8:30 AM – 9:00 AM (Event Anchor)
Registration & Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM – 9:30 AM (Event Anchor)
Welcome Address & History of MLC by Maria Asuelimen - AMA Consulting LLC
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Morning Fireside Chat - John Riordan
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Autumn Joi - Power of the Pivot
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning Breakout Sessions (Choose One Track)
Track: Leading Yourself
Hope Dudley – Lead Loudly: Strengthen Your Presence & Elevate Your Brand on LinkedIn
Track: Leading People
Linda Cureton – Leading with Emotional Intelligence and Human Insight in the Age of AI
Track: Leading an Organization
Nnenna Egwim - Women in Tech & Government: Behind the Firewall: Lessons from a Woman Leading Multi-Million-Dollar Federal IT Portfolios
Dr. Cheryl Wood - Authentic Leadership Journeys: Big Collaboration, Big Change, Big Career, Big Legacy, Big Money
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Lunch and Keynote Addressss
Dr. Cheryl Wood - Authentic Leadership Journeys: Big Collaboration, Big Change, Big Career, Big Legacy, Big Money
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions (Choose One Track)
Track: Leading Yourself
Sarah Langley – Be Limitless. Lead Without Limits
Track: Leading People
Kevin Wayne Johnson – Becoming a Person of Influence: Making a Positive Impact in the Lives of Others
Track: Leading an Organization
Dr. LaTonya Small – No Risk, No Reward!
Panelist: Alice Williams, Antoine Thompson, Kim Ali, Marlon Griffith
2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Afternoon Panel: How to Challenge Existing Norms and Make Big Shifts, Panel Moderator: Ebony McMorris
Panelist: Alice Williams, Antoine Thompson, Kim Ali, Marlon Griffith
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Close Out Session: Pastor Ylawnda Peebles – Leading Yourself, Bishop Joel Peebles – Leading People, Dr. Lance London – Leading an Organization
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Book Signing (The First One by Maria Asuelimen)