ILA's 25th Global Conference
3-4 October 2023 (Online)
12-15 October 2023, Vancouver
Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre | Vancouver, Canada
We Invite You to Submit a Proposal to the Conference!
Get ready for ILA’s 25th Anniversary Global Conference, “Cultivating Leadership for a Thriving Future,” taking place virtually 3-4 October and in person from 12-15 October 2023 in Vancouver, Canada. If you are not already on our mailing list, sign up today to receive conference announcements and updates!
At ILA’s 25th Global Conference, you’ll discover cutting-edge practice and theory and meet and connect with the people whose work inspires you — including successful business executives and public leaders, thought-provoking authors and researchers, experienced educators, game-changing coaches, and organizational development professionals.
Why attend? Check out the top reasons to attend & why your peers love this conference.
Choose to present online or live onsite via various formats such as presentations, panels, workshops, posters, and roundtables. We welcome submissions from leaders, leadership and organizational professionals, researchers, entrepreneurs, educators, and more. As a cross-sector, cross-disciplinary, leadership conference, we seek submissions from a wide range of contexts, sectors, industries, cultures, and geographies.
This is your opportunity to join trailblazing leaders and leadership professionals, scholars, and educators engaging in this multi-channel global exchange as we explore this year’s conference theme: “Cultivating Leadership for a Thriving Future.”
Call for Presentations Deadline
20 February 2023 at 11:59 p.m. EST
Watch a brief tutorial on how to Submit a Proposal and read through The Call for Proposals document now and prepare your submission.
The online submission is now open. You have until 20 February 11:59pm EST to submit. Proposal notifications will be sent on or by 7 June 2023.
Sign up to peer reviewer conference proposals. If selected, the review period is from 1-21 March 2023.
Conference & Program Chairs

Conference Chair
The Right Honourable Kim Campbell
19th Prime Minister of Canada

Program Co-Chair
Natasha Brown
Senior Director of Learning Innovation, Microsoft Customer and Partner Solutions, Microsoft Corporation; Adjunct Professor, Master of Public Administration (MPA) Graduate Program, California State University, Northridge

Program Co-Chair
Brigitte Harris
Benefits of Attending
Choose From 100s of Sessions
Expand Your Professional Connections
Engage With Top Leaders and Thinkers
Access Streams & Specialties
Groups, Individuals, & Organizations
- Special Registration Rates (ILA Members Only)
- Author of a book? Participate in the Author Reception or Book Buzz Talk
- Become a conference sponsor
- And More!
Students
- Special Registration Rates (ILA Members Only)
- International Student Case Competition (Undergraduate and Graduate)
- Emerging Scholars Research Consortium
- Student Awards presented at the conference, such as the Jablin Dissertation and Clark Research Paper awards
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