Conveners: Jules André-Brown, MA Leadership Student, Royal Roads University; Anu Mitra, Professor, PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies Program, Union Institute & University; Tami White, Visual Activist, Union Institute & University

• Art & Social Activism 
• Arts-Based Research & Practices
• Creative Leadership
• Decolonizing Arts & Leadership 
• Leading by Design
• Other Aspects of Arts & Leadership

Convener: Kathleen Curran, Fellow, Institute for Social Innovation, Fielding Graduate University; John Heiser, Founder & CEO, TRG Management Solutions, LLC; Lenah Mwangi, Agribusines Adviser, Resource Mobilisation, Talent Recruitment, Inuka Agrisolution & Founder and Team Leader, Young African Leaders Initiative; Eric Roth, Executive Director, The John Maxwell Team & President and Managing Director, Roth Leadership; Elissar Sarrouh, Professor of Practice, Social Sciences, McGill University & CEO, Expert Consulting on Governance

• Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
• Championing Organizational Transformation & Change 
• Conscious Capitalism 
• Measuring & Maximizing Success Beyond Profit
• Understanding & Examining Global & Cross-Cultural in the Context of the Future of Work
• Other Aspects of Business Leadership

Conveners: Olenda Johnson, Professor of Strategic Leadership & Leader Development, College of Leadership & Ethics, U.S. Naval War College; Karin Lasthuizen, Brian Picot Chair in Ethical Leadership, Wellington School of Business and Government, Victoria University.

• Ethical Leadership Case Studies: Successes, Failures, Resilience, Recovery
• Ethical Leadership in Advanced Technologies: Promises, Perils, Progress 
• Ethical Leadership in Crisis: Challenges, Insights, Behaviors 
• Ethically Responsible Leadership: Purpose, Values, Virtues, Vices
• Teaching Ethics in Leadership Programs
• Other Aspects of Ethics and Leadership

Convener: Wendy Edmonds, Assistant Professor, College of Business, Bowie State University; Marc Hurwitz, Chief Insight Officer, FliP U & Associate Director, Undergraduate and Non-Degree Programs, University of Waterloo

• Cross Cultural Examinations of Followership
• Followership & Leadership as Social Systems
• Followership & Technology
• The Dark Side of Followership 
• Wisdom & Followership
• Other Aspects of Followership

Conveners: Sterling Carter, Chief Executive Officer, SBC Global Consulting, LLC; Matthew Eitutis, Master of Science in Strategic Leadership Program Director and Assistant Professor, School of Business and Leadership, University of Charleston; Sarah Hess, Assistant Professor of Leadership, School of Business and Leadership, University of Charleston; Heather St. Peters, Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program, Huntington University; BobbieAnn White, Associate Professor, Health Professions Education, MGH Institute of Health Professionals & Vice Chair For Faculty Development and Research, Dept of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White Health; Erin Barry, Assistant Professor, Military & Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University; Suzanna Fitzpatrick, Nurse Practitioner, Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center & Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore; Neil Grunberg, Professor, Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine & Director, Leadership Research & Development, Medical and Clinical Psychology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

• Healthcare Leadership Education & Development
• Innovation & Sustainability in Healthcare
• Outreach to Patients & Communities
• Policy Change in Healthcare
• Research Methods & Findings
• Other Aspects of Healthcare Leadership

Conveners: Erin Dixon, Faculty & Researcher, Indigenous Leadership, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity; TBA

• Exploring the Interface/Interspace Between Indigenous Knowledge & Other Knowledge Systems in Leadership
• How Indigenous Wisdom Traditions Guide Leaders
• Indigenous Leadership on the Protection of Land, Waters, & Climate Change
• The Global/Local Interface and the Potential Leadership Role of the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a Force Multiplier for Change, Decoloniality, & the Work of Indigenous Leadership
• The Power of Indigenous Knowledge in Leading Through Transgenerational Trauma & Living Life Well
• Other Aspects of Indigenous and First Nations Leadership

Conveners: Chrys Egan, Associate Dean, Fulton School of Liberal Arts, Fulton Dean’s Office, Salisbury University; Oliver Seale, Director, Higher Education Leadership and Management, Universities South Africa

• Catalysing Leadership Development to Support Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging in Organizations
• Developing the “Business” of Leadership Development Including Consultants, Internal Experts, & the Broader Field
• First Nations Knowledges & Cultures Informing Leadership Development
• Organizational & Systemic Strategies for Developing Leaders
• Researching Leadership Development Results & Performance
• Other Aspects of Leadership Development

