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Leadership for Flourishing Roundtable
Monday 15 - Tuesday 16 June 2026
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 the role of love in leadership.
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 International Positive Education Network and Loyola University, Maryland.
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.
Schedule for Day 1
0930 – Registration and coffee
1000 – Welcome: Mrs Emmie Bidston, and Dr Katy Granville-Chapman
1030 – Keynote: Professor Ed Brooks. Executive Director of the Oxford Character Project. Department for Politics and International Relations.
1100 – Panel 1 TBC -draft: Professor James L. Ritchie-Dunham, Ms Brandyn Keating, Mr Iain Sutcliffe, Mrs Julia Sutcliffe, Dr Georganne Oldham, Dr Cath Bishop
1200 – Lunch and Break out session 1
1330 – Panel 2 TBC -draft: Professor Nick Sorenson, Dr Jenna Mikus, Dr Eri Mountbatten-O’Malley, Mrs Camilla Rigby,Mr Iain Henderson, Ms Naima Charlier, Mrs Hannah Manton
1415 – Tea
1500 – Breakout session 2.
1600 – Review of the day and next steps: Emmie Bidston
1645 – Tour of Oxford with Hidden Oxford Tours (optional, leaving from Worcester College main entrance)
1930 – Dinner. Reuben College. Please make your own way there
Schedule for Day 2
0930 – Registration and coffee
1000 – Welcome: Mrs Emmie Bidston
1015 – Panel 1: Dr Andrew Serazin, Mr Olly Rigby, Mr Raja Karthikeya, Brigadier Nick Wight-Boycott, Dr. Kristine E. Larson, Mr William Furness.
1100 – Breakout session 1: Building on Panel 1
1200 – Panel 2: Dr Kimberley Milani, Ms Alex Hanratty, Mr Jon Harper, Professor Elisa Greene, Dr Kimara Ellefson
1230 – Lunch
1315 – Breakout session 2: Building on Panel 2
1430 – Flourishing Leaders and the Golden Mean Inventory Workshop. Scott Parsons
1530 – Review of the day
1600 – Close: Mrs Emmie Bidston
