City of Burlington CAO Jeff Fielding, left, Jim Hornell, president and CEO of the Brant Community Healthcare System, and Ron McLester, manager of aboriginal education and student services with Mohawk College, spoke during a leadership forum called Emerging Trends in Leadership at the Brantford and District Civic Centre on Thursday afternoon. About 40 people attended the event, jointly hosted by Mohawk College, the City of Brantford, the Brantford Public Library and surrounding municipalities.