Follow us on
TO BE A 21st CENTURY LEADER, FIRST YOU NEED TO REIMAGINE LEADERSHIP

At Iclif, we believe a true leader gets going by seeing opportunities where others see adversity. To lead herself and her team through this uncharted territory, the main ingredient she needs is Leadership Energy.

For 5 years, thousands of business leaders, leadership experts and their protégés have benefitted from the Leadership Energy Summit Asia (LESA). Join us this year to find out how to make stepping stones out of stumbling blocks to your goals.

Be inspired by our group of well-known speakers. Well respected in their fields, they will fuel you with Leadership Energy to put your vision to fruition and create that better future you always had in mind.

How to be autocratic and still be loved

In the age of democracy, Iclif’s research of 16,000 people revealed something quite startling – regardless of country, gender or age, respondents preferred autocratic leadership practiced by the likes of Jack Ma, Steve Jobs, Abraham Lincoln, etc.

This is indeed surprising, considering the empowerment of the younger generation made possible by the internet. On one hand, we have data that shows the need to be autocratic, on the other hand, you risk antagonizing today’s free and empowered workforce. At Iclif, we call this the 21st century leadership dilemma.

Discover How to Break the Barriers of 21st Century Leadership

Insightful Presentations

Listen to renowned business leaders from the region and the world as they reveal how they have harnessed their Leadership Energy to success.

Masterclasses

Build up your capabilities and practical skills in essential leadership aspects via a refreshing combination of East, West, modern and traditional influences.

ILEA Awards

Pay tribute to unsung everyday heroes who have contributed significantly to organisations, communities and/or nation.

Big Debate

Learn from expert panelists as they boldly challenge the status quo and share their unique views in pressing leadership issues.

Networking Sessions

Participate in interactive sessions with prominent personalities and notable figures to develop new leadership perspectives.

Energy Boosting

Get energised with engaging activities that prepare you for new concepts and thinking.

What Leaders Say

LESA is not a business conference. It’s a ‘think’ event where you get inspired to find your own path to success. Truly motivating!
Aman Chowla
CEO, Prudential Thailand
LESA is an annual event that’s not to be missed! It is a profound leadership experience built on personal stories, where learning happens as much in the mind as through the heart. Understanding how leadership energy works has ignited my passion to create a better future!
Shareen Ooi
Group CMO, Media Prima
LESA is the only leadership conference I have attended that has kept me thinking and reflecting on my own self even long after the conference ended. It was highly impactful and insightful. I would highly recommend it to all business and social leaders.
Antony Lee
CEO, AIG Malaysia
3000+ attendees from 20 countries: 97% would recommend LESA; 96% rated LESA as good to excellent. Audience: 65% C-Suite from MNCs/GLCs; 30% SMEs; 5% Independent Delegates.

Leadership Energy Powers and Drives Renowned Speakers

LESA 2017 –
Event Highlights
LESA 2017 –
Introduction
LESA 2017 –
Open Source Leadership
LESA 2017 –
Rajeev Peshawaria
LESA 2017 –
Dr. Alvy Ray Smith
LESA 2017 –
Chatri Sidyodtong
LESA 2017 –
Claire Lachance
LESA 2017 –
Terry Jones
LESA 2017 –
VR Ferose

2018 Speakers

We continue to put the world’s prolific leaders on stage for your inspiration

Richard Quest
CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and anchor of Quest Means Business.
Richard Quest
Richard Quest is CNN’s foremost international business correspondent and anchor of Quest Means Business. Prior to joining CNN, he worked at BBC as a North America business correspondent at Wall Street for 12 years. He also holds a LLB (Hons) degree in Law from Leeds University. His dynamic and distinctive style has made him one of the most recognisable face in the business.

He has covered a wide range of breaking news, from the death of Yasser Arafat, the Lockerbie Pan Am 103 crash to the death of Michael Jackson. His guest list is as varied too, in his career, he has interviewed His Holiness The Dalai Lama, actress Joan Collins, and Playboy Magazine founder, Hugh Hefner. On top of that, he has also written extensively on airline and aviation, and interviewed all major airline CEOs, including AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes and Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker.
Stephen M.R. Covey
New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust – The One Thing That Changes Everything.
Stephen M. R. Covey
Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The SPEED of Trust – The One Thing That Changes Everything – a paradigm-shifting book that challenges our age-old assumption that trust is merely a soft, social virtue. Instead, it demonstrates that it is a hard-edged economic driver – a learnable, measurable skill that makes organisations more profitable, people more promotable, and relationships more energising.

He is the former CEO of Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen personally propelled his father’s book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the most in_uential business books of the 20th Century. Stephen co-founded CoveyLink, a consulting practice which focuses on enabling leaders and organisations to increase and leverage trust to achieve superior performance.
Dr. Samuel West
Licensed clinical psychologist and PhD in organisational psychology with a focus on innovation.
Dr. Samuel West
Dr. Samuel West is a licensed clinical psychologist and PhD in organisational psychology with a focus on innovation. Along with his research at Lund University, West has worked as a consultant helping organisations improve their climate for innovation, through which he became the founding director and curator of the Museum of Failure. Apart from Sweden, a direct extension of the museum opened in Hollywood in March 2018.

