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With Sol Bukin, Anand Chandrasekar, Mike Hardy, and Elisa Mallis, and moderated by Kevin Lowe
Cost: Complimentary Webinar
- 27 August 2026, 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT (UTC-4)
What separates leaders who are merely reacting to today’s volatility from those actively shaping what comes next?
This new research from the International Leadership Association and the Center for Creative Leadership draws on roundtables and in-depth interviews with 63 C-suite leaders across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia that surfaced five trends redefining global leadership: from maximizing the human advantage and orchestrating human-machine systems, to radical collaboration, purposeful leadership, and cultivating tomorrow’s talent today.
Join ILA Board Chair Kevin Lowe as he moderates a conversation with Mike Hardy (ILA’s Past Board Chair) and CCL’s Sol Bukin, Elisa Mallis, and Anand Chandrasekar, who will unpack what these findings actually mean in practice and what they signal for leaders navigating a world where disruption is no longer an occasional shock, but a constant backdrop.
You’ll leave with a practical lens for leading through uncertainty—and a few provocations worth bringing back to your own leadership table.
Sol Bukin is an Applied Research Associate at the Center for Creative Leadership. She supports the design, execution, and dissemination of applied research studies that inform strategic decisions, enhance client offerings, and strengthen thought leadership. She also contributes expertise in content creation, ensuring research activities are rigorous, relevant, and immediately usable by program, product, and client-facing teams.
Anand Chandrasekar, PhD, is a seasoned facilitator with deep expertise in leadership development, experiential learning, impact evaluation and leadership research. Over the years, Anand has designed and delivered high-impact programs across APAC in multiple sectors including telecom, manufacturing, banking, consulting, pharmaceuticals, and education. With a deep passion to assist people in their development journeys, Anand’s facilitation, coaching, and research work lies at the intersection of 3 broad domains — leadership development, positive psychology, and Indian psychology.
Mike Hardy, CMG OBE, is a distinguished scholar and practitioner of public leadership and intercultural dialogue. He is the Professor and Chair of Intercultural Relations at Coventry University, where he was the founding Director of the Centre for Peace and Security and the Public Leadership Lab. In these roles, he has advanced research and practice in leadership, community cohesion, and peacebuilding. He was Board Chair of the International Leadership Association from 2018-26 and works to promote intercultural understanding, and responsible, impactful public leadership in times of polycrisis.
Elisa Mallis MA, MEd. With over 20 years of experience as a business leader with a focus on transformational change and human capital strategy, Elisa Mallis oversees CCL’s Leadership Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Management Teams, fostering a culture of mission-focused innovation, experimentation, and dissemination of research. Elisa holds an MA in Organization Development and an MEd in Counselling Psychology from Columbia University. She also currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.
Dr. Kevin B. Lowe is Professor in Leadership in the Business School at the University of Sydney and Chair of the Board of the International Leadership Association. A recognized leader in the field of leadership, Kevin research has garnered several awards including twice winning the Best Paper of the Year Award from The Leadership Quarterly. His serves on numerous boards for several leading academic associations. An enthusiastic teacher Kevin received the Board of Governors Teaching Excellence Award recognizing teaching excellence across the seventeen campus University of North Carolina system.
