Young Professionals Higher Education Conference

YOUNG PROFESSIONALS in
HIGHER EDUCATION CONFERENCE

#YPHE17

WHEN: Thursday, March 16, 2017
TIME: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location:Louise Slaughter Hall, RIT Campus, Rochester, NY

Register now for the third annual Young Professionals in Higher Education Conference! Open to all higher education professionals. 

EVENT SCHEDULE

|  For more info on all of the speakers and break out sessions please visit our Conference Page Here! |

8:30-9:30           Registration
9:30-11:00         Welcome Address & Keynote Speaker
    Greg Bennick
11:00-11:15       Break
11:15-12:15       Session #1
                          Making at the University: Widgets to Startups
                          Leadership, Confidence and Connection
                          Connect with Your Community
12:15-1:30        Lunch
1:30-2:45          Session #2
                          Networking through My Career in Higher Education
                          Networking: It is all fun and games?
                          Let’s Chat! Semi-Structured Discussion of Current Events in
                          Higher Education
2:45-3:00          Break
3:00-4:00          Session #3
                          Building Your Network
   Creative Optimism – A Networking Science?
   Let’s Chat! Semi-Structured Discussion of Current Events in
              Higher Education
4:00                   Happy Hour at Lovin’ Cup
                          Sponsored by GRAHEP (Greater Rochester Area Higher Education
                          Professionals)

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

GREG BENNICK


Greg Bennick is an American professional speaker, humanitarian activist, and award-winning producer and writer. He has appeared at thousands of events since 1984 as a keynote speaker and entertainer. He speaks on themes related to communication, connection, and managing the unexpected/change to organizations worldwide. His artistic work focuses on projects which explore the depth and range of the human experience, including Flight from Death, a seven-time Best Documentary award-winning film narrated by Gabriel Byrne which uncovers anxiety about mortality as a possible root cause of many of our violent and aggressive behaviors.  Fore more information please view his full bio on our page here.