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K UPLIFTING COMPETENCES
2014 KUWAIT
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The Knowledge club is the seed of a vision and an aspiration to provide the region with something unique and exceptional; from start-up companies to big organizations and individuals as well through multiple types of memberships.
Knowledge Club™ 2014 Vigor-Events Knowledge Club™ 2014 is combination of four enlightening seminars and four interactive workshops presented by the world’s most renowned speakers, authors, and trainers. Knowledge Club is a unique and exceptional opportunity for companies and organizations to build a bridge between marketing and HR; brand and culture; and inside and outside, in order to better promote the company brand. For individuals, Knowledge Club provides the unique opportunity to gain a wealth of knowledge and skills presented by the World's top speakers and to meet them in person. Vigor-Events Knowledge Club™ associates your company brand with world's best speakers, authors, experts and trainers in a professional way that is certain to lead to more recognition for your brand internally and externally. In addition, it provides a platform for wider business development and valuable networking.
Why Knowledge Club ™2014 Making a scheduled series of seminars and workshops during the year so it will be easy for you to prepare your annual business calendar and training budget easily.
Network with different level of business communities.
Keep up with new best practices.
Enjoy the KC membership benefits.
Knowledge Club ™ 2014 Agenda
“Prepare your annual business calendar and training” Date
Event
Competency, Dimension
13-Apr
Workshop
Change Management
18-May
Seminar
2-June
Duration
Topic
Speaker / Facilitator
2-Day
The Leading Change
Paul Rigby
Customer Service
1-Day
The Changing Face of Today's Customer
Doug Lipp
Workshop
Business Writing
2-Day
Powerful Business Writing Skills
Shirley Taylor
15-June
Seminar
Personal Development
1-Day
Achieving Rapid Results in your Life and Business
Jairek Robbins
15-Sept
Seminar
Leadership
1-Day
The Leadership-Focused Day
Robin Sharma + Verne Harnish
15-Oct
Workshop
Creativity
2-Day
Creative Leaders
Petronela Eviakova
23-Nov
Seminar
Creativity
1-Day
The Myths of Creativity
David Burkus
1-Dec
Workshop
Team Work
2-Day
7 steps to high performance quality teams
Michael Cardus
Dec 2014
Conference
1-Day
Learn From The Best
Vigor-Events Vigor-Events is a subsidiary of Vigor-Enterprise, which was founded by a team of energetic young entrepreneurs. Vigor-Events is a first-class seminars house for the sophisticated cultural audiences in the Middle East and North Africa region. Beyond the scope of routine event management, Vigor-Events is focused on transforming the concept of seminars and conferences.
It brings together the world’s most prominent leaders, speakers, and authors from a wide range of fields. The aim is not only to hold discussions, but to hold discussions which develop solutions for the world we live in. The strategy is to focus on important problems and business challenges facing society, the business community and the individuals in the region. This can only be possible when the right forum is available for industrial, economic, financial, political, social and cultural thought leaders to discuss their issues. For this reason, the driving motto of Vigor-Events is "encourage frank and open dialogue". Read more about us at –-- www.vigorevents.com
Previous Achievements Knowledge Club™ 2013 Starting in April 2013 and ending in December 2013, the Knowledge Club 2013 covered essential business dimensions and competencies according to the market needs; strategic thinking, customer service, sales and business development, personal and career development, and creativity and innovation.
Jack Canfield
David Norton
Tony Buzan
Doug Lipp
Learn From The Best
An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.
I like the vigor model of the knowledge club that selects group of business professionals who have dedicated their professional life to continuous learning. Through the knowledge club, meeting and interacting with world sought leaders is one of the best ways to continue to develop either individually or professionally and to take their organizations to even higher levels
I am grateful for the Knowledge Club. We, as IAA, support the educational events that raise the bar in the industry and the Knowledge Club definitely benefited all IAA members through being trained on the hands of world class renowned speakers who were introduced this year. We will partner with Vigor again and again because we appreciate special and professional event organization and this is exactly what they do.
Formerly the Head of Training at Disney’s Headquarters
President / IAA - Kuwait Chapter
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13-April Change Management 2-Day Workshop
Leading Change Leading Change™ is a facilitated workshop for leaders in all organizations who are facing the challenge of implementing change. Based on years of research from some of the world’s foremost thought-leaders, Leading Change™ takes a refreshingly simple but highly effective look at the challenges change presents. Using the best principles of Accelerated Learning, this workshop engages, stimulates and educates the learner in a way that ensures retention and application of knowledge is maximized. LC™ works by engaging leaders at all levels to become an active part of the change effort; to understand the principles of effective change and provide leadership and support necessary to make change stick. LC™ is based on the belief that leading change, when done right and supported at all levels, is not only a competitive advantage - it is a fun, meaningful and engaging way of life at work.
