP alliance partners, Strategic Planning Society and other strategy-related associations, universities, businesses, civic and governmental entities.
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33. Organizers Sponsors: Those who choose to deliver their own strategy-related events.
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34. Webinars ASP daily strategy webinars November 3-7
FORMAT

35. Webinars Webinars will be 90 minutes in length. Individuals as well as groups of paid attendees in chapter/partner/sponsor locations can attend the webinars.
FORMAT

36. Webinars Format for each Panel discussion among 3-5 notables. 10 minute introduction (with ASP promo) 45 minutes panelist presentations 30 minutes moderated discussion 5 minute closing
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37. Webinars Proposed topics and candidates for panelists
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38. Webinars Kick-off, Monday morning, November 3. THE STATE OF STRATEGY TODAY.
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39. Webinars THE STATE OF STRATEGY TODAY. Stanley Abraham Stuart Cross Rich Horwath Mark Johnson Renée Mauborgne Costas Markides Stanley K. Ridgley Stanley Rosen Adrian Slywotzky Chris Zook
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40. Webinars Late morning, Tuesday, November 4. THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN STRATEGY SUCCESS.
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41. Webinars THE ROLE OF LEADERS IN STRATEGY SUCCESS. John Adair Josh Bersin Ronald Burt David Creelman Peter DiGiammarino Robert M. Fulmer Hal Gregersen Seth Godin Marshall Goldsmith James McComb Max Mckeown Cynthia A. Montgomery Heather M.K. Woslters
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42. Webinars Mid-day, Wednesday, November 5. SOLVING THE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION DILEMMA.
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43. Webinars SOLVING THE STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION DILEMMA. Larry Keeley Alan W. Kennedy John P. Kotter Roger Martin Rita Gunther McGrath Denise McNerney Richard McKnight Gary L. Neilson Howard Rohm Leland Russell Chris Trimble
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44. Webinars Early afternoon, Thursday, November 6. TODAY'S HOTBED: SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY.
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45. Webinars TODAY'S HOTBED: SOCIAL, TECHNOLOGY AND STRATEGY. Chris Brogan John Seely Brown Marc Benioff Samer M. Chidiac Lucinda "Cindy" Gallop Jenn Houser Charlene Li Jon Miller Ryan Phelan Ekaterina Walter Nicholas J. Webb
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46. Webinars Afternoon, Friday, November 7. THE FUTURE OF STRATEGY.
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47. Webinars THE FUTURE OF STRATEGY. Johan Aurik Richard D’Aveni Lynda Gratton Gary Hamel Soren Kaplan John McGonagle Alexander Osterwalder Martin Reeves Richard P. Rumelt James E. Schrager Irving Wladawsky-Berger
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48. Local events Local organizers schedule live events and webinars during the week as opportunities and circumstances allow.
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49. Support and strengthen the global strategy community and advance strategic leadership, thinking, planning and action world-wide. Be connected with 1,000 or more engaged members of the worldwide strategy community - decision-makers, consultants, thought-leaders, researchers and more.
CASE FOR SPONSORSHIP

50. Gain exposure and visibility. Have avenues (which escalate for higher tier sponsors) for delivering their messaging, promoting their services and benefits, and attracting clients. Be associated with notable leaders in strategic thinking, planning and action.
CASE FOR SPONSORSHIP

51. Get the opportunity to deliver and have promoted as part of the global agenda their own strategy-related events that will add to the whole while advancing their interests. Have free access to the five anchor webinars.
CASE FOR SPONSORSHIP

52. Have opportunity to deliver and have promoted as part of global agenda own strategy-related events to add to the whole while advancing own interests. Gain added exposure and visibility. Enjoy a new opportunity to generate revenue.
CASE FOR PARTNERSHIP

53. Gain opportunities to attract new members or customers. If membership organization, give members greater value. Be able to piggyback on the WSW umbrella marketing and registration process (for 20% revenue share).
CASE FOR PARTNERSHIP

54. Support and strengthen global strategy community and advance strategic leadership, thinking, planning and action world-wide.
CASE FOR PARTNERSHIP