18th Global Conference: Atlanta

The Dynamics of Inclusive Leadership

What an amazing conference! From the pre- and post-conference deep dives to the 200+ workshops, presentations, and papers; from the opening march to and reception at the Center for Civil and Human Rights to the closing plenary by the former Prime Minister of Greece, The Dynamics of Inclusive Leadership had something for everyone. This page of highlights and resources is for those who were able to attend and those who weren’t.

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Conference Materials

Search the online conference module for papers (if applicable) and abstracts as well as handouts, and PowerPoints uploaded by presenters. Please note that not all presenters upload handouts or PowerPoints.

Cynthia Cherrey, The Melody and Cacophony of Global Leadership

Katherine Tyler Scott, Conference Weaving

Ira Chaleff, A Poem to Atlanta

Conference Podcasts

ILA was pleased to work with member Maureen Metcalf, host of Innovative Leaders Driving Thriving Organizations on VoiceAmerica’s Business Channel, to facilitate interviews with ILA Atlanta’s plenary speakers and lifetime achievement award recipients along with a selection of past and present board members and other institutional members or stakeholders of the association. This series of podcasts and accompanying blog posts have been airing from November 29, 2016 to January 31, 2017. All podcasts are available on demand or tune in Tuesdays at 11:00 Pacific Time.

Conference Videos

Conference Opening Parts 1 & 2 (WED. Nov. 2, 2016)

Cynthia Cherrey, ILA President & CEO; Janet Rechtman, 2016 Conference Chair; and Deborah Richardson, Executive Vice President, Center for Civil and Human Rights

Conference Plenary Parts 1-2 (TH. Nov. 3, 2016)

Cynthia Cherrey, ILA President & CEO; Gill Robinson Hickman, 2016 ILA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and Professor Emerita, Jepson School of Leadership Studies; and Ajay Bramdeo, African Union Ambassador to the European Union 

Conference Plenary Parts 1-3 (FR. Nov. 4, 2016)

Ron Riggio, ILA Leadership Legacy Committee and Kravis Leadership Institute; Barbara Kellerman, 2016 ILA Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School; and Ronald Heifetz, King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School

Conference Plenary Parts 1-3 (Sat. Nov. 5, 2016)

Elizabeth Stork, Chair of ILA’s Leadership Education Member Interest Group and Robert Morris University;
George A.Papandreou, Former Prime Minister of Greece (2009-2011); Ronald Heifetz, King Hussein bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Kennedy School; Katherine Tyler Scott, ILA Board Chair and Ki ThoughtBridge; and Ira Chaleff, ILA Board Member and Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates

Conference Photos

We’ve added photos to our flickr stream from the conference!