Join arts and culture leaders at the only cross-genre, global conference of its kind!
Content for Current and Aspiring Executives
Are you in a position to transform your organization? Are you looking to step up to the next level in your career? Whether you're seeking to facilitate change from the top down or by advocating from the bottom up, you will gain valuable skills, insights, and perspective in content built for you. Executive content is included in the price of TLCC registration and does not require additional registration. There is lots to look forward to.
Leadership training
Leadership Training
A collection of workshops and case studies will help you shorten your learning curve and advance your business by exploring what data-driven culture looks like, developing key performance indicators, and considering strategies to intentionally deepen audience engagement at your organization.
Focused networking opportunities
Focused Networking Opportunities
A networking dinner and interactive workshops facilitate connections with like-minded individuals.
Cumulative content
Cumulative Content
The five workshops are conceptually designed with an arc of content, where you can participate extensively and reflect deeply on important strategic topics. While attendance at all sessions is not required, it is recommended.
Actionable Insight
Actionable Insight
After five days, you'll leave with momentum, a clear direction of where to go, and knowledge of how to get there.
Leadership Summit 2020 at TLCC
Tessitura Network is proud to host our fourth Leadership Summit at TLCC2020, August 1 - 3. Registration for this invitation-only Leadership Summit will open for eligible participants on April 1, 2020. Contact summit@tessituranetwork.com with inquiries.
Leadership Summit is designed to connect leaders with leaders and provide a program that delivers immediate value to those attending. Approximately 100 C-Suite executives will be enlightened and challenged by case studies presented by prominent members of the Tessitura global community and the peer-group discussions that accompany them. The atmosphere promotes frank, open conversations with some of the best and the brightest minds working in arts and culture. Focused networking opportunities and assigned peer groups further encourage the sharing of ideas. Invitations are extended to organization heads from each Tessitura powered organization, a handful of organizational primary deputies, and Tessitura Network Board members.
Attendees from previous years found that “every session was valuable,” inspiring new thinking to strengthen their organizations and providing time to re-examine the responsibility required of great leaders. One executive said of the presentations, "all were highly relevant and I took something important from all of them." Moreover, participants left with ideas to apply at their organizations — as one attendee put it, “concepts that we have been talking about crystallized in my thinking and became actionable” and another said, "information was easily digestible and provided immediate, mid-term, and long term action items." The program will include a panel discussion with Tessitura Network Executives, presentations and peer group discussions on topics including leadership during crisis, design thinking for visitors and audiences, organizational transformation and more.
Past Speakers
We have been privileged to have the following speakers at Leadership Summit.
(*organization represented)
2019
Elaine Chia, City Recital Hall*
Joan Squires, O-pa
Scott Stulen,
Philbrook Museum of Art
Michael Ockwell, Mayflower Theatre
Peter Dickinson, Science Museum Group
Robert Tarleton, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Catherine Devine, Microsoft Partner Program
Ezra Wiesner, The Shed
Liisa Riekke, Finnish National Opera and Ballet
Beau Vigushin, Arts Centre Melbourne
Lisa Middleton, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Kay Burnham, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Joe Carter, Los Angeles Philharmonic
2018
Luke Rodehurst, Google
Christina Osterby, Royal Danish Theatre*
Ezra Wiesner, Philadelphia Orchestra*
Charles Bloom, Canadian Museum of Nature
Nancy Yao Massbach, Museum of Chinese in America
Catherine Mallyon, Royal Shakespeare Company
Michael Ockwell, Mayflower Theatre
Claire Spencer, Arts Center Melbourne
Catherine Devine, American Museum of Natural History*
Vince Ford, New York Philharmonic
Lucy Sinclair, Royal Opera House
David Pearce, Wales Millennium Centre*
2017
Ken Fischer, University Musical Society*
Patrick McIntyre, Sydney Theatre Company
Heather Walker, Royal Opera House
Ellen Gallagher, American Museum of Natural History
Kent Davidson, 92nd Street Y
James Walker, Oregon Shakespeare Festival*
Howard Levine, State Theatre New Jersey
Sara Billmann, University Musical Society
Joe Carter, Los Angeles Philharmonic
Kay Burnham, Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Michelle Lockhart, Science Museum Group
Lisa Middleton, Lyric Opera of Chicago
Adam Cox, AT&T Performing Arts Center
Philippe Magid, Bangarra Dance Theatre
Mary Beth Smith, San Francisco Ballet*
Sarah Hunt, Arts Centre Melbourne*
Anne Trites, Theatre Development Fund
