Business Summit Agenda 2024

Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking with Exhibitors
8:15 a.m. -9:00 a.m. | Main Lobby

Welcome
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | First Floor Atrium

Opening Keynote

9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Tracy Montoro, Emcee and Director of Workforce Development, Shippensburg University
Julie Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, PA Downtown Center

Break & Visit Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakout Session 1

10:20 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.

TITLE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
Don’t Let Numbers Scare You: Initiating Collaboration, Connection, and Communication with a Generationally Diverse Workforce TRACK: Building Your Workforce	Marie Conley, Principal/Founder, Conley Consulting	Windjammer B, 2nd Floor
Treat Others How They Want to be Treated: Understanding the Primary Behavioral and Communication Styles TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being	Heather Hockenberry, Consultant & Coach, Hockenberry Management Consulting	Windjammer A, 2nd Floor
The Cartography of Successful Grant Seeking TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community	Kristen Hubbard, CEO, Founder, Author, Ghost Writer, LLC	Schooner B, 2nd Floor
Do you really need that? Discerning your business’s technology needs. TRACK: Building Your Workforce	Melissa Hockenberry, Owner, First Things First Training & Consulting	Schooner A, 2nd Floor

Break & Visit Exhibitors
11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakout Session 2
11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.

TITLE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
SocialSculpt: A Workshop on Social Media Mastery and Digital Presence TRACK: Building Your Workforce	Stacy Fry, Director of Communications, Alera Group	Windjammer B, 2nd Floor
Intentional by Design: Creating Living Spaces that Enhance Well-Being TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being	Rachel Andreoli, Lead Designer, Interior Intuition Homes Erin MacNamara, Professional Organizer, Carlisle Home Organizers	Windjammer A, 2nd Floor
Expanding Your Business in the International Marketplace TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community	Nic Cervantes, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Harrisburg Tina Weyant, Executive Director, World Trade Center Harrisburg Chris Stock, Global Director, Aquaculture Sales, Zeigler Brothers	Schooner B, 2nd Floor
Building Stronger Communities Takes Creativity TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community	Sarah Merritt, Director of Pennsylvania Creative Communities & the Creative Economy, PA Council on the Arts	Schooner A, 2nd Floor

Lunch and Networking

12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Main Lobby

Break & Visit Exhibitors

1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby

Breakout Session 3

1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

TITLE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
Live and Lead with Purpose TRACK: Building Your Workforce	Katie Sandoe, Founder and Chief Illumination Officer, Light Echo Co.	Windjammer B, 2nd Floor
How Morning Routines Position You for Success in Life! TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being	Tom Templeton, Founder and Creative Director, Templeton Advantage, LLC	Windjammer A, 2nd Floor
The role of the social entrepreneur in community development: A farmers market story TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community	Chad Kimmel, Associate Professor of Sociology, Shippensburg University Vincent Cannizzaro, Student, Shippensburg University	Schooner B, 2nd Floor
On the Menu with Kim Stout	Kim Stout, Economic Development Specialist U.S. Small Business Administration	Schooner A, 2nd Floor

Afternoon Break

2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.

Breakout Session 4

2:20 p.m. - 3:05 p.m.

TITLE	SPEAKER	LOCATION
Managing Phases of Change through Intentional Communication TRACK: Building Your Workforce	Tina Fortenberry, President, Willow River Coaching Ronalda Sedeno, Managing Partner, Realize the Greatness	Windjammer B, 2nd Floor
Emotional Intelligence: How do we use it in the workplace? TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being	Conner Newkam-Ulrich, Learning and Development Manager, PA House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus	Windjammer A, 2nd Floor
Strategic Networking and Relationship Building TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community	Debra Thompson, President, Strategy Solutions, Inc. Jacqui Catrabone, Director, Nonprofit & Community Services, Strategy Solutions, Inc.	Schooner B, 2nd Floor
Strengthening the Connection between Business & Community - a Facilitated Discussion	Scott Brown, President, Shippensburg Chamber of Commerce Tracy Montoro, Director of Workforce Development, Shippensburg University Krissy Cressler, Shippensburg Downtown Coordinator Bill Kohler, Director of Economic Development, Mainstreet Waynesboro	Schooner A, 2nd Floor

Transition

3:05 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | First Floor Atrium

Wrap Up
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | First Floor Atrium

Adjourn
3:30 p.m.