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Leadership Dialogue: Commitment in the Age of Paradox 12 May 2026 17:00 - 21:00

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Leaders today are faced by simultaneous and often competing demands - delivering performance while enabling transformation, maintaining control while fostering autonomy, and balancing continuity with innovation. Rather than resolving these tensions, the challenge lies in understanding how to engage with them constructively and consistently.

This Leadership Dialogue is designed as a small-scale gathering of senior leaders, creating space for thoughtful exchange and reflection. It brings together diverse perspectives and experiences, with the aim of deepening our collective understanding of how to lead in the presence of paradox—and how to translate that understanding into deliberate action.

Keynote speakers

During the evening, our speakers will share their unique perspectives and insights to spark a dialogue with the audience on how to navigate tensions in the age of paradox.

  • Jacqui Robertson (Moderator)  - Managing Partner at LikeMinds.
  • Maarten Schurink - Secretary General Ministry of Defense
  • Neysa Isenia - CEO Aqualectra Utility
  • Brian Tjemkes - Professor of Strategic Management, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • Edson Hato - Founder & Managing Partner LikeMinds

Registration

We would be happy to welcome you at our event. In case you would like to attend, you can sign up here.

You will receive further details about the programme, venue, and directions upon registration.

Programme
  • Commitment in the age of paradox - Brian Tjemkes                               
  • Navigating paradoxes at Aqualectra Utility - Neysa Isenia
  • Open Conversation - Jacqui Robertson
  • Navigating paradoxes in the defense sector - Maarten Schurink
  • Inspire leaders to commit to change - Edson Hato
  • Moving forward in the age of paradox - Edson Hato and Brian Tjemkes

About Leadership Dialogue: Commitment in the Age of Paradox

Starting date

  • 12 May 2026

Time

  • 17:00 - 21:00

Organised by

  • School of Business and Economics and LikeMinds

Language

  • English

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