ACCOMMODATION Superior King/Twin Room - $225 per night including one breakfast* Deluxe King Room - $255 per night Story Bridge Suites including one breakfast* The spacious Story Bridge suites evoke a sense of refined Story Bridge Suite - $405 per night luxury. From the three grand picture windows enjoy the including one breakfast* sweeping panoramic views of the Brisbane River, Story *additional breakfast costs $25 per person Bridge and Kangaroo Point Cliffs. The elegant lounge and bedroom areas are very spacious and the separate dressing room and large marble bathroom, complete All the luxurious rooms at Stamford with television and separate bath and shower, offer a Plaza boast spectacular river views owing wonderful sense of luxury. These classically elegant suites, to the unique design of the hotel. combined with the idyllic river backdrop presents the perfect environment in which to relax and unwind. Superior King/Twin River View Rooms All the luxurious rooms at Stamford Plaza boast spectacular river views owing to the unique design of the hotel. Each Executive styled Superior Room offers a king, large marble bathrooms complete with its own television, DINNER UNDERGROUND full size bath and separate shower. For added comfort each room is supplied with bathrobes and slippers, Join us for Dinner and a private performance mini bar, tea and coffee making facilities, flat screen of West End to Broadway…in the Reservoir EMPOWERMENT television, pay movie channel, ISD/STD telephones, by the Underground Opera Company. 23-24 AUGUST 2021 - BRISBANE hair dryers, luxurious toiletries, CD/Radio Clock. Guests venture six metres below Wickham Terrace, into the Deluxe River View Rooms incredible archways of the 150-year-old reservoir, which up until 50 years ago, had supplied Brisbane its water. Empowerment: The process of becoming Located on the top 7 floors of the hotel, the stronger and more confident, especially in elevated Deluxe guest rooms offer sweeping Here they will be dazzled by incredible renditions of controlling one’s life and claiming one’s rights. river views of the iconic Story Bridge or to showstoppers from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Pasek Kangaroo Point cliffs. A timeless and classic and Paul, and the best of everything in between! design featuring a king size bed or two king The world class cast includes Jonathon Hickey (Sweeny Todd singles, a large marble bathroom, complete Australian Tour), Pia Frangiosa (Blood Brothers, Carrie), with its own TV and a separate full-size bath Oliver Samson (Ten Tenors, Carrie), Ashleigh and shower. This tranquil sanctuary of comfort Denning (Rent, The Secret Garden), accompanied is the perfect environment in which to enjoy the by the incomparable Mark Conners. ever-changing and dynamic river backdrop. Get ready to laugh, cry and cheer with Underground Opera, for what is set to be an exquisite West End to Broadway season! CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration Costs and Dates How to Register Early Bird Fee for registration before June 15, 2021 Please complete the registration form found on our Staff from member schools $750 webpage at: www.boarding.org.au/our-events/conferences/2021- Staff from non-member schools $950 international-leaders-conference/conference-registration Fee after June 15, 2021 A Tax Invoice for the costs will be issued to you for payment. Staff from member schools $850 Cancellations received before August 6, 2021 will be refunded Staff from non-member schools $1050 less an admin fee of $75. After this date no refunds are Final cut off date for registrations is August 6, 2021 possible, however registrations may be transferred. Australian Boarding Schools Association Ltd. austboarding Postal: PO Box 3241, HENDRA, QLD, 4011 @austboarding Office:Unit 6, 26 Navigator Place, HENDRA, QLD, 4011 @austboarding P + 61 7 3205 4940 F + 61 7 3205 6567 E [email protected] W www.boarding.org.au australian-boarding- schools-association LI CUNXIN AO - An Inspired Journey – Story of Mao’s Last Dancer Li Cunxin AO’s journey is simply remarkable. CONFERENCE SPEAKERS He was born into utter poverty in Mao’s Communist China, at a very young age GREG WARD - Self-Care Is Not All About You he was selected to train at Madame You may be of the mind that self-care is selfish, Mao’s Beijing Dance Academy. So began but the truth is self-care is really about being in Li’s journey. The 7 years of harsh training the best place to support those who regime at the Beijing Dance Academy taught place their trust in you. him discipline, resilience, determination and perseverance. Li’s astounding drive and relentless Greg Ward is insatiably curious about humans and work made him one of the best dancers in the world. human behaviour. A former professional soldier and trained actor, Greg performs on stages around the