{"id":67536,"date":"2026-09-03T13:53:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T13:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/?post_type=event&#038;p=67536"},"modified":"2026-09-03T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T14:01:13","slug":"strategy-is-not-a-plan-book-julie-lavergne-book-launch-ottawa","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/kepner-tregoe.com\/nl\/resources\/events\/strategy-is-not-a-plan-book-julie-lavergne-book-launch-ottawa\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy Is Not a Plan \u2013 Book Launch in Ottawa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"h-ottawa-canada-september-29\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ottawa, Canada &#8211; September 29 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Join Julie Lavergne for the launch of her first book,&nbsp;<em>Strategy Is Not a Plan: Navigating a World That Won&#8217;t Hold Still<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event invites you to explore a question many leaders are facing today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>How do we make good strategic decisions when certainty is no longer available?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200bHosted at&nbsp;<strong>Sofia Vintage Motor Caf\u00e9<\/strong>, a space inspired by navigation, the event features a panel discussion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>The Death of Certainty: How to Make Strategic Decisions When the World Won&#8217;t Hold Still<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u200b<strong>Strategy Is Not a Plan<\/strong>&nbsp;brings together lessons from Julie&#8217;s career &#8211; from engineering and executive leadership, to strategy consulting with 8Ball Clarity, and helping organizations navigate the rapidly evolving world world of AI adoption through ScarlettNova. The book offers a practical system for navigating complexity with greater clarity and confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-event-details\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Details <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tuesday, September 29 | 6:00 PM &#8211; 8:00 PM EDT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Vintage Motor Caf\u00e9, Ottawa, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-h3 has-blue-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/luma.com\/x7wvdc5s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More Info and Registration \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-wsfirst-responsive-spacer responsive-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"responsive-spacer-fullsize\" style=\"height:3rem\"><\/div><div class=\"responsive-spacer-tablet\" style=\"height:2.25rem\"><\/div><div class=\"responsive-spacer-mobile\" style=\"height:1.5rem\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-about-julie-lavergne\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3\">About Julie Lavergne <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie Lavergne is a systems-level strategist and former global HR executive with over 20 years of leadership experience across regulated manufacturing, technology, enterprise risk, and organizational transformation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Julie is experienced in governance oversight, AI adoption strategy, and cross-sector facilitation, and recognized for asking incisive questions that clarify complex decisions and strengthen board-level thinking in environments shaped by uncertainty and change.&nbsp; Julie holds a Master of Engineering \/ MBA and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Ottawa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join Julie Lavergne for the launch of her first book, Strategy Is Not a Plan: Navigating a World That Won&#8217;t Hold Still: Tuesday, September 29, Ottawa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":67537,"template":"","event-type":[533],"ppma_author":[64],"class_list":["post-67536","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event-type-upcoming"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - 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