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Leaving a full-time C-Suite role can open the door to one of the most rewarding stages of a career but it benefits from careful planning.

This candid session explores how senior leaders can build a successful plural career across Chair, NED, advisory, investment and other opportunities, while creating the right balance of purpose, income and flexibility.

Our panel of leading Chairs and NEDs, alongside wealth management and executive career experts, will share practical lessons on making the transition, building a portfolio, managing reputation and networks, and financially planning for a career that may look very different from the one before.

The Panel will cover:
• Getting started – When did you begin planning and what did you do before leaving the C-Suite?
• The first role – How did you get it, and how difficult was it?
• Building the portfolio – How do you choose between Chair, NED, advisory, PE, investment and other opportunities?
• Money – What should executives realistically expect to earn, and how should they think about risk versus reward?
• Reputation & networks – What actually generates opportunities?
• Purpose & lifestyle – How do you avoid simply recreating another full-time job?
• Mistakes – What would you do differently?
• Advice – What should someone 12–24 months away from leaving the C-Suite do now?