Countdown till Emerge 2020
What is Emerge?
EMERGE is a full-day event that brings together entrepreneurs, emerging leaders, business professionals, and community members on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, at the Lexington Convention Center. By unifying Kentucky’s emerging leaders, we are empowering our future leaders to participate through networking, collaboration, and opportunities to plug into the community, and a chance for their voice to be heard. Our communities stand to benefit through better opportunities, more diverse and engaged professionals, and ultimately a stronger economy. This exciting professional development opportunity offers networking, access to community leaders, and education through breakout sessions in a variety of tracks, such as professional, personal, and community.
Keynote Speakers
Matt Johnson is an internationally recognized expert in expanding human capacity. He helps organizations and individuals boost performance, achieve more with less, and drive engagement using his proven, science based method.
Crowned Miss USA in 2016 while serving in the United States military.
Local Game Changers
Daniel "DH" Harrison is co-Founder and Brand Manager of Country Boy Brewing.
Salvador Sanchez is the founder of A Cup of Common Wealth.
Josh Taylor is the Assistant Director for the Graham Office of Career Management at UK.
Ashli Watts is the President and CEO for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Virgil Grant is senior pastor of Eastside Community Church in Richmond, Kentucky.
Allen McDaniel, MPA, is Executive Director of the Lexington Clinic Foundation.
Office Manager & Social Media Coordinator at Country Boy Brewing.
Raymond Daniels is president of a new venture called Equity Solutions Group (ESG).
Rachel Brand is the Assistant Director of Employer Relations and Community Outreach at UK.
Bart Giles runs The Referrals Group and their 38 groups in three states.
Toa Green is the Owner/Operator of Crank & Boom Craft Ice Cream.
Hurriyat Ghayyur leads the marketing team at Lexington Clinic.
Among many things, Liz Hodge is a realtor and Executive Director of a non-profit called A Running Start.
Gathan D. Borden is the Vice President of Marketing for VisitLEX.
Christian Adair works for FCPS as the district Educating Boys of Color Coordinator.
Larry Jackson is the owner and operator of Synergy Coach and Resolve Fitness, Inc.
Vitale Buford is an iPEC-certified executive coach, speaker, and change agent.
Mike Hilton is the president of SparkBase Consulting, helping organizations launch new ideas.
Brandi Peacher is the Director of Project Management in the Office of Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton.
Rebekah Radtke is an Assistant Professor in the UK College of Design School of Interiors.
Christian Motley is senior manager of policy and partnerships for StriveTogether.
Agenda Detail
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:
8:00 – 8:25 a.m.
REGISTRATION
8:25 a.m.
CALL TO ORDER (Bluegrass Ballroom 2)
8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
OPENING INTERACTIVE SESSION (Bluegrass Ballroom 2)
SPONSORED BY LEXINGTON CLINIC FOUNDATION
Speaker: Matt Johnson
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
BREAK
10:15 – 11:15 a.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
How to Create an Inclusive Team (Thoroughbred Room 1)
Corporate Innovation (Thoroughbred Room 2/3)
Marketing Yourself (Thoroughbred Room 4)
Lexington from the Youth Perspective (Thoroughbred Room 7/8)
The Important Role of Young Leaders in Civic Engagement (Thoroughbred Room 5/6)
11:15 – 11:30 a.m.
BREAK
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE (Bluegrass Ballroom 2)
SPONSORED BY STOLL KEENON OGDEN, PLLC
Speaker: Deshauna Barber
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
Lexington Co-Creators (Thoroughbred Room 1)
Deep Dive: Enneagram Personality Assessment PART 1 (Thoroughbred Room 7/8)
Creating, Maintaining & Adapting Your Social Media Brand (Thoroughbred Room 4)
Creating Space with Matt Johnson (Thoroughbred Room 5/6)
Move Over Millennials – GenZ is Hitting the Workforce! (Thoroughbred Room 2/3)
2:30 – 2:45 p.m.
BREAK
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS:
How to Engage Your Network (Thoroughbred Room 1)
Deep Dive: Enneagram Personality Assessment PART 2 (Thoroughbred Room 7/8)
Tourism: Marketing the Community (Thoroughbred Room 4)
Quieting the Mind with Matt Johnson (Thoroughbred Room 5/6)
The Power of Imperfection (Thoroughbred Room 2/3)
3:45 – 4:00 p.m.
BREAK
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
WRAP UP / WHAT’S NEXT
RECEPTION / AFTER PARTY SPONSORED BY DINSMORE (Bluegrass Pre-Function Space)
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