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THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2023/24
8th & 9th MARCH 2024 (PENANG)
THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2023/24
8th & 9th MARCH 2024 (PENANG)
THE GLOBAL LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2023/24

LEAD
WHERE
YOU

ARE. LIVE. WORK. SERVE.

8th & 9th MARCH 2024 (PENANG)

Never Stop Learning

The Global Leadership Summit (GLS) is the largest leadership experience in the world which partners with local churches, ministries, and organizations to help leaders to grow and become a catalyst for change.

With the partnership of industry-leading experts representing ministry and marketplace, GLS will fuel inspiration, recharge your vision, and trigger intentional action to never stop learning! Commit now to secure your seat at GLS24, where you will join hundreds of thousands of leaders like YOU!

INDIVIDUAL

The Global Leadership Summit 2023/24

8th & 9th March 2024

9am to 6pm (8th March, Friday)
8am to 11.30am (9th March, Saturday)
Excel Point Community Church

DISCOUNT
EARLY BIRD

before 16th February 2024

RM 150

normal price

RM 170 per pax

  • In person GLS at a location in Georgetown, Penang
  • Inclusive of light breakfast, lunch & tea breaks
  • Opportunity to connect with leaders across the Northern Region
  • Powerful Leadership Stories
REGISTRATION CLOSED
BUNDLE
6 pax above

The Global Leadership Summit 2023/24

8th & 9th March 2024

9am to 6pm (8th March, Friday)
8am to 11.30am (9th March, Saturday)
Excel Point Community Church

DISCOUNT
EARLY BIRD

before 16th February 2024

RM 130

normal price

RM 150 per pax

  • In person GLS at a location in Georgetown, Penang
  • Inclusive of light breakfast, lunch & tea breaks
  • Opportunity to connect with leaders across the Northern Region
  • Powerful Leadership Stories
REGISTRATION CLOSED

GLS 23/24

SPEAKERS

GLS 23/24
SPEAKERS

Our leadership experts represent the best of ministry wisdom and marketplace knowledge to inspire and equip you in your leadership journey, so you can be a catalyst for change in the world.

Global Leadership Summit always features world-class speakers. Past alumni have included Craig Groeschel, Patrick Lencioni, T.D. Jakes, Marcus Buckingham, Simon Sinek, Juliet Funt, Dr Henry Cloud and John C. Maxwell just to name a few!

We know in 2024 our world-class faculty will share their distinct perspectives, inspiring and equipping you with practical skills you can apply right away.

FOUNDING AND SENIOR PASTOR, LIFE.CHURCH

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

The Future of Leadership is Trust

Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church. Known for their missional approach to leveraging the latest technology, Life.Church facilitates online and in-person services across 40 campuses with a weekly attendance of over 85,000 people. Innovative creator of the YouVersion Bible App, which has more than half a billion downloads worldwide, Life.Church was instrumental in providing free tools to churches navigating virtual experiences in the wake of the global health pandemic in 2020. On behalf of The Global Leadership Summit, he advocates to build leaders in every sector of society. He is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the top-ranked Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

LEAD PASTOR, SOUL CITY CHURCH

SPEAKER; AUTHOR

What’s Here Now?

Globally recognized as a leader of leaders, Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church. Known for their missional approach to leveraging the latest technology, Life.Church facilitates online and in-person services across 40 campuses with a weekly attendance of over 85,000 people. Innovative creator of the YouVersion Bible App, which has more than half a billion downloads worldwide, Life.Church was instrumental in providing free tools to churches navigating virtual experiences in the wake of the global health pandemic in 2020. On behalf of The Global Leadership Summit, he advocates to build leaders in every sector of society. He is a New York Times best-selling author and the host of the top-ranked Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast

FOUNDER, HABITS ACADEMY

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Harnessing the Power of Atomic Habits

James Clear is one of the world’s leading experts on habit formation. His New York Times best-selling book, Atomic Habits, has sold over 10 million copies worldwide, has been translated into more than 50 languages, is the number one best-selling book of 2021 on Amazon, and also the number one audiobook on Audible. Known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work, Clear’s “3-2-1” email newsletter is sent to more than 1 million subscribers each week. He has presented his teachings to audiences at many Fortune 500 companies, including Microsoft, Facebook, and Google. His work has been featured in Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on CBS This Morning.

