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Time
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Session
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Presenter(s)/Speaker(s)
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8:00-9:00am
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Registration and breakfast*
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*Embassy Suites breakfast buffet is provided free of charge for overnight guests. Conference attendees not staying at the hotel are welcome to enjoy the buffet at a cost of $10 per person.
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9:00-9:15am
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Welcome
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Paul Daugherty
Chairman, Generation West Virginia
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9:15-10:30am
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Featured Speaker
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You 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success
Dan Schawbel
Introduced by Emily Bennington, Co-Chair, Generation West Virginia Young Leaders Conference
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10:45-11:45am
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Breakout Session #1
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What Would You Ask Dan Schawbel?: A Roundtable Discussion
Moderator: Julie Hewett, Owner, JulNet Solutions, LLC
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Breakout Session #2
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You in Public Office?: How to Run a Winning Campaign
Senator Richard Browning
Introduced by Amanda Pasdon, Director of Business Development, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
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Breakout Session #3
Sponsored by Dixon Hughes, PLLC
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How You Can Become a Better Leader: The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
Bob Welty, President, 5/3 Bank
Introduced by Rick Slater, Managing Member, Dixon Hughes
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12:00-12:45pm
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Lunch
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12:45-1:30pm
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Lunch Keynote
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Introduced by Lucy Allara, Community Service Committee Chair, BrickStreet Mutual Insurance
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1:45-2:45pm
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Breakout #1
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How You Can Grow a Young Talent Group in Your Region: Best Practices from Around the State
Moderator: Paul Daugherty
Chairman, Generation West Virginia
- Rob Rosano, Generation Charleston
- Parween Mascari, Generation Morgantown
- R.B Seem, Young Professionals of the Eastern Panhandle (YPEP), (Martinsburg)
- Tim McKeen, OV Connect (Parkersburg)
Elizabeth Ayers, Young Professionals Committee (Huntington)
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Breakout #2
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How You Can Get the Etiquette Edge in Business
Joyce Heames, PhD Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Industrial Relations, West Virginia University
Introduced by Martina Bison-Huckaby
Co-Chair, Generation West Virginia Young Leaders Conference
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Breakout #3
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Transform Yourself, Transform Your Community
Misti McKeehen, Director of Recruitment and Outreach, Coro Center for Civic Leadership (Pittsburgh, PA)
Introduced by Brooke Pauley
Co-Chair, Generation Charleston
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3:00-4:00pm
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Panel Session
Sponsored by Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC
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What Can You Do, Really, to Affect Change in WV?
Moderator: Jeff James, Founder/CEO, Mythology Marketing
- Steve Roberts, President, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- Paul Daugherty, Chairman, Generation West Virginia
- Matt Ballard, President, Charleston Area Alliance
- Becky Ceperley, President and CEO, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation
Introductory remarks by Susan Brewer, Managing Partner, Steptoe & Johnson
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4:00-4:30pm
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GWV Announcement
Regional All Star Awards
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Paul Daugherty
Chairman, Generation West Virginia
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4:30 – 5:30
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Regional Meeting (Invitation Only)
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5:30-7:30pm
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State Journal’s Generation Next: 40 Under 40 Reception
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