Previous Future Leaders cohorts
Future Leaders Programme 2007
The second Future Leaders cohort began in Auckland in April 2007 with 24 talented young leaders from across the country.
These young people all underwent a lengthy selection process to win their places on the programme in the face of significant competition from over 200 applicants nationwide.
Over the last 18 months they have taken part in activities that have stretched their leadership and how they contribute within their organisations, communities and New Zealand.
Excelerator would like to acknowledge our Future Leaders partners who provided scholarships for the 2007 Programme so that young people from different regions, backgrounds and industries could participate in this leadership development opportunity.
Future Leaders Programme 2005
Sixty young people from across New Zealand were chosen for the first Future Leaders Programme which started in March 2005.
The programme started with a three day launch in Auckland. Subsequent residentials were then held at various locations around the country including Wellington, the Marlborough Sounds (Outward Bound), and in the very deep South, at Bluff!
The group was made up of people from across the country with all kinds of interests, passions, and careers, which brought a broad and valuable range of backgrounds, contexts and points of view to the programme.
The diversity of this group was one of the key factors in determining where their leadership development together has taken them. While all of the Excelerator programmes follow the same development pathway, each programme is informed by what the participants in it want and need. The Future Leaders Programme has certainly carved itself a unique path filled with intense interaction, great passion, strong challenge and hope for the future.
In the final six months of this Future Leaders Programme the participants moved into 'impact' groups where they shared a common passion (eg, sustainability, business, Maoridom, creativity, sport, international relations and cultural diversity). They were challenged to put into practice their ability to understand themselves, relate to others, and create new possibilities together. It was an exciting phase of the programme for all involved, and culminated in some outstanding achievements.
