The Committee for Adelaide is thrilled to announce a new, reimagined Emerging Leaders ‘Future Series’ to be delivered in 2025, in close partnership with the University of Adelaide.
Building on our previous Emerging Leaders programs and aligning with the Committee’s focus on shaping the future of Adelaide, South Australia, the ‘Future Series’ has been specifically designed to equip emerging leaders across our Platinum Members with the knowledge to navigate and lead amongst an unpredictable and rapidly changing future.
The ‘Future Series’ will combine forward-thinking strategies with practical, hands-on applications, encouraging participants to learn new skills and leverage emerging trends to bring back to their organisation and help shape impactful, resilient leaders.
The program will include the following sessions:
- ‘Futures Thinking, Disruption & Innovation’ – Tuesday 4 March 2025, 12–2pm
Facilitator: Dr Ariella Helfgott, Director and Chief Foresight Officer, SA Futures Agency
- ‘Strategic & Ethical AI for Leaders’ – Tuesday 8 April 2025, 7-9am
Facilitators: Prof Edward Palmer and Dr Daniel Lee, School of Education, The University of Adelaide
- ‘Emotional Intelligence in the Digital Age’ – Tuesday 27 May 2025, 12–2pm
Facilitator: Dr Nathan Jones, Founder of the Mood Institute
- ‘Sustainability Imperatives & the Future of Business’ – Tuesday 12 August 2025, 7-9am
Facilitator: Dr Tracey Dodd, Adelaide Business School, The University of Adelaide
- ‘Vertical Development and Career Design’ – Tuesday 21 October 2025, 11.30am-3.45pm
Facilitator: Taryn Sexton, Director, Top Branch Consulting
The last session on Tuesday 21 October 2025 will include a special lunch with the Patron of the Committee for Adelaide, Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC Governor of South Australia.
The series will feature expert facilitators from Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) at the University of Adelaide, who are leaders in their fields and will include interactive components to enhance participant learning, engagement and networking.
For more than 20 years Professional and Continuing Education has been helping individuals and organisations learn, grown, adapt and thrive in the changing world of work. Their high quality short professional development courses and workforce strategy, education and planning services respond to industry and business trends, and have an immediate and lasting impact for learners, their teams and their organisations.