Advanced Management Programme
October 26, 2026 – March 19, 2027
EUR 4900 + VAT
SSE Riga, Strēlnieku street 4a, Riga & Barcelona, Spain
- Introduction to the Advanced Management Programme
October 26 (17:30 – 18:30 | Online) - Module #1: Unleashing Imagination: Breaking Barriers to Ignite Collective Creativity and Innovation by Yoad Mick
November 29 – 30 (9:00 – 17:00 | SSE Riga) - Module #2: Survive Reset Thrive: Strategy and Execution through Uncertainty by Rebecca Homkes
November 12 – 13 (9:00 – 17:00 | SSE Riga) - Module #3: Mastering the Art of Negotiation: Advanced Techniques by Javier Marcos
December 11 – 12 (9:00 – 17:00 | TBS, Barcelona, Spain) - Module #4: Storytelling and Pitching in a Corporate Context by M. Wallace Green
January 22 (9:00 – 17:00 | SSE Riga) - Module #5: Decision Making: Strategic Thinking in a Complex World by Rihards Garančs
February 18 – 19 (9:00 – 17:00 | SSE Riga) - Module #6: Creating an Engaged Organisation: Teams, Customers and Communities by Scott Gould
March 18 – 19 (9:00 – 17:00 | SSE Riga)
The Advanced Management Programme is a comprehensive general management experience tailored for C-Suite leaders. This programme blends innovation, strategy, negotiation, sustainability, decision-making, and engagement to equip leaders with exceptional skills for navigating complexity. Participants will build strategic, high-performance, and self-aware leadership capabilities, focusing on maximising both personal and organisational impact.
Context
The Advanced Management Programme is a comprehensive general management program designed to assist C-suite leaders in developing exceptional levels of strategic, high-performance, and self-aware leadership skills, while also updating their abilities to align with ongoing technology and AI trends.
Furthermore, our programme aims to help you gain greater confidence in your own capabilities. Through rigorous testing of your assumptions and strengthening them, you will be empowered to tackle new challenges and drive meaningful change within your organization.
The programme's design draws inspiration from leading business schools and incorporates the most pressing needs of senior leadership in the Baltic region. Additionally, it offers an exclusive opportunity to deepen your understanding of the latest technology digital advancements, ESG, strategic foresight and shifting workforce. This is particularly valuable given that technology, artificial intelligence, and digital transformation have become the driving forces behind all business operations.
Benefits
Our Advanced Management Programme is designed to provide senior leaders with the knowledge, skills and network they need to lead organizations through complex challenges and drive sustainable growth in a rapidly changing business environment.
Format
The programme consists of combination of classroom sessions, case studies, group discussions, and team projects, all of which are designed to help participants deeper understanding of key business concepts and challenges. The programme also offers participants the opportunity to challenge themselves outside of their comfort zone.
The programme is delivered in a modular format, with participants attending several days of classes over the course of several months.
Participant profile
Maximum value in this programme is taken from these professional levels:
- CEO, C-suite level
- Company owners
- Senior Executives who have a minimum of 5 years’ senior executive general management experience
- At least 12 years’ management experience
Faculty
All of our faculty members have international experience, with many being international professors who possess extensive executive training experience.
Dr. Rebecca Homkes is a high-growth strategy specialist and CEO and executive advisor. She is a Lecturer at the London Business School Executive Education, Faculty at Duke Corporate Executive Education, Advisor and Core Faculty for BCGU (Boston Consulting Group), and a former fellow at the London School of Economics Centre for Economic Performance. A best-selling author, global keynote speaker and recognized thought leader, she is also the global Faculty Director of the Active Learning Program with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), leads several fintech accelerators, and serves on the Boards of many high-growth companies. She earned her doctorate at the London School of Economics as a Marshall Scholar and is now based in Miami, San Francisco, USA and London. UK.
M. Wallace Green is a startup coach, mentor, and angel investor who has helped hundreds of founders across Central and Eastern Europe sharpen how they communicate bold ideas and mobilize support. Since 2015, he has worked closely with innovators to transform complex concepts into compelling narratives that resonate with investors, partners, and the media. Through this work, Wallace has developed a practical framework for storytelling that connects strategy, vision, and persuasion.
Earlier in his career, Wallace held senior strategy roles advising C-suite leaders at major European telecommunications companies across The Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Czechia, Belgium, and Denmark. In those roles he saw firsthand that the success of strategic initiatives often depends not only on the idea itself, but on how effectively leaders communicate it. From boardrooms to investor meetings, strong narratives can align teams, accelerate decision-making, and build momentum for transformation.
Javier Marcos who will lead the Negotiations module is a Professor at Cranfield School of Management (UK). He is the Director of Learning for Performance Ltd., a boutique sales and negotiation training practice. He is regarded as an inspiring management educator, researcher and consultant and has 25 years of experience working in academia, consultancy and in multinational corporations.