FOUNDER, SSEKO DESIGNS

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

It’s Lonely at the Top (but it doesn't have to be)

Liz Forkin Bohannon is the founder of Sseko Designs, the author of the book Beginner’s Pluck: Build your Life of Purpose & Impact Now, and host of the Plucking Up podcast. Through her work in the fashion industry, Bohannon seeks to create educational and economic opportunities for women worldwide and infuse radical transparency and equity into the global supply chain. She uses her entrepreneurial journey and learnings as an author, writer, and speaker to inspire and equip leaders across the globe to build lives of purpose, passion, and impact. Bohannon’s story has been featured in dozens of publications, including Vogue, Redbook, Fortune, and O, and appeared on national broadcasts, including ABC’s Shark Tank and Good Morning America. Among other notable honors, Bohannon was named a top three Transformation Leader by John Maxwell, Forbes listed her as a top 20 public speaker in the U.S., and Bloomberg Businessweek named her a leading social entrepreneur to watch.

PROFESSOR, HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Leading High-Performance Teams

Anita Elberse is the Lincoln Filene Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. An award-winning teacher and scholar, Professor Elberse develops and teaches an MBA course covering the “Businesses of Entertainment, Media, and Sports,” which ranks among the most sought-after courses in the School’s curriculum, and chairs a short executive education program, also named “The Business of Entertainment, Media, and Sports.” In her research, Professor Elberse primarily aims to understand what drives the success of products in the entertainment, media, sports, and other creative industries, and how firms can effectively manage products and talent in such sectors. She is acclaimed for her work on digital-media strategies. Professor Elberse has conducted case studies on dozens of entertainment companies and personalities, including The Walt Disney Studios, Live Nation, NBC Universal, NFL, Nike, and Spotify. Several of these are described in her first book, Blockbusters: Hit-making, Risk-taking, and the Big Business of Entertainment. Professor Elberse is one of the youngest female professors to have been promoted to full professor with tenure in Harvard Business School’s history.

FOUNDING AND LEAD PASTOR, FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

FOUNDER AND CEO, THE GREATEST STORY, INC.

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Leading in Difficult Spaces

Albert Tate is the founding and lead pastor of Fellowship Church in Los Angeles, California. He began his ministry pastoring just a few families at Sweet Home Church in Mississippi before serving the historic Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California. Hearing the call from God to plant a church, Albert and his wife, LaRosa, launched Fellowship Church in January 2012. In its short history, this gospel-centered, multiethnic, intergenerational church has already established a solid foothold in the region to the glory, honor, and transformational power of Christ. As a dynamic communicator, Albert is passionate about sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ both locally and globally. He serves on the Board of Trustees at Azusa Pacific University, Global Leadership Network, and Global Church Planting Organization, Stadia. Albert is the Founder and CEO of The Greatest Story, Inc. He’s the author of How We Love Matters: A Call to Practice Relentless Racial Reconciliation and Disobedient God: Trusting a God Who Goes Off Script.

DIRECTOR OF THE HOOVER INSTITUTE

66TH SECRETARY OF STATE

AUTHOR & PROFESSOR

Negotiating Your Future

Secretary Condoleezza Rice is the Director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a Senior Fellow on Public Policy. Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States and as President George W. Bush’s Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. In 2022, she became a part-owner of the Denver Broncos and is Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Rice is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded over 15 honorary doctorates. She has authored and co-authored numerous books, most recently To Build a Better World, co-authored with Philip Zelikow. Her other bestsellers include Extraordinary Ordinary People and No Higher Honor.

FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT, THE TABLE GROUP

BEST-SELLING AUTHOR

Courage in a Time Such as This

Patrick Lencioni is founder and president of The Table Group, a firm dedicated to providing organizations with ideas, products, and services that improve teamwork, clarity, and employee engagement. Lencioni’s passion for organizations and the people who work in them is reflected in his writing, speaking, and executive consulting. He is the author of 12 best-selling books with over 7,000,000 copies sold. After more than 20 years in print, his classic book, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, remains a fixture on national best-seller lists. His most recent book, The Six Types of Working Genius: A Better Way to Understand Your Gifts, Your Frustrations and Your Team, was released in September 2022, and was designed to help people find joy and energy in their work. He is also the host of the popular business podcast, At the Table with Patrick Lencioni.

FOUNDER & CEO, LEADERONOMICS

SPEAKER; LEADER; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR

The Science of Building Leaders

Roshan is the Founder and CEO of Leaderonomics, an award-winning social enterprise. He is a thought leader in the field of leadership development and human capital. He o speaks about transformation, for individuals as well as organizations, across the globe. He has grown Leaderonomics from an NGO into one of the best brands in leadership development and technology, not just in Malaysia but across Southeast Asia.

Prior to Leaderonomics, he spent 14 years at General Electric (GE) across the US, Europe and in Asia, in various finance, HR, leadership development and business management roles. He also spend 2 years at Johnson & Johnson in a global capacity before setting up Leaderonomics.

CO-FOUNDER, YATSAR ACADEMY

Shaping Entrepreneurs for Divine Impact

Christophe Marque (51) is a French entrepreneur who created and run several companies, mainly in Asia.

