Student Professional Development Conference (Students)

Boldly Communicate, Be a Better You!

February 8th & 9th, 2018

A two-day event focused on reaching your professional and personal potential.

Instructions

Please review the Facilitator's Sessions at tinyurl.com/2018PDPConference and when purchasing your ticket you will be prompted to pick the two sessions that interest you the most to reserve your spot in a morning and afternoon session.

For a complete breakdown of the Keynote Speakers' and Facilitators' biographies, topic descriptions, and session descriptions please visit tinyurl.com/2018PDPConference.

Thursday, February 8th (Coast Lethbridge Hotel - Grand Ballroom)

5:30 p.m. - Networking Reception

6:15 p.m. - Welcome & Dinner Served

Dean of Management, Dr. Bob Boudreau

Three course plated dinner provided by L.A. Chefs

7:30 p.m. - Keynote Presentation

Darby Allen, Keynote Speaker & Former Regional Fire Chief, Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo - It Takes a Team - Developing Unity in Crisis

8:30 p.m. - Closing Remark

Friday, February 9th (University of Lethbridge - Markin Hall)

9:30 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast (Markin Hall Atrium)

10:00 a.m. - Welcome and Morning Keynote Speaker

Angela Thompson- "Leaders Have Awkward Conversations- Discussing how transparent communication impacts productivity"

11:00 a.m. - Break

11:15 a.m. - First Facilitators' Session, one of:

Tammy Sherger - "Meetings the Missing Business Skill"

Jerry Balistreri- "Reading the Tells – Learning How to Read Body Language"

Freddi Dogterom - "Communicate with Confidence"

12:30 p.m. - Lunch (Markin Hall Atrium)

1:30 p.m. - Second Facilitators' Session one of:

Tammy Sherger - "Meetings the Missing Business Skill"

Jerry Balistreri- "Reading the Tells – Learning How to Read Body Language"

Freddi Dogterom - "Communicate with Confidence"

2:45 p.m. - Wrap Up