Cymraeg

Academi Wales

Conferences and schools

A series of large scale events open to managers and leaders across all Welsh public services. These events provide the opportunity to access some of the world's most high profile speakers, thought leaders and leadership theorists.

Upcoming events

  • Building Connected Coaching Conference 2026

    As coaching continues to evolve in response to increasingly complex organisational and societal challenges, this year's conference will explore how coaches can work more effectively within and across systems, communities and organisations. Through keynote speakers, interactive workshops and opportunities for networking, participants will examine emerging coaching practice, deepen their expertise and share insights with colleagues from across Wales.

Previous events

  • Summer School 2026: Spirit of Leadership - Reflect, Reconnect, Reimagine

    This year’s flagship programme Spirit of Leadership is an immersive, residential experience set out over 4 days in the beautiful location of Lampeter, West Wales. Summer School brings leaders together to learn, network, and address key challenges in the public, third and voluntary sectors in Wales.

  • Winter School 2026: 'Landscapes of Leadership: Reflect - Reconnect – Reimagine'

    This year’s flagship programme, Landscapes of Leadership is designed to strengthen, inspire, and connect senior leaders across Wales’ public services. The programme explores what it means to lead collaboratively, ethically, and imaginatively in a time of complexity, constraint, and change. It supports senior executives to strengthen their leadership resilience, broaden their perspective, and re-energise their commitment to public value.

  • Coaching Master Class 2025: Beyond Triggers - Why People React the Way They Do

    This interactive masterclass will help you: Spot the difference between a genuine response and a survival strategy; Recognise how these patterns show up in your coaches – and in your own leadership; Apply this awareness to reduce conflict, strengthen resilience, unlock more effective coaching outcomes, and grow your own impact.