Contrary to its name, the museum is a celebration of creativity. The innovations housed here showcase products that took a large leap in trying something new, but ultimately did not stick with consumers. Instead of masking its failure, which happens countless times before a truly successful product is introduced by corporations, it shines light on imperfections in the hope of creating an environment where people are moved to innovate and not be afraid to fail.
Brett King
Futurist, bestselling author, award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognised radio show, and the CEO of Moven.
Brett King
Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, hosts a globally recognised radio show, and the CEO of Moven. He focuses on how technology is disrupting business, changing behaviour and influencing society.

Moven is a USD200M mobile bank start-up with the world’s first smart bank account. Moven’s app is used around the globe with over a million users. His radio show, Breaking Banks, began in May 2013. It was the first global show and podcast on FinTech, and has grown to popularity with 3.6 million listeners in 140 countries.

In 2010, Brett published Bank 2.0: How Customer Behaviour and Technology will change the future of financial services. He was at the forefront of the FinTech movement, where futurists are advancing the way we use our money smarter and faster
Dr. Amani Salim
First Malaysian to launch a NASA satellite to Space and winner of the Thora Halstead ‘Young Investigator’ award in 2012.
Dr. Amani Salim
Dr. Wan Wardatul Amani Wan Salim, or Dr. Amani is the first Malaysian to launch a NASA satellite to space. She was entrusted to lead a team of 28 scientists, technologists and engineers to work on NASA’s first ever “astrobiology” programme.

She received the Thora Halstead ‘Young Investigator’ award in 2012, for her work on the Cell-Electrophysiology Lab-on-a-chip, an interdisciplinary project joining biology and fluid physics at the first national conference for the American Society for Gravitational and Space Research (ASGSR).

Since moving back to Malaysia in 2014, Dr Amani has shifted her focus to creating simple devices for local communities. Currently an Assistant Professor at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), her research interests are focused on multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches in the development of advanced sensor technologies and its applications.
Rajeev Peshawaria
Author, speaker and regular writer for Forbes. 2017 Top Thought Leader in Trust and CEO of The Iclif Leadership and Governance Centre.
Rajeev Peshawaria
Rajeev’s professional roots are in the industry. He has been Chief Learning Officer of both Coca-Cola and Morgan Stanley, and has formerly held senior positions at American Express and Goldman Sachs. He has provided coaching, consulting and advisory services globally. His clients include Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Mitsubishi, Johnson & Johnson, MetLife, The World Bank, US Treasury, PwC, Nestlé, Prudential, Maybank, Great Eastern, Citibank and many more.

Rajeev is a sought after international speaker and has been widely featured in international media platforms such as Bloomberg TV & radio, National Public Radio (NPR), Harvard Business Review, Mint-Wall Street Journal and the Conference Board.

He has been named one of Top 100 Global Thought Leaders for Trustworthy Business in 2014, and a 2017 Top Thought Leader in Trust by ‘Trust Across America’. Rajeev and his family have lived in fourteen cities in eight countries.

Agenda
6th Leadership Energy Summit Asia

14 & 15 November 2018, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre

Day 1
  • 9.00 – 9.15 am
    Opening Remarks
  • 9.15 – 10.00 am
    Speaker 1
  • 10.00 – 10.30 am
    Break
  • 10.30 – 11.15 am
    Speaker 2
  • 11.15 – 12.00 pm
    Speaker 3
  • 12.00 – 1.30 pm
    Lunch
  • 1.30 – 2.45 pm
    Masterclasses
  • 2.45 – 3.15 pm
    Break
  • 3.15 – 3.45 pm
    Speaker 4
  • 3.50 pm
    End Day One
Day 2
  • 9.00 – 9.15 am
    Energy Check
  • 9.15 – 10.00 am
    Speaker 5
  • 10.00 – 10.30 am
    Break
  • 10.30 – 11.00 am
    Iclif Leadership Energy Awards
  • 11.00 – 11.30 am
    ILEA Winners Talk
  • 11.30 – 12.15 pm
    Speaker 6
  • 12.15 – 1.45 pm
    Lunch
  • 1.45 – 2.30 pm
    The Big Debate
  • 2.30 – 3.15 pm
    Speaker 7
  • 3.15 – 3.30 pm
    Going Forward & Closing
15% off
GROUP PURCHASE
PROMOTION
14-15
Nov 2018
Kuala Lumpur
Download Brochure
2-Day Summit Pass
RM2,888 (Or USD850)
100% HRDF Claimable (Malaysia)
Tickets starting at RM2,888 (Or USD850)
INCLUDES:
  • 2-day conference pass to attend insightful presentations
  • Learn from leading CEOs to address the most pressing leadership issues
  • 1.5-hour Masterclass for hands-on learning
  • Network with attendees who are like-minded and exchange leadership point of views
Register Now
For group purchases, please contact our Client Strategists. 100% HRDF claimable (Malaysia)

