Communiqué Conversations

Why a professional Government Relations unit is worth investing in and how to extract maximum value for the business
June 23rd Thursday 4 pm CET | 3 pm GMT | 10 am EST

Peter Finnegan
Communique International
Managing Director

Paul Beijer
GR-IQ - Government Relations Consultancy
Managing Director and Founder

Why a professional Government Relations unit is worth investing in and how to extract maximum value for the business

Business leaders are acutely aware that corporations succeed or fail based on managing many critical relationships – customers, investors, staff, etc.

However, a strong and trusting relationship with those who set the rules, create the laws and apply the guidelines that define the business environment is crucial.

Without a solid relationship with the government, relevant regulation goes through the regulatory process unadjusted, geopolitical events surprise us, and significant business opportunities are easily missed.

As the world around us becomes more complex, the value of a professional government relations function continues to grow.

In this Communiqué Conversations we talk with Paul Beijer. Paul has helped design and establish the backbone of the government relations function at Shell and advises Fortune 500 and other large corporations on how to strengthen and professionalize their government relations function.

In this conversation, Peter Finnegan talks to Paul to create a sharp focus on the important Government Relations themes facing corporations today.

The conversation covers:

  1. The value of government relations to the corporation – how to express it and measure it.
  2. The challenges facing the government relations function today and concrete suggestions on how to address them.
  3. Setting up a government relations function – the key ingredients.

This discussion will leave you with thought-provoking insights from one of the few insiders whose business focuses on helping corporations build and improve their government relations capabilities.

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