CO3 Virtual Global Leadership Conference 2020

CO3 Virtual Global Leadership Conference 2020 Leading Forward: Can a better society emerge? Thursday 24th September & Friday 25th September T: 02890245356 E: [email protected] W: www.co3.bz

CO3 Global Virtual Conference 2020 LEADING FORWARD: CAN A BETTER SOCIETY EMERGE? Join us for CO3’s first ever global virtual leadership conference. Your two days of fresh ideas, heartfelt inspirational leadership talks and much needed time out to recharge and reconnect with your peers. We have convened exceptional leaders who will share their incredible leadership journeys to date and we will offer practical advice and information at our interactive workshops and an abundance of opportunities for you to network with your peers. WHY ATTEND? • Keynote Speakers: With two exceptional keynote speakers on each day, learn, be inspired and motivated by global thought leaders. • Learn from Sector Experts: Delegates will have four workshops to choose from, covering topical themes led by experts in their field. Day two will include a panel discussion on #BuildingBackBetter • Interactive Networking Opportunities: Reconnect and grow your professional network of public, private and third sector leaders over the two days. • Convenience and Flexibility: We bring the CO3 Global Virtual Conference to your home office, living room, or wherever you decide to access it. All of the learning and networking spaces will be right at your fingertips. Our Gift to our Delegates.... Each delegate will receive a copy of Keynote Speaker Ambassador Samantha Power’s best-selling book, “The Education of an Idealist” as part of their delegate pass. HOW TO ATTEND Earlybird price Full price £30 £40 One day pass £45 £60 Two day pass *Earlybird pricing is available for a limited time only. Book your tickets by clicking here If you have any questions the CO3 team will be happy to help. Email [email protected] or call 028 9024 5356

Introduction and Welcome Carál Ní Chuilín, Communities Minister, Department For Communities David Lane, Managing Director, Ecclesiastical Insurance Andrew McCracken, Chairperson, CO3 Nora Smith, CEO CO3

Speakers AMBASSADOR SAMANTHA POWER, PROFESSOR, HAVARD UNIVERSITY Samantha Power is a Professor of Practice at the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Law School. From 2013-2017, Power served as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and a member of President Obama’s cabinet. From 2009- 2013, Power served on the National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights. “One of our foremost Power began her career as a journalist, reporting from places such as Bosnia, thinkers on foreign East Timor, Kosovo, Rwanda, Sudan, and Zimbabwe, and she was the founding policy.”- Barack Obama executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the Kennedy School. Power’s book, “A Problem from Hell”: America and the Age of Genocide won the Pulitzer Prize in 2003. She is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Chasing the Flame: One Man’s Fight to Save the World (2008) and The Education of an Idealist: A Memoir (2019), which was named one of the best books of 2019 by the New York Times, Washington Post, Economist, NPR, Bloomberg News, and TIME. Power earned a B.A. from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. ROSIE JONES, COMEDIAN Rosie Jones is a disabled comedian, actress and scriptwriter, who has cerebral palsy. Having started her career as a TV researcher and then scriptwriter, she is now a regular on popular comedy shows including The Last Leg, Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and Hypothetical. Having seen comedians get laughs for her lines, she decided she wanted to be the one on stage delivering them. She also wanted to have a better representation of disability on television and stage. EMMA REVIE, CEO, TRUSSELL TRUST Emma Revie is the Chief Executive of the Trussell Trust, a charity that supports a network of over 1,200 food bank centres to provide emergency food to people in crisis, offer additional support and campaign for change. Previously she was Chief Executive at youth charities Ambition and Landmark, and Head of Donor Services at international aid charity Tearfund. She has also run her own freelance consultancy and training business, and is treasurer of The Centre for Youth Impact, a community of organisations working together to progress thinking in youth work. BRENDAN HALL In 2009 Brendan Hall skippered a racing yacht in the ultimate long-distance challenge, The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Brendan insists that success came not by being the best sailor or strategist, but because he created the most engaging and empowering on-board culture, with a compelling vision, strong values and a continuous-improvement mindset. Brendan is now an international keynote speaker, who shows organisations how to positively develop their own internal culture.

