Connecting Leaders Conference is IBAT Leadership Division’s annual flagship event. It provides an opportunity for IBAT members to receive education and leadership development while strengthening the industry through personal connections. This event offers focused leadership training, networking opportunities, and hot topic general and breakout sessions in addition to exhibitor demos. It is family-friendly and filled with entertainment opportunities for all, including a golf tournament, kid’s camp and family fun night. 

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MANAGEMENT TRACK

Be sure to check out the new management track at this year's Connecting Leaders Conference. The three sessions in this track will cover key issues in making your organization successful – hiring the right people, ensuring you keep them and, if it comes to it, letting them go for the benefit of your bank. 

• Management Session #1 | June 20 at 3:15 p.m.
  This will cover the part nobody likes – how to fire the person who is not working out on your team. Petey Parker will provide guidance about having the right exit strategy, beginning with knowing when to cut your losses.
• Management Session #2 | June 21 at 7:30 a.m.
  This will feature that day’s keynote speaker, Shari Harley, who will teach you how to initiate and encourage honest communication with your teams. She will share her simple formula to make even the most difficult conversation easier. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to say what you want to say, when you want to say it, in a way that the other person hears you and acts. 
• Management Session #3 | June 21 at 10:30 a.m.
  Beth Smith, author of “Why Can’t I Hire Good People? Lessons on How to Hire Better,” will host the last session in the management track. She’ll take a deeper look into common business questions as she shares a hiring mistake that landed her business on national news. 
   

AGENDA

WEDNESDAY June 19, 2019
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Conference Registration
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Exhibitor Tabletop Setup
THURSDAY June 20, 2019
8:00am - 5:00pm	Conference Registration
7:00am - 8:00am	Golf Breakfast
8:00am - 1:00pm	Golf Tournament
9:00am – 9:00pm	PAC Room
9:00am – Noon	Optional Workshop: Creating Work Life Balance For many people, achieving a work-life balance seems like an impossible goal. Juggling the demands of a career and a personal life is often a challenge but with prioritization and communication, participants can focus more time and attention on achieving this elusive balance.
1:30pm – 7:30pm	Exhibitor Tabletops
2:15pm – 3:15pm	CEO Speed Dating
3:15pm – 4:30pm	Breakout Sessions: Choose from One Management, Two Industry Sessions Management Session #1: This will cover the part nobody likes – how to fire the person who is not working out on your team. Petey Parker will provide guidance about having the right exit strategy, beginning with knowing when to cut your losses.
4:00pm - 6:00pm	Kids' Camp
4:30pm – 5:30pm	Opening General Session Creating a “Yes, And…” Culture of High-Level Performance and Engagement (Galen Emanuele)
5:30pm – 7:30pm	Opening Reception with Exhibitors
FRIDAY June 21, 2019
7:30am - Noon	Conference Registration
7:30am - 9:30am	Buffet Breakfast
7:30am - 8:30am	Past Leadership Chair Focus Group
7:30am - 8:30am	Breakout Sessions: Choose from One Management, One Industry Session Management Session #2: This will feature that day’s keynote speaker, Shari Harley, who will teach you how to initiate and encourage honest communication with your teams. She will share her simple formula to make even the most difficult conversation easier. By the end of this session, you’ll be able to say what you want to say, when you want to say it, in a way that the other person hears you and acts.
8:45am – 10:00am	General Session Legislative Update
9:00am – 9:00pm	PAC Room
10:00am – 10:30am	Refreshment Break
10:30am - 11:30am	Breakout Sessions: Choose from One Management, Two Industry Sessions Management Session #3: Beth Smith, author of “Why Can’t I Hire Good People? Lessons on How to Hire Better,” will host the last session in the management track. She’ll take a deeper look into common business questions as she shares a hiring mistake that landed her business on national news.
11:30am - Noon	Lunch
Noon - 1:30pm	General Session How to Say Anything to Anyone: Setting Expectations for Powerful Working Relationships (Shari Harley)
2:00pm - 5:30pm	Afternoon Free
5:30pm - 6:30pm	Hospitality Suites
6:30pm - 10:00pm	Friday Night Family Fun: Dinner & Dancing
SATURDAY June 22 , 2019
8:30am - 9:30am	Pajama Pancake Breakfast With the Family
9:30am - 10:45am	Closing General Session - Drew Pearson

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