Stepping up to the Challenge

2009 has been a great year for the Young Directors Forum, we have had a great turn out to our events and we have run more engaging events for our membership that have provided real value and networking.

The committee’s vision for the YDF has not changed, our vision is to provide emerging leaders with support and development they need to enable personal and business success.

We would like to develop the membership of the YDF into something of real value where younger members of the IoD can share their experiences and discuss ideas and current issues with their contemporaries. The ultimate aim that we all can develop skills and relationships that will allow us to become business leaders of the future.

Now more than ever this is relevant. There is a sea of change amongst business leaders, to do things differently going forward and to embrace the new business landscape that’s emerging. The YDF are leading the way with innovative thinking, approach and style.

We will aim to represent and support views of the forum’s membership in the Yorkshire business community and we will build partnerships with the key power bases in the region to allow this to happen. Engaging with the decision makers of today to influence the vision of the future of Yorkshire is imperative to the succession planning and continual future achievements for the region.