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Leadership for Flourishing Conference
30 June - 1 July 2025
Worcester College, University of Oxford
Our annual conference will focus on leadership in education and beyond as a catalyst for ecosystem-wide flourishing, bridging academic research on leadership's impact with scientific and philosophical insights into what it means to be human . We will explore how leadership can integrate the principles of truth, beauty, and goodness—grounded in love—to promote flourishing across individual, organizational, and societal levels.
We will build upon the work of our Leadership for Flourishing group, which is hosted by the Flourishing Network at The Human Flourishing Program, at Harvard University’s Institute of Quantitative Social Sciences; the Wellington Leadership & Coaching Institute at The Bridge, Wellington College; and our partners Global Social Leaders; The Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtue at the University of Birmingham; Loyola University, Maryland; and the International Positive Education Network.
Conference principles
The purpose of leadership is ecosystem-wide flourishing
Love is key in both leadership and flourishing for individuals, organizations and societies globally
Character is foundational to leadership for flourishing
Anyone can lead because anyone can improve the flourishing of people and the planet.
Draft Schedule for Day 1 - Education focus
0930 – Registration and coffee
1000 – Welcome: Mr James Dahl, Mrs Emmie Bidston and Dr Katy Granville-Chapman
1015 – Session 1. Introduction: Sir Anthony Seldon
1045 – Session 2. Keynotes: Mr William Jackson and The Venerable Liz Adekunle
1215 – Lunch
1315 – Breakout session 1: Building on sessions 1 and 2
1345 – Session 3: Panel 1:
1430 – Tea
1500 – Session 4: Panel 2
1545 – Breakout session 2: Building on session 3:
1615 – Review of the day and next steps
1645 – Tour of Oxford (optional)
1800 – Dinner - Worcester College (optional)
Draft Schedule for Day 2
1000 – Registration and coffee
1030 – Welcome: Mrs Emmie Bidston
1045 – Session 1: Keynote: Professor Matthew T. Lee and Dr Edward Brooks
1115 – Session 2: Panel 1:
1145 – Breakout session 1: Building on sessions 1 and 2
1230 – Lunch
1330 – Session 3: Panel 2:
1415 – Breakout session 2: Building on session 3
1500 – Session 4: Panel 3:
1545 – Breakout session 3: Building on session 4
1615 – Review of the day and next steps
1630 – Close