He has delivered programmes for Bosch-Siemens, Khuene and Nagel, Unilever, the Cabinet Office, and the Treasury in the UK and for business schools in Europe and the US. He was the Director of Custom Programmes, Executive Education, and Senior Faculty at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School.
Scott Gould who will lead the Engaged Organisation module, is an author and consultant on engagement. He examines the concept of engagement at a universal level, exploring how people engage with ideas, things, and each other. Scott is a prominent conference speaker, as well as a lecturer on several postgraduate programmes including the Kaospilots and the United Nations System Staff College.
Scott is the founder of Ampersand, an engagement consultancy that works with a diverse range of organisations on how they engage their employees, customers, and communities. As an advisor to various United Nations departments and agencies, he helped develop their team engagement initiative, based upon his theory of practical engagement.
Yoad Mick is the CEO of IMAgym and an imagination coach. Having reimagined himself throughout his career, Yoad’s journey has taken him from advertising, working on global brands at renowned agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, BBDO, and Ogilvy, to becoming a creative director and then a marketing executive in the iGaming industry.
In every step, Yoad’s number one KPI to successfully achieving all other KPIs was always: Keep People Imagining, in a fun and safe atmosphere. Yoad’s journey has also taken him from Israel to Finland, to realize his passion for imagination, and to combine all his experience to develop this unique IMAGYM training methodology.
Today, Yoad trains individuals, managers, organizations, and academia to hack into their imagination and use it as a powerful tool for creating meaningful change, development, and empowerment. In addition, Yoad is a self-taught “Imagination Alchemy” artist, aspiring musician, and actor. He holds a major in psychology, is a reserve duty officer, and draws most of his imaginative inspiration from his three super girls.
Rihards Garančs who will lead Decision making module is the Executive Education Managing Director at SSE Riga and lecturer at the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga and Hanken Executive Education in Helsinki. He is the Course Director of the Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Business & Leadership Skills courses. He is also the Lead for Digital Transformation at the SSE Riga Institute for Strategy.
Rihards runs a consulting practice that develops Business Intelligence, Data Strategy, Data & Digital capability building.
Rihards holds a double degree MBA in HEC Paris and NUS, a BSc in SSE Riga as well as Data Science certification.
Content
The Advanced Management Programme consists of an online introduction session and six comprehensive modules, each designed to address key areas of leadership and organizational success in today's dynamic business environment. All modules will take place on-site at SSE Riga, except for the Mastering the Art of Negotiation module, which will be held in Barcelona, Spain.
Introduction to the Advanced Management Programme
In this short online session, you will meet the faculty, gain insights into what to expect from the programme, and share your goals and expectations.
Modules:
- Unleashing Imagination: Breaking Barriers to Ignite Collective Creativity and Innovation – This module empowers participants to break free from traditional thought patterns and unleash their individual and collective imagination. By overcoming creative blocks, leaders can foster collaboration and drive innovative solutions that inspire transformative change.
- Survive, Reset, Thrive: Strategy and Execution through Uncertainty – In times of uncertainty, it’s crucial to rethink strategy and growth. This module explores how to build adaptable, agile strategies and execute them successfully, enabling your organization to thrive amid challenges.
- Mastering the Art of Negotiation: Advanced Techniques – Enhance your negotiation skills with advanced techniques and strategies for influencing others. This immersive module focuses on achieving successful outcomes in negotiations while motivating employees and driving organizational change.
- Storytelling and Pitching in a Corporate Context – Great ideas often fail not because the strategy is weak, but because the story behind it is unclear. This module equips leaders with practical storytelling and pitching techniques to transform complex strategies into clear, compelling narratives that inspire action. Through interactive exercises, participants learn how to structure persuasive messages, present with confidence, and communicate ideas in a way that engages teams, aligns stakeholders, and drives decisions in high-stakes business environments.
- Decision Making: Strategic Thinking in a Complex World – Making effective decisions in complex situations is critical for organizational success. This module provides tools to enhance strategic thinking, empowering participants to act decisively and efficiently while navigating uncertainty.
- Creating an Engaged Organisation: Teams, Customers, and Communities – This module focuses on fostering engagement within organizations. By understanding the needs of teams, customers, and communities, participants will learn to implement sustainable, long-term strategies for building a highly engaged and productive organization.
Through this carefully curated series of modules, participants will gain practical knowledge, build invaluable skills, and network with fellow senior leaders, preparing them to lead their organizations with confidence and vision.
Participation fee
EUR 4900 + VAT
The price includes access to all training materials, catering, books, cases, tools, and models.
Please note that transportation and hotel expenses for the Barcelona module are separate and will be the responsibility of the participant.