Leading with Vision and Purpose: Driving Strategic Culture Change in Animal Welfare

October 28, 2026

11:00 am - 12:00 pm |

In today’s fast-changing animal welfare landscape, visionary leaders require more than passion – the moment calls for strategic clarity, adaptive culture, and purposeful influence. This workshop will help seasoned and emerging leaders sharpen their ability to lean with both vision and mission. Participants will explore how to connect organizational purpose to strategic decision-making, foster adaptive cultures that thrive during uncertainty, and build trust across teams to accelerate impact. Through real-world case examples from nonprofit and shelter environments – such as navigating workforce pressures and crisis management – we will demonstrate how visionary leaders adapt strategy to context while maintaining their core values. This session is designed to be dynamic and actionable, offering tools that leaders can begin using before the conference ends. Leaders at all levels will leave equipped to advance long-term thinking, engage stakeholders around shared purpose, and confidently lead transformative change.