Conference Programme Day 1: Thursday 24th September 2020 12:30-13:00 Registration and speed networking 13:00-13:05 Carál Ní Chuilín Introduction and Welcome 13:05-13:10 Andrew McCracken Introduction and Welcome 13:10-13:20 David Lane 13:20-14:00 Introduction and Welcome 14:00-14:30 Emma Revie Leading through crisis and ever-changing realities. Food poverty, COVID-19 and leadership resilience. Speed networking and comfort break 14:30-15:15 Workshops 15:15-16:00 Speed networking and comfort break 16:00-16:45 Amb. Samantha Power 16:45-17:00 The Education of an Idealist: A Conversation with Ambassador Power Close and Thanks Stay Connected.... @co3updates | #LCA2020 Most liked Tweet wins a bottle of Champagne Other spot prizes will be distributed throughout the day!

Conference Programme Day 2: Friday 25th September 2020 12:30-13:00 Registration and speed networking 13:00-13:10 13:10-13:20 Nora Smith and Andrew McCracken 13:20-14:00 Introduction and Welcome David Lane 14:00-14:45 Introduction and Welcome Brendan Hall The power of high impact leadership teams - what are the key ingredients to developing and maintaining high performing teams? Speed networking and comfort break 14:45-15:45 Panel Discussion COVID-19 Trusted Partnerships - 15:45-16:00 #BuildingBackBetter 16.00-16.45 Comfort break 16.45-17.00 Rosie Jones Triple Threat, Disabled, Gay and a Pr$*k! Close and Thanks Stay Connected.... @co3updates | #LCA2020 Most liked Tweet wins a bottle of Champagne Other spot prizes will be distributed throughout the day!

#BuildingBackBetter Panel Discussion Panelists Heather McLachlan Heather McLachlan has worked in the natural, built and cultural heritage sector for over 20 years and is currently the Director of the National Trust in Northern Ireland. She is a strong advocate for the need for a sustainable tourism strategy for Northern Ireland which protects the interests, both economic and environmental, of our local communities. Heather was previously Chief Executive of the Ulster Wildlife Trust and has over 30 years experience in the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland having worked previously in delivering the IFI Leadership Programme in Ireland. Previous employment includes Simon Community, Bryson House, Corrymeela Community and work in the private sector. She is also a Trustee of the Cecil King Memorial Foundation. Heather has two children and enjoys outdoor activities including hill walking and running. Patrick Corrigan Patrick Corrigan is Head of Nations & Regions and Northern Ireland Programme Director at Amnesty International UK, and a board member of the Human Rights Consortium. He played a leading role in the successful campaigns for equal marriage and for justice for victims of institutional child abuse. During Covid, he has made interventions on a range of human rights issues - including data privacy, the policing of protest, support for victims of domestic abuse and a call for a public inquiry into care home deaths. He has argued against a return to “business as usual” after the pandemic, and for a human rights-based approach to government which would build upon the strong bonds of social solidarity evident in the current crisis. David McCann David McCann is the Deputy Editor of Slugger O’Toole writing about politics and current affairs in Ireland. He also holds a PhD in politics from Ulster University.

Workshops The Rising Tide of ESG investing- Are you ready for the next wave? In 2020, we find ourselves under more pressure than ever to adhere to the principles of sustainability, and that is no different in the investment world. The impact of COVID-19 has galvanised and strengthened the movement towards sustainable investing. ESG investing is an approach where Environmental, Social and Governance factors of companies are considered as part of the wider research process. This is based on the idea that a lack of compliance in these areas is a serious risk to the long-term viability of business models. In this interactive workshop, we will cover the following questions: · What does ESG & Responsible Investing really mean? What impact has government response to COVID-19 had on sustainable investing? What does this mean for you as charity trustees? What responsibilities do you have? How can you prove to your stakeholders that you have a responsible investment process? Will there be more regulation on responsible investing? How will that impact you? Facilitators Chris O’Neill Chris O’Neill is a Partner at Cunningham Coates and is the charity specialist within the Belfast office, having managed a large number of clients within this sector since 2008. Chris also manages portfolios for private clients in a wide range of tax environments, including pension funds, ISAs, non-standard residence and domicile. Jessica Pearson Jessica Pearson is an Assistant Investment Manager, having recently qualified with the CISI Chartered Wealth Manager qualification. She has a keen interest in responsible investing within charities and trusts.

