Key topics to be covered at the OGH on Friday 18 November include: the importance of having a long-term plan, how to run projects effectively, and best practices in governance and oversight.

Stuart Falla, appointed as Chair of the Guernsey Development Agency in July, will open the session and share his thoughts on the importance of project vision and the need for that to be maintained through project execution and delivery.

Professor Adam Boddison (pictured), Chief Executive Officer of the Association for Project Management (APM), will then discuss the interconnection of project vision, strategy and delivery.

Wendy Dorey, Chair of the IoD Guernsey Branch, said: "The States of Guernsey is facing huge economic and demographic challenges - the need for a long-term vision and plan to deliver policy objectives quickly and effectively Is vitally important. I look forward to hearing Stuart's and Adam's insights on how this can be achieved, using best practice example from the public and private sector the UK and locally."