Learning Outcomes Learn core Leadership and Management competencies Understand and adapt your own leadership style in the context of change Understand and use a process and toolkit for leading the change process Apply an easy to use Change model to a current change focus Build readiness for change by creating a sense of urgency Learn how to overcome the fear of change Understand that people react differently to change Help people feel more comfortable with change and understand change Unleash leadership at all levels to build greater commitment to change Understand habits and behaviors as they relate to change
Facilitator: Paul Rigby A regular keynote presenter at global industry conferences Paul also consults with business partners and frequently assists with partner company change, innovation, leadership and employee engagement efforts. He conducts numerous speaking engagements in over 20 countries per year. Certified master consultant for the Leading Innovation Workshop™ based upon the works of Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Leading Bold Change™.
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18-MAY Customer Service 1-Day Seminar
Doug Lipp Formerly the Head of Training at Disney’s Corporate Headquarters
Doug provided the famous Disney University "Traditions" program and developed leadership courses for Disney executives. Doug is the author of numerous articles and seven books on leadership, customer service and international business.
Doug has inspired and challenged hundreds of thousands of audiences in his career as a keynote speaker, business consultant and author
The Changing Face of Today’s Customer Learning Outcomes Very few people are natural born leaders. So, what are the rest of us to do? This seminar demonstrates how the best leaders in the world infuse their organizations with the unbeatable combination of vision, extraordinary communication skills and an uncompromising commitment to quality. Great leadership equals great customer service.
Assess the global effectiveness of your region or division. Learn how some of the world’s most successful teams have utilized diversity of language, culture and values to build and maintain market share. Learn important concepts the world’s most effective leaders understand. Discover the six most common obstacles and opportunities facing every company in our new global economy. Benefit from cultural differences, whether in your employee or customer base.
2-June Business Writing 2-Day Workshop
Powerful Business Writing Skills In this comprehensive, interactive workshop, Shirley Taylor, best-selling author of many communication and business writing books, will show you some simple but powerful techniques that will help you to avoid misunderstanding and learn how to write effectively. You will learn how to organise your words and thoughts in writing, structure your messages logically, present your documents attractively, and improve the format, style, language and tone of all your written messages. When you follow these guidelines, you will transform your writing skills, increase the impact of your writing, and get the right results.
Objectives Identify the main problems in today’s business writing Recognise the importance of good punctuation and sentence construction Identify old-fashioned phrases and jargon commonly used in writing Use modern business language to compose business correspondence Apply the main rules of good business writing, particularly to e-mails Structure all messages logically using Shirley’s 4-point plan Develop better relationships through effective use of e-mail Analyse real business documents to improve format, style, language and tone Compose effective messages that will get the right results Ensure your messages are read, understood, remembered, and get results
Facilitator: Shirley Taylor, CSP Widely-regarded as an expert in business writing and success skills. Shirley is a high-energy, high-content public speaker and trainer who educates, inspires, informs and motivates individuals to develop better relationships both orally and in writing. The author of 12 business books on communication skills, Shirley has established herself as an authority on business writing skills. The seventh edition of her international bestselling book Model Business Letters, Emails and Other Business Documents has sold half a million copies worldwide and has been translated into Japanese, Indonesian, English/Chinese (Traditional and SimpliďŹ ed), Russian, Korean.
15-June Personal Development 1-Day Seminar
Jairek Robbins Jairek Robbins is a man on a mission focused on developing creative solutions for accelerating results. Rapid Results Strategist. Awarded the Congressional Award Gold Medal from the United States Congress at age 23. Every organization is different, Jairek tailors his lectures and workshops specifically for your business. From Fortune 500 organizations to mid-market firms, Jairek merges the latest techniques in motivation with strategic foresite to help your business achieve remarkable results in a competitive marketplace.
“My goal is to assist people in the process of rapidly achieving their goals so they are able to live the life of their dreams. My hope is that they will eventually pay-it-forward and help those that they care about the most do the same”
Achieving Rapid Results in your Life and Business Learning Outcomes Provide your team with an opportunity to take their goals, dreams and visions for their life and business and turn them into their day to day reality! Achieve Rapid Results in your life and business Be able to live the life you desire and deserve! By evaluating you and your company’s strategic objectives, Jairek is able to build a customized roadmap for you to achieve your goals with speed and precision
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15-Sept
The Leadership1-Day Seminar
Verne Harnish Keynote speaker, and the CEO of Gazelles Inc., is widely known as the guru of fast growth companies. Author of the business best-seller “Mastering the Rockefeller Habits�: What You Must Do to Increase the Value of Your Fast-Growth Firm. He writes a regular column for Fortune magazine's Venture section as well as the globally syndicated Growth Guy column.
Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Learning Outcomes Drive Accountability Throughout Your Organization Figure out the top 3-5 Company Priorities each quarter Communicate the company plan to all departments Create departmental priorities and KPI's that align to the company plan Create weekly dashboards to keep your team focused on the right things Develop Your One-Page Strategic Plan to drive your company growth
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Focused Day
Robin Sharma One of the world's most trusted leadership advisors Ranked as one of the Top 5 leadership gurus in the world in an independent global survey of over 22,000 businesspeople. Recipient of an Award as one of the Top 5 Leadership speakers globally by US based Speakers Platform.
As one of the most respected keynote speakers in the industry his mission is a simple one: to help people Lead Without a Title and do their absolute best work during times of intense change. Robin Sharma has been helping organizations like Nike, FedEx, Royal Bank of Scotland, Microsoft, IBM, Ritz-Carlton Hotels and NASA
Lead Without a Title Learning Outcomes The 7 Best Practices of Leaders Without Titles 8 Peak Performance tactics to do world-class work in busy times The speciďŹ c tactics that the best companies do to get even better The 4 keys to a high performance team and winning culture Personal leadership lessons to stay strong amid turbulence and focused in the face of uncertainty
15-Oct Creativity 2-Day Workshop
Creative Leaders What is it: an integrated learning program developing creative leadership & team innovation skills step-by-step Why it exists: to provide business teams with a learning roadmap for different thinking styles and to introduce innovation into daily operations.
Objectives Learn to simplify and visualize your purpose, values and strategy in a way that each employee can understand: Redesign your leadership style Find a coach hidden in you Discover secrets of agile management Learn how to do more with less Understand the impact of creative collaboration Discover power of visual communication Receive Creative Leadership Certificate
Highlights How to visualize the purpose of your business How to explain your business model by telling a story What visual techniques can be used in daily communication How to define with your team a vision of future success
Facilitator: Petronela Zainuddin Specialized in creative leadership development. 11 Years of international facilitation. Designed & delivered workshops in 13 countries. Speaker drawing ideas and engaging public in fun & collaborative way The founder of Good Morning Creativity, member of Leadership Develop.ment Team of EPWN Paris and Board member of AIESEC Alumni France. She was trained as Creativity Facilitator, NLP Practitioner and she has obtained a certificate in Person Centered Approach (PCA) methods of communication. She holds Master Degree in International Business from University of Bratislava.
23-Nov Creativity 1-Day Seminar
David Burkus Author of The Myths of Creativity: The Truth About How Innovative Companies and People Generate Great Ideas He is the founder and host of LDRLB, a podcast tank that shares insights from research on leadership, innovation, and strategy. Assistant Professor of Management at the College of Business at Oral Roberts University, where he teaches courses on leadership, creativity, strategy, and organizational behaviors. His work on leadership, creativity, and innovation has been published in numerous scholarly journals and practitioner publications. He is also a contributing writer for 99U, Creativity Post, and the Harvard Business Review blog.
The Myths of Creativity Learning Outcomes Learn why some people are consistently creative and others strikingly unoriginal Learn how to encourage creativity and offer well-researched facts in their place Use insights from the wealth of research on organizational creativity Improve your re-search skills Use practical implications and realistic strategies for encouraging innovation
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1-Dec Team Work 2-Day Workshop
7 Steps to High Performance Quality Teams People on Quality teams MUST have clear lines of accountability and authority. Knowing who does what-by-when within the prescribed standards and limits. People on teams NEED to know what they are individually responsible for and what others expect from them. People on teams NEED to see the connection of the teams, their own, and the organizations goals for the work to be valued, and accomplished within quality and time speciďŹ cations. If you are a Project Sponsor / Champion, Team Leader, Team member of a Quality Team and want to enhance your skill sets in Team Development, Facilitative Leadership, Project Management and people skills then this is where you should be. The material and learning simulations in this workshop are designed to make you a better leader and team member. This will be accomplished through; Interactive delivery of content Processing and steps for integration into your team and organization
Learning Outcomes Steps to develop high performance Quality teams A prescriptive Team Performance model that can be applied and utilized immediately Understand the successful resolution of team conict Know the key challenges that inhibit optimal team performance Learn how to delegate to team members and ensure commitment to responsibilities Determine your team member strengths and weaknesses
Facilitator: Michael Cardus Founder of Create-Learning for learning and consultation. Facilitates, educates, and speaks with groups in a variety of settings including Fortune 500 Companies, small businesses, universities and classrooms. Best known for his high energy and creativity, Mike has facilitated groups of as few as two to as many as three thousand.
