Past Agendas and Speakers
2024
Business Summit Agenda 2024
Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking with Exhibitors
8:15 a.m. -9:00 a.m. | Main Lobby
Welcome
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | First Floor Atrium
- Scott Brown, President, Shippensburg Chamber of Commerce
- Kathy Coy, Mayor, Shippensburg
- Charles E. Patterson, President, Shippensburg University
Opening Keynote
9:15 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- Tracy Montoro, Emcee and Director of Workforce Development, Shippensburg University
- Julie Fitzpatrick, Executive Director, PA Downtown Center
Break & Visit Exhibitors
10:00 a.m. – 10:20 a.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby
Breakout Session 1
10:20 a.m. – 11:05 a.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
Don’t Let Numbers Scare You: Initiating Collaboration, Connection, and Communication with a Generationally Diverse Workforce TRACK: Building Your Workforce | Marie Conley, Principal/Founder, Conley Consulting | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
Treat Others How They Want to be Treated: Understanding the Primary Behavioral and Communication Styles TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being | Heather Hockenberry, Consultant & Coach, Hockenberry Management Consulting | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
The Cartography of Successful Grant Seeking TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community | Kristen Hubbard, CEO, Founder, Author, Ghost Writer, LLC | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
Do you really need that? Discerning your business’s technology needs. TRACK: Building Your Workforce | Melissa Hockenberry, Owner, First Things First Training & Consulting | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Break & Visit Exhibitors
11:05 a.m. – 11:25 a.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby
Breakout Session 2
11:25 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
SocialSculpt: A Workshop on Social Media Mastery and Digital Presence TRACK: Building Your Workforce | Stacy Fry, Director of Communications, Alera Group | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
Intentional by Design: Creating Living Spaces that Enhance Well-Being TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being | Rachel Andreoli, Lead Designer, Interior Intuition Homes Erin MacNamara, Professional Organizer, Carlisle Home Organizers | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
Expanding Your Business in the International Marketplace TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community | Nic Cervantes, Director, U.S. Commercial Service, Harrisburg Tina Weyant, Executive Director, World Trade Center Harrisburg Chris Stock, Global Director, Aquaculture Sales, Zeigler Brothers | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
Building Stronger Communities Takes Creativity TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community | Sarah Merritt, Director of Pennsylvania Creative Communities & the Creative Economy, PA Council on the Arts | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Lunch and Networking
12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Main Lobby
Break & Visit Exhibitors
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. | 2nd Floor Lobby
Breakout Session 3
1:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
Live and Lead with Purpose TRACK: Building Your Workforce | Katie Sandoe, Founder and Chief Illumination Officer, Light Echo Co. | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
How Morning Routines Position You for Success in Life! TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being | Tom Templeton, Founder and Creative Director, Templeton Advantage, LLC | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
The role of the social entrepreneur in community development: A farmers market story TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community | Chad Kimmel, Associate Professor of Sociology, Shippensburg University Vincent Cannizzaro, Student, Shippensburg University | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
| On the Menu with Kim Stout | Kim Stout, Economic Development Specialist U.S. Small Business Administration | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Afternoon Break
2:00 p.m. – 2:20 p.m.
Breakout Session 4
2:20 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
Managing Phases of Change through Intentional Communication TRACK: Building Your Workforce | Tina Fortenberry, President, Willow River Coaching Ronalda Sedeno, Managing Partner, Realize the Greatness | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
Emotional Intelligence: How do we use it in the workplace? TRACK: Personal Growth & Well Being | Conner Newkam-Ulrich, Learning and Development Manager, PA House of Representatives, Democratic Caucus | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
Strategic Networking and Relationship Building TRACK: Revitalizing and Connecting with Community | Debra Thompson, President, Strategy Solutions, Inc. Jacqui Catrabone, Director, Nonprofit & Community Services, Strategy Solutions, Inc. | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
Strengthening the Connection between Business & Community – a Facilitated Discussion | Scott Brown, President, Shippensburg Chamber of Commerce Tracy Montoro, Director of Workforce Development, Shippensburg University Krissy Cressler, Shippensburg Downtown Coordinator Bill Kohler, Director of Economic Development, Mainstreet Waynesboro | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Transition
3:05 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | First Floor Atrium
Wrap Up
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | First Floor Atrium
- Krissy Cressler, Shippensburg Downtown Coordinator
- Lorelee Isbell, AVP Career and Workforce Development
Adjourn
3:30 p.m.
