Schedule of Events
GOALS
- Leadership Development
- Career Readiness
- Partner Access to Top Students
- Students Access to Top Employers
STRANDS
- Financial Literacy
- 21st Century Skill Development
- Personal Branding
- Leadership
The following is a “Day at a Glance” schedule for LI 2021. Please note the dates and times of all activations. All times listed are Eastern Time (ET). Also, note that updates will be made to the schedule periodically so, please visit the site frequently for additional information.
Opening Plenary | Presented by: Wells Fargo |
10:00 am - 11:15 am | Welcome and Remarks |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP Your Financial Savvy |
Morning Plenary | |
11:15 am – 12:00 pm | The Relationship Between Your Money, Your Decisions and Your Financial Health Presented By: Wells Fargo |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level UP Lunch Break |
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions | |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | The Relationship Between Your Money, Your Decisions and Your Financial Health |
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Micro-Learning Sessions |
OPENING RECEPTION | |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Presented by: The Kellogg Company |
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Student Interview Block |
3:30 pm – 6:30 pm | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
8:00 am – 8:30 am | Level UP Your Work Out- Morning Exercise Experience | Presented By: Melanated Soul Crew |
Morning Plenary | |
10:00 am – 10:45 am | The Resilience of Your Personal Brand | Presented By: Wendy's |
Morning Concurrent Sessions | |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | The Resilience of Your Personal Brand |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level UP Lunch Break |
Afternoon Plenary | |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Building Your Brand-It Takes a Village | Presented By: Cisco |
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Branding Sessions– Presidential Partners |
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Micro-Learning Sessions |
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Student Interview Block |
4:00 pm – Until | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Leadership IQ |
8:00 am – 8:30 am | Level UP Your Work Out- Morning Exercise Experience | Presented By: Melanated Soul Crew |
Morning Plenary | |
10:00 am – 10:45 am | Leading from A Different Lens | Presented By: John Deere |
Morning Concurrent Sessions | |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Leading from A Different Lens |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level UP Lunch Break |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Branding Sessions– Signature Partners |
1:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Real Talk – Real Time Session with Michelle Horton | Presented by: TEK Systems |
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Student Interview Block |
4:00 pm – Until | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP Your Financial Savvy |
8:00 am – 8:30 am | Level UP Your Work Out- Morning Exercise Experience | Presented By: Melanated Soul Crew |
Morning Plenary | |
10:00 am - 10:45 am | Leveling UP and Moving UP: A Roadmap to Advancement and Thoughtful Financial Management | Presented by: Boeing |
10:50 am - 11:00 am | Recruitment Fair Instructions and Charge to Students |
11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Recruitment Fair |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Leadership IQ |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level UP Lunch Break |
Afternoon Plenary | |
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Leading and Embracing Change | Presented by: BreakThru Beverage |
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Closing Remarks |
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Opening Plenary | Presented by: Wells Fargo |
10:00 am - 11:15 am | Welcome and Remarks |
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MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP Your Financial Savvy |
11:15 am – 12:o0 pm | Morning Plenary Presented By: Wells Fargo |
The Relationship Between Your Money, Your Decisions and Your Financial Health Upon launching your career, you have the responsibility of understanding your finances. From your salary, to day to day expenses, “out of the blue’ emergency expenses and the occasional special splurge, being able to balance financial inflows and outflows is critical. In essence, you want to be in position to “tell your money where you want it to go, so you don’t have to wonder where it went” -George Acheampong quote. In our session today, students will hear from financial experts and learn how the decisions made regarding personal financial choices can be measured, monitored, and maintained for financial health. | |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level-UP Lunch Break |
Take some time at lunch to reflect on the impactful insights shared this morning and enjoy an energizing DJ break through select playlists available on the Leadership Institute platform (concept only). Enjoy lunch, feel the Leadership Institute playlist“vibes”, and prepare yourself for this afternoon’s sessions. | |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions |
The interactive workshop should cover one or more of the following discussion points:
At the conclusion of this session, students will gain insights that will help them develop a financial outlook for their careers and how to plan for a stable and fruitful financial future. They will understand how personal choices and behaviors can shape the future of their finances. Finally, students will be exposed to financial instruments that can be used to build a solid financial foundation as well as wealth building strategies that will spark financial momentum and longevity. | |
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Micro-Learning Sessions |
Micro-Learning sessions are back by popular demand from their launch at Leadership Institute 2020! These interactive sessions will provide students with new resume-worthy, 21 century skill development. | |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | The Daily Download |
After an insightful and invigorating Day 1 at Leadership Institute, brief highlights from the day and a preview of the activity planned for Day 2 will be posted on the Leadership Institute virtual platform and social media for viewing. | |
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm | Student Interviews (upon request) |
Interview appointments, pre-scheduled by partners with students, can be facilitated at this time... | |
3:00 pm – Until | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
Following the close of sessions for the day, participants have the opportunity to enjoy on-demand content, on the Leadership Institute platform, based on their interests. Take some time to wind down from our day and check out the partner sponsored content. |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
10:00 am – 10:45 am | Morning Plenary Presented By: TBD |
The Resilience of Your Personal Brand Throughout your career journey, you will build skills, experience life lessons, and become exposed to a myriad of opportunities and goals to pursue. During the course of this journey, you may have the opportunity to utilize skills that you never thought could be related to another opportunity, but they are applicable! Having a vision and roadmap for your career and your personal brand can open you up to countless opportunities and ways to add value. In the session today, students will learn more about developing a roadmap for your personal brand that will enable you to enhance your brand, re-brand at times, and adjust to shifts in your career, as you strive to bring freshness and excitement to your career path. | |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Morning Concurrent Sessions |
The interactive workshop should cover one or more of the following discussion points:
At the conclusion of this session, students will have an understanding of the power of their personal brand, how it can evolve over time, and how to use that as an advantage. Students will also learn how to create their own personal brand roadmap and establish an understanding for the key elements that drive a personal brand. | |
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level-UP Lunch Break |
Take some time at lunch to reflect on the impactful insights shared this morning and enjoy an energizing DJ break through select playlists available on the Leadership Institute platform (concept only). Enjoy lunch, feel the Leadership Institute playlist“vibes”, and prepare yourself for this afternoon’s sessions. | |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Afternoon Plenary Presented By: Breakthru Beverage |
Building Your Brand - It Takes A Village We all have people in our lives who inspire us - from role models in our daily lives to leaders we yearn to meet. As you strive to establish your personal brand and create that personal brand roadmap, you don’t have to forge that path alone. There are others you will encounter in your career, who have the potential to play an instrumental role in helping shape your personal brand. In this session, students will learn more about the roles, meanings, and differences between professional mentors, sponsors, and networks and how they can help in personal brand building. Seeking people from similar and/or different backgrounds and perspectives, as well as leveraging best practices in preparing for these build these relationships, all play into taking your personal brand to higher heights. At the end of this session, students will be able to determine the role of these relationships in crafting their own brand story. | |
1:45 pm – 2:30 pm | Branding Sessions– Presidential Partners |
During these 45-minute sessions, partners will have an opportunity to present their employer brand focusing on career paths, available opportunities, company culture, industry insights, and how to navigate the interview process. | |
2:45 pm – 3:30 pm | Micro-Learning Sessions |
Micro-Learning sessions are back by popular demand from their launch at Leadership Institute 2020! These interactive sessions will provide students with new resume-worthy, 21 century skill development. | |
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Student Interviews (upon request) |
Interview appointments, pre-scheduled by partners with students, can be facilitated at this time.. | |
