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With 32 speakers, this program is power-packed. You won't want to miss a moment! See below for more details about our speakers and sessions. Then check out the speaker blog where you can engage our speakers in discussion.

Conference opens with a keynote presentation Sunday, Sept. 28, at 4:30 p.m. and closes after a keynote lunch presentation Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 1:30 p.m.

Keynotes

Karen Susman, Karen Susman and Associates (Sunday afternoon)

Networking Skills: Extreme Fun – Extreme Payoff

Audrey Nelson, Ph.D., CU (Monday morning)

He Speaks, She Speaks: What Different Things They Say

Pat Hickey, University of South Carolina, 7 Summit Climber (Monday Silver Quill Lunch)

Seven Summits of Mountaineering & Life: Extreme Communications from the “Top of the World”

Beth Fox, National Sports Center for the Disabled, Winter Park, Colorado (Tuesday luncheon)

The Role of Communication in Teaching the Disabled to Ski

Program At-A-Glance

	Communication Leadership	Internal Communication	Marketing & Brand Management	Public Relations
Breakout Session #1	Angela Sinickas, Sinickas Communication: Calculating the ROI on Your Communications	Patricia Crowley, J&J: Remodeling Your Intranet	Diane Roggow, Market Illumination: Color Makes the World Go BUY®	Connie Eckard, ABC, Words; Don't Go Storytelling Without Them
Breakout Session #2	Laurie Taylor, Flashpoint!: Get Out of Your Way and Grow Your Business	Silvia Cambie, Chanda Communications: Corporate Social Responsibility: How to Behave in a Flat World	April McGee, Beyond Usable Websites: Persuading Your Customers to Go with the Flow	Michael Perini, ABC, Communication Challenges in Incident Response Situations: A Department of Defense Perspective
Breakout Session #3	Tracy Harlow, ConocoPhillips: The Power of a Balanced Communication Team	Lori Silverman, Partners for Progress: Wake Me Up When the Data is Over: Making an Impact Through Stories	Dr. Charles Patti, Ph.D., Daniels College of Business: CEM Meets IMC: When does Customer Experience Management blend with Integrated Marketing Communication?	Jim Ylisela, Ragan: Social Media Relations: Pitching Reporters Who Blog
Breakout Session #4	L. Bonita Patterson, Polaris Consulting: Bridging the Cultural Divide in Global Communications	Kathryn Yates, Watson Wyatt: Secrets of Top Performers: Engaging Employees & Building Shareholder Value	Mark Schumann, Towers Perrin: Brand From the Inside	Andy Boian, Dovetail Solutions: The Business of Politics
Breakout Session #5	Michael Deas, ABC, Why Consider Accreditation: The Value and Benefits of Getting Your ABC	Jan Thibodeau, ABC, Novations Group, Inc.: Your Communications Career and the Four Stages® of Contribution	Trey Hall, Consumer Capital Partners: Millennium Promise-Cause Marketing	John Deveney, ABC, Deveney Communication: Preventing the Time Bomb from Exploding
Breakout Session #6	Joe Williams, Joe Williams Communications, Inc: Being a Strategic Partner	Steven Green, PollStream: From Boomers to Generation Y – Leveraging Online Solutions to Enhance Communications	Chris Arnold, Chipotle: Using Unconventional Marketing Means	Speaker and Topic to Be Announced Soon
Breakout Session #7	Avneet Jolly, Change Management and the Role of Communications	Dianne Culhane and Marcus Wade, Coca-Cola: Blog Helps Log a Culture Change at Coca-Cola	Andre Armstrong, ABC, CH2M Hill: Sustaining a "Best Places" to work culture through an acquisition	Barbara Gibson, ABC, Proving PR ROI

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