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Peer Coaching: Sponsorship in Action

Sponsorship is not theoretical. It is shaped in real decisions and visible moments of leadership.

This session is where you pressure-test your approach, alongside leaders who understand what advocacy truly requires.

This Global Community session brings Rising Leaders and WeQual Executives together for a focused working forum on sponsorship in action.

You’ve explored how sponsorship shapes opportunity. Now the question is: how deliberately are you building it?

Many leaders understand relationships conceptually but hesitate when navigating organizational dynamics. Where should you invest? When should you signal ambition? How do you move from connection to creating credible advocacy? This session addresses those questions directly.

In structured, facilitated small groups, Rising Leaders will bring real challenges and receive direct input from peers and Executives with lived experience of sponsoring talent at senior levels. Aligned to C for Connection within WeQual’s Inclusive Leadership Framework, the emphasis is practical and outcome focused.

It is also a rare cross-level forum, where Executives share candid insight into what earns advocacy, and Rising Leaders refine their positioning in real time.

Come prepared to contribute, challenge your thinking, and leave with a clear next move.

Open to all WeQual Executives and Rising Leaders.

Takeaways

  • Pressure-test your sponsorship strategy with senior insight
  • Gain candid executive perspective on what earns advocacy
  • Refine how you position ambition and visibility
  • Identify one concrete sponsorship action
  • Strengthen meaningful cross-level relationships within the WeQual Global Community

Ovin Mohan

WeQual

Director of Leadership Development

Ovin has coached more than 1,000 senior leaders from the world’s largest organizations – from Apple and HSBC to NATO and Christie’s – helping them lead with clarity, confidence, and renewed focus. Known by clients as “exceptional”, “brilliant”, and “amazing”, his coaching is both challenging and deeply human.

A former athlete and Head of Leadership Development in the UK’s largest management institute, Ovin combines performance psychology with practical leadership habits that drive real results. He’s lived and worked across London, Chicago, New York, and Valencia, bringing a global perspective to every conversation.

In this session, Ovin helps leaders step back from constant delivery to reconnect with their purpose and priorities – a vital reset for sustained impact.

Date & Time:

April 21, 2026
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm BST