A new partnership between Blackmore Family Foundation and Griffith University has mobilised the Blackmore Leadership Summit series and a worldwide search for the Blackmore Chair in Business Leadership.
The role will oversee The Blackmore Leadership Summit series, an annual flagship and destination event that will bring together a cohort of up to 50 business founders, executives, and leaders to amalgamate experiences and provide structured and expert learning.
The partnership represents a shared commitment towards innovative, authentic, people-centred leadership.
Pro Vice Chancellor (Business) Professor Caitlin Byrne said the chair would play a critical role in harnessing new knowledge and thinking about innovative business leadership in Australia and the Asia Pacific.
“Leadership is hard and in today’s complex and contested world the demand for effective leaders has never been greater,” Professor Byrne said.
“I’m truly proud that Griffith Business School, together with the Blackmore Family Foundation, is elevating business education and research in ways that will transform leadership practice in Australia and the Asia-Pacific for the better.
“We’re grateful to Marcus Blackmore for reminding us about the importance of investing in people for the long term, and we look forward to working with the Blackmore Family Foundation board to bring our shared ambitions for better business leadership to life.”
Griffith celebrated with the Blackmore Family Foundation at an event hosted by Vice Chancellor and President Professor Carolyn Evans on the Gold Coast campus last week, with members of the Blackmore Family Foundation including Marcus Blackmore and Caroline Furlong.
See details about the Chair of Business Leadership position here.