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Throughout the weekend, you will:<\/p>\n You\u2019ll leave energized and inspired to carry forward the Meliora spirit.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”]Register today!<\/a>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]The conference offers two days of thought-provoking, skill-enhancing, energizing speakers and programs, designed specifically for our volunteers. Explore the full schedule of events<\/a> and make your plans today![\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_separator type=”small” position=”center” color=”#283faf” border_style=”solid” width=”400″ thickness=”2″][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Signature programs<\/strong><\/p>\n Throughout the weekend, featured speakers and distinguished guests will not only offer inspiration and fresh insights but also ignite meaningful discussions and reflection among all participants.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1755028911146{background-color: #f4f4f4 !important;}” offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n photo by Adam Ferguson<\/p><\/div>\n Featured speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n Priya Parker (she\/her)<\/strong><\/span> Priya Parker is helping us take a deeper look at how anyone can create collective meaning in modern life, one gathering at a time. She is an accomplished facilitator, strategic advisor, acclaimed author of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why it Matters<\/em>, and executive producer and host of the New York Times podcast, Together Apart<\/em>. Parker has spent 20 years helping leaders and communities have complicated conversations about community and identity and vision at moments of transition. Trained in the field of conflict resolution, Parker has worked on race relations on American college campuses and on peace processes in the Arab world, southern Africa, and India.<\/span><\/p>\n Parker is a founding member of the Sustained Dialogue Campus Network, a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council on Values Council and the New Models of Leadership, and a Senior Expert at Mobius Executive Leadership. She studied organizational design at M.I.T., public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, and political and social thought at the University of Virginia.<\/span><\/p>\n Parker\u2019s The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters<\/em> (Riverhead, 2018) has been named a Best Business Book of the year by Amazon, Esquire Magazine, NPR, the Financial Times, 1-800-CEO-READS and Bloomberg. She has spoken on the TED Main Stage, and her TEDx talk on purpose has been viewed over 3 million times. Parker\u2019s work has been featured in numerous outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, NPR, TED.com, Forbes.com, Real Simple Magazine, Oprah.com, Bloomberg, Glamour, the Today Show, and Morning Joe. She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Anand Giridharadas, and their two children.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_empty_space height=”25px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_empty_space height=”15px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Signature program speakers (in order of conference appearance)<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]
\nLEADERSHIP CONFERENCE<\/span>
\nJUNE 4\u20136<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nLEADERSHIP CONFERENCE<\/span>
\nJUNE 4-6<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\nJUNE 5-6<\/span><\/div>\n
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![\"Priya](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Parker_creditAdamFerguson2021_300w.jpg\")
\nauthor, facilitator<\/span><\/p>\n![\"Shaun](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/fea-Shaun-Nelms_300x250.jpg\")
\nShaun Nelms ’04W (MS), ’13W (EdD) (he\/him)<\/strong>
\nVice President for Community Partnerships, Professor, and William & Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education Success
\nSignature Program + Lunch: Leading with Purpose<\/em><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]![\"David](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/2022-08-09_David_Figlio_0111_300x250.jpg\")
\nDavid Figlio (he\/him)
\n<\/strong>Provost and Chief Academic Officer, Gordon Fyfe Professor of Economics and Education
\nSignature Program: Boundless Possibility<\/em><\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_column_text]![\"Wendi](\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/advancement\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/heinzelman_300x250.jpg\")
\nWendi Heinzelman (she\/her)
\n<\/strong>Dean, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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