{"id":36,"date":"2025-11-05T06:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/?p=36"},"modified":"2025-11-05T06:45:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:45:04","slug":"inspiring-change-through-character-highlights-from-the-2nd-annual-business-leadership-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/inspiring-change-through-character-highlights-from-the-2nd-annual-business-leadership-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiring Change Through Character: Highlights from the 2nd Annual Business Leadership Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3223-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RUN Foundation<\/strong> Uganda in partnership with <strong>Galilee Health Institute<\/strong>, successfully hosted the <strong>2nd Annual Business Leadership Symposium<\/strong> on <strong>Monday, November 3rd, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The symposium brought together <strong>business leaders, church leaders, and entrepreneurs<\/strong> for an afternoon of learning, reflection, and transformation under the theme <em>\u201cEmpowering Leaders for Kingdom Impact in the Marketplace.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Faith and Leadership in Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s symposium featured guest speakers from the USA \u2014 <strong>Pastor Ronnie Deal, Mike McOlvin,<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Moose<\/strong> \u2014 who delivered insightful sessions on <strong>integrity, leadership character, and biblical principles for success<\/strong> in the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their messages challenged participants to rethink how they lead and conduct business, emphasizing that <strong>the Bible remains a reliable foundation for moral and ethical decision-making<\/strong> in today\u2019s fast-paced business world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIf you want to influence people, walk with integrity,\u201d shared Mark Moose. \u201cIntegrity lays the foundation that other people can use as they follow you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Real Conversations for Real Challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants engaged the speakers with practical questions on topics like <strong>dealing with unfaithful suppliers, starting and sustaining businesses, building trust,<\/strong> and <strong>scaling with integrity<\/strong>. These discussions sparked honest reflection and inspired renewed commitment to character-driven leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the discussions, the symposium served as a <strong>networking and mentorship platform<\/strong>, connecting leaders who share a passion for bringing faith-based values into everyday business practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" data-id=\"46\" src=\"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3215-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3215-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC_3215-300x200.jpg 300w, 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2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Business Leadership Symposium<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Business Leadership Symposium<\/strong> is an annual initiative by the <strong>RUN Foundation<\/strong>, hosted at <strong>Galilee Health Institute<\/strong>. It provides a space for business and faith leaders to share insights, exchange ideas, and strengthen leadership rooted in biblical values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Business Leadership Symposium is an annual initiative by the RUN Foundation, hosted at Galilee Health Institute. It provides a space for business and faith leaders to share insights, exchange ideas, and strengthen leadership rooted in biblical values. From tackling real-world business challenges to rediscovering the Bible as our moral compass, this event challenged leaders to think, act, and lead differently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36\/revisions\/47"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runfoundationug.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}