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8 - 10 December 2025

Australian National University, Canberra, ACT

Leadership Development Summit 2025

Join us at The Australian National University, Canberra this December to reshape leadership development in Australia and beyond.
 
 Back by popular demand after the sold out success of our 2024 summit, this national gathering brings together leadership practitioners, academics and pracademics to explore the future of leadership development.

The theme for 2025 is Tension, Turf and Terrain.

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  • Tension

    Negotiating competing values, power and priorities.

  • Turf

    Who holds access to leadership spaces, and who remains excluded.

  • Terrain

    The influence of culture, community and place on how leadership is lived.

This is the only event in Australia that actively bridges leadership research and practice, creating space for new ideas, critical inquiry, and collaborative action.
 
 Hosted by The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF), Australian National University (ANU), and Menzies Leadership Foundation, in partnership with The Leadership Network.

Tickets

There a number of ways to join us at the summit

Full Summit

$695

  • Enjoy all sessions of the summit and catering for the two and half days of the summit.
  • Summit includes breakout workshops and presentations by international and local experts and practitioners.
  • Summit opens at 2:30pm Monday, 8th December.

  • Catering includes a welcome drink and canapes on the first evening and a formal dinner on 9th December.

  • Includes registration for Professor David Day's oration on Tuesday, 9th December - What is the Future of Human Leadership and the Implications for Leadership Development?

  • Includes access to headline Breakfast Event on 10th December, featuring presentations by leadership experts headlined by Michael Bunting, founder of Triplegoal and author of The Mindful Leader.
  • Summit closes at 3:30pm on Wednesday, 10th December.
  • Held at the Australian National University, Canberra ACT.
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Summit Breakfast

$80

  • Join us for a dynamic conversation and networking breakfast where we will explore Large Scale Leadership Development in the Public Sector.
  • Wednesday, 10th December 2025 from 7:00am.
  • Presentations by subject matter experts headlined by Michael Bunting, founder of Triplegoal and author of The Mindful Leader.
  •  Enjoy a two-course breakfast and a lively and informative discussion.
  • Held at QT Canberra, 1 London Crt, Canberra ACT.
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 Leadership Oration

FREE

  • Professor David Day's oration on What is the Future of Human Leadership and the Implications for Leadership Development?
  • 5:00-6:00pm Tuesday, 9th December.
  • This is a free event, however registration is required.
  • Haydon Allen Lecture Theatre, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT.
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Key speakers 

The 2025 program features a line-up of national and international thought leaders

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Michael  Bunting

Founder Triplegoal

Michael Bunting is the founder of TripleGoal and creator of the Leadership Growth Profile (LGP), an evidence-based 360° leadership assessment rooted in mindfulness, vertical development, and behavioural science. Michael is the author of the best-selling books The Mindful Leader and Vertical Growth, which serve as the foundation for the LGP framework. Michael is a recognised authority in leadership development, organisational culture transformation, and the intersection of self-awareness and high performance. 
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Professor David Day

Professor of Psychological Science, Claremont McKenna College; Director, Kravis Leadership Institute 

David Day is an industrial-organizational psychologist with a focus on leadership and leadership development. He is the author of Developing Leaders and Leadership: Principles, Practices, and Processes. He has received the International Leadership Association, Lifetime Achievement Award (2024) and Walter F. Ulmer Jr., Applied Research Award, Center for Creative Leadership (2010), for outstanding career contributions and achievements in the field of leadership.
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Alis Anagnostakis

Founder, Vertical Development Institute

Alis Anagnostakis is an adult development researcher, group facilitator, executive coach, and founder of the Vertical Development Institute. For over 15 years, she has been supporting the development of leaders toward the later stages of psychological complexity and maturity. Alis is an experienced coach educator and mentor, having accompanied hundreds of coaches on their path to credentialing. She has a master’s degree in Positive Leadership and Strategy and a Ph.D. in Vertical Development. 
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Contact us  - events@rural-leaders.org.au