LBNL Stewardship Summit

Transforming Leaders & Teams from the Inside Out

2025 Summit Agenda

2025 Core Program Schedule

*Graduation requirement: Must attend at least 75% of each Core Program Day*

DAY 0 // JANUARY 22: Stewardship Summit Connection Call
Time StampActivity/ExcerciseFacilitator
9:00AM-11:00AMSetting the stage for our Stewardship Summit CommunitySummit Team
DAY 1 // JANUARY 29: Leading from the Inside Out
Time StampActivity/ExcerciseFacilitator
8:30AM-8:45AMArrival & Coffee TalkSummit Team
8:45AM-9:50AMWelcome & Community ConnectionMike Witherell
Aditi Chakravarty
Julia Winston
9:50AM-10:50AMOpening Keynote:
Conversational Leadership		David Whyte
10:50AM-11:20AMDebrief & Transition (and break)Summit Team
11:20AM-12:50PMWorkshop:
Science of Self-Management // Dare to Lead Values Inventory		Aiko Bethea
60-MIN LUNCH BREAK – COMMUTE TO ROOM ASSIGNMENTS IF ONSITE
1:50PM-2:00PMIntroducing Home Groups & MentorsSummit Team
2:00PM-3:30PMHome Group Coaching Mastermind:
Management Challenge Diagnosis		Home Group Mentors
3:30PM-3:50PMDebrief & Transition (and break)Summit Team
3:50PM-4:50PMKeynote for New & Early Career Leaders Track:
Immunity to Change Framework
Keynote for Experienced Leaders Track:
Positive Intelligence Framework		Lisa Lahey
Emily Harman
4:50PM-5:00PMDebriefSummit Team
5:00PM-5:15PMClosing & Tomorrow’s AgendaSummit Team
BREAK
5:45PM-6:45PM[optional] Fireside Leadership Chat with Mike Witherell, Carol Burns, & Michael BrandtSummit Team
DAY 2 // JANUARY 30: Building High-Impact Teams & Cultivating Communities of Trust
8:30AM-8:45AMArrival & Coffee TalkSummit Team
8:45AM-9:00AMWelcomeSummit Team
9:00AM-10:00AMKeynote New & Early Career Leaders: Social Rituals for Teaming
Keynote New & Early Career Leaders: Power Dynamics on Teams
Keynote Experienced Leaders: Management through Cultural Awareness
Keynote Experienced Leaders: Leader as Coach		Ovul Sezer
Jeffrey Lees
Michele Gelfand
Haesun Moon
10:00AM-10:30AMDebrief & Transition (and Break)Summit Team
10:30AM-12:15PMWorkshop:
Science of Interpersonal Dynamics // Good Conflict		Amanda Ripley
Hélène Biandudi Hofer
12:15PM-12:30PMDebrief & TransitionSummit Team
60-MIN LUNCH BREAK
1:30PM-1:40PMTransitionSummit Team & Home Group Mentors
1:40PM-3:10PMHome Group Coaching Mastermind:
Management Challenge Overlap & Ideation		Home Group Mentors
3:10PM-3:40PMDebrief & Transition (and break) & Intro to L&C Summit Team
3:40PM-4:40PMIn Conversation: Team Science through InterdisciplinarityMike Witherell
Kathy Yelick
4:40PM-5:00PMClosing & Tomorrow’s AgendaSummit Team
BREAK
6:00PM-8:00PM[optional] EVENING CELEBRATION (In Person)Summit Team
DAY 3 // JANUARY 31: Evolving As An Organization
8:30AM-8:45AMArrival & Coffee TalkSummit Team
8:45AM-9:00AMWelcomeSummit Team
9:00AM-10:00AMKeynote New & Early Career Leaders: System Thinking
Keynote New & Early Career Leaders: Decision-Making Under Pressure
Keynote Experienced Leaders: Radical Participatory Design & Successful Partnerships
Keynote Experienced Leaders: Adaptive Leadership through Managing Polarities		Michael Goodman
Michelle Florendo
Victor Udoewa
Beena Sharma
10:00AM-10:20AMDebrief & TransitionSummit Team
10:20AM-12:00PMHome Group Coaching Mastermind:
Management Challenge Experiment & Celebration		Home Group Mentors
12:00PM-12:05PMBreakSummit Team
12:05PM-12:15PMBeyond the Summit: Management PracticumsSummit Team
12:15PM-12:45PMCommunity Connection: Unlocking StewardshipSummit Team
12:45PM-1:00PMAdjournMike Witherell
Aditi Chakravarty
DAY 4 // JULY 16: Graduation
8:00AM-8:30AMArrival & Coffee TalkSummit Team
8:30AM-9:00AMWelcome & Community (Re)ConnectionSummit Team
9:00AM-10:00AMIntegration and Making MeaningSummit Team
10:00PM-10:10PMBreakSummit Team
10:10AM-12:15PMHome Group Coaching Mastermind: CelebrationHome Group Mentors
12:15PM-12:30PMBeyond the Summit: Management Case Studies & Alumni CommunitySummit Team
12:30PM-1:00PMGraduationMike Witherell
Aditi Chakravarty
1:00PM-1:15PMAdjournSummit Team
1:15PM-2:30PM[optional] LUNCH CELEBRATION (Hybrid)Summit Team