M-G CAFE News Article about the 2023 Summit

2023 Leadership Summit Breakout Session Reports

2023 AGENDA

9:00am     Welcome and Introductions

Amy Cloud, Executive Director, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives

Audrey Palmer, State Specialist in Community Resource Leadership Development, Kentucky State University

10:00am  Using community Ripple Effects Mapping to assess community impacts of leadership programs

Nicole Breazeale, University of Kentucky

An innovative way to track community impacts of your leadership program. 

11:00am   The Value of Leadership Programs - Panel Discussion

Janice Way, President, Leadership Kentucky, ELEVATE Kentucky, BRIGHT Kentucky, New Executives to Kentucky

Sandra Wilson, President/CEO, Paducah Chamber of Commerce, Leadership West Kentucky, Leadership Paducah, and Youth LEAD  

Amy Stout, Director, Leadership Lexington, Leadership Central Kentucky

Facilitator: Amy Cloud, Executive Director, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Executives

11:45am   Emerging Leadership Engaging Young Professionals

Ellie Lyndsey, Junior Achievement of the Bluegrass, Inc.

12:00pm   Lunch

Three Peas in a Pod

12:30pm   Funding Effective Leadership Programs

Aaron Miller, Vice President, Leadership Louisville Center

1:00pm   Breakout Session One   -  Participate in one of the following discussions:

Recruiting Applicants

Incorporating Leadership Projects

Aligning Programs with Leadership Priorities

Using a process called “Open Space Technology” and responding to the topics generated from participants in a pre-summit poll, summit participants can join discussion groups to identify possible solutions and resources for improving the status of the topic. 

Discussions: 45 minutes, followed by summary presentations (10 minutes each)

2:30pm   Breakout Session Two   -  Participate in one of the following discussions:         

Marketing Strategies

Engaging Alumni

Funding Programs

Using a process called “Open Space Technology” and responding to the topics generated from participants in a pre-summit poll, summit participants can join discussion groups to identify possible solutions and resources for improving the status of the topic. 

Discussions: 45 minutes, followed by summary presentations (10 minutes each)

3:45pm Wrap-up     

Daniel Kahl, Associate Director, UK - CEDIK