Leading at the Edge Symposium

Explore the cutting-edge of leadership with global insights and local relevance to support your leadership in an era of constraints.

Thursday 11 September 2025 – Friday 12 September 2025

Ever feel like you’re at the edge – pushing your leadership limits, juggling competing demands, and making do with less? What if these moments were not barriers but invitations to rethink, experiment, and lead differently?

Leaders today are expected to achieve more with less: fewer resources, tighter budgets, and growing demands on their time. Capacity is stretched, expectations are rising, and the space to pause, reflect, and reset feels out of reach. How do we find opportunity in these challenges, turn pressure into progress, and lead in an unpredictable world?

The Leading at the Edge Symposium will provide an opportunity to step back from the edge, to pause, consider, learn and grow. Gain strategies to manage complexity, create real impact, and sustain yourself and your team under pressure. This event will explore how we develop antifragility, by expanding our resilience to embrace the tension of constraints as a catalyst for innovation.

The quality of presenters Tasmanian Leaders can gather at their symposiums is a great reason to attend. I find myself at the end of it all full of thoughts, energy and curiosity from the carefully cultivated program. That I get to also speak with a diverse collection of people from across the state at the table and in the breaks makes this an easy recommend for me. – Stephen Hill, 2024 Participant

This is the most valuable day away from the office to refresh and reset. – Lynsey Maher

Ready to step to the edge?

What you’ll gain

Through keynote presentations, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops, at the 2025 Leading at the Edge Symposium you will:

Gain practical tools to take home and apply in your organisations and lives.
Develop the skills to lead effectively, knowing when to push forward and when to hold back.
Learn from renowned speakers with expertise in leading within constraints.
Strengthen your ability to manage stress, support your team, for greater wellbeing.
Reframe challenges to uncover hidden opportunities and drive meaningful change.
Connect with and learn from inspiring leaders, sharing challenges, insights, and solutions

Your investment includes the full-day symposium and networking event on Thursday evening, with an opportunity to further reflect and discuss key themes with peers at a facilitated debrief breakfast on Friday.

Why attend?

Connecting global insights with local relevance, this is a must-do event for leaders who want to transform challenges into growth opportunities.

Proudly presented by Tasmanian Leaders, the powerhouse behind the acclaimed Tasmanian Leaders Program, Leading at the Edge delivers a world-class leadership experience to your doorstep.

This year’s symposium builds on past events by unpacking the real-world constraints leaders face daily. If you’re tired of feeling stuck, this event will equip you with the mindset and strategies to break through barriers and lead with impact.

Strategies to thrive under pressure and maximise limited resources.
Insights from top experts in resilience, adaptive leadership, and innovation.
Frameworks for strategic prioritisation in fast-paced environments.
A chance to step back, recharge, and gain perspective with like-minded peers.

Who is it for?

The Leading at the Edge Symposium is for leaders, professionals, and changemakers who are facing increasing demands with limited resources, including:

Senior executives and politicians
Young professionals and future leaders
Managers of large teams and learning and development staff
Representatives of diverse industries and communities
Public sector and not for profit professionals
Entrepreneurs and business owners
Community change agents
Educators, trainers, and coaches

When and Where

Held at Crowne Plaza Hobart, your investment includes the full-day event on Thursday. You are welcome to also purchase tickets for an optional facilitated breakfast on Friday morning to further explore insights and applications.

Speakers

An inspiring lineup of researchers, business professionals, and community leaders will join us to explore how to lead when you’re at the edge of your capacity. Speakers will be announced in June.