Name: The Power of Sponsorship & Networks (EMEA)
Start: 2026-04-09T11:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-04-09T12:15:00+01:00

EMEA

WeQual Rising Leaders: The Power of Sponsorship & Networks

Talent and hard work are not enough. If no one is advocating for you when decisions are made, your impact remains limited. Performance builds credibility. Sponsorship builds opportunity.

Many high-performing rising leaders stall not from lack of capability, but from lack of visible sponsorship. The gap isn’t performance – it’s advocacy, access, and strategic connection.

In this session, you’ll explore how influence is built at senior levels: through the right relationships, the right signals, and behavior which gains senior leaders’ trust. Not informal networking. Not self-promotion. Strategic credibility.

We’ll examine how decision-makers truly assess potential, why some leaders attract backing while others plateau, and what quietly limits access, even for top performers. Grounded in lived-executive experience, this session is direct, practical, and immediately applicable.

Without visible sponsorship, even strong performance may go unnoticed. This session shows you how to expand your influence deliberately and credibly.

By the end of this session, you will be equipped to:

Demonstrate leadership behaviors senior leaders’ support
Build relationships that create access to opportunity
Influence decisions beyond your formal remit
Build and activate a strategic sponsorship plan

By the end, you will know whose advocacy meaningfully shapes your trajectory and how to earn it.

Stephanie Sievers – Managing Director, APAC, Philips
Stephanie brings extensive senior executive experience across global markets, with deep expertise in general management, marketing, and cross-cultural leadership. She offers a senior-level perspective on how trust is built, what captures leaders’ attention, and how sponsorship and influence operate in complex organizations.

Stephanie Sievers

Philips

Managing Director

Stephanie Sievers is a senior business leader with extensive experience driving strategy, growth, and organizational performance across complex global environments. Recognized for her ability to build trust and influence at executive levels, she combines expertise in general management, marketing, and cross-cultural leadership with a pragmatic focus on results and people.

Stephanie’s leadership spans diverse regions and functions, where she has led teams, strengthened brands, and shaped partnerships that accelerate business impact. Her approach blends strategic clarity with executional agility, grounded in a strong commitment to inclusive, people–centered, high-trust leadership.

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.