• Executive education

Leadership in a Technology Driven World

This course will help you lead your teams through the digital age by offering a practical and personalised learning approach, backed by theory and delivered through an interactive coaching element

Course key facts

  • Date

    29 Jun - 3 July 2026

    12 - 16 October 2026

    30 Nov - 4 December 2026

  • Duration

    5 days

  • Credits

    Non credit bearing

  • Format

    In-person

  • Fee

    £6,950

  • Location

    On Campus (South Kensington)

Overview

Imperial Leadership in a Technology Driven World Programme is a five-day immersive course that equips participants with the skills to lead their teams through the digital age. The programme offers a practical and personalised learning approach, backed by theory and delivered through interactive coaching elements.

Leadership and Management
This digital leadership & management programme will help aspiring leaders to understand their strengths and weaknesses as leaders, understand the rapidly changing technological context of modern business, and emerge with the tools & management training to lead in this challenging context. 

Coaching is a key element of this personalised programme, encouraging participants to leave their comfort zone and view their leadership style from new perspectives. Participants will work closely with their international peers to navigate the digital landscape and become adaptive leaders.  

Learning journey

Before you arrive

At Imperial Lifelong Learning, we believe that pre-program course work influences participant motivation and increases the activation of prior knowledge. Before you join the Leadership in a Technology Driven World programme you will be asked to complete:
-    Coaching Session with programme director
-    Selective pre-reading
-    Structure reflective work
-    Diagnosing Profiling: Emotional and Social Competency Inventory (ESCI) 360º survey.

Welcome to the programme and your learning journey
Frans Campher, Executive coach & trainer and Programme Director

Who are you as a leader? Why are you the way you are? Where do you want to go and what are your leadership goals?

Expansive & Agile Leadership
Frans Campher

Digitally Human
Rory Simpson

Managing your Personal Brand
Omar Merlo

Reflections with Frans Campher

Network Drinks
Join your colleagues at the end of day 1 for a chat over drinks and canápes

Leadership in Technology Driven World Overview

Course details

What participants say

The programme was excellent and following a few epiphanic moments throughout the course, I now understand what is required to move from Director to Leader. Creating department strategy and recognising the value of reaching coach status. I would recommend the course for anyone who would like a high level understanding of leadership and access to the tools required to achieve this Marie Ravetta Director of HR, Workshare

Course instructors

Frans Campher

Programme Director of Imperial Leadership in a Technology-Driven World Programme

Frans Campher is a seasoned executive coach, trainer and facilitator and is Programme Director of Imperial Leadership in a Technology Driven World Programme. He has extensive knowledge of global markets, business practices and protocols. He has worked with CEOs, managing directors, senior executives, leaders and partners in national, international and global organisations, in both the public and private sector. Frans’ client list includes major corporate organisations such as Anglo American, Atkins, Billiton, BP, Citibank, Cabinet Office, Deloitte, Dell, Del Monte, DFID, Ford Europe, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, GlaxoSmithKline, Greene King, ICON, Johnson & Johnson, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sasol, Sappi, Shire Pharmaceuticals, SwissRe, and Wates.

Omar Merlo

Assistant Professor at Imperial Business School

Omar Merlo is an Assistant Professor at Imperial Business School. As a consultant and executive educator, Omar has worked with many organisations around the world, such as McKinsey & Co., Samsung, Airbus, ARM, ING Bank, The Gap, among others. His main teaching, research and consulting interests are in the areas of strategic marketing, services and relationship management, customer engagement and customer management.

Celia Moore

Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Director of the Centre for Responsible Leadership at Imperial Business School

Celia Moore is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Director of the Centre for Responsible Leadership at Imperial Business School. Prior to joining Imperial, she held positions at Bocconi University in Milan and London Business School, where she was on the faculty for nine years. She has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard Business School and a Fellow of the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University. She is currently an Academic Fellow of the Ethics and Compliance Initiative and sits on the UK’s Banking Standards Board Assessment Steering Committee.

Andre Coetzee

Leadership and team coach, facilitator, and trainer

A professional leadership and team coach, facilitator, and trainer, André supports organisations and senior executives with their professional and personal development. For 13 years, he has partnered and facilitated with senior executives, directors, leaders and teams in several sectors, including Consultancy, Engineering, Executive Education, Media, Pharmaceutical and Telecoms. André has supported international organisations, including Amicus, API Group, Atkins, Azzurri Communications, Clear Channel, GlaxoSmithKline, HSBC, Itaú Private Bank, Kier Group Plc, Olive Communications, Rentokil Initial, Sanofi, Shire, Swiss Re, Takeda, University of Surrey and Wates. He is a seasoned facilitator who has led, supported and co-designed learning and training assignments in the UK, US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Singapore, India and Africa. His style is adaptive and pragmatic with an outcomes-focused approach, enabling clients to transform their leadership agility and capacity to become even m

Alfonzo Ferrandez

Experienced Fractional CTO

Alfonso is an experienced Fractional CTO, offering consulting services to cutting edge startups and scale-ups. He is currently one of the Module Leaders in the Business Analytics MSc course at Imperial College Business School. After completing a BSc in Aerospace Engineering in the US, Alfonso came to the UK where he completed and MSc and a PhD in Computational Fluid Dynamics at the University of Leeds. What followed was a long a varied sequence of technology related roles in companies such as Sony, Avanade, Amazon.

Dr Tamara Russell

Neuroscientist, author, clinical psychologist, martial arts expert and innovator in the well-being space.

Dr. Tamara Russell is a neuroscientist, author, clinical psychologist, martial arts expert and innovator in the well-being space. With two PhDs and a blackbelt in Shaolin Kung Fu, Tamara's work integrates mind, brain and body in a unique approach to well-being and thriving that combines movement, neuroscience and creativity.

Cath Bishop

Olympic rower and conflict diplomat

Cath Bishop leverages her career as an Olympic rower and conflict diplomat to work with organisations looking to improve performance, develop leadership capabilities, and build a strong performance culture. She brings unique insights into how companies can achieve clarity of purpose, a learning mindset, and authentic collaboration, using the latest research on leadership theory and organizational psychology.

Rory Simpson

Co-author of “Chief Wellbeing Officer: Building Better Lives for Business Success

Rory Simpson’s parents were Polar explorers and he spent his childhood summers living among the Inuit in Greenland and Canada. These experiences gave him unique insight into leadership. He is co-author of “Chief Wellbeing Officer: Building Better Lives for Business Success.” Rory Simpson was Associate Dean at London Business School and has delivered leadership seminars in more than 25 countries, including China, Chile, and Iran.

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