Thought Leadership Conference 2023

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**American Sign Language is provided for general sessions.

TBA

FOR SPEAKERS ONLY

8:00am EDT

Pre-Registration

8:30am EDT

Welcome The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BTessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. * • Anthony England Access and Economic Development Opportunities for Future Generations The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BThresette Briggs • Levon Johnson • Kate Lee

9:45am EDT

Driving Equity Through Innovation The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BC. Todd Cummings, Ph.D. -

11:00am EDT

My Brother's Keeper: Principals Leading with Equity The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BPatricia Karban

12:00pm EDT

Lunch Keynote & QA with Principal Kafele The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BPrincipal Baruti Kafele

1:45pm EDT

Elkhart Community Schools The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BAnthony England • Linsey Brander

3:00pm EDT

The Power of Collaboration The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BSarita Stevens

4:15pm EDT

Meet us in circle: Let's talk "Isms" The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BAngel Ash • Kathe Streeter

TBA

FOR SPEAKERS ONLY

7:30am EDT

Registration The Lerner Theatre: Learner Lobby Networking Center The Lerner Theatre: Jack Cittadine Room Quiet Room Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - Nipsco Room Quiet Room Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce - Leadership Room

8:00am EDT

Welcome The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BTessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. * • Ritch Hochstetler Featured Speaker: Women and Leadership: Challenges & Opportunities The Lerner Theatre: AuditoriumSusan R. Madsen, Ph.D.

9:15am EDT

Financial Planning for Small Businesses Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce: Board RoomLevon Johnson • Samuel Kamwenji CUDE, CCUFC • Griselda Cantu Title Coming Soon Elkhart Public Library: Yellow RoomThresette Briggs Slowing Down: A Model for Healthy Leadership Elkhart Public Library: Gray RoomTamisha Williams The Critical Role of #2 in Inclusive Organizational Leadership IUSB-ELKHART: Room 220Ryan Donlan, Ed.D. Building a Connected Culture: Where are You Rooted? The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom CMelannie Denise Cunningham Employee Resource Groups: Psychological Safety for Marginalized Populations IUSB-ELKHART: Room 221Paul Lapido How can we be Inclusive?: A Workshop on Individual Development The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom AChris Cartwright, Ph.D. Inclusion Is Not Enough IUSB-ELKHART: Room 204Maria Morukian LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Building a Foundation Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce: Action RoomMixhi Marquis The Process- From "I to We" - NeuroInclusion- Brain Processing and Successful Inclusion Communication Programs Elkhart Public Library: Orange RoomDarlene von Behren, Ed.D. Unconscious Bias Workshop: From Awareness to Action! The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BSusan R. Madsen, Ph.D.

11:45am EDT

Lunch

1:15pm EDT

Title Coming Soon Elkhart Public Library: Yellow RoomThresette Briggs Slowing Down: A Model for Healthy Leadership Elkhart Public Library: Gray RoomTamisha Williams The Critical Role of #2 in Inclusive Organizational Leadership IUSB-ELKHART: Room 220Ryan Donlan, Ed.D. Building a Connected Culture: Where are You Rooted? The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom CMelannie Denise Cunningham Employee Resource Groups: Psychological Safety for Marginalized Populations IUSB-ELKHART: Room 221Paul Lapido How can we be Inclusive?: A Workshop on Individual Development The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom AChris Cartwright, Ph.D. Inclusion Is Not Enough IUSB-ELKHART: Room 134Maria Morukian LGBTQ+ Inclusion: Building a Foundation Greater Elkhart Chamber of Commerce: Action RoomMixhi Marquis Personal LeadershipThe Process- From "I to We" - NeuroInclusion- Brain Processing and Successful Inclusion Communication Programs Elkhart Public Library: Orange RoomDarlene von Behren, Ed.D. Unconscious Bias Workshop: From Awareness to Action! The Lerner Theatre: Ballroom BSusan R. Madsen, Ph.D.

4:00pm EDT

Panel:The Impact of "Isms" in Schools, Business, and Community The Lerner Theatre: AuditoriumKendra Key, J.D. • Patricia Hackett, J.D. • Gina Forrest, Ph.D.

5:00pm EDT

Making Connections: Networking (ULead) The Lerner Theatre: Jack Cittadine Room

6:00pm EDT

Inclusive Excellence Awards & Continuing The Conversation: Celebrating Women and Girls—Passion, Prowess, Power The Lerner Theatre: AuditoriumTessa R. Sutton, Ph.D. * • Linsey Davis - 6:00 p.m. Headline Speaker

7:30pm EDT

Book Signing and Photos with Linsey Davis The Lerner Theatre: Learner LobbyLinsey Davis - 6:00 p.m. Headline Speaker