BAE

The Challenge

BAE Systems provides some of the world’s most advanced, technology-led defence, aerospace and security solutions. They employ a skilled workforce of around 100,000 people in more than 40 countries. Working with customers and local partners, they develop, engineer, manufacture and support products and systems to deliver military capability, protect national security and people, and keep critical information and infrastructure secure.

BAE Systems was looking for high-impact support with a Senior Leadership Collaboration Forum in 2024 to deliver a presentation focused on strengthening a collaborative and partnership-oriented approach to their supplier relationships.

The Solution

Sporting Edge designed and delivered an inspiring, practical half-day workshop for 30 external delegates from 18 partnering companies and 20 delegates representing BAE Systems. The workshop was delivered by Sporting Edge founder Jeremy Snape, who combined insights and case studies from sport, the military and performing arts to create an engaging and thought-provoking afternoon. Delegates from across the BAE Systems supply chain broke into several discussion groups to discuss and apply each of insights Jeremy shared so that it created tangible action plans to enhance collaboration.

The Result

Working with Sporting Edge was a pleasure. From the outset, Sporting Edge demonstrated a sound understanding of our goals and aligned quickly to our vision of the event. Their commitment to delivering an impactful experience was evident throughout the experience and they ensured to make the session as effective as possible. Despite short timescales, Sporting Edge exceeded our expectations by fully engaging with our objectives and ensured every detail was planned, including presentation material, supporting videos and break out feedback sheets. The positive feedback we received speaks volumes about the quality and relevance to the content delivered, which we will continue to develop as a forum post-event. Sporting Edge’s professionalism, dedication and expertise made an impact on our team and we would highly recommend them to any organisation seeking to inspire and elevate their stakeholders.

We were impressed with Jeremy’s performance as a key note speaker due to his ability to captivate and engage an audience from start to finish. A particular stand out was Jeremy’s ability to relate the sessions content back to our industry and company in a way that was both insightful and relevant. Jeremys expertise and ability to tailor his insights into our unique context led to a highly effective and collaborative session. We would highly recommend Jeremy to any organisation seeking an engaging and informative keynote speaker.

Reece Rhodes, Senior Procurement Engineer