The New and Improved Leadership Orlando

Developing regional leaders is important to the future success of the Central Florida Region. That is why “Regional Leadership” is a primary line of business for the Central Florida Partnership.

With over thirty years of proven success, Leadership Orlando, America’s largest “Community Leadership Program,” continues to encourage, cultivate and recruit emerging leaders to better serve the Central Florida Region. Working together with the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce (Regional Entrepreneurship), BusinessForce (Public Policy Advocacy), and myregion.org (Regional Research), the Central Florida Partnership is moving “Ideas to Results.”

Leadership Orlando is a community leadership program designed to connect and engage community leaders across the Central Florida Region examining the challenges and opportunities that will shape our future. Since 1975, Leadership Orlando has been an innovator in the way that it delivers cutting-edge experiences, explores timely and controversial topics, and enlists top-notch faculty to guide its community conversations.

To accomplish that purpose Leadership Orlando classes meet for a series of nine day-long sessions over eight months. While the curriculum may change based on current developments in the region, Leadership Orlando sessions always emphasize the People, Place, Purpose and Possibilities that our community has to offer.

A sampling of the “all new” Leadership Orlando curriculum includes:

• Tapping into the expertise of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce, a “Five-Star Chamber” – the highest level of achievement awarded by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce – we will explore the growing needs of businesses and entrepreneurs throughout the Central Florida Region, with the goal of establishing the Central Florida Region as a the best entrepreneurship center in the Americas.
• By identifying and examining the changing demographics and powerful trends that are shaping the Central Florida Region – myregion.org is helping to identify the issues and challenges that affect our future. The leadership team of myregion.org will assist Leadership Orlando participants in understanding how its contemporary research and strategic priorities can shape our future.
• Affecting positive change in the Central Florida Region requires strong “Regional Public Policy Advocacy.” BusinessForce is making a positive difference by sharing important regional conversations, encouraging and supporting candidates for public office, and helping to guide civic, political and business leaders about the future. Leadership Orlando’s new Public Policy Session provides interaction with elected officials, briefings on legislative priorities, and opportunities to engage in the elections process.
• With immediate regional transportation priorities like Central Florida Commuter Rail, Building the Wekiva Parkway, and Transforming Interstate 4, the Central Florida Partnership’s Transportation Corridors “Task Force” will provide Leadership Orlando participants with an understanding of the regional impact of these projects for Central Florida and for the entire state.

The program fee is $3,500 for chamber members and that includes everything. (program costs, meals, receptions, and graduation) Payment plans are available if that is of interest.