On the 3rd June in South Africa, the Black Leadership Initiative (BLI) will hold the second in a series of international symposiums, bringing together black leaders from across the globe to explore and discuss black leadership in the 21st century.
Continuing the discussion from the BLI symposium held in London in September 2009, the ‘Zandile Kunene Memorial Symposium on Black Leadership’ will explore the issues, challenges, opportunities and concepts around black leadership and alternative leadership frameworks.
Held in partnership with the Matthew Goniwe School of Leadership & Governance (MGSLG), the Steve Biko Foundation and Wits School of Education, the symposium aims to bring together leaders from a rich diversity of cultures and professions to give valuable input and raise the level of debate at a time of great change and opportunity for black leadership.
The event, to be held in Johannesburg, is dedicated to the memory of the late Zandile Kunene - Executive Director of MGSLG until her death earlier this year - and will build upon the BLI’s partnership with MGSLG, helping to continue the work that Ms. Kunene started - sharing, reviewing and developing a uniquely African perspective of leadership.
The outcomes from both the South Africa and UK symposiums will form the basis of a research paper to be presented to the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration and Management (CCEAM) later this year.
Rajinder Mann, Director of the BLI, commented; "The symposium will provide a great opportunity for black leaders to debate their leadership styles and the added value they bring into the leadership roles, which in turn will further empower black professionals and provide a forum for us to debate the challenges and opportunities for us as black leaders and define our own black leadership paradigms."
