Events & Training Calendar
Upcoming APG Events and Training Courses for 2020. Scroll down to see our past events and training.
2020
JANUARY
Events
FEBRUARY
Training
4th | Workshop - How to Run a Really Useful Workshop
17th & 18th | Strategic Thinking
MARCH
Events
11th | APG Noisy Thinking (postponed until 23rd September)
Training
Starts 4th | Essential Planning Skills
24th | Workshop - Telling Stories with Data
APRIL
Training
1st & 2nd | Planning Fundamentals: how to apply them
22nd| How to do Integrated Planning
MAY
Training
11th | Workshop - Insightful every time, techniques for developing insights
14th| Visual Narrative & Keynote
JUNE
Events
JULY
Training
1st | Behavioural Science to Solve Advertising Challenges with Richard Shotton
AUGUST
NA
SEPTEMBER
Events
Training
8th & 15th | Why did nobody teach me this stuff? with Russell Davies
29th | Holding your own with Senior Clients
OCTOBER
Events
NOVEMBER
Events
18th | APG Event
2019
Please note that some dates may change through the course of the year.
JANUARY
Events
23rd | APG Noisy Thinking
Training
22nd | Workshop - Telling Stories with Data
29th & 30th | APG Strategic Thinking with Merry Baskin
Awards
30th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - Launch
30th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - Entries Open
FEBRUARY
Events
27th | Resilience and Mental Well Being for Planners
Training
Starts 20th | APG Essential Planning Skills
Awards
5th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - How to Win
MARCH
Events
20th | Thinking Around Corners - Using insight to build business
27th | APG Noisy Thinking - How do you plan faster and more effectively?
Training
20th | Managing Stress & Building Resilience Workshop
21st | How to Sell Strategic Ideas Workshop
Awards
5th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - How to Win
APRIL
Events
15th | How better sleep makes you more resilient (with Phoebe Smith & Prof Hugh Selsick)
30th | APG Young Planners - How to talk to creatives
Training
9th | Visual Narrative & Keynote Workshop
30th| Richard Shotton Behavioural Science Course
Awards
4th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - Entries Close
MAY
Events
7th | APG & BBC 'Where do planners go next?' (click through for tickets)
22nd | APG Noisy Thinking - How do you keep strategy interesting?
Training
15th May | Visual Narrative & Keynote Course
Starts 29th | Essential Planning Skills
29th & 30th | APG Strategic Thinking with Merry Baskin
JUNE
Events
4th | APG & ITV
19th | APG Noisy Thinking
Training
3rd & 4th | APG Agile Strategy with Jon Leach
Awards
Shortlist Announced
JULY
Events
Training
3rd | Holding your own with Senior Clients
9th | Workshop - Telling Stories with Data
16th |Run a Useful Workshop with Julian Saunders
23rd | How to Sell Strategic Ideas Workshop
AUGUST
Events
6th | TED 2019 in 60 Minutes with Kev Chesters
SEPTEMBER
Events
24th | APG Noisy Thinking - The Right to Disconnect
Training
4th & 5th | APG Strategic Thinking with Merry Baskin
Starts 18th | Strategy Leaders of Tomorrow
Awards
11th & 12th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - Final Judging
OCTOBER
Events
9th | APG & Flamingo Panel Discussion
Training
22nd & 29th | Why did nobody teach me this stuff? with Russell Davies
Starts 30th | Essential Planning Skills
Awards
17th | APG Creative Strategy Awards 2019 - Awards Ceremony
NOVEMBER
Events
12th | APG Noisy Thinking - Long Term Thinking
20th | APG Young Planners - Building Good Fences
25th | APG Thinking Around Corners
Training
12th & 13th | Agile Strategy with Jon Leach
26th & 27th | Strategic Thinking with Merry Baskin
DECEMBER
Training
2018
JANUARY
Training
18th | Workshop - Creative Briefs & Briefings
Events
24th | YouTube Works for Brands (How to Win)
Awards
4th | YouTube Works for Brands (Entries Open)
FEBRUARY
Events
Training
6th | Smart Strategy for Comms Planning
7th & 8th | Strategic Thinking
20th & 21st | Agile Strategy Course
22nd Feb (Pt 1) | 'Why did nobody teach me this stuff?'