4:00 pm – Until | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
Following the close of sessions for the day, participants have the opportunity to enjoy on-demand content ,on the Leadership Institute platform, based on their interests. Take some time to wind down from our day and check out the partner sponsored content. |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Leadership IQ |
10:00 am – 10:45 am | Morning Plenary Presented By: TBD |
Leading From A Different Lense Throughout history, leaders have come from different backgrounds and different perspectives. Often, these leaders uncovered new opportunities that had not been noticed, making their perspective valuable. Without their voices and vantage points, the world would not be as innovative as it is today. Like these leaders, your perspective matters. As you prepare to lead in your career, it is important to know your view of the world adds robustness to your leadership. In this session, students will gain insight into how gender, race and socio-economics play into the workplace and the way you approach leadership. Also, students will learn how perspectives from each of these categories can be leveraged to lead with courage, fairness, and impact. “In diversity, there is beauty and there is strength”-Maya Angelou. | |
11:00 am – 11:45 am | Afternoon Concurrent Sessions |
The interactive workshop should cover one or more of the following discussion points:
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12:00 pm – 12:45 pm | Level-UP Lunch Break |
Take some time at lunch to reflect on the impactful insights shared this morning and enjoy an energizing DJ break through select playlists available on the Leadership Institute platform (concept only). Enjoy lunch and prepare yourself for this afternoon’s sessions. | |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Personal Brand Essence |
12:45 pm – 1:30 pm | Branding Sessions– Signature Partners |
During these 45-minute sessions, partners will have an opportunity to present their employer brand focusing on career paths, available opportunities, company culture, industry insights, and how to navigate the interview process. | |
1:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Real Talk – Real Time Session with Michelle Horton Presented by: TBD |
During these 45-minute sessions, partners will have an opportunity to present their employer brand focusing on career paths, available opportunities, company culture, industry insights, and how to navigate the interview process. | |
4:00 pm – 6:30 pm | Student Interviews (upon request) |
Interview appointments, pre-scheduled by partners with students, can be facilitated at this time.. | |
4:00 pm – Until | Leadership Institute “After Hours” |
Following the close of sessions for the day, participants have the opportunity to enjoy on-demand content, on the Leadership Institute platform, based on their interests. Take some time to wind down from our day and check out the partner sponsored content. |
MORNING FOCUS: | Leveling UP Your Financial Savvy |
10:00 am - 10:45 am | Morning Plenary Presented by: TBD |
Leveling Up and Moving Up: A Roadmap for Advancement and Thoughtful Financial Management You are gifted, talented and positioned to excel! You are a leader embarking upon an opportunity filled future where advancement and “moving on up” are in your grasp. As you move up, it is critical to Level UP, your perspective on your money as your finances grow and elevate. But, what happens when the promotions come? Do you go out and buy the dream car? Do you take that extravagant vacation to the most exciting place on earth? Do you finally make that purchase that gets everyone’s attention? Each step in your career brings new additions to your financial roadmap and with that comes those “adulting” decisions! In this session, students will learn how to “promote” their thinking and goals ahead of a “promotion”. By utilizing their financial strength, students will learn now they can enjoy their successes, be responsible and smart in building their financial roadmap, and begin considering the importance of philanthropy and giving back, even as a new professional. “To whom much is given, much is required”. | |
10:50 am - 11:00 am | Recruitment Fair TA Instructions and Charge to Students |
11:00 am – 2:00 pm | Recruitment Fair |
AFTERNOON FOCUS: | Leveling UP your Leadership IQ |
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm | Afternoon Plenary Presented by: TBD |
Leading and Embracing Change It was once said that the only thing constant is change. From moment to moment and second to second, the world around us continues to change and the last 18 months have been a picture perfect example of that. Although change is not always what we want, great leaders make the decision to use that change for positive impact. In this session, students will learn effective methods for leading during challenging times. Also, students will become exposed to ways that leaders leverage change as a catalyst to spark innovation and creativity in themselves and those around them. Being able to leverage change for a productive result can mean driving much needed progress. “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional” (John Maxwell quote). | |
2:45 pm – 3:00 pm | Closing Remarks |