Convener: Tammy Esteves, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Troy University; Elizabeth Goryunova, Assistant Professor, Leadership and Organizational Studies, University of Southern Maine; Kyle O’Dell, Director of Undergraduate Leadership Education, Donnelly School of Leadership and Social Innovation, John Carroll University

• Curricular, Co-curricular, & Collaborations
• Diverse & International Approaches
• Evaluation & Assessment
• Kindergarten – Grade 12 (K-12)
• Theory to Practice
• Other Aspects of Leadership Education

Conveners: Stephen Moles, Director, Leadership and Talent Development, U.S. Institute of Peace; Elizabeth Stork, Professor, Organizational Leadership, Robert Morris University; Lazarina Topuzova, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership, Robert Morris University

• Activism and Grassroots Initiatives for Peace
• Challenging Structural and Cultural Violence
• Including Peace in Leadership Education and Development
• Spoilers of Peace
• Theoretical Perspectives on What Leadership for Peace Is
• Other Aspects of Leadership for Peace

Convener: Conveners: Lori Kniffin, Assistant Professor, Leadership Studies, Fort Hays State University; David Murphy, Professor, Clinical Psychology, University of Plymouth; Rich Whitney, Associate Professor, Organizational Leadership & Program Chair, Doctoral Program in Organizational Leadership, University of La Verne; RJ Youngblood, Assistant Director, Academic Achievement Center, Kansas State University

• Critical Theory Approaches
• Historical & Philosophical Approaches
• Qualitative & Mixed Methods
• Quantitative & Mixed Methods
• Theoretical & Conceptual Approaches
• Other Aspects of Leadership Scholarship

Conveners: John Shoup, Executive Director, Dr. Paul & Annie Kienel Leadership Institute, California Baptist University; Mary Tabata, Academic Faculty, Leadership, Ducere Global Business School; Lemuel Watson, Associate VP, Provost Professor, & Senior Scientist, Leadership and Development, Indiana University

• Convergent & Divergent Views of Wisdom Among Worldviews
• Nature & Content of Wisdom from Philosophical & Theological Perspectives
• Philosophical Perspectives on Wisdom, Virtue, & Foolishness
• Philosophy & Religion as Means to Wisdom for Philosophical/Religious and Non-Philosophical/Non-Religious Minded Leaders & Followers
• Sage-Like Perspectives on Living & Leading Well
• Other Aspects of Philosophy, Religion, & Worldviews

Conveners: Patricia Clary, PhD Doctoral Candidate, Organizational Leadership, Southeastern University; Larissa Collier, Discipline Chair for Anatomical Sciences, Biomedical Affairs and Research, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine; Ariel Kaufman; Tim Mau, Associate Professor, Political Science, University of Guelph

• Addressing Challenges & Crises in Context
• Capacity Building Models & Approaches
• Democracy & Civic Engagement
• Multi-Stakeholder Engagement for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
• Social Movements & Social Change
• Other Aspects of Public Leadership

Conveners: Laura J. Burton, Professor & Department Head, Educational Leadership, University of Connecticut; Brendon Knott, Associate Professor, Sport Management, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Monique Wong, Linguist & Leadership Practitioner, Founder, The Leader in You

• Addressing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging
• Approaches & Practices to Sports Leadership, in Particular Those Addressing Sport Leadership During Crisis
• Developing the Next Generation Leadership in Sports
• Language, Communication, & Culture in Sports Leadership
• Leading Change & Innovation in Sports Organizations
• Other Aspects of Sports Leadership

Conveners: Kate Sheridan, Director of Career Development, Falk School of Sustainability & Environment, Chatham University

• Centering Indigenous & Multicultural Wisdom in Sustainability Leadership
• Restorative/Regenerative Leadership & Design
• Sustainability Leadership Methodology & Pedagogy
• Sustainability, Leadership, & Systems Change
• The Intersection of Social & Environmental Justice
• Other Aspects of Sustainability Leadership

Conveners: Patricia Clary, PhD Doctoral Candidate, Organizational Leadership, Southeastern University; Chanda Elbert, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, Texas A&M University; Karen Perham-Lippman, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Manager, Talent Acquisition and Global Diversity, Lumen Technologies & PhD Doctoral Candidate, Organizational Leadership, Eastern University

• Bridging the Great Divide: Fostering Agency and Authenticity through Practices, Attributes, & Characteristics
• Cultivating & Sustaining Women Leaders & Followers that Flourish in Times of Crisis
• I Am Woman Hear Me Roar: How to Come Alongside Another Woman to Help Her Find Her ‘ROAR’
• Lessons Learned: Growing in Wisdom “Leaders, Followers, Organizations, or Systems”
• The Three Cs: Catalyzing Cultural Change Adopting a Global Perspective
• Other Aspects of Women & Leadership