MARCH
Events
Training
1st (Pt 2) | 'Why did nobody teach me this stuff?'
14th | Workshop - What makes brands grow?
Awards
9th | YouTube Works for Brands (Entries Close)
APRIL
Events
11th | Panel Discussion on APG Creative Strategy Award Winners in 2017
19th | APG Young Planners - Problem Solving with Andrew Gibson
Training
12th | Workshop - Creative Briefs & Briefings
17th | Workshop - How to run a really useful workshop
Starts 25th | Essential Planning Skills
MAY
Events
Training
22nd & 23rd | Strategic Thinking
JUNE
Events
6th | Think like a CSO (with Matt Tanter)
14th | APG 50 Years of Planning Party
Training
5th | Brand Purpose that Sells
26th | Dynamics of Business
Awards
7th | YouTube Works for Brands (Winners Announced)
JULY
Events
9th | APG How Not To Plan - Book Launch
18th | Thinking Around Healthy Corners
24th | Ted2018 in 60 minutes (with Kevin Chesters)
Training
4th | Selling Strategy
10th Workshop - Semiotics
SEPTEMBER
Events
19th | APG & Flamingo Panel Discussion
Training
5th & 6th | Strategic Thinking
12th - Programme start date | Strategy Leaders of Tomorrow
25th|Storytelling with Excel Workshop
OCTOBER
Events
11th | Eat Your Greens Book Launch
Training
4th | Strategies and Models for Creating Fame
17th | Essential Planning Skills starts
19th | Savage Thinking Workshop
NOVEMBER
Events
20th| Thinking Around Corners - Is 'consumer' a dirty word?
21st | Noisy Thinking - Planning Surgery with Sarah Carter and Les Binet
Training
14th & 15th | Strategic Thinking
26th | Behavioural Science with Richard Shotton & Milla McPhee
28th | Creative Briefs & Briefing
DECEMBER
Training
2017
JANUARY
Event
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Open APG Breakfast
Training
FEBRUARY
Events
Training
MARCH
Events
Training
APRIL
Events
Training
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Workshop - Insights with Nick Hirst
MAY
Events
Training
JUNE
Events
Training
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Agile Strategy
JULY
Events
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Ted Talk with Kevin Chesters
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Thinking Around Corners
AUGUST
SEPTEMBER
Events
Training
OCTOBER
Events
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APG Young Planners - Planning Outside of your Comfort Zone
Training
NOVEMBER
Events
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APG & Flamingo Panel Discussion
Training
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Essential Planning Skills
2016
JANUARY
Events
FEBRUARY
Events
Training
MARCH
Events
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Think like a CSO (with Mark Bell & Rachel Hatton)
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Young Planners - Sources of Inspiration and Insight for Creative Briefs
Training
APRIL
Events
Training
MAY
Events
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Think like a CSO (with Katie MacKay & Chris Gallery)
JUNE
Events
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Young Planners - Brands & Culture
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Careers in Strategy - Personal Insights from Industry Leaders
Training
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Workshop - How to Make the Most of Excel
JULY
Events
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APG & Flamingo Panel Discussion - The Power of Culture for Social Good
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APG & The Guardian - Cannes Event
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Young Planners - Find your voice and grab a beer
AUGUST
No Events
SEPTEMBER
Events
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Noisy Thinking - Why did we stop listening? Brand lessons from Brexit
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Think like a CSO - with Charlie Snow and Anna Vogt from MullenLowe
Training
OCTOBER
Events
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Young Planners Speed Mentoring
Training
NOVEMBER
Events
Training
DECEMBER
Events
Training
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