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Dr Simon Longstaff AO

Dr Simon Longstaff AO

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Executive Director

The Ethics Centre

Dr Simon Longstaff AO is the Executive Director of the Ethics Centre, co-founder of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and has been named as one of the True Leaders of the 21st century by AFR BOSS magazine. The Ethics Centre is a not-for-profit organisation developing and delivering innovative programs, services and experiences, designed to bring ethics to the centre of personal and professional life.

SESSIONS

Day 1

10:55

CEO Fireside Chat: Making the Call When There’s No Playbook

  • How to lead decisively when visibility is low and pressure is high

  • Balancing stakeholder demands, values, and performance under fire

  • What grounded their leadership during the most difficult moments

  • What they’d do differently and what they stand by

Moderator: Dr Simon Longstaff AO, Executive Director, The Ethics Centre

Kristin Stubbins AM, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, KSIB, Chair, Taronga Conservation Society, Board Member, Mindgardens, Co-Chair, Women for Change, Former Interim Chief Executive Officer, PWC

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