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Conference 2021: Lead

Day 3 of the Bond Annual Conference 2021 explored the latest insights and perspectives in transformational leadership and strategy to solve organisation’s challenges, on 26 May online. 

As NGOs face a volatile new normal and their systemic problems, our thought-provoking sessions tackled organisation’s internal issues and external challenges. 

The Lead programme spanned redressing power dynamics, leadership in light of intersecting crises and new visions for UK organisations’ strategies.  

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Sessions

Lead strand

New visions for the future of aid

Leading thinkers on aid and development go beyond the critiques of aid to share bold and ambitious visions on how to do aid differently.  

 

 

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 10:30 to 11:15
Lead strand

Adapting governance to address power and lead change

The evolving demands on trustees and boards over the next few years, from shifting power to evolving organisational structures.

 

 

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 11:30 to 12:15
Lead strand

A leader’s role in building safe organisations

How to establish and maintain an organisational culture that supports good safeguarding and prevents all types of harm.

 

 

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 13:15 to 14:00
Lead strand

The evolving role of CEOs in a volatile new normal

Leaders share their perspectives on what works and what doesn’t during the pandemic and beyond.

 

 

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 14:15 to 15:00
Lead strand

What enables and blocks women leaders?

How to overcome the barriers women face in progressing in their careers.

 

 

Wed, 05/26/2021 - 15:15 to 16:00

Main sponsors

Al-Khair Foundation (AKF) is a UK-based international NGO that provides humanitarian aid and disaster relief to those in the world’s most deprived areas.

Cigna is a global health insurance provider dedicated to helping people improve their health, well-being and sense of security.

GeoPoll logo

GeoPoll is a global research organisation using mobile phones to remotely gather direct, real-time feedback from communities across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. 

Sightsavers is an international organisation that works in more than 30 developing countries to prevent blindness, restore sight and advocate for equal rights for people with disabilities. 

Small member Sponsor
StoneX logo

StoneX specialises in transferring funds to the emerging markets and complex countries.

Speakers

  • Jonathan Glennie
    Jonathan Glennie
    Jonathan Glennie is an independent writer/researcher on the changing nature of international...
  • Segun Olowookere
    Segun Olowookere is the finance director at Restless Development.
  • Kate Sayer
    Kate Sayer
    Kate Sayer is Chair of the Bond Board.