He started creating companies at the age of 25 and moved on to create and spearhead industrial SMEs in the field of specialty chemicals, industrial gases and medical technology. He enjoyed experiencing creation, management and M&A operations.

Born in France, he’s lived in Niger, Malaysia, China and now resides in Bali (Indonesia) with his wife and their two children. Christophe is passionate about value creation at every level, particularly in cross-cultural environments. He is a nomadic servant living for God. Regularly engaged on strategic missions, he tackles his various challenges with humility, always considering men and women first.

Now Christophe is engaged in the realization of a God’s inspired plan, the Yatsar Academy. Yatsar is a faith-based Entrepreneur Academy set to run on four regional campuses, on four continents, starting with Asia, and followed by Europe, America and Africa. Part an academy, part an incubator, part an investment vehicle, Yatsar is creating an ecosystem at the service of entrepreneurs, shaping their dreams into successful businesses.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CLARION NEWLIFE CAPITAL

A Personal Journey to Social Responsibility and Impact Investing

Song Tjoa has been an active venture capital investor since the mid-90's in numerous early-stage Silicon Valley and China tech companies. He currently serves on the boards of several private companies and nonprofits.

He is also an ordained minister with the New Life Fellowship of Churches, serving in a senior leadership capacity for this family of autonomous churches in Asia.

His (almost) full time endeavor now is leading a refugee learning centre in Penang, and managing Clarion NewLife Capital, a social impact fund (clarionnewlife.com).

Attesting to this professional diversity, he initially trained as an electrical engineer (UT Austin), holds an MBA (NUS), as well as a Master's and Doctorate in Theology (Fuller Theological Seminary).

Theme for 2023/2024:

LEAD WHERE YOU ARE.
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IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY

Why attend?

Your influence impacts those around you every day - for better or worse, in both big and small ways.

During a season that may have depleted your energy, stunted your growth or left you in the dark, it’s time to rediscover a new hope for your future in order to amplify the positive difference you can make.

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IMPROVED JOB SATISFACTION

Your leadership matters

When you invest in developing your leadership skills, you also give back to everyone around you. You strengthen your relationships, build trust in your team, innovate toward a better future and face challenges head-on with fresh perspective—not only do you thrive, but your family, business, church and community thrives!

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IMPROVED WORK QUALITY

For more than 25 years...

The Global Leadership Summit has delivered leadership insights with attendees reporting positive outcomes (based on independent research by Excellence in Giving).

A Glimpse of our past events

What attendees are saying...

We believe that everyone has the capacity to lead—because Everyone Has Influence. Whether you’re an executive, a student, a parent, or a community leader, your leadership matters! Invest in developing your leadership skills at the GLS.

Most of the content was first time listening to it. Very enlightening. Hearing from God-fearing people who have impacted and inspired many was very encouraging. Time to discover the leader in me!

- Hillary L, Attendee, Malaysia

As a first-time Summit attendee, I think one of the most impactful takeaway was realizing that I AM a leader, period. That I CAN and SHOULD start cultivating authentic and effective leadership qualities from this moment onward, because there's simply no such thing as learning how to be a leader only when I obtain a 'leader' title. Secondly and importantly, most leadership "trainings" often focus on generic principles and practical ways to lead one's team, based on a corporate/ career-based setting. But this Summit has opened up my eyes to see leadership in every aspect of my life (family, ministry, even one's PERSONAL leadership), and apply leadership qualities in a flexible, multifaceted way.

- Rachel G, attendee, Malaysia

Many pastoral leaders and many business leaders came to participate. Everyone felt that they had gained a lot. The pastoral care of their church and the management of the entire enterprise brought many new ideas.

- Xia Zhongjian, Taiwan Gospel Advancement Association, Malaysia

Learning never stops, and I have been so thankful to be able to allocate 2 days to join in Global Leadership Summit in KL.
Nuggets of wisdom pouring out of very experienced and distinguished leaders like Roshan Thiran, Datuk Seri Idris Jala on transformational leadership in 6 steps, Henry Kaestner, Daniel Pink with the 4 categories of regrets and the actions to remedy it, and Sahar Hashemi OBE on knowing 100% of you in being an entrepreneur. So blessed with so much more learning.

- Jasmine N.

2 Days Of Immense Learning through The Global Leadership Summit by GLN Malaysia. Investing in my personal growth is of the best Leadership decision I can make. Everyone has the ability to influence. GLN is a community of curious, growth minded, change driven people committed to developing their leadership skills to maximize their influence for the purpose of igniting positive transformation wherever they live and work.

Everyday, I count my blessings. As I continue my journey to contribute to those around me, I'm grateful for the failures I've endured, the people I meet everyday, opportunities missed and gained, a healthy body and mind.

- Ann L.