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vocL Promoting Responsible Business Voices. Covid, Brexit, disruptive technology, the climate emergency: this is a time of change and of crisis.

vocL works with the next generation of business leaders to help them find their voice and enabling them to have a much more positive impact on society. It is a time of challenges to which business - with its expertise and experience, its long-term perspective and its resources - must be a critical part of the answer. The time is thus ripe for vocL. At vocL, we believe business has lost its voice.

Whether at COP26, during the negotiation of vital new trade deals, or in the debate over business ethics, the business voice has seemed strangely quiet or even to be absent altogether. At the same time, we believe there is an urgent need, within business, for more thoughtful, truthful, inclusive, values-driven and socially responsible leadership. Finally, we believe it is critical, as never before, for the business leaders of today and of tomorrow - business’s next generation leaders - to have a bigger, freer, more respected and more confident voice in the national conversation; and that our often overly fractious debates would be more balanced and our society fairer and less divided if they did.

Calling all vocL eMerging Leaders 📣 Submit a blog for the chance to win a 1:1 session with Phil Smith CBE, chair of Skil...
04/03/2026

Calling all vocL eMerging Leaders 📣

Submit a blog for the chance to win a 1:1 session with Phil Smith CBE, chair of Skills England.

An excellent opportunity!

Head to stories for the link 🔗

eMerging Leader Circles are safe online roundtables where you’re encouraged to speak on topics you’re not an expert in. ...
18/02/2026

eMerging Leader Circles are safe online roundtables where you’re encouraged to speak on topics you’re not an expert in. Everyone can contribute, and every voice matters.

They’ve been a roaring success so far.

vocL eMerging Leaders, join our next one on 26th Feb chaired by a vocl Voice Andrew Gall.

Link in stories ⬆️

Last night’s online panel was a powerful reminder of what happens when policy, people, and public expectations are broug...
30/01/2026

Last night’s online panel was a powerful reminder of what happens when policy, people, and public expectations are brought into the same conversation.

A huge thank you to our brilliant panellists for an honest and insightful discussion on closing gaps, and shaping better outcomes for society:

🔵 Juergen Maier CBE FRS FREng
🔵 Judith Hackitt
🔵 George Hawkes Dawson MEng ACA, Brompton Bicycle
🔵 Georgia Trelore, BAE Systems
🔵 Dan Sherwood, Santander UK

From long-term systems thinking to real world regulation - let’s keep joining the dots.

AI: opportunity or overload?The vocL eMerging Leader Circle roundtable surfaced sharply different views on The Next Deca...
13/01/2026

AI: opportunity or overload?

The vocL eMerging Leader Circle roundtable surfaced sharply different views on The Next Decade of AI, expertly chaired by Louis Constantino.

This feature of the programme was designed to give our eMerging Leaders a space to use their voice, expert or not, practise roundtable discussion, and build confidence. An excellent conversation that will soon be live for eMerging Leaders in the vocL app.

Find out more about our eMerging Leader Programme via our link in bio.

At the end of last year, we proudly celebrated exceptional leadership and achievement by presenting the eMerging Leader ...
12/01/2026

At the end of last year, we proudly celebrated exceptional leadership and achievement by presenting the eMerging Leader Award to Lauren Puttock-Brown.
..As we look forward to the rest of this year, we remain inspired to champion emerging talent and drive meaningful impact.

Check out Lauren’s dedicated video on our stories.

Mentorship doesn’t have to look one way. • Real moments from our last in-person event, with Sion Lewis and his Associate...
07/01/2026

Mentorship doesn’t have to look one way.

• Real moments from our last in-person event, with Sion Lewis and his Associate Mentor Phil Smith CBE.

• Online Mentor Meet with vocL Voice Ann Gordon, and her Associate Mentor Joëlle Warren — now live in the vocL app.

Mentorship is just one aspect of what we’re building at vocL. Find out more via the link in our bio ⬆️

Check out our vocL Voices, and eMerging Leaders responses to Kodie Long’s bulletin on social media 🙌
05/01/2026

Check out our vocL Voices, and eMerging Leaders responses to Kodie Long’s bulletin on social media 🙌

Supporting emerging leaders earlier can make a real difference — that’s exactly what the VOCL eMerging Leader Programme ...
16/12/2025

Supporting emerging leaders earlier can make a real difference — that’s exactly what the VOCL eMerging Leader Programme is designed to do.

It gives high-potential people the confidence, skills, and experience to grow into leadership.

Our Programme Manager Benjamin Draper is always happy to jump on a short call and chat through your leadership pipeline. (link in stories)

Calling all vocL Voices & eMerging Leaders! 🔊Head to the vocL app to answer the latest Bi-weekly Business Bulletin, aske...
05/12/2025

Calling all vocL Voices & eMerging Leaders! 🔊

Head to the vocL app to answer the latest Bi-weekly Business Bulletin, asked by our Communications Manager Kodie Long.

Calling all vocL eMerging Leaders 🔊 Join us on on December 3rd at 5pm for our online Shadow Panel on Skills: The Key Dri...
27/11/2025

Calling all vocL eMerging Leaders 🔊

Join us on on December 3rd at 5pm for our online Shadow Panel on Skills: The Key Driver of Economic Growth.

eMerging Leaders Daniel Luke, Samantha Q., Camilla Tamiolakis, Claudia Gabriel and Rose Sargent will share real-time reactions to the main discussion, hosted by vocL Voice Cathrine Scowcroft.

Want to be in the audience? Contact Benjamin Draper, Programme Manager, to secure your spot.

vocL CEO Achim Kram asks: If you had the chance to submit one recommendation to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, what...
24/11/2025

vocL CEO Achim Kram asks: If you had the chance to submit one recommendation to the Chancellor ahead of the Budget, what would it be?

Check out the responses to our last bi-weekly business bulletin.

This submission gives programme leaders the opportunity to contribute concise answers to big questions, using their voice and landing their messaging.

Interested in the vocL programme features? Head to our website via the link in our bio to find out more! 🔗

Philip McCartney, head of strategy & engineering  was recognised by the vocL team for his commitment to the programme an...
21/11/2025

Philip McCartney, head of strategy & engineering was recognised by the vocL team for his commitment to the programme and high-quality submissions.

As part of this achievement, Philip received a dedicated 1:1 mentoring session with Paul Drechsler — and it clearly made an impact.

Hear what Philip had to say about the experience 👇

Learn more about the eMerging Leader Programme via the link in bio.

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