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Theme: The Hidden Stories of Leadership

Are leaders born or made? Does the cult of personality influence the way in which leaders rule and how successful their rule is? From film stars to concubines, business leaders to empresses, our speakers explore the hidden and sometimes surprising stories of leaders and their influence on commanding order from chaos.

What's on

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Empress Dowager Cixi

Jung Chang, the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao: The Unknown Story, talks about her epic biography of the empress dowager Cixi

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22
Jun

Leading from the Top

In this insightful talk, leading journalist Gavin Esler presents first-hand knowledge of the secrets of those who achieve power based on over thirty years' experience interviewing world famous figures from Bill Clinton to Angelina Jolie.