Leadership Development Initiative

Under the leadership of Stephanie Wright, COO at the US Center for Advanced Manufacturing, and Founder, CEO & Coach of Agora Leadership, the Next Generation 2025 Cohort will be focusing on an ‘Updated Intelligence’ model to deepen learning and focus on core areas of future-readiness in tomorrow's manufacturing and supply chain ecosystems.


The Program

Launched at the Inaugural Next Generation Leadership Summit at Michigan State University on October 29th, 2024, the program will contain four (4) key modules focused on five (5) themes based on the Agora Leadership Coaching Modules:

● Foundation Core Competencies
● Perspective Shift to Enhance Diverse Thinking
● Integration of Values in Action
● Momentum of Innovation
● Living the Commitment of Leadership

Candidates will engage in interactive sessions alongside cross-industry peers, academics, and industry leaders over a 8-month journey focused on leading through the challenges of workforce, innovation, and sustainability.

The curriculum, created by Agora Leadership, has been applied globally by multinationals, innovators, accelerators, and the World Economic Forum. Through this the US Center is launching a nomination only program, where participants will explore advanced workforce strategies, solutions to industry challenges and the value of cross-industry collaboration. These findings and journey will be showcased at the 2025 Next Generation Leadership Summit.

Virtual Sessions

The 2025 Cohort will include 4 virtual modules, 1x1 leadership coaching, peer-to-peer co-coaching, virtual convening, and one in-person summit.

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