Past Speakers

Personalities from across the globe who have empowered us with their Leadership Energy

STEVE WOZNIAK
Co-Founder of Apple
STEVE WOZNIAK
STEVE WOZNIAK
Mr Steve Wozniak has been a Silicon Valley icon and philanthropist for more than thirty years. In 1976, Wozniak and Steve Jobs founded Apple Computer Inc. with Wozniak’s Apple I personal computer. He helped shape the computing industry with his design of Apple’s first line of products the Apple I and II and influenced the popular Macintosh. For his achievements, Wozniak was awarded the National Medal of Technology by the US President in 1985, the highest honour bestowed on America’s leading innovators.
DR. JEMILAH MAHMOOD
Under Secretary General for Partnerships at the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)
DR. JEMILAH MAHMOOD
DR. JEMILAH MAHMOOD
Dr Jemilah Mahmood was President of the Malaysian Medical Relief Society (MERCY Malaysia) from 1999 to 2010. She founded the organisation in June 1999; modelled after Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). Through MERCY, she brought together Malaysians (and some non-Malaysians) from all walks of life with the common goal to serve those in need, irrespective of race, religion, culture or boundary. In 2008, she was one of 16 members appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Advisory Group of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF). She is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Teach For Malaysia, has been appointed to head the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat at the United Nations headquarters in New York since May 2014.
FRANCOIS PIENAAR
Captain of the 1995 Rugby World Cup-winning team
FRANCOIS PIENAAR
FRANCOIS PIENAAR
Mr Francois Pienaar represented South Africa in both rugby and cricket. He eventually captained a remarkable Transvaal rugby side that went through the entire 1993 season undefeated. He went on to represent South Africa, captaining the side in his first match and in every one of his 29 appearances, culminating in the famous victory in the 1995 World Cup. He was cited by Nelson Mandela for his inspirational leadership that went beyond rugby – one that helped brought South Africa together.
DR. MICHIO KAKU
Co-founder of the string field theory
DR. MICHIO KAKU
DR. MICHIO KAKU
Physicist, futurist, Berkeley graduate, science populariser, television host and ice-skater, Professor Michio Kaku’s brilliant career was sparked by his childhood love of science fiction. “It was a gigantic playground for my imagination”, he says. “It began a lifelong love of the impossible”, which included building an atom smasher in his parent’s California garage, aged only 12. After studying at Harvard and the University of California, Berkeley, Professor Kaku co-founded the string field theory, and has devoted his life to furthering Albert Einstein’s pursuit of a unifying ‘Theory of Everything’. Now Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York, his most recent book, The Future of the Mind, is a study of the possibilities of the brain and the possibility of manipulating the stuff of consciousness. Professor Kaku considers human imagination and curiosity to be the most important tools in science, and takes inspiration from influential scientists who overcame adversity to make world-changing discoveries. “One of the greatest physicists of all time was Michael Faraday”, Kaku says. “He started out as a penniless apprentice, but with persistence and creativity he went on to revolutionise modern civilisation”.
CHATRI SITYODTONG
Founder and Chairman of ONE Championship
CHATRI SITYODTONG
CHATRI SITYODTONG
A true rags-to-riches personality who has inspired millions around the world, Chatri Sityodtong is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and martial artist from Thailand. A graduate of Harvard Business School and Tufts University, he is the Founder and Chairman of ONE Championship, Asia’s largest sports media property in history. A self-made entrepreneur, his other businesses include Evolve MMA (Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts), Evolve University (world’s largest online university for martial arts), Evolve Vacation (Asia’s ultimate martial arts vacation), Evolve Fight Gear (Asia’s online fight store), and many more.
Sityodtong is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at INSEAD, one of the world’s top business schools, and has spoken at top global conferences such as Forbes Global CEO Conference, CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards and TEDx, amongst others. He also gives regular business talks at Fortune 500 companies around the globe.
Away from business, Sityodtong plays active leadership roles in the community, serving on the board of Project Sunshine, one of the largest volunteer organisations in the world dedicated to terminally-ill children. He is also active in child-related organisations such as Boys Town Home, Singapore Children’s Society, and Children’s Cancer Foundation. Sityodtong is also a certified senior Muay Thai instructor and holds a Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
More Past Speakers

Sponsor Us

Be an integral part of the event

Value at a glance

  • Challenge conventional leadership wisdom while pushing a larger agenda of change.
  • Engage with high-value and affluent customers to build brand association and equity.
  • Leverage on a future-forward focus to build sustainable value.
    …and more!
Download sponsorship form
Diamond
Learn More
Platinum
Learn More
Gold
Learn More
Associate
Learn More

Sponsors

The Iclif
LEADERSHIP ENERGY AWARDS @ LESA 2018

Know someone who demonstrates the power of Leadership Energy? Nominate them!

More about the ILEA Awards
3 Winners
3 Categories
US$15,000
Cash Reward