Conference Schedule

Review a content-rich, two-day schedule. Thought leaders converge at Westmont College to bring you two immersive days exploring transformative ideas you can apply to your field. Whether you are an emerging leader, or a seasoned professional, you’ll gain tools and insights to help you thrive amid the complexity of effective leadership.

 

 

1:00-1:15 PM   |   Welcome and Introduction, and Setting the Stage with Gayle D. Beebe and Reed Sheard 

1:15—2:00 PM   |   Keynote talk by Dr. Charity Dean, “Lions and Bears: Leadership Bootcamp and Our Willingness to Be Trained”

2:00—2:30 PM   |   Q & A with Charity Dean

2:30—2:45 PM   |   Interactive Exercise #1: Experience-Based Learning; Break

2:45—3:30 PM   |   AI Panel: “AI, Machine Learning, and a Human Center Approach to Technology,” with Reed Sheard, Mike Ryu, Valentina Costarelli, Michael Daoud

3:30—4:00 PM   |   Q & A

4:00 - 4:15 PM   |   Break

4:15—4:45 PM   |  Keynote talk  Dr. Charity Dean

4:45—5:00 PM   |   Interactive Exercise #2

5:00-5:30 PM   |   Networking

5:30—6:45 PM   |   Dinner and Relaxation

7:00—7:45 PM   |   Keynote talk by Charles Duhigg, "Supercommunicators - The Power of Conversation and Hidden Language of Connection"

7:45—8:15 PM   |   Q & A with Charles Duhigg and Gayle Beebe

8:15 PM   |   Adjourn for day

8:00—9:00 AM   |   Breakfast at the GLC

9:00—9:10 AM   |   Reed Sheard, "Setting the Stage"

9:10—10:00 AM   |   Gayle D. Beebe, “Strategic Effectiveness that Endures: Getting the Right Things Done on a Consistent Basis through Intelligence, Creativity and Moral Imagination”

10:00—10:30 AM    |   Q & A with Gayle Beebe, David Brooks and Reed Sheard

10:30—10:45 AM   |   Interactive Exercise #3 + Break

10:45—11:30 AM   |   Keynote talk by David Brooks, "How Christian Colleges Can Fix What Ails America"

11:30—12:00 PM   |    Q & A with David Brooks and Gayle Beebe

12:00—1:15 PM   |   Lunch and Relaxation

1:15—2:15 PM   |   Keynote talk by David Brooks, "The Life Worth Wanting: Understanding and Purifying Your Deepest Desires"

2:15—2:45 PM   |    Panel Discussion + Audience Questions

2:45—3:45 PM   |   Keynote talk by Wendy Jackson, ""The Splendid and the Vile: Leadership Lessons from the Life of Maynard Jackson."

3:45—4:15 PM   |   Interactive Exercise #4 + Break

4:15-5:00 PM   |   Keynote talk by Jeff Schloss,"Will the BioCultural Revolution Save Us: Reflections on Life's Greatest Threats and Our Greatest Longings"

5:00-6:00 PM   |   Dinner

6:15—7:15 PM   |   Keynote talk by David Brooks, "Rupture and Repair: How America Turns This Around"

7:30 PM   |   Closing Remarks + Adjourn to Dessert Reception

9:00 PM   |    Conference officially ends

To learn more about the Lead Where You Stand conference, contact lead@westmont.edu