Serving as the leader or CEO in organisations of all sizes and from all sectors can be a difficult and lonely job. Cancer organisations are no different. Whether a CEO of a national cancer society, Medical Director of a cancer unit, Head of a patient support group, or Secretary General of a professional association, leaders from across the UICC membership face challenges unique to their role.
The UICC’s CEO Programme aims to provide CEOs* of UICC member organisations with a suite of tailored platforms to share perspectives, discuss with peers and hear latest insights around strategic, management and organisational issues relevant to their role.
*UICC defines a CEO as the most senior executive or administrator in charge of managing the organisation and who is responsible for developing and executing the organisation's long-term strategy and managing the overall operations and resources on a daily basis.
Leveraging UICC’s platforms, the offer includes a dedicated CEO-stream at the World Cancer Congress, CEO-relevant Virtual Dialogues and online courses, a CEO Award and travel grants for CEOs. Alongside this core offer, CEOs of member organisations have access to other relevant capacity building opportunities through UICC's regional offer or peer-learning support.
In 2021 a key area of focus for the CEO Programme will be to support CEOs in ensuring the ongoing sustainability of their organisations as the economic repercussions from the COVID-19 pandemic raise serious financial, operational and policy challenges. Explore the 2021 CEO Programme's activities below.
The UICC CEO Programme is supported by:
Benefiting from Knowledge Partnerships with:
The engagement of CEOs of breast cancer-focused organisations in the programme is facilitated thanks to support from the Breast Cancer Programme.
398 CEOs and senior leaders have participated in programme's activities
Seven dedicated sessions and workshops held at UICC global convening events
42 CEOs supported to attend UICC global convening events through travel grants
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