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Dec 2014 KC Wrap up & Networking 1-Day Conference
LEARN FROM THE BEST
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Learn from the BEST™ is a rich and intimate one-day conference, focused on peer-to-peer learning. We will invite experts from the best organizations to transfer the best practices and techniques to enhance your staff knowledge, performance, productivity, and proďŹ tability.
Sponsoring The Knowledge Club 2014 The Knowledge-Club™ is your chance to expose your company to thousands of key decision-makers in the Middle East and North Africa region. We offer sponsorships to fit every plan and budget. We offer carefully chosen companies the opportunity to use Knowledge-Club™ seminars as a platform to communicate your corporate message, values and profile in a very effective way. Knowledge-Club™ is a high impact and time\cost effective solution designed for upstanding organizations. The Knowledge-Club™ seminars will be promoted in 10s of regional newspapers, magazines, websites, mobile Ads and social media channels.
Sponsoring Knowledge-Club™ events in 2014 is a great way to enhance your employees' skills and knowledge. Our international speakers/authors feature education on industry knowledge, principles, guidelines, best practices, real-life case studies and more.
The Knowledge-Club™ seminars / workshops are unique as they are delivered in specially designed venues, each theater seats 300-500 attendees.
The Knowledge Club 2014 media plan value is about 100,000 KWD TM
3 to 10 Newspapers Ads for every seminar/workshop 3 to 6 Magazines Ads for every seminar/workshop Email shot for 600,000 to 2,000,000 person for every seminar and workshop covering the Middle East and North Africa markets 1000+ brochure to be distributed to 1000+ company for every seminar/workshop Fixed hyperlinked banner on Knowledge Club™ Landing Page Fixed Ad on Yabila.com Fixed Ad on dawrat.com Fixed Ad on alaan.cc online magazine Fixed Ad on indiansinkuwait.com ranked as one of the top visitors websites in Kuwait Social Media & Google Display Network Advertising
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SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS
LEAD
GOLD
SILVER
NORMAL
PARTNER
SPONSOR
SPONSOR
SPONSOR
Speech Private Meetings Keynote speech at Learn From The Best™ Conference
Complementary Seats (Seminars)
160
70
30
15
Complementary Seats (Workshops)
30
20
10
5
60
20
10
Logo branding in the conference room Branding & Logo exposure Luncheon table sponsor Coffee Break time Exhibition Area Promotion Web Marketing Networking and business development Special Discounts Corporate Hospitality VIP Invitations to Learn From The Best Conference Flexibility
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Sponsorship Benefits 2 Private Meetings
1 Speech You will have the opportunity to be a keynote speaker at any Knowledge-Club™ events. Your speech enables the CEO, GM, AGM, Marketing or Organizational Development Director convey specific message to the business communities about your company’s capabilities and strategic objectives.
As Knowledge-Club™ Lead-partner you will have a one-hour private meeting or dinner with every speaker/author at the seminar venue or your head office that can be covered by media and press releases.
3 Keynote speech at Learn From The Best™ Conference You will also be invited to share your organization's success story in the formal arrangement of this excellent event; it's a credible way of branding and vision positioning for your organization.
4 Complementary Seats (Coupons) Sponsoring Knowledge-Club™ seminars and workshops will set aside a number of complimentary seats (coupons) for your staff or clients to attend the 8 events (Full details will need to be sent to Vigor-Events at least 2 weeks before any event).
5 Logo branding in the conference room Your company’s logo and branding tools will be displayed in the conference room.
6 Branding & Logo Exposure Branding at the event, including your logo to appear under the heading of “Sponsor” on Knowledge-Club™ marketing material, including: Corporate promotional video of 45 seconds during every event All printings as part of a regional and integrated marketing campaign. All advertisement pages in regional newspapers and magazines. Conference E-brochure. Roll ups will be made and placed at prominent places in the conference room. ID card Lanyard. The option (at Sponsor’s cost) to provide branded items and / or giveaways for the attendees e.g. pens, notepad, goodies etc.
7 Luncheon Table Sponsor Your organization will be the host of a luncheon with branded tables. A senior executive will also give a short address to the participants.
