Fabian Dattner

Leadership expert Fabian Dattner, discusses lessons starting a global movement, and the journey of her dream from conception to reality. Key takeaways include: *Lessons learnt *Being courageous *Digital messaging *Letting go of control (being a choreographer not a controller) *Having a legacy mindset *Being able and willing to receive feedback

From dream to global initiative in 3 years Voted 6th most influential and positive initiative for women globally in 2016 (Fortune Magazine) Vision: 1,000 women in science by 2026 equipped and mobilised as leaders to influence policy and decision making as it shapes our planet. 76 women, together in otherworldly isolation, in one of the most extreme environments on earth. Hear how they wrestle with the challenges of being women leaders and appreciate their courage in facing the issues of our times. This is the journey of Homeward Bound. Hear Fabian’s account of the valuable insights into leadership as she shares the highs, the lows and the capacity of women to collaborate for a shared vision, each in their own way fighting for change. The collective knowledge on the ship coupled with Fabian’s thirty years of leadership expertise can’t prepare participants for some of the challenges they face in the name of amplifying the role of women’s leadership globally. It is these critical lessons learned that Fabian will share with the audience in her keynote presentation.

Has the paradigm in leadership shifted? And if so, do incumbent leaders fully realise the implications? The task of leading has become incredibly complex. Every leader, from within education or public sector, utility or finance, entrepreneurial or corporation, wakes every morning to a level of responsibility and task that is largely growing exponentially. 50 years ago, the tasks were essentially predictable, comparatively simple and possible to contain in a 9 - 5 day. Today, long hours, back to back meetings, strategic and operational complexity, volumes of emails and endless change leave leaders feeling they are never ahead of the game, never completing work to a standard that entirely satisfies, and always falling asleep at night anxious about what hasn’t been done. Mindfulness, exercise and good planning are meant to ease the burden, but they don’t. Not yet. Not enough. Leaders worry about paradoxes that seem self evident; short term stretch targets and long term strategy, endless change and the cost of engagement, confidence and imposter syndrome, competition and exhaustion, communication and decision making, meetings and collaboration. What’s is happening? We know about exponential change, we understand that flexibility, agility and disruptive thinking are meant to be easy to attain. But the fact is, for most people they aren’t. Why? What if we are in the middle of a significant paradigm shift in leadership? What if women as leaders are central to the shift? What if our emotional agility is more relevant than our intellectual agility? Thomas Kuhn famously said ‘paradigms don’t shift from within’ and Einstein ‘the mind that creates the problem rarely solves it’. So, what are we changing to and how do we capitalise on it with women Fabian can talk about - Female leadership in the age of women - the benefit of collaboration, inclusion, legacy mindset and trustworthiness with money and assets - The business benefits of women in in leadership - Getting ready to keep great women: What needs to change to attract, select, retain and promote women - In addition to her global leadership expertise, Fabian is also the Founder of the now globally recognised Homeward Bound Project (for women in STEMM). She is also able to share deeply informed, relevant and engaging insights about - How to build a global movement; The challenge of real collaboration, inclusion and legacy mindset - Understanding the marriage of story and fact; what’s the price of isolation - one from the other (bringing science into our world)

This presentation looks at the concept of trust and leadership. This is an important time to be honest about leadership capability and leaders to be wise and willing about what causes senior teams to become dysfunctional, what is the cost of this dysfunction is in terms of engagement and trust and what we can do about it. This presentation asks "Are we in the midst of a leadership crisis?" while looking at practical advice from a leadership expert and discussing the four key elements that can build (or break) trust in a leader.

Looks at intergenerational leadership, the differences in an age-diverse workforce and how to get the best from you teams on all levels. Fabian's presentation also considers the following: * The challenge for leaders today * Understanding the nuances of generational values * Good leadership at all levels: getting the best out of people * Creating a cultural blueprint * Avoiding the ‘task’ trap * Be mentored, encourage mentoring (sometimes a CEOs best mentor can be generations younger!)