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Dana Lightbody
Executive Director & Founder
Founded the Institute to give today's and tomorrow's leaders a place to share ideas and learn from the very best.
About us
We build great leaders
Help shape the future of leadership. We run summits, masterclasses and training for current and emerging leaders across Australia and New Zealand.
- 2017Founded
- 4.7 ★Google rating
- AU + NZEvents across both countries
Who we are
We care about where leadership is heading. Who gets to lead, whose ideas get heard, and how we prepare people for what's next.
Our events explore the topics that matter to leaders today and the questions that will shape tomorrow. We want the future of leadership to reflect the diversity of the country we live in, and we want to help people build the skills to shape it.
We started in 2017 with a simple idea: leaders get better faster when they learn from people who have done the job, and from each other. Since then we've run summits, masterclasses and courses across Australia and New Zealand, on everything from leading diverse teams and protecting wellbeing to contract law, AI governance and directors' duties.
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Our team
The people behind the Institute
We're a small Sydney team, and we run our summits ourselves.
Sam Wallis
General Manager
Leads strategy, events and growth, with a focus on experiences that help people connect, learn and lead better.
Alex Cernavskis
Marketing Manager
Runs our marketing, blending creativity and new tech to bring the right people to every event.
Ashlee Anthofer
Marketing Coordinator
Coordinates our campaigns and content, making sure the right people hear about every event.
Jane Bacon
Customer Success Manager
Looks after our clients and group bookings, from first enquiry to follow-up after the event.
We're forming a Leadership Advisory Board to help us spot the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping leadership. Interested? Get in touch
Our approach
Our four pillars of leadership
Four themes run through every summit and course we put together.
- 01
Ethics, trust and purpose
Good leadership starts with integrity. People follow leaders they trust, and a clear purpose keeps a team pulling in the same direction.
- 02
Equality, inclusion and diversity
We bring a wide range of voices onto our stages and into our rooms, because the future of leadership should look like the country we live in.
- 03
Innovation, technology and digital leadership
Practical ways to use AI and new technology well, without losing the human side of leading people.
- 04
Strategy, growth and development
Clear thinking about growth and the long term, so you can make big decisions with confidence.
Find the event that's right for you
See what's coming up across Australia and New Zealand, or talk to us about bringing your team.
