It's conference season. The months of May and June are always a "connection" time of year with lots of movement and events going on, as well as opportunities for us to connect.
Why do conferences matter? Conferences are self-selected communities of people who come together around a shared cause. Conferences are places for inspiration, connection, and vision to be created. They are also places filled with hallways where random connections are created that can turn into fruitful friendships, projects, and long-term relationships (this is the best part!).
So you might ask–why are conferences still important in our digitized, video-based world? Conferences introduce us to people who want to talk about topics we are passionate about as well. They allow us to talk about points of view, problems, opportunities, and even wild ideas. Let's face it–Twitter and Instagram started at a conference.
What conferences will you be attending over the next few months? How will you create space to connect with 'old' and 'new' people in your life? During conference season this year, I am excited about traveling to speak at many amazing events with some of the best and brightest executives and high potentials in cities around the world. So where will I be? Here are upcoming events I'll be at. I would love to meet you personally and get blog readers together. Comment below if you'll be in town and or can join one of my keynotes or sessions. I'll be speaking on Connectional Intelligence, Innovation, Leadership and Creating Breakthroughs across Multi-Generations. I promise to offer some Bollywood too (if there is strong interest of course!)
1) KPMG Shared Services Conference Keynote, Unlock Generations through Connectional Intelligence New York, May 8-9
2) White House Office of Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, D.C, May 10
2) American Society for Learning and Development National Conference, Dallas, May 18-21
3) Blake's Unleash the Power of Generations Keynote, Toronto, May 29-30
4) ATKearney Partners retreat, Connectional Intelligence session, June 4-5
5) Huffington Post Women's Conference, New York, June 6
6) Sewickley Academy graduation commencement Keynote (my high school!), Pittsburgh, June 9
7) StartingBloc Institute Keynote, New York, June 10
8) The Future Work Institute's Emerging Majority Conference, Millennials Connectional Intelligence session, New York June 11-12
9) Working Mother Media Social Media Summit, New York, June 14
10) Society for Human Resource Management Annual Conference, Chicago, June 17-18
11) World Domination Summit, Portland, Oregon, July 5-7
12) Toastmasters International Convention, Connectional Intelligence session, Cleveland, August 7-8
Come see me speak or say hello! I'd love to chat about your innovation and leadership challenges and see how I can be of service.
Erica was amazing at the KPMG Shared Services Conference! Her open dialouge around the baby boomer vs. millenial ways of doing business was truly eye opening. As a millenial myself, I learned a ton aboout how baby boomers think and how to better connect with them in the workplace.
Thanks April! So glad you were able to make it!