Welcome To LEAD 2023!

Are you ready to turn your Leadership dreams into reality? Join dynamic leaders from across the region at The River L.E.A.D. (Leaders Executing & Achieving the Dream) Summit. This power-packed 1-day leadership accelerator equips you with tools and inspiration to effectively execute your professional and entrepreneurial dreams & visions. Connect with like-minded peers, gain fresh perspective, and return equipped to put ideas into action. Accelerate your leadership growth in an interactive, collaborative environment. Ignite your capacity to achieve leadership dreams for greater impact. Get equipped, get inspired & get connected.  

Join us at L.E.A.D. Summit 2023!

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OUR AWESOME SPEAKERS

Adam Durso

Dio Pouerie

AVAILABLE SESSIONS

Cultural Intelligence for Diversity & Inclusion

The session equips leaders to lead with greater cultural intelligence in order to appreciate differences and foster truly welcoming, inclusive environments. It discusses strategies for identifying unconscious biases, improving cross-cultural understanding, adapting leadership communication, and ensuring minority groups feel valued. The session provides tips for managing multicultural teams, leading across cultures, and implementing policies that support diversity and inclusion.

Emotionally Balanced & Healthy Leaders

The session inspires and equips servant minded leaders to cultivate personal resilience by managing stress, building healthy boundaries, and practicing effective self-care. It shares strategies for thriving despite challenges. The session guides leaders to improve self-awareness, manage emotions, and relate with empathy, compassion and care. It provides tips for communicating effectively, resolving conflict, and creating a positive culture. The session explores tactics for empowering others, actively listening, expressing appreciation, and leading with humility.

Building Accountable Servant Leaders

The session inspires leaders to fully embrace servant leadership, continually putting team members’ growth and needs first. It explores tactics for empowering others, actively listening, building trust, expressing appreciation, and leading with care and humility. The session equips leaders to hold their teams accountable with tools for setting clear expectations, providing effective feedback coaching, and nurturing growth and performance. It shares strategies for balancing grace and truth in accountability.

Executing the Vision with Excellence

The session equips leaders with practical tactics to take vision and effectively turn it into action. It explores tools and frameworks for executing plans and bringing vision to life. The session discusses how to focus on priorities, involve and motivate teams, develop critical project management skills, and reimagine vision as needed. It shares strategies for overcoming obstacles and developing skills that enable leaders to bridge the gap between vision and execution.

BREAKOUT SESSION FACILITATORS

Carmen Thompson

Gene Hoskins

B. Nathaniel Smith (Emcee)

Emmanuel Gbedee

Delois Prince

With great pleasure, I extend a warm welcome to all of you to the L.E.A.D. Summit 2023. I wholeheartedly believe that this event will be a remarkable and transformative experience for each of you. In recognizing the leadership potential that resides within every attendee of this event, our shared objective is to nurture and cultivate these precious seeds of giftedness. Through the summit, we are committed to equipping you with fresh skills, new perspectives, and invaluable connections that will enable you to not only thrive but also excel in your respective fields.

I am genuinely excited about the profound impact that each of you will make as we come together to learn, share, and grow. This year shall undoubtedly be one to remember as we collectively strive to advance in industry, the corporate sector and non-profit organizations. Once again, I extend a warm welcome to the L.E.A.D. Summit 2023.

 

Bishop Ronald L. Godbee

FAQs

When is the registration deadline?

The deadline for registration is Tuesday, October 10th. 

What is the conference registration fee?

The conference is free and open to all those willing to L.E.A.D (Leaders Executing & Achieving the Dream)

What does the registration include?

Registration includes access to all main sessions, two breakout sessions of your choice, continental breakfast, light refreshments, and a L.E.A.D Summitt 2023 Swag bag.

What is the attire for the summit?

The recommended attire is business casual, though not required.

What else should I bring to the summit?

Bring something to take notes on and an open mind to learn!

Is there an age restriction for Attendees?

Yes! All Attendees must be at least 18 years of age.

Will there be Child Care made available to Attendees?

Sorry, there will be no child care offered for this event.

Where can I park?

Parking will be available at and near the venue. Based on your arrival time, there may be a short (less than 2 minutes) walk required from your parking space to the venue. A shuttle service will also be available until 9am, the start of the event.

VENUE

The River Church
4425 Ben Franklin Blvd.
Durham, NC 27703

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