Leadership Keynote

Keynote Time: 8:00 AM - 9:15 AM

 

 

Martha McSally

America's First Female Combat Fighter Pilot;

U.S. Senator and Representative (2015-2020);

Author

 

In a highly competitive world, you need to learn how to overcome adversity to win. Greatness comes from learning that nothing can stop you and when you can move through anything in your path, then success is inevitable. The confidence that comes from those wins allows you to reach levels of success you never dreamed possible, and it is leadership’s role to teach and push their teams to feel this way.

Fighter pilots learn how to master tackling risks in uncertain (and dangerous) environments to achieve success. Colonel McSally translates battle-tested peak performance and risk-management methodologies to equip your teams to innovate, collaborate, and execute with confidence.

Teams must also adopt an agility mindset and tools to succeed in an ever-changing complex world. When you are light on your feet, leaning forward and ready to adapt, challenges turn into opportunities to 10x your growth. Colonel McSally shares her step-by-step approach to developing a true agility mindset in your team to beat out the competition and win.

Learning Objectives

1. Evaluate mentality needed to overcome adversity and achieve your goals.

2. Investigate how leaders prepare their teams to make success inevitable.

3. Outline battle-tested peak performance and risk-management methodologies to improve your team’s tenacity to work to achieve organization’s goals and vision.

4. Identify best practices in creating the tools to success for any role within any organization.

Thought Leadership Keynote

Keynote Time: 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

 

Randy Bradley

Associate Professor of Supply Chain and Information Systems Management,

University of Tennessee

 

 

Paul Begala

Political Commentator, Professor of Public Policy, Author, and Political Strategist

 

 

Ryan Long

Principal, BGR Group

 

The 2024 Presidential election is grabbing all the headlines, but control of Congress may have more impact on healthcare than who occupies the White House.

Join this wide-ranging discussion as Dr. Randy Bradley of the UT Haslam College of Business, quizzes two Washington insiders on how the 2024 elections will impact your organization.

You’ll get inside knowledge on key races throughout the country and how they could shape healthcare policy moving forward.

Added bonus: it’s not just about the 2024 November elections. We’ll also discuss the potential impact on your organization of the lame-duck session of Congress held during the last part of the year and how those few weeks will impact you.

Leave this session with firsthand knowledge of what to watch out for in November.

Learning Objectives

1. Evaluate the current political impact on healthcare.

2. Analyze all potential outcomes of the election results and how that will shape healthcare for the future.

3. Identify areas your organization can be proactive to prepare for policy changes.

4. Outline potential opportunities and challenges your organization will face based on the 2024 election results.

Inspirational Keynote

Keynote Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

 

 

Damon West
College Professor,
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author,
Internationally Known Keynote Speaker

In this intimate and personal address, Damon shares his cautionary tale and message of hope in a brutally honest presentation. Damon takes his audience on an emotional journey from his great success as a starting quarterback at a Division One school, to the pitfalls of a career-ending injury and an insatiable meth habit.

Damon will share his nightmare life of meth-addicted crime and receiving the maximum punishment (life) during this Inspirational Keynote. His survival stories throughout a span of seven years in a Texas maximum security prison and the lessons he learned while incarcerated, are riveting. Join Damon as he takes you on an exploration of what it means to change the environment around you for the better despite the pressures you face.

Learning Objectives

1. Discover how accidents and addiction can alter a person’s life.

2. Identify key steps necessary to change your life path and overcome adversity.

3. Evaluate ways your organization can look within to create better outcomes and increase productivity.

4. Adopt a results-oriented attitude to exceeding expectations within your day-to-day life

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