8 Coffee Break Time Your organization will be the coffee break sponsor. We will provide a branded networking area.
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9 Exhibition Area An Exhibition Space (with a table and chairs) located within the main entrance of the event to promote your services during the event.
10 Promotion Your logo and corporate profile (if applicable) to appear on all events material, including PowerPoint slides, signage and delegate pack handouts. Your promotional material (leaflet or brochure) to be included in the event delegate packs.
11 Web Marketing Your logo to be published in the partner section on Knowledge-Club™ official website till the end of the year, www.vigorevents.com/club with an approximate 50-word corporate profile and hyperlink to your site. A hyperlink will be connecting your website with the Knowledge-Club™ e-brochures, e-shots and Knowledge Club Landing Page.
12 Networking and business development Network with different level of public, social and ousiness communities in a unique and inspiring environment.
13 Special Discounts Sponsoring Knowledge-Club™ events will allow you to get 50% special discount of any other public seminars and workshops organized by Vigor-Events & Vigor-Academy.
14 Corporate Hospitality Reward your most loyal customers with corporate hospitality packages. You have the opportunity to give us a wish list of regular and loyal clients you wish to see at the Knowledge-Club™ seminars and workshops. We will invite them on your behalf with discounted rates (50% of the standard fees).
15 VIP Invitations to Vigor’s Learn From The Best™ Conference Learn from the BEST™ is a rich and intimate one-day conference, focused on peer-to-peer learning. We will invite experts from the best organizations all over the world to transfer the best practices and techniques to enhance your staff knowledge and performance.
16 Flexibility We can tailor a sponsorship package to produce the most significant impact to your promotional message.
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Knowledge Club 2014 Membership Seminars Standard Attendees Fees
Workshop Standard Attendees Fees
DELEGATES
PRICE / K.D.
DELEGATES
PRICE / K.D.
1-4 5-9 10-19 +20
350 315 280 Negotiable
1-4 5-9 10-19 +20
500 450 400 Negotiable
Corporate Membership Packages (Sponsorship) LEAD PARTNER NUMBER OF COUPONS SEMINARS
MAXIMUM REGISTRATION PACKAGE PRICE
WORKSHOPS
160 30
ORIGINAL PACKAGE PRICE
71,000
40,000
KD
PER/SEMINAR
PER/WORKSHOP
50
8
GOLD SPONSOR NUMBER OF COUPONS SEMINARS
WORKSHOPS
70
20
MAXIMUM REGISTRATION PACKAGE PRICE ORIGINAL PACKAGE PRICE
34,500
20,000
KD
PER/SEMINAR
PER/WORKSHOP
30
6
SILVER SPONSOR NUMBER OF COUPONS SEMINARS
WORKSHOPS
30
10
MAXIMUM REGISTRATION PACKAGE PRICE ORIGINAL PACKAGE PRICE
15,500
10,000
KD
PER/SEMINAR
PER/WORKSHOP
10
3
KC SPONSOR NUMBER OF COUPONS SEMINARS
WORKSHOPS
15
5
MAXIMUM REGISTRATION PACKAGE PRICE ORIGINAL PACKAGE PRICE
7,750
5,000
KD
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PER/SEMINAR
PER/WORKSHOP
5
2
Individuals Memberships
2
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MEMBER
SN : KC213001
CARD PRICE
500 700
KD
KD
3
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SN : KC313001
CARD PRICE
750 1,550
KD
4
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SN : KC413001
CARD PRICE
1,000 2,400
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SEMINARS TO ATTEND
SEMINARS TO ATTEND
SEMINARS TO ATTEND
WORKSHOPS TO ATTEND
WORKSHOPS TO ATTEND
WORKSHOPS TO ATTEND
0
1
2
2
3
4
Discount on all workshops Attending fees
Discount on all workshops Attending fees
Discount on all workshops Attending fees
50%
50%
50%
MEET THE WORLD-LEADING THINKERS IN PERSON KEEP UP WITH NEW BEST PRACTICES GET A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE & NEW SKILLS NETWORK WITH DIFFERENT LEVEL OF BUSINESS COMMUNITIES FLEXIBILITY AROUND HOW YOU UTILIZE YOUR MEMBERSHIP Different delegates per one membership so you can attend the seminar you need and pass your membership card to your colleague to attend the workshop he/she needs
The knowledge club is an amazing opportunity to attend a number of seminars which will leave you a year later probably doubling your income, having more fun, having more balance in making a greater impact in the world… I encourage everyone to participate in it.
Jack Canfield
International Author and Speaker America’s #1 Success Coach
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