Full Day Program

Event Schedule

Plan your day with keynotes, breakout sessions, networking, and lightning talks — all designed to connect, educate, and inspire.

Bette Smith
Keynote Speaker

Bette Smith

Director, Center for Innovation and Collaboration, Ball State University

Ms. Smith brings more than two decades of professional experience in higher education, organizational change, and partnership development. Since 2013, she has served as principal of Destra Consulting Group, where she works with corporate, nonprofit, and public-sector clients on transformation initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and leadership alignment.

Previously, Ms. Smith was the founding director of the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities at the University of Colorado Denver Business School, where she established the Center's academic programs, industry relationships, and portfolio of professional events. She also held senior positions with CQG, Inc., a global financial technology firm, where she led corporate communications and professional development.

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Networking 8:30 — 9:15 AM

Light Breakfast, Coffee & Networking

Check in, grab breakfast and coffee, meet attendees, and get settled before the day begins.

Trivia 9:15 — 9:30 AM

Pre-Opening Trivia

Get energized with some fun trivia before the keynote.

Auditorium
Keynote 9:30 10:15 AM

Welcome & Opening Keynote

Translating Skills: Turning What You Know Into What’s Next A practical and empowering keynote that helps career changers and experienced professionals identify, articulate, and leverage their transferable skills to confidently move into new roles and industries.
Bette Smith.

Auditorium
Bette Smith
Bette Smith Opening Keynote
Sessions 10:30 — 11:30 AM

Morning Breakout Sessions

Choose from three concurrent session tracks:

#1 — How to Successfully Adopt and Implement AI Tools for ROI

Description coming soon.

Krista EwingKrista Ewing Classroom
#2 — AI in Practice — Ethics, Governance, and the Bottom Line

Artificial intelligence is reshaping how we work — but are we using it responsibly? This fast-paced, practical workshop is designed for professionals who want to move beyond the hype and engage with the real questions organizations must answer as AI becomes embedded in everyday business operations.

In just one hour, participants will explore the opportunities AI presents alongside the responsibilities it demands.

Zoey SpenglerZoey Spengler Auditorium
#3 — Interactive Lab: Training from Salesforce

Come learn how Trailhead can guide you to create an Agentic AI system that can act autonomously, reason through multi-step problems, and adapt its actions in real-time to achieve a specific business goal with minimal human supervision. We will get you started and you can continue on your own and go as far as you choose.

TBA Classroom
Food 11:45 AM — 12:45 PM

Lunch

Recharge, network, and connect with speakers and attendees.

Sessions 1:00 — 2:00 PM

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Choose from two concurrent session tracks:

#1 — Panel Discussion: Mental Health, Physical Health, Productivity & Career Progression
#2 — The Ethics of Generative AI & Audience Red Teaming

A gamified "hackathon" style session where the audience tries to break or "jailbreak" a deployed model. Topics include Prompt Injection, data leakage, the Black Box problem, and how RAG can mitigate hallucinations while introducing its own security vectors. Features a live demo of a vulnerable internal-knowledge bot and audience participation challenges.

TBA Classroom
Lightning 2:15 — 3:00 PM

Lightning Talks

Quick talks with a "meditation moment" in between to reflect on the day's learnings.

Presenters TBA Auditorium
Closing 3:00 — 3:30 PM

Closing Wrap Up

Takeaways from the day and final raffles.

Auditorium
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