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Future Leaders
Future Leaders is the wine community’s national
professional and personal leadership development program
cultivating world-class leadership qualities across the sector.
If you'd like to be advised when applications for Future Leaders 2027 open please email research@wineaustralia.com
Program Updates
Wine Australia is thrilled to share that Future Leaders has been named a finalist for
Best Leadership Development Program
in the Australian Institute of Training and Development’s Awards for Excellence,
which will be announced in May.
The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding achievements and excellence in the training and development industry. This is a great honour for the wine sector, Wine Australia and program delivery provider Pragmatic Thinking and acknowledges the value and impact of the
Future Leaders program.
Program Pillars
Identity of
Leadership
Who are you and what makes you unique? How will you use your strengths to make a difference in
the lives of others?
Discover how to shape your leadership identity
so people choose to follow.
Science of
Leadership
Explore practical evidence
based insights in the neuroscience of leadership. New insights and
actions founded on cutting edge science will
remove the guess work
and improve how you relate to yourself and others.
Art of
Leadership
Discover the art of leadership. How to design a thriving organisation,
how to make cutting
edge decisions, and how to have tough conversations
to build your people
to be their best.
Future of
Leadership
Change is constant and our
leadership needs to step into the new, now.
The future of leadership
requires us to seek trends and build networks.
Watch the video to find out more about
the Future Leaders program
Future Leaders is a professional and personal development program that creates a network of confident, committed individuals who will
be next and contribute to the future success of the
Australian wine community.
Funded by the sector and coordinated by Wine Australia, Future Leaders is a biennial program offered to applicants with open, creative, inquisitive minds who are early to mid-career and already demonstrating leadership potential.
The program is designed to achieve transformational and sustainable impact, not temporary inspiration.
Since 2006 there have been 149 Future Leaders graduates.
Many have taken roles at regional wine and grape grower associations and some have also been appointed to national committees and boards.
Take a look at what our 2023 Future Leaders had to say.
Belinda van Eyssen
Winemaker | Co-owner The Cutting
Future Leaders is an exceptional program well suited to anyone who is aspiring to delve into and improve on their leadership style and ability to make positive change within the wine sector. It provides a unique opportunity to connect with a talented cohort from across the sector, all driven to make a positive contribution.
Andrew Shedden
Head of Fine Wines | Endeavour Group
Future Leaders is one of the best courses I've ever participated in, an incredibly powerful and impactful experience! The materials that Pragmatic Thinking have put together are accessible and applicable to a wide range of industry situations which meant that it was appropriate for the broad church of participants on the course. The bonds that are created during an experience like this are enduring and will not only benefit the participants but hopefully be felt in our wider networks and across the industry in the years to come.
Amy Blackburn
Lead Winemaker | Australian Vintage
Future Leaders is the most incredible journey; both career and life changing. If you want to develop yourself as a leader and experience personal growth, then this is the program for you!
Lucy Etheridge
Farmer | Yarrawalla
Having the opportunity to be among such an inspired group of people, who I wholeheartedly now consider friends, has been a privilege. The program has helped me realise, and be comfortable with, my value as a leader within the Australian wine sector and beyond.
