2025 Conference - The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute

Join us for the 19th Annual HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference on November 7, 2025!

Join us this fall for a special, half-day edition of the 19th Annual HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference. Our theme of Resilience and Renewal: Navigating Leadership in Changing Times offers a timely and focused opportunity to reconnect, reflect, and recharge as we explore the evolving challenges and opportunities facing today's leaders.

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Fall 2025 HIGHER Ground Conference Save-the-Date

Navigating Leadership in Changing Times

In a year unlike any other, the 19th Annual HIGHER Ground Leadership Conference returns for a second powerful gathering—a special half-day fall session designed to reflect the evolving needs of leaders in 2025. With our theme, Resilience and Renewal: Navigating Leadership in Changing Times, we invite you to step into an intentional space for learning, reflection, and reconnection.

This November, during a pivotal election season in Virginia, our conference offers a timely opportunity to explore how leaders can remain grounded, adaptive, and forward-focused. Through engaging speakers, dynamic workshops, and interactive learning experiences, attendees will be encouraged to share stories, deepen insights, and uncover new ways to lead with resilience and purpose.

Whether you are a seasoned executive, an emerging leader, or someone simply curious about cultivating leadership in yourself and others, the fall session provides:

Interactive workshops designed to equip you with practical strategies
Opportunities to reconnect with fellow alumni and peers
A supportive environment to renew your leadership mindset
Motivating discussions around navigating uncertainty with confidence

While HIGHER Ground is traditionally a once-a-year event, we are thrilled to offer an encore event in 2025 on November 7th from 8:00am - 1:00pm in response to the high demand for leadership development and the unique community HIGHER Ground provides. We hope you will join us for this high-impact and meaningful experience.

Let’s gather again this fall to strengthen our leadership journey—together.