Symposium to empower leaders
ABOUT 200 participants are converging in Denarau for the FMF Legacy Leadership Symposium 2024 to be held from March 13-15.
“Indeed, the importance of leadership and the need for good leadership cannot be overstated,” said Ana Laqeretabua, founder and principal consultant of Partners of the Pacific Legacy Leadership’s leading partner Salt Inc PTE Ltd.
“Our vision is really to start to influence the leadership landscape of the region and to promote a more people-centred values leadership culture, where leaders are paying more attention to the people that they’re leading and not necessarily just focusing on the position that they’re in and the power that that position gives them.”
Participants registered for this three-day symposium include leaders from Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu.
A diverse range of participants include representatives from key government ministries in Fiji namely, Ministry of Regional Development, Ministry of Civil Service, Ministry of Housing, Director of Public Prosecutions, Fiji Corrections Service.
Additionally, representatives from other organisations include Fiji Development Bank, Fiji National Provident Fund, Housing Authority of Fiji, Fiji Red Cross Society, Airports Fiji Ltd, iTaukei Land Trust Board, Fiji Women’s Fund, Fiji Pine Ltd and Women in Media Association.
With the unique opportunity to meet with like-minded leaders from around the Pacific, participants will hear from world renowned speakers and grow their network.
International speakers include Dr Jolander Headley, author/executive life coach/ empowerment specialist/ marketplace strategist.
As an executive director of The John Maxwell Team, Dr Headley is certified to facilitate, speak, train and coach individuals and groups in the areas of leadership development, entrepreneurship, professional skills and personal growth.
Secondly, Ray Popham, a speaker, strategist and shepherd shared: “I am a creative communicator. I speak, teach, inspire, mentor, coach, write, strategise, and lead. My goal: to inspire and empower people to live and lead with more purpose, meaning, fulfillment and abundance. The aim of it all: Helping you be good at what you do and great at who you are!”
Thirdly, Christian R. Martinez, a high-performance business coach. His vision is centered on ensuring every team member feels valued, exhibits enthusiasm for their work and remain focused on team success. In 2017 he founded Leadership Legacy, a high-performance coaching organisation dedicated to helping teams, leaders, and businesses thrive in the health, wealth, and relationship industries.
“In today’s fast-changing world, we need leaders who understand different perspectives,” said Maria Kumar, FMF’s group marketing manager.
“FMF Legacy Leadership Symposium is more than just three days event. They’re engines of progress, bringing people together, fostering innovation, nurturing talent and ensuring that leadership is open to all.”
The FMF Legacy Leadership Symposium is an annual convening of Pacific based emerging and seasoned leaders drawing on people centred values-based leadership principles with the objective to build and strengthen effective resilient leaders. It is about building a leadership legacy that is intentional about the visions and dreams that are part of our leadership story.
The FMF Legacy Leadership Symposium 2024 (#FMFLLS2024) is supported by the FMF Foods Ltd and Tonga Development Bank as its gold and bronze sponsors with support from regional development partner, the Pacific Community and Fiji TV as its media partner.