2023
Business Summit Agenda 2023
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. -8:45 a.m. | Main Lobby
Welcome
8:45 a.m. -9:10 a.m. | Atrium
- Scott Brown, Shippensburg Chamber President
- Torren Ecker, Pennsylvania State Representative
- Kathy Coy, Mayor, Shippensburg
- Charles E. Patterson, President, Shippensburg University
- Don Nori, Director, Charles H. Diller Jr. Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation
Opening Session
South Central Regional Labor Market Overview and Key Trends
9:10 a.m. -9:55 a.m. – Atrium
- Keynote Speaker: Hillary Lyle, Director of Strategic Initiatives, SCPa Works
Transition & visit exhibitors
9:55 a.m.-10:15 a.m. | Spinnaker Hall
Breakout Session 1
10:15 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
| Creating an Internship Program | Alix Rouby, Director of Internships & Experiential Learning and EMPLOYER Bert Wendeln, President/CEO, The CarlisleGroup | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
| Building & Leveraging Your Personal Brand | Victoria Kerr, Senior Director of the Career Center | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
| Video and Stream Advertising: When You Have Exhausted Your Social Media | Steve Crowley, Advertising Sales and Marketing Executive, Effectv | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
| Money Matters: An Introduction to Nonprofit Fundraising and Grantseeking | Lawrence (Larry) Green, Principal, LG Fundfinder Consulting, LLC | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Transition & visit exhibitors
11:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. | Spinnaker Hall
Breakout Session 2
11:30 a.m. -12:15 p.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
| Innovative Thinking to Build Your Business – Session 1 * Attendees should plan to attend Session 2 to gain the most from this session. | Tracy Montoro, Director of Workforce Development Pat Carlisle, President, The de Bono Group, LLC | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
| Rebuilding Confidence within your small business | Krissy Cressler, Owner, Glow Getter Studio and Shippensburg Downtown Coordinator | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
| PANEL: Expanding Your Reach through eCommerce Sites: How to Move Your Inventory through Online Channels | Robin Burtner, Director, Shippensburg University Small Business Development Center | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
| Why a Business Plan Matters in Nonprofit Fundraising | Debra Thompson, Founder & President, Strategy Solutions | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Lunch
12:15 p.m. – 12:35 | Main Lobby
Lunch Keynote
You Were Made to THRIVE: 7 Strategies to Move You from Crisis to THRIVING
12:35 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Atrium
- Keynote Speaker – Lori Wriston, CEO ValorExcel
Transition & visit exhibitors
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Spinnaker Hall
Breakout Session 3
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
| TITLE | SPEAKER | LOCATION |
| Innovative Thinking to Build Your Business Session 2* | Tracy Montoro, Director of Workforce Development Pat Carlisle, President, The de Bono Group, LLC | Windjammer B, 2nd Floor |
Relevant Grants for Local Businesses Grants for Small Businesses | Mary Kuna, Executive Director, Cumberland County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities Katie Gray, Workforce Development Manager, Cumberland Area Economic Development Corporation | Windjammer A, 2nd Floor |
| Owned, Earned, and Paid – | Adam Powell, Associate Dean of the John L. Grove College of Business, Shippensburg University | Schooner B, 2nd Floor |
| The Competitive Advantage of Company Culture | Chad Kimmel, Associate Professor of Sociology, Shippensburg University, and Business Owner, Grand Illusion Hard Cider | Schooner A, 2nd Floor |
Networking Mixer with Shippensburg University students
2:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Main Lobby
Adjourn
4:00 p.m.
*The Innovative Thinking workshop is held over two breakout sessions.
**Attendees will be invited to join the Shippensburg University Minds@Work Conference: Celebrating Student Research, Scholarship, and Creativity
3:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the Ceddia Union Building
