Our meetings are a mix of online events (free to attend) and face to face networking (where a small charge is usually applied to cover costs.)
We are a welcoming, informal networking group for senior executives, business owners, entrepreneurs, non-executive directors, interim managers, consultants, coaches and self-employed professionals.
Network with XTEND members and guests in 2024/25 and Celebrate XTEND’s 25th Anniversary!
Join us online or face to face, bring a guest, and help us to celebrate this year.
We have monthly meetings, and quarterly smaller focused groups (Special Interest Groups) where members and guests exchange information, expertise and opportunities.
Next monthly meeting – face to face
Thursday 20th March, 6 – 7.30pm
CYBER RISKS – A Boardroom Priority
With Susanne Alfs and Chris Potter
Like it or not, our reliance on technology and the internet underpins both business operations and personal lives. However, this dependency comes with risks we can no longer afford to overlook. We expect technology to be seamless and resilient—able to withstand mistakes, disruptions, and malicious threats—but ensuring this resilience demands active oversight.
For many business leaders, the responsibility of overseeing cyber risks is unfamiliar and may feel daunting. Yet, these risks are no longer optional to address; they are inseparable from your organisation’s long-term success. The question is: Should cyber risks be treated as a strategic priority rather than just an operational issue?
As senior business leaders, you have the power to set the tone. How can you enable a culture that prioritises cyber awareness? Are you prepared to respond if your organisation faces a data breach? Yesterday’s practices may not be enough to tackle tomorrow’s threats. Now is the time to evaluate how to best empower your organisation to actively manage cyber risks, ensuring its resilience in an increasingly connected world.
Join us in this in-person, roundtable, event on the 20th March 2025 to share in the thoughts from two people, Susanne and Chris, about what we need to do.
Cost: £20 for members, £30 for non-members. Book here
Venue: El Vino’s Fleet Street London EC4Y 1BJ https://www.davy.co.uk/wine-bar/el-vino-fleet-street/ from 5:30pm.
• 5:30 – 6pm: pre-event networking with drinks, nibbles and tapas
• 6pm – 7pm: in an inter-active conversation with Susanne and Chris.
• 7pm – 7:30pm: post event networking.
• 7:30 – 9:30: optional, self-funded dinner.
More details here or register here
Special Interest Groups
Next Coaching SIG is on 24 February 2025
An XTEND catch up and discussion about the economic indicators facing both the coaching industry and our clients. Register here
If a member introduces a guest who then becomes a member of XTEND this year, the committee have agreed to give a £25 discount off the member’s 2024/2025 annual subscription for each new member introduced, up to the full amount of the subscription (£175).