S P E A K I N G
Thinking forged in high-stakes environments, applied to the complexity of modern business
From elite military service to the City
Billy Hayes is the founder of Valion. He served for over twenty years in one of the most elite military units in the world. Billy has extensive experience in planning and leading operations in high-stakes, contested environments characterised by pace, uncertainty and unpredictable change.
On leaving military service Billy spent five years in the City of London working with and advising C-suite leaders in capability development projects and strategy, and as a chief of staff. He established Valion after years of adapting planning, strategy and leadership methods used by elite military units to corporate settings, where traditional approaches to business management and strategy fell short.
Keynote talks
Valion's keynote talks are designed to engaging as well as informative, and to generate the kind of ownership and agency that drives performance long after the event.
Learn about and explore the keynote themes below, or get in touch to discuss a talk tailored to your needs:
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Generative Strategy - an integrated approach to strategy for an age of accelerating disruption
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Leading leaders and teams through continuous and unpredictable change
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Creating power and tempo to drive performance
Panel Speaker
Billy brings rare experience spanning strategy theory, application and execution across corporate and national security domains, including direct experience in some of the world's most contested and turbulent operating environments.
Drawing on this experience, Billy brings theory and concepts to life through engaging discussions on:
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Building and leading high-performance teams through uncertainty
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Generative Strategy: creating and sustaining advantage under conditions of continuous and unpredictable change
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The changing character of competition