One event over two half-days - organised by the BRM Community for the BRM Community
SEE THE FULL EVENT VIDEO PLAYLIST
Full recorded video playlist HERE
In the face of a pandemic and virtual working where we have been physically disconnected from each other, one thing has rung true… As Business Relationship Managers and IT Partners, we have continued to excel in connecting the ever more needed IT department with our colleagues.
To celebrate the role and the people who have navigated, orchestrated and facilitated relationships, a group of BRMs with the support of the BRM Institute have come together to arrange two free half day virtual events for the BRM community. We hope to learn and share from each other to further strengthen and evolve the role and the value it brings to our organisations.
We will be discussing how to recruit and mentor new BRMs; how to operate at a strategic level and push back on reactive operational responsibilities; explore the career path for BRMs, and so much more. We are even going to start the sessions off with some Tai Chi!
DAY ONE | BECOMING BRM | 22 JULY
Thursday 22nd July 1pm – 5pm includes;
TIME BST
12:30-13:00 Pre-event Tai Chi | Daphne Freshfield Fitness and Jag Sohal
13:00-13:10 Welcome and introduction | Bhupinder Siran, University of Southampton
13:10-13:55 Business Relationship Management / Business Partner Skills and Mentoring -Finding the right people for the role and mentoring them to success | Dennis Defteros, Bausch + Lomb, UK and Jade Okuyiga, Allen & Overy
13:55-14:40 Starting a new BRM role during lockdown – What was the impact and lessons learned. | Paul Aspel, National Lottery Community Fund, Mick Little, The Royal British Legion, Jag Sohal, NFU Mutual and Jeremy Webb, Utilita Energy
14:40-14:50 Break
14:50-15:35 Support from the BRM Institute - becoming and excelling as a BRM | Tom Kruse, BRM Institute
15:35-15:50 BRM Institute - What lies ahead for the BRM Body of Knowledge| Marleen LaMont, BRM Institute
15:50-16:20 Q&A - What do you need help solving today? Bring your toughest BRM challenges to this open Q&A session; where no question is too complicated for our speakers | Aaron Barnes, BRM Institute CEO, will be on hand to help resolve
16:20-16:30 Closing summary and thanks | Aggie Palmer, University of Westminster
16:30 -17:00 Open networking session | Hosted by Jag Sohal, NFU Mutual
DAY TWO | EXCELLING AS BRM | 23 JULY
Day two Friday 23rd July 9am – 1pm includes;
TIME BST
08:30-09:00 Pre-event Tai Chi | Daphne Freshfield Fitness and Jag Sohal
09:00-09:15 Welcome and introduction | Anna Jondelius, Allen & Overy,
09:15-10:00 Listen and find out how to move from reactive to strategic partnerships. -Panel Discussion followed by Q&A. | Dennis Defteros, Bausch + Lomb, UK, Tara Lamplough, University of Birmingham, Meghana Garg, British Heart Foundation, Mark Watson, British Heart Foundation
10:00-10:45 The approaches to benefits realisation process and best practice followed by Q&A | Trevor Howes, Wovex Ltd
10:45-11:00 Break
11:00-11:45 Where do you go next after the BRM role? Followed by Q&A | Pez Kooner, Civil Aerospace at Rolls-Royce and Anthony Allcock, British Airways
11:45-12:15 Q&A - Discuss your thoughts, challenges and top tips for managing benefits | Richard Pharro, CEO, APMG International will be joined by Stephen Jenner, Author of Managing Benefits and the speakers - All on hand to discuss your questions.
12:15-12:30 Closing summary and thanks | Sarah Fogg, SSE Plc
12:30-13:00 Open networking session | Hosted by Jag Sohal, NFU Mutual
GET IN TOUCH
This event is being organised by the BRM UK Community for the community.
Join the BRM UK Community LinkedIn group
Register here to add the dates and links to your calendar
Volunteer working group - Contacts:
- Anna Jondelius, Senior IT Business Relationship Manager LinkedIn
- Jeremy Byrne IT Business Relationship Manager for Loughborough University, BRM Leader for the UK LinkedIn
- Jack DeSousa IT Business Partner - University of Exeter - BRMP LinkedIn
- Dennis Defteros IT Business Partner for UK&I, Nordics, Iberia Bausch + Lomb UK LinkedIn
- Sarah Fogg Head of IT Relationship Management at SSE plc LinkedIn
- Meghana Garg Business Relationship Manager, British Heart Foundation LinkedIn
- Estelle Hicks-Bennett Head of Creative Services at APMG LinkedIn
- Pez Kooner Global Head of IT Rolls Royce LinkedIn
- Tara Lamplough Head of IT Business Partnering – University of Birmingham LinkedIn
- Jade Okuyiga, CBRM IT Business Relationship Manager at Allen & Overy LinkedIn
- Bhupinder Siran Strategic Business Partner - Team Manager | Chair of BAME Network at University of Southampton LinkedIn
- Jag Sohal IT Business Partner LinkedIn
- Jeremy Webb Senior Business Relationship Manager at Utilita Energy LinkedIn
ALL PRESENTATION VIDEOS AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE
See all the presentations on YouTube HERE
