Leadership Skills Forum

Save the Date: Leadership Skills Forum 8 July 2026

We’re already planning an even more impactful event for next year. Mark your calendar and join us for another essential day of leadership development, networking, and future-focused insight.

More details will be announced soon, we look forward to seeing you there!

Our 2025 Leadership Skills Forum Headline Partners

Thank you for joining us at the 2025 Leadership Skills Forum

Memcom was delighted to welcome over 250 senior leaders, emerging leaders, and sector specialists to the 2025 Leadership Skills Forum at the Barbican Centre. This year’s event brought together membership professionals from trade associations, professional bodies, learned societies and charities for a day dedicated to the development of the essential skills needed to lead with confidence in a rapidly changing world.

Our deepest thanks go to our Headline Partners for their invaluable support in making this year’s forum a success.

Key Themes Shaping the 2025 Forum

Ethical Leadership and Governance

PR Crisis Management

AI and Automation

Financial Management

Future Talent Strategies

Digital Transformation and Project Management

A Day of Insight, Inspiration and Impact

The 2025 Leadership Skills Forum delivered a powerful mix of expert-led sessions, interactive workshops, and high-level networking opportunities, all designed to help leaders strengthen their capabilities and prepare for the future.

Highlights Included:

Future-Focused Skills Development

Delegates explored the latest thinking on ethical leadership, the implications of AI and automation, financial stewardship, PR crisis management, digital transformation, and future talent strategies. Sector specialists delivered practical, actionable insights that attendees could take straight back to their organisations.

Unparalleled Networking

CEOs, directors, and senior decision-makers connected throughout the day—during packed workshop sessions, energising networking breaks, and on the Conservatory Terrace exhibition floor. The conversations continued into the evening at the complimentary Memcom Summer Party.

Career and Organisational Growth

Attendees left equipped with a comprehensive set of tools, new perspectives, and proven strategies to accelerate both their personal leadership journey and their organisation’s development. Sessions explored real-world challenges and provided leaders with frameworks to navigate uncertainty, foster resilient and high-performing teams, and champion cultures of innovation.

A Day of Dynamic Learning and Collaboration

Hosted in the Barbican’s Frobisher Suites with an exhibition area on the Conservatory Terrace, the venue provided an inspiring backdrop for a day of learning and collaboration.

Delegates enjoyed dynamic sessions, meaningful conversations, and a vibrant atmosphere that encouraged new thinking and fresh connections.

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