Workshops THE FUTURE ISN’T WHAT IT USED TO BE - LOOKING BEYOND COVID TO A NEW NORMAL The COVID-19 pandemic has generated unique challenges, forcing organisations to respond to unprecedented events at previously unknown speed. Many organisations are currently focused on short-term survival, responding to ever shifting events and trying to pivot home based operations, re-configure workplaces and keep operating effectively. But we have reached the point where leaders now need to look ‘over the hill’ beyond the current challenges of near-term survival and start to plan for the new ‘normal’. Whilst we can’t predict exactly what the immediate future holds, we believe the situation will never fully return to business as we knew it before the pandemic, and perhaps that is a good thing. This workshop will explore a number of themes and reflections on future organisations and workplaces which are emerging from the COVID-19 crisis. We will explore emerging hybrid organisational models; the rise of the remote homeworker; the arrival of permanent flexibility; the acceleration of digital transformation and the emergence of new working practices. This workshop takes a step into a transformed workplace…. A re-imagined place because as we emerge from an era-defining period of disruption, our focus is gradually shifting from crisis management to developing the organisations of a new working world. ‘There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.’ attributed to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Facilitator Donal Laverty Donal Laverty is Consulting Partner at Baker Tilly Mooney Moore and he leads the HR/OD Consulting Group for Baker Tilly International. An Organisation Design and Development specialist in essence, Donal’s range of skills and experience lie in assisting organisations transform their structure, their performance and their people. Donal is the immediate past Chair of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, teaches at two universities and is a regular contributor to thought leadership around organisations, change and management.

Workshops No Time To Diversify As a board member or chief officer, the organisation you lead has had an eventful year. You’ve dealt with the usual pressures that it has faced in raising core and project funding, recovering from political discontinuity at Stormont, and Brexit planning. Then came the spectre of COVID19. Your board had to get on top of the rapid decision-making needed to reconfigure services to meet the needs of its beneficiaries and its staff during lockdown, social distancing and the new Age of Zoom. Issues like board diversity and its effective representation of your service users took a back seat while everyone was legitimately firefighting and reorganising. But how effective was your board during this crunch period? Did you have the range of skills needed to make fast, effective decisions to support staff and clients? And how much did your board members’ lived experience help inform those decisions? Facilitated by Engage Director Patrick Minne, this 45-minute session will explore the advantages to organisations, and their mission, of authentic diversity on boards. We’ll discuss the practical obstacles on the road to board diversity, and suggest how these might be overcome. Joining Patrick to share their ideas are: Panelists Conor Curran – Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Queen’s University Belfast Conor is a qualified employment lawyer and HR professional with 15 years’ experience of embedding effective D&I strategies in large complex organisations, having previously worked in the policing, justice and health sectors. In his current role as Head of Diversity & Inclusion, he has helped Queen’s University Belfast develop a reputation as leader in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion best practice, both locally and nationally. A Russell Group University, with a workforce of 4,000 staff and 27,000 students from almost 100 different countries, Queen’s is also widely recognised as Northern Ireland’s top university and one of the country’s most diverse organisations. Judith Gillespie CBE – JKG Strategies LTD Judith has served as a member of the Equality Commission for NI, on the probation board and on the Garda policing authority. She has chaired the world’s third largest global athletics event and the Marie Curie Brain Game Fundraising Committee. Judith was the first ever woman to reach chief officer rank in policing in Northern Ireland before ultimately being promoted to deputy chief constable and acting chief constable, and was Diversity Champion for the PSNI, leading on the organisation’s Gender Action Plan. A visiting professor at UU, she also has an honorary doctorate from QUB.

Workshops No Time To Diversify Panelists Michael Holden – Chair of the Centre for Independent Living Michael is an accredited member of the Chartered Management Institute and holds a PGC in Social Science Research. He has been involved in numerous projects to help assist people living with disabilities including the launch of his website tripability.net. His activities have also involved working in the education sector to advance disability awareness training and addressing conferences to highlight the challenges people with disabilities can face in relation to finding employment. Roseann Kelly - Chief Executive Women in Business Northern Ireland Women in Business NI (WIBNI) is the largest and fastest growing business network for female entrepreneurs and senior business leaders in Northern Ireland with over 4,000 members spread throughout all industry sectors. Roseann joined Women in Business NI soon after the organisation was formed in 2002 as a voluntary Director. She also served as its Vice Chair, Treasurer, and Company Secretary.  She is a recent winner of the CO3 Entrepreneur of the Year award. A Vice Chair of Women’s Tec NI and past board member of both WINET and the Women’s Fund for NI, she was invited onto the Advisory Board of the SME Development Institute at Ulster Business School. She has won the Services to Enterprise Award and was included in the Belfast Business Top 50.

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