Keynotes and provocations
Leaders who have changed who gets to lead in their own sector, speaking candidly about how they did it.
The gathering
Each year we come together to learn, celebrate and build relationships. The format may be a retreat or a conference.
Once a yearUnited KingdomRetreat or conference
0Gathering a year, in full
0Parts to the day
0The number we exist to break
Why we gather
Most of the Circle’s work happens quietly — in masterclasses, coaching calls and conversations between two people who needed each other that week.
Once a year we put all of it in one place: members, Fellows, mentors, alumni and the people who are about to join.
Next gatheringThe format is confirmed each year.Retreat · Conference · Celebration
Believe✦Build✦Belong✦Breakthrough✦Become✦
Believe✦Build✦Belong✦Breakthrough✦Become✦
The shape of the day
A conference year runs to roughly this shape. A retreat year stretches the same elements across two slower days.
Workshops
Practical sessions in small groups: negotiation, board readiness, visibility and leading through resistance.
Circles and connection
Structured conversations that leave you with relationships, not just a pocket of business cards.
Celebration
Dinner, recognition for the year's Fellows, and the part of the day everyone remembers.
From last year
Questions
It alternates. Some years call for a residential retreat with time and space; others call for a bigger conference that brings more people into the room. We confirm the format each year.
Be in the room