2019 Strategic Leadership Conference

Join us October 10th for the 10th Annual Strategic Leadership Conference at the Bon Secours Redskins Training Center and Dewey Gottwald Center. The conference offers a full-day of speakers, networking, and both SHRM and HRCI credit opportunities – especially those hard to obtain business credits. We pride ourselves on bringing speakers to you who are true thought leaders including a national keynote speaker and eight break-out speakers. Don’t miss this chance to gather with over 300 HR and business professionals, gain new contacts and expand your knowledge base. View the Conference Exhibitors here.

Thanks to Our Sponsors

Keynote Sponsors

Diamond Sponsors

Morning Video Sponsor

Name Badge Sponsor

Lunch Sponsor

Snack Sponsor

Conference Exhibitors

Airrosti
Another Limited Rebellion
Anthem Healthkeepers Plus
Busch Gardens
Cigna
Citrix
Community College Workforce Alliance
Dominion Payroll
Gallagher
HCA Workplace Wellness
Incentive Services
International Coach Federation
Joyner Fine Properties

Long and Foster
Mass Mutual
MedExpress
Mercer
PartnerMD
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Science Museum of VA
SHRM
Signature Team Building
Trolley House
Ultimate Software
United Concordia
University of Richmond
USI
VA-529@Work
Virginia Asset Management
WellcomeMD
William and Mary School of Business
Willis Towers Watson

Opening Keynote Speaker

Noah Scalin

Artist-in-Residence
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business

Art of Innovation

Art of Innovation introduces The Big Seven keys to generating creative energy that anyone can employ.Through an engaging presentation of his jaw-dropping artwork, Noah Scalin pulls back the curtain and shares the processes and practices that he developed to generate momentum and consistently bring new, unique approaches to his work. He explains how anyone can grow their creative muscles through simple practices that will help you become a better creative problem solver at work and in life. This highly-motivational keynote provides practical tools for getting unstuck anytime, any place. To close the talk the entire audience is given a hand-on experience that allows everyone to immediately try this out for themselves.

The Future of Work is Creative: Noah Scalin, artist & innovation consultant from Noah Scalin on Vimeo.

“Noah is engaging, thought provoking and entertaining. He really pushed me to be more observant and creative in my job and community.”

– Kimberly Kleiman-Lee Director Executive Leadership Programs GE Global Learning

Noah Scalin is the first artist-in-residence at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business. He is creator of the Webby Award winning project Skull-A-Day. He is the author of 6 books, most recently Creative Sprint. Read more.

Lunch Keynote Speaker

Taryn Stejskal, Ph.D.

President, Resilience Leadership and Senior Director Executive Leadership Development, Nike

Leveraging Resilience to Accelerate Innovation

It’s no longer IQ or EQ that will set you, your people, or your organization apart. It’s AQ – the adversity quotient, your ability to, through resilience, build the muscle necessary to face fear and failure and be truly innovative.

Audience members will learn:

The foundational elements of resilience: The Five Practices of Particularly Resilient People
Resilience in real life: The myths of truths of resilience
The surprising virtuous cycle that exists between resilience and innovation
How to harness resilience in order to create more innovative people, teams, and organizations
The importance of resilience in cultivating qualities of empathy and curiosity to further innovation

Testimonials

“An IV to the Soul. Dr. Taryn has been the key that has unlocked the cellar door that has allowed me to go deep within myself.”

– Gene Rapisardi, Cigna Market President, Southern California Region

“Taryn is a thoughtful, insightful and driven individual whose loyalty and consideration for others is to be admired.”

– Sarah Noel, National Director, Strategy and Innovation, JDRF

Conference Speakers


Ace Callwood Harnessing the MicroEconomy: What it is and How to Engage with it Managing Partner Equal Sons	Elise Freedman Trends that Drive Your Business Forward in a Rapidly Changing Environment Senior Director, Talent & Rewards Willis Towers Watson	Maddison Grigsby Using Communications Strategically to Drive Organizational Performance Client Director Gallagher Global Communications

Christopher D. Lee, Ph.D. Ways to Improve and Apply Strategic Thinking Skills in Your Work CHRO William and Mary	Brigadier General Toni Lord Women in Leadership: Navigating the Terrain Assistant Adjutant General for Air Strategic Initiatives Virginia National Guard	Aaron Montgomery Building a Culture of Continuous Innovation Founder and COO CarLotz

Pamela Murray Trends that Drive Your Business Forward in a Rapidly Changing Environment Associate Director, Talent & Rewards Willis Towers Watson	Scott Wayne Journey Mapping: How to Gain Deep Insights to Shift Human Choices Managing Partner Envoy Portfolio	Rob Zimlich Navigating the Digital Ecosystem: How Analytics, AI and Advanced Tech Drive Strategy Principal and Career Products Leader for the Mid-Atlantic Market, Mercer

Registration Rates

		Member	Non-member	Public Sector/ Non-Profit
Early Bird	July 1 - August 31	$215	$315	$185
Regular Price	On or After September 1	$250	$350	$210
Table of 8 - $1,600
Table of 8 (Public Sector/Non-Profit) - $1,350

View the list of those who have already registered here.

Testimonials

"Every year I look forward to the Strategic Leadership Conference because I know it's going to be a day filled with great speakers and plenty of opportunity to network with other HR professionals."

"I love how diverse and knowledgeable the speakers at the Strategic Leadership Conference are and I always look forward to attending."

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sponsorship Information

Credits

Program has been approved by SHRM for 6 PDCs towards SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCP recertification and submitted to HRCI for 6 (Business) credits towards PHR, SPHY and GPHR recertification.