The pre-and post-summit masterclasses are designed to maximise your summit experience. You will cover topics in much greater depth – enabling you to share your challenges, proactively plan and create the highest possible ROI.
You can find your 2027 masterclasses below, led by Alicia Curtis and Fiona Hewitt
Tuesday 11 May 2027
From aspiration to action: Leading culture transformation that lasts
Led by: Alicia Curtis
Thursday 13 May 2027
Organisational culture in the AI-enabled future of work
Led by: Fiona Hewitt
This full-day masterclass will be held on Tuesday 11 May 2027
ABOUT YOUR MASTERCLASS
Most organisations understand that culture matters. Many have invested in values, purpose, engagement, leadership development and change programs. Yet for many leaders, the real challenge is turning aspiration into consistent behaviours, shared ownership and meaningful momentum.
This practical full-day masterclass with Alicia Curtis will explore how leaders can move cultural transformation from intention to implementation. Designed for senior leaders, HR professionals and People & Culture teams, the session will focus on the leader’s role in shaping change, activating others and building the conditions for culture to become something people live, not just something organisations communicate.
Participants will examine the everyday leadership behaviours that influence culture, the people who accelerate or inhibit change and the patterns of resistance, passivity, translation and advocacy that often emerge during transformation. They will explore how to identify cultural champions, engage sceptics, strengthen accountability and build a more purposeful approach to leading change.
This masterclass will help participants clarify the cultural shift they want to lead and develop a focused action plan to create traction within their own organisation.
KEY OUTCOMES
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR, ALICIA CURTIS
Alicia Curtis is the Founder of Alyceum, a values-driven leadership education platform that inspires people to lead positive change in business and the community.
Alicia established Alyceum in 2001 and has spent more than two decades designing and delivering transformational leadership programs, working with thousands of leaders to challenge traditional ideas of who can lead and the difference they can make.
With a Master’s in Business Leadership and a long history of professional and community impact, Alicia is known for her ability to create powerful learning experiences that combine purpose, values, reflection and action. Her work has been recognised through awards including Business News 40under40, EY Social Entrepreneur of the Year in the western region, Westpac 200 Businesses of Tomorrow and the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence list.
Alicia is also the co-founder and inaugural Chair of 100 Women, a giving circle supporting women and girls locally and globally. Passionately driven by her purpose to ignite leaders to transform the world for the better, Alicia brings a deeply practical, values-led and human perspective to the work of cultural transformation.
MASTERCLASS PROGRAM
8.30am Registration
9.00am SESSION 1: From Cultural Aspiration to Leadership Action
10.30am Morning coffee
11.00am SESSION 2: The Four Faces of Change
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm SESSION 3: Leading the Human Side of Transformation
3.30pm SESSION 4: Building Momentum and Sustaining Change
4.30pm Session close
The masterclass will be interactive and practical, combining facilitator-led content, group discussion, guided reflection, peer learning and applied planning. Participants will leave with greater clarity about the cultural transformation they want to lead and a practical plan to begin building momentum immediately.
This full-day masterclass will be held on Thursday 13 May 2027
ABOUT YOUR MASTERCLASS
AI is reshaping how work gets done – changing roles, decision-making, collaboration and the way organisations operate. But successful transformation will not be driven by technology alone. It will be shaped by culture: by the trust people feel, the behaviours leaders model, the systems organisations reinforce and the ability of teams to keep performing today while preparing for tomorrow.
This practical full-day masterclass with Fiona Hewitt will explore how leaders can build the cultural conditions required for an AI-enabled future of work. Moving beyond hype, fear and surface-level adoption, the session will focus on the human side of change – helping leaders understand how culture can either accelerate or inhibit meaningful progress.
Participants will examine the leadership behaviours, mindsets and organisational conditions that support adaptability, experimentation, trust, learning and responsible innovation. They will explore how to engage people through uncertainty, reduce resistance, build momentum and ensure AI adoption strengthens culture rather than undermines it.
Designed for leaders, HR professionals and People & Culture teams, this masterclass will provide a practical roadmap for creating a more adaptive, human-centred and future-ready workplace culture.
KEY OUTCOMES
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR, FIONA HEWITT
Fiona Hewitt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Unboxable, a New Zealand future of work consultancy helping organisations strengthen the leadership, culture and ways of working they need to evolve.
A strategy and workforce transformation advisor with more than 25 years’ experience, Fiona works with boards, executive teams and leadership groups across Australia and New Zealand to navigate growth, transformation and organisational change.
Her work spans strategy, leadership, workforce capability, organisational design, future of work and AI workforce strategy. Combining practical executive experience with ongoing study in the future of work and organisational revitalisation through executive programmes at Harvard and Sydney universities, Fiona helps leaders ask the questions that matter most and build the capability to perform today while preparing for tomorrow.
Known for her clear thinking, practical insight and human-centred approach, Fiona brings a valuable perspective to one of the defining leadership challenges of our time: how to build adaptive, trusted and future-ready cultures in an AI-enabled world.
MASTERCLASS PROGRAM
8.30am Registration
9.00am SESSION 1: Culture, Change and the AI-Enabled Future of Work
10.30am Morning coffee
11.00am SESSION 2: Building Adaptive and Human-Centred Cultures
12.30pm Lunch
1.30pm SESSION 3: Leading People Through AI-Enabled Change
3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.15pm SESSION 4: Creating Your Future-Ready Culture Action Plan
4.30pm Session close
The masterclass will be highly practical and interactive, combining facilitator-led content, group discussion, guided reflection, practical exercises and peer learning. Participants will leave with clear actions they can apply immediately within their own leadership, team or organisational context.