For Helm members (founders) onlySummary: Join us for a special dinner with British advertising genius Rory Sutherland, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK. With an illustrious career that began as a graduate trainee in 1988, Rory's journey has seen him as a Copywriter, Creative Director, President of the IPA, and Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes. Additionally, he co-founded a successful behavioural science practice within Ogilvy. During this exclusive dinner, Rory will share his story, what inspired him to use psychology as a tool for sales, and how to become a game changer by understanding your consumer base. Also, he will take us over his experience of speaking at TED Global, and what influences his writing. Over dinner you will get to hear from Rory on the following: Identifying 'unseen opportunities' in consumer behaviour: Discovering unexpected tweaks that reshape consumer thinking and behaviour.Navigating accelerated disruption as a marketer.Leveraging creativity, innovation, and behavioural science as your competitive advantage.First-hand experiences from Rory's 20+ years as a copywriter and Creative Director at Ogilvy. As always, there will be plenty of opportunities to ask Rory any questions you may have. Meet the Speaker: Rory is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy UK, an attractively vague job title which has allowed him to co-found a behavioral science practice within the agency. He works with a consulting practice of psychology graduates who look for ‘unseen opportunities’ in consumer behaviour - these are the often small contextual changes which can have enormous effects on the decisions people make - for instance tripling the sales rate of a call centre by adding just a few sentences to the script. Put another way, lots of agencies will talk about "bought, owned and earned" media: we also look for "invented media" and "discovered media": seeking out those unexpected (and inexpensive) contextual tweaks that transform the way that people think and act. It is a hugely valuable activity - but, alas, not particularly lucrative. This is because clients generally do not have budgets for solving problems they did not know they had. Before founding Ogilvy’s Behavioural Practice, Rory was a Copywriter and Creative Director at Ogilvy for over 20 years, having joined as a graduate trainee in 1988. He has been President of the IPA, Chair of the Judges for the Direct Jury at Cannes, and has spoken at TED Global. He writes regular columns for the Spectator, Management Today and Impact, and also occasional pieces for Wired. He is the author of three books: ‘The Wiki Man,’ available on Amazon (at prices between £1.96 and £2,345.54, depending on whether the algorithm is having a bad day), the best-selling ‘Alchemy, The Surprising Power of Ideas which don't make Sense,’ published in multiple countries and, co-written with his former colleague Pete Dyson, ‘Transport For Humans’ on the behavioural science of transport. He is the host on the podcast OnBrand with ALF and he has joined forces with MAD//Masters to lead a 12 week CPD accredited personal development programme to help marketers adapt, make sense of accelerated disruption and use the tried and tested recipe of using creativity, innovation and behavioural science to their competitive advantage. Rory is married to a vicar and has twin daughters. He lives in the attic of the former home of Napoleon III. He is a trustee of the Benjamin Franklin House in London, on the Development committee of the National Gallery and a Patron of Rochester CathedralTicket cost: FREE for all event-inclusive membership types. If you’re unsure about your membership type please contact membership@helmclub.co Cancellations: We kindly ask that members only sign up for events that they are certain they can attend. If you’re unable to attend an event, please contact the Events Team at least 72 hours in advance, or as soon as possible in case of an emergency. If an emergency does happen, please reach out to your contacts in the Helm network and offer your place to them. Remember, cancelling an event or not showing up means that another member may miss out on a unique opportunity, as well as there being a financial cost to Helm for the venue hire and staff time. Any questions please contact eventmanager@helmclub.co