Kentucky Young Professionals Summit - Agenda

8:00 a.m.    
Registration and Continental Breakfast with Sponsors and Exhibitors

9:00 a.m.   
Welcome and Overview 
Emcee: Callie Miracle, Workforce Center Director, Kentucky Chamber Foundation

Presenting Sponsor Comments
TBA

9:15 a.m. 
Opening Keynote: A Conversation with Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman 
Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Commonwealth of Kentucky 
Moderator: Renee Shaw, Director of Public Affairs & Moderator Kentucky Educational Television (KET)

10:00 a.m. 
Morning Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors  

10:15 a.m. 
Leading Through Generational Change: Strategies for a Multigenerational Workforce 
Marcie Merriman, Cultural Anthropologist and Human-centered Strategist 

11:00 a.m. 
Perfectionism
Vitale Buford Hardin, CPC, CEO, Leadership Trainer, Speaker, Author, Vitale & Company

11:45 a.m.    
Break with Sponsors with Sponsors and Exhibitors

11:55 a.m. 
Luncheon Keynote: A Conversation with Elizabeth McCall 
Elizabeth McCall, Master Distiller, Woodford Reserve 
Interviewer: Les Fugate, VP Director Public Affairs, U.S. State & Local, Canada & Latin America, Brown-Forman

1:15 p.m. 
Presentation of the Kentucky Young Professional of the Year Award 
Ashli Watts, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber 
Young Professional of the Year Award recipient TBA

1:25 p.m. 
Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors  

1:55 p.m. 
None of Us Are as Good as ALL of Us!
Scotty Davenport, Former Head Coach, Bellarmine University Men’s Basketball  

2:40 p.m. 
Young Professionals in Politics and Emerging Issues
Mayor Alan Keck, Somerset, Kentucky 
Rep. JT Payne, Kentucky State Representative 
Rep. Rachel Roarx, Kentucky State Representative 
Sen. Keturah Herron, Kentucky State Senate 
Moderator: John Hughes, Director, Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber

3:25 p.m. 
Networking Reception with Sponsors and Exhibitors

4:30 p.m. 
2nd Annual Kentucky Young Professionals Summit Concludes