DAY 1 Li then made a successful career transition from ballet world, combining his love of performance with his deep into finance. He was a senior manager at one of the largest Monday 23 August 2021 interest in human group dynamics. Greg’s particular area of stockbroking firms in Australia. He was named 2009 Australian expertise is in the MC role for association conferences, awards Father of the Year. Li was Queensland Australian of the Year 9.30am Keynote Speaker - and events, which allows him to using all elements of his skill set. in 2014 and received the Asia Society’s Game Changer Award Becoming an Empowered Leader - Keith Abraham in 2015. Recently, he was awarded the Queen’s AO Honour Performance at the highest levels though, can have its downfalls, and 11.00am Morning tea for his distinguished service and contribution to Arts and his drive and commitment to peak perfection and excellence, without Ballet. Li is the Artistic Director of Queensland Ballet. taking into account his own wellbeing impacted his own mental 11.30am Session 1 - Concurrent Workshops health severely, with a lifetime of peaks and troughs, resulting Group A: Why Self Care is Not All About You - Greg Ward The inspirational story of Li’s life is recounted in his memoir in arriving at a very dark place in Melbourne 2018. Group B: Leading Yourself First - Keith Abraham Mao’s Last Dancer, which quickly rose to number one on the Group C: Overwhelmed, Time Poor & Stressed? Australian bestseller list and won the Book of the Year Award in Since that watershed moment, Greg has reinvented Empowerment: - the Time Mastery Method - Hayley Hall Australia and received the Christopher Award for literature in himself, reassessed and found a deeper understanding the USA. It went on to become an international bestseller. It’s in of himself, embracing the opportunity to use Noun - The process 1.00pm Lunch the 57th reprint. Mao’s Last Dancer is also a blockbuster film. his experience in the benefit of others. of becoming 2.00pm Session 2 - Concurrent Workshops Li’s story is a living example of overcome Greg shares his story, along with concepts and stronger and more Group A: Overwhelmed, Time Poor & Stressed? adversity and achieve excellence in life. strategies for wellness and resilience in the hope - the Time Mastery Method - Hayley Hall that others don’t have to walk down a similar path, confident, especially Group B: Why Self Care is Not All About You - Greg Ward with his presentation and workshop taking you in controlling one’s Group C: Leading Yourself First - Keith Abraham along his journey and guiding you in the process of life and claiming 3.30pm Afternoon Tea designing your own specific strategies for your KEITH ABRAHAM - Becoming and being challenged by situation, in Self Care Is Not All About You. one’s rights. 4.00pm Discussion groups an Empowered Leader circumstances beyond your 5.00pm Close of Sessions - networking drinks Now more than ever before control, you lose momentum! The we need to step into our most effective way to create momentum 6.00pm Buses depart for dinner potential and become the is to let go of the memories of the ‘good old 10.00pm Return to hotel leader we have dreamt about days’ and create a new vision for the future. becoming in our career. In this hands-on masterclass, you will ... In this interactive keynote • Discover the key goals that are most presentation, Keith will have you important to you personally explore the 16 characteristics and HAYLEY HALL - Overwhelmed, and professionally. qualities that you need to enhance if Time Poor & Stressed? DAY 2 • Learn the 6 step process to Learn how to beat this, by uncovering you are going to become the best version define your #1 Goal you what to the Time Mastery Method. Tuesday 24 August 2021 of yourself as a Leader. You will review what you achieve in the next 30 days. need to do differently to influence and impact those Are you feeling stressed, • Identify the four key goal setting 9.30am State Gatherings people around you in your Team. Finally, you will overwhelmed and time poor? areas and how to remain focused 10.15am Annual General Meeting (all in one room) look at what you need to start doing and what you Would you like to learn how to on what really counts in your need to stop doing so that you can tap into your spend your precious and limited Insurance Broking Business. 11.00am Morning Tea potential and take yourself to the next level in your time with the people you love and • Understand the 6 Amplified Attitudes 11.45am Session 3 - Concurrent Workshops role, school community and career. What would doing the things that set your heart you need to have to conquer any Group A: Leading Yourself First - Keith Abraham happen in your life if you were empowered? That on fire? If you said yes, then you are challenge in your life or business.