Birmingham City University & IBA® Global Leadership Conference
The Road to Resilience in a COVID-19 World
Wednesday 8th September 2021
10:30am – 12:00pm
The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, 200 Jennens Road, Birmingham, B4 7XR
Thank you to everyone who joined us in person at the Bradshaw Hall, The Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. We really hope you enjoyed the conference.
If you were unable to attend, a recording of the event is available on our YouTube channel .
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Birmingham City University, IBA® Global Leadership Conference 2021: the Road to Resilience in a COVID-19 World
IBA® GLOBAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: The road to resilience in a Covid-19 world
Join us in person to find out more about moving forward in this changed new world with confidence and hope.
Discover how to build healthier, productive relationships with others in order to bring positive change to your life and the lives of those around you. Learn about a novel framework and practical toolkits which can help to improve your confidence and resilience, enabling you to cope better in challenging and stressful situations, now and into the future.
Listen to knowledgeable and inspirational speakers, hear real life stories about how lives have been changed for the better, as voiced by our students, and engage with our panel of experts as they discuss the challenges faced by many of us today.
Introduced By

Professor Peter Francis
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at Birmingham City University
Keynote Speaker

Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP
Panellists

Shouzhen
Cheng


Professor
Paul Coulter


Professor
Louise Toner


Dr Adelina
McLeod


Katharine
Lam

Hosted By

Professor Adam Crizzle
The road to resilience in a Covid-19 world
Welcome by Professor Peter Francis, Deputy vice-chancellor (Academic), Professor of Criminology
Keynote Speech by Rt Hon, Johnathan Ashworth MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Musicians to Optimise Musical Performance
Introduced by Professor Emeritus Julian Lloyd Webber OBE
Addressing Confidence and Resilience enabling musicians to achieve their best performance
Reflections on a bespoke and innovative IBA® health and wellbeing programme at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
with
Katharine Lam, Senior Lecturer in Piano, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
and
Professor Adam Crizzle, Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences, Birmingham City University
Read the Case Study now available at the Healthy Conservatoires Network
Student Voices

Stephen
Johnson


Xizi
Zhang


Nikki
Roberts

Conference Programme
10.30am
Introduction by
Professor Peter Francis
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) at Birmingham City University
10.40am
Keynote Speech by
Rt Hon Jonathan Ashworth MP
Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
10.45am to 11.55am
Prior to the conference, panellists will have watched student videos which describe
What the students learnt from attending the Birmingham City University MSc Module, Understanding and managing behaviours of self, teams and organisations
How they have applied this in the wider world
The difference this knowledge has made to improving their confidence and resilience levels, especially dealing with the impact of COVID-19 pandemic.
Panellists online:
Professor Shouzhen Cheng (China)
Dr Adelina McLeod (UK)
Panellists on stage at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire:
Professor Paul Coulter
Professor Louise Toner
Katharine Lam
Host on stage at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire:
Professor Adam Crizzle
During the conference we will be drawing together student experiences using the expertise and wide-ranging knowledge of the panellists, to discuss the following topics:
1. Leadership and Organisational Culture
2. Enhancing Health & Wellbeing
3. Confidence, Resilience and Empowerment in our personal lives and the workplace
11.55am
Performance of Lensky’s Aria from Eugene Onegin, for Flute & Piano
By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (arr. G. Braunstein)
Zac Peachey flute
Katharine Lam piano
12:00noon
Thanks and Close