16 October 2026 | Adelaide Zoo
A carefully curated one-day leadership retreat for senior leaders who want to step away from the noise, reconnect with what matters most, think strategically, and return with renewed clarity, confidence, and direction.
Strictly limited to 30 participants to preserve a highly interactive, personalised, and meaningful experience.
Reserve My Place
They finish exhausted.
They race from meeting to meeting.
They solve everyone else’s problems.
They spend so much time responding to everyone else’s priorities that they rarely have time to think about their own leadership.
And somewhere along the way, the joy they once found in leadership begins to fade.
Then January arrives.
The calendar fills.
The pace accelerates.
And before they know it, they’re repeating the same patterns that left them running on empty the year before.
This retreat is designed to interrupt that cycle.
Whether you’re a senior executive, business owner, or people leader, if you’re committed to leading the year ahead with greater clarity, impact, and less exhaustion, this retreat was designed for you.
When you join ‘The 2027 Leadership Advantage Retreat’, you're investing in far more than a day away from the office.
You're giving yourself something that most leaders rarely have enough of: time to think, space to reflect, and permission to invest in your own leadership.
Every element of the day has been thoughtfully curated to help you slow down, gain perspective, reconnect with what matters most, and return to your leadership with renewed energy, clarity, and confidence.
Most leadership conferences are designed to give you more information.
This retreat is designed to give you something leaders rarely have enough of—time to think.
Many leaders tell us they leave conferences feeling inspired… but also overwhelmed by everything they’re expected to implement.
This retreat is different.
Rather than filling your notebook with pages of ideas, we’ve intentionally created the time and space to reflect, reconnect with what matters most, and develop a practical Leadership Strategy for 2027.
You’ll still leave with evidence-based tools and practical frameworks.
But you’ll also leave with something far more valuable:
Because the most effective leaders don’t need more information.
They need the space to think, choose what matters most, and lead with intention.
Set amongst 20 acres of beautiful botanic gardens in the heart of Adelaide, Adelaide Zoo offers a truly unique setting for connection, learning and inspiration.
Home to thousands of incredible animals and lush natural surroundings, it’s the perfect backdrop to step away from the everyday and immerse yourself in a transformative conference experience.
Conveniently located just minutes from Adelaide’s CBD, the Adelaide Zoo allows you to enjoy everything the city has to offer while experiencing one of Australia’s most distinctive event venues.
Over the past three decades, I’ve coached thousands of leaders across government, education, defence, law, professional services and the not-for-profit sector.
One conversation comes up again and again.
Leaders aren’t asking for more information.
They’re asking for the time and space to think.
They tell me they’re exhausted, carrying enormous responsibility and constantly responding to everyone else’s needs while neglecting their own leadership.
That’s why I created The 2027 Leadership Advantage.
A carefully curated day where leaders can pause, reflect, reconnect with what matters most and return with renewed clarity, confidence and direction.
Because I believe the best leaders don’t just work harder.
They pause.
They reflect.
They lead with intention.
I’ve spent more than 30 years helping people navigate some of life’s toughest conversations and biggest leadership challenges.
My career has taken me from the courtroom to the United Nations, from post-war Bosnia and Cambodia to boardrooms, schools and organisations across Australia. Today, I work as an executive coach, leadership facilitator and mediator, helping leaders communicate with confidence, lead with courage and build healthy workplace cultures.
From interviewing war crimes suspects to coaching CEOs, school principals and senior executives, and mediating more than 1,000 workplace conflicts, I’ve learned that the hardest leadership challenges are rarely solved by working harder.
They’re solved by thinking differently.
Over the years, I’ve attended and delivered more leadership conferences than I can count.
Many were excellent.
But I noticed something.
Leaders would leave feeling inspired… only to return to workplaces that quickly pulled them back into old habits.
The problem wasn’t a lack of knowledge.
It was a lack of space.
Space to think.
Space to reflect.
Space to ask the questions that never make it onto the agenda.
So I decided to create something different.
Not another conference.
Not another day filled with ideas you’ll struggle to implement.
Instead, I created a retreat where leaders can step away from the noise, reconnect with what matters most, and leave with greater clarity, renewed energy and a practical plan for leading with intention.
Because leadership doesn’t just improve by learning more.
Sometimes it improves by creating the space to think differently.
I’d be honoured to guide you through that journey.
Includes:
✔ Full-day Leadership Reset Retreat at the beautiful Adelaide Zoo
✔ Morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea
✔ Exclusive leadership workbook and retreat resources
✔ Guided wellbeing experience
✔ A few thoughtful surprises along the way
✔ Entry into the draw to win a 90-minute Executive Coaching Session with Thilan
✔ A contribution from every ticket supports War Child International
Early Bird $750 + GST
Normal Price $995 + GST
Everything included in the Leadership Retreat, plus:
✔ Private 60-minute Leadership Reset Coaching Session with Thilan (to be booked before 1 February 2027)
✔ VIP seating
✔ Leadership Reset Gift Box
✔ Personal follow-up email after your coaching session with your tailored action plan
Early Bird $1,250 + GST
(Limited to 8 participants)
Normal Price $1,350 + GST
Acknowledgement of Country As we come together for this Leadership Reset Retreat, we acknowledge the Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Adelaide Plains, where we have the privilege to gather. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and honour the Kaurna people's enduring connection to Country, waters and community.
I acknowledge the Kaurna People as the Traditional Custodians of the land where I live, work, and play. I pay my respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and recognise that this land always was and always will be Aboriginal land. As someone committed to fostering collaboration and understanding, I believe in walking together toward a more inclusive and equitable future.
