Speakers

Day 1: Tuesday, October 28^th  |  Speaker Highlights

General Session: Margaret “Lyn” McDermid, Secretary of Administration

Keynote Speaker – Emotional Intelligence Reboot: Leading with Care, Teesha Carter    

General Session – Servant Leadership/When Talent Thrives: Tips from the Big Screen (Serve-Lead-Inspire)
Bob Gordon, Radford University and Mount Rogers Community Services

Day 2: Wednesday, October 29^th | Speaker Highlights

Keynote Speaker: Thriving Through Uncertainty and Change:
Building Mental Resilience in the New World of Work, Christi Venable

General Session - Employment Law Update
Kaufman and Canoles, P.C., Randy Sparks, Jr. and Neil Talegaonkar

Day 3: Thursday, October 30^th | Speaker Highlights

General Session – Don’t Fear Change:  HR Friendly ways to use AI without melting down - Northern Virginia Community College in partnership with VITA
Presenters: Brahma Alaparthi, Yesenia Bidwell, Tammy Currie, Kimberly Jewell and Dan Kaufmann, Stephen Smith

General Session – Beyond Employee Engagement: The Importance of Social Connection for Today’s Frontline Workforce – and Tomorrow’s
Presenters: Candace Nicolls and James Warren 

CONTACT: Jodeci Houston, Continuing and Professional Education, Virginia Tech 
Email: jhouston@vt.edu