Deborah Boswell
President, Professional Speech Services of Alabama
Session Title: The Transformative Power of Empathy in Leadership
Deborah Boswell
2024 Breakout Speakers
Teasha Cable
Teasha Cable
CEO and Co-Founder, CModel
Session Title: Balancing Act: Navigating Hope and Fear in AI, with a Mission-Critical Focus on Outcomes
Briana Dudley
Briana Dudley
President, BP Dudley & Associates
Session Title: Dealing with Difficult People
Michele Elrod
Michele Elrod
EVP, Head of Marketing, Regions (retired), C-Suite Panel Moderator
Session Title: Lessons from the C-Suite
Salaam Green
Salaam Green
Founder, Literary Healing Arts
Session Title: Write Where You Belong: Journaling into 2024
Joe Hampton
Joe Hampton
President, Spire Alabama and Mississippi, Spire
Session Title: Lessons from the C-Suite
Vitale Hardin
Vitale Hardin
Leadership Consultant, Executive Coach, Author,
Session Title: Boundaries & Bandwidth
Kayla Henderson
Kayla Henderson
Regional Vice President of Human Resources, Encompass Health
Session Title: Advancing Your Career through Mentors and Sponsors (panelist)
Robin Hunt
Robin Hunt
Co-Founder, ThinkData Solutions
Session Title: Balancing Act–Navigating Hope and Fear in AI, with a Mission-Critical Focus on Outcomes (Panel)
Dr. Kre Johnson
Dr. Kre Johnson
Family Medicine Physician, Brownstone Healthcare & Aesthetics
Session Title: Take Charge of Your Self Care
Tawanna Jones
Tawanna Jones
Associate Director, Human Resource Business Partner at SCA Health, SCA Health
Session Title: Revitalize and Rise–3 Quick Strategies to Beat Burnout and Feel Better
Kierstin Cates Kennedy
Kierstin Cates Kennedy
Chief Medical Officer, UAB Hospital | UAB Medicine
Session Title: Lessons from the C-Suite
Lori King-Taylor
Lori King-Taylor
President/Principal Consultant, Trinity Performance Solutions
Session Title: Turning Tension into Triumph: Shaping Y(our) Future for more Productive Conflict
Mary Livingston
Mary Livingston
President and Founder, Abeona Wealth
Session Title: Controlling Your Personal Economy to Build Wealth
Trudi Mullins
Trudi Mullins
Training & Development Coordinator, VIVA HEALTH, Inc.
Session Title: Creating an Authentic Personal Brand
Michael Patterson
Michael Patterson
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama
Session Title: Lessons from the C-Suite
Rachel Fry, PhD
Rachel Fry, PhD
Clinical Psychologist, Rachel Fry Consulting
Session Title: Moving Through Stuck to Harness Your Superpowers
Julie McDonald, PhD
Julie McDonald, PhD
Consulting Psychologist, McDonald Graham, LLC
Session Title: The Silver Lining: How to learn from challenging feedback and your reaction to it (co-presentation with Dr. Lisa Graham)
Lisa Graham, PhD
Lisa Graham, PhD
Organizational Psychologist, McDonald Graham, LLC
Session Title: The Silver Lining: how to learn from challenging feedback, and your reactions to it
Katherine Meese, PhD
Katherine Meese, PhD
Assistant Professor, UAB Department of Health Services Administration, UAB
Session Title: Build Your Bouquet — Creating meaningful community (co-presentation with Dr. Geoffrey Silvera and Dr. Laurence Boitet)
Laurence Boitet, PhD
Laurence Boitet, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Education, UAB Heersink School of Medicine
Session Title: Build Your Bouquet: Creating Meaningful Community
Josh Klapow, PhD
Josh Klapow, PhD
Clinical Psychologist and Performance Coach, Mental Drive
Session Title: Courageous Leadership–Embracing Vulnerability for Growth (with Julie McDonald & Lisa Graham)
Christine M Roberts
Christine M Roberts
CEO, Create Your Best Life
Session Title: From Inner Mastery to Influential Leadership
Lisa Beck Schuck
Lisa Beck Schuck
Owner, Enthusias
Session Title: Getting Things Done–A guide to setting goals, prioritizing, and time management
Geoffrey Silvera
Geoffrey Silvera
Associate Professor, UAB Department of Health Services Administration, Director, UAB Health Equity Leadership Academy, "The Academy"
Session Title: Build Your Bouquet — Creating meaningful community (co-presentation with Dr. Katherine Meese and Dr. Laurence Boitet)
Caryn Terradas
Caryn Terradas
CEO, Social U
Session Title: Building a Network to Support Your Business Goals
Katrina Watson
Katrina Watson
Senior Vice President of Community Impact, United Way of Central Alabama
Session Title: Advancing Your Career through Mentors and Sponsors (panelist)
Martina Winston
Martina Winston
VP, Head of Talent & DE&I, Protective Life Insurance Company
Session Title: Servant Leadership: working community involvement into your work/life goals
Keynotes and Breakout Speakers are subject to change.