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Registration now open for March 9, 2017 event featuring world’s foremost expert on collaboration and connectional intelligence & futurist Dr. Nat Irvin II
Louisville, Kentucky (February 2, 2017) – The driving force of the Leadership Louisville Center’s fourth annual Leadership Summit is Leading for the Future, with keynote speakers and interactive workshops designed to influence the future success of leaders in attendance. Presented by sponsor PNC Bank, the day of learning on March 9, 2017 will begin with a morning keynote address from Erica Dhawan, an author, strategist and the world’s foremost expert on collaboration and connectional intelligence. Called the third wave of intelligence after IQ and Emotional Intelligence, Connectional Intelligence is the ability to drive innovation and breakthrough results by harnessing the power of relationships and networks. The closing keynote speaker will be Dr. Nat Irvin, II, author, innovator, futurist, teacher, composer and commentator and Woodrow M. Strickler Executive in Residence and Professor of Management Practice for the College of Business at the University of Louisville.
Throughout the day, attendees will attend interactive breakout sessions on tracks for Leading Self, Leading Others and Leading Community. Featured speakers include Trey Grayson, President & CEO of the NKY Chamber of Commerce; Kirsten Hawley, SVP, Chief Human Relations Officer of Brown-Forman Corporation; Grace Simrall, Chief of Civic Innovation for Louisville Metro Government; Sherman Bradley, Founder of Consider the Poor of Ohio; Lisa Zangari, Director of Learning for the Leadership Louisville Center; Richard Sisto, jazz musician & mindfulness trainer; and more.
The 2017 Leadership Summit will be hosted at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts, 501 W. Main St., Louisville, KY, from 8am-5:30pm on March 9, 2017, and will be attended by hundreds of regional business and community leaders. See video highlights from 2016 Best of Leadership Summit. Attendees at the Leadership Summit will represent the top leadership from Louisville and the surrounding region, ranging from high-potential emerging leaders to C-suite executives, with over 65% working at a director level or above.
Registration is now open at www.leadershiplouisville.org. Individual tickets are $445; patron sponsorships that include tickets for five individuals are $2,000. To learn more about special group rates and sponsorships, contact Jennifer Stevens, jstevens@leadershiplouisville.org or (502) 561-0458. Special thanks to our event sponsors: Presenting Sponsor PNC Bank, Gold Sponsors EY and Neustar; Speaker Sponsor Humana, Inc.; and Silver Sponsors Delta Dental of Kentucky, Insider Louisville, Kosair Charities, Louisville Business First, Louisville Magazine, Louisville Public Media – WFPL, and MPI Printing.
About the Leadership Louisville Center:
Created in 1979, the Leadership Louisville Center is the region’s most valuable resource for leadership development and civic engagement. Its mission is to grow and connect a diverse network of leaders who serve as catalysts for a world-class community through dynamic programming and strong community connections. Over 6,000 community leaders have graduated from the Center’s programs that include Leadership Louisville, Focus Louisville, Ignite Louisville, Bingham Fellows, and Encore Louisville. The Leadership Green Room was launched in 2015 and serves as the training and talent development arm of the Center, expanding the resources available to the region’s business community and employee base. In 2011, the Leadership Louisville Center was recognized as one of the top seven community leadership programs in the U.S. in a benchmark study by the Center for Creative Leadership, the “gold standard” global provider of executive leadership education and research. Learn more at www.leadershiplouisville.org.
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