​As startups face rapidly evolving markets, operational challenges, and the need to scale efficiently, drawing inspiration from unconventional sources can be the key to unparalleled success. 💡

We've noticed that quite a few ops leaders come from military backgrounds, so we naturally grew curious about their experiences - and what better way is there to share juicy ops knowledge than a classic ON roundtable? 😎

​Together with ops leaders from our community, our host Chris Lüttmann-White (Managing Consultant at Vedette Consulting, formerly Director/Chief of Staff at Bohill Partners) will explore the synergy between military operational practices and startup operational strategy, including the power of resilience and innovation. 🔥

Introducing our panel 🎖️

• ​André Manteiga - Senior Clerk at NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA); ex Portuguese Navy

• ​Ben Westcott - Director of Delivery at Undo; ex-British Army

• ​Paul David Mather - Startup Mentor; ex-British Army

• ​Rory Jones - Head of Operations and Intelligence at SenseOn; ex-British Army

• ​Zoe Williams - Director of Deal Execution at Arkenstone; ex-Royal Navy

​💬 We'll be discussing...

• ​Resilient Operations: Discover how the military's approach to resilience, process, and operational risk management can be adapted to navigate your startup through ambiguity and uncertain times. Learn the art of building a resilient culture that thrives in difficult situations and hostile environments, a necessity for every startup aiming for long-term success.
  

• ​Innovative Leadership: Explore leadership techniques from military leaders who excel in non-hierarchical structures. Gain insights into leading people with a blend of authority, empathy, and strategy. Understand how to enhance your team's decision-making pace and accuracy, ensuring swift, effective responses to operational challenges.
  

• ​Ethical Decision-Making: In the high-pressure environment of startups, making the right decisions can often feel like choosing the "least bad" option. Take inspiration from military ethics in navigating these situations, ensuring that your operations stay grounded in ethical principles, even when the path ahead seems murky.

​​​✅ Who Should Attend?

​This event is designed for all levels of operations leaders and managers eager to learn how military strategies can be transformed into powerful tools for leading in the start-up tech industry.

​​​⚠ Who Might Not Benefit?

​In our opinion, everyone could draw some inspiration from our wonderful speakers, regardless of where you work - but we understand that this might be a little less relevant for you if you don't work in start-up/scale-up operations.

​🚨 Operations Nation is not affiliated with any military organisation. We're hosting this event in the spirit of knowledge-sharing and collaboration between operations professionals as individuals, not to endorse the military organisations they've participated in.

​Can't wait for an evening full of exciting conversation! We hope you'll join us. ☺️