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‘Conductor of people’ key note speaker at APAC conference


‘Conductor of people’ key note speaker at APAC health conference

Itay Talgam is a world-renowned orchestral conductor turned ‘conductor of people’ and has taught leadership to Fortune 500 companies, non-profits and universities, and at conferences around the world, including TED, Google’s Zeitgeist, and the World Economic Forum at Davos.

In September he will visit New Zealand as a keynote speaker at the APAC Forum, Asia-Pacific’s premier healthcare conference, this year being held at Auckland’s SKYCity Convention Centre.

After conducting orchestras for many years Itay has come to appreciate that making music, in whatever culture and context, can provide stimulating insights into familiar management concerns such as leadership, teamwork, creativity, mentorship and personal development. Music making embodies knowledge, innovation, individual effort and collective achievement – as does any successful organisation.
“As we make our way up the ranks, we become less connected to the front lines and may often know less than we feel comfortable admitting. Itay Talgam encourages us to open our minds and shows us that our ignorance can be our greatest advantage,” says fellow author Simon Sinek in review of Itay’s latest book The Ignorant Maestro: How Great Leaders Inspire Unpredictable Brilliance.
A native of Tel-Aviv, Itay Talgam received his Artist Diploma in conducting from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy. He then studied in France, Italy, and the US. He is also a graduate of General Philosophy studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
He delivers talks – in government, academia, business, education, and therapy – anywhere the creation of human harmony through cooperation is desired. His talks have been experienced either directly or online by millions of participants and viewers.
The APAC Forum, where Itay will deliver one such talk, will this year take place over 23 to 25 September at Auckland’s SKYCity. The conference is pitched at health professionals with the desire and aptitude to influence change.

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Last year the APAC Forum convened in Melbourne and attracted over 1500 delegates including senior managers, board and policy makers, clinicians and quality improvement specialists from throughout the Asia-Pacific region.

Ko Awatea, the organisation behind the conference, has recently announced the conference’s programme and, with it, the ‘big name’ speakers they’ve attracted from around the world including Ruby Wax, Professor Charles Vincent and Itay Talgam. The APAC programme provides access to approximately 130 speakers (a combination of the best New Zealand has to offer as well as world-renowned experts) across 42 sessions.

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