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C.A.C. VII HAYMAN ISLAND
Explanatory Notes on Programme
A. Outline of current situation
Presentations should provide an up-dated general background
covering, for example:
1. Outline of major changes since C.A.C. V1. These will include
major acquisitions, disposals and introductions/ innovations,
(i.e. current equivalents of Barclay, Thimbles, etc).
2. Major current problem and how they have been or are being
solved.
No fil2res are required other than those which help to illustrate
or clarify a particular point in the presentation.
Approximately 20 minutes for each presentation.
B. Situation Reports
Brief reports, which should include an outline of future
development (rather than a detailed summary of future plans). f or
the Operating Groups not covered under Items A and P.
Approximately 20 minutes each.-
E. OECD/ZEC/UN
The Chairman will present a situation report and will Indicate the
likely future development of Codes of Conduct and similar issues
of concern to international co2panies.
7. Enargy Management Reports
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Brief reports of 4Lpproximatoly 10 minutes each for B.A.T.Co, E
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C. Competition
The subject will cover Tobacco and Carbonless Paper and will
Include, where appropriate, indirect or 'substitute- competition.
Each presentation will be in 3 parts:
1. Current situation. Who are the major competitors and where
are they now? What are their strengths and weaknesses?
2. Future development. 'Where will they go or try to go? How
will they build an their strengths and overcome their
weaknesses?
3. Policies/action. 'What should we do about it? What resources
(money, um products, new people. etc) will we need?
Mr. Stewart Lockhart will organise the Tobacco presentation and
Mr. -Best will do the same for Carbonless Paper. Messrs. Stewart
Lockhart and Beat will, if they wish, Invite and co-ordinate
contributions from other delegates in advance and/or an part of
the presentation.
K. Group 10 Year View
The Group 10 Year View paper will have been presented to the Board
of B.A.T Industries at the and of June 1982. It will be
circulated to all delegates at the Conference, as in previous
years. This item Is simply an opportunity for delegates to seek
clarification of the content of the paper and to identify the
issues arising from it.
L. Investment Strategy
It is Intended that broad conclusions should be drawn on what
sorts of businesses the Group should be in (and possibly not in)
in the next 10 and 20 years and in which parts of the world these
businesses should be. Strategies to be considered will include
those for acquisition and divestommt as well as for investment.
P. Summary of Future Plans
Would delegates presenting this item please use the common
approach a&teed last year for the presentation of figures, in
local currency, for their Company as a whole and for Its main
constituent businesses - A specluen f ormat is attached f or
illustration. The only change is an ez;ra coluim as the formats
will not be used for Item A. 'If transparencies are used, words
and figures should be large enough to be legible, an was done last
year.
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Presentations should be for about 40 minutes each, including
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