Business Communicators Summit: Reconnect!

KC IABC’s annual Business Communicators Summit is back in person!

It’s time to Reconnect! with others and invest in your professional development with presentations from top communications and marketing leaders in Kansas City. We are delighted to have Lori Wiles as our emcee for the day.

Schedule

• 8-8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Registration

• 8:30-8:45 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks

• 8:45-10 a.m. Keynote – D. Mark Schumann

• 10-10:20 a.m. Break and Networking

• 10:20-11:15 Breakout Sessions

  • AI and Marketing Communications – Dan Barker

  • Creating Authentic Voices – Brooke Estell

  • Wins and Lessons Learned from 25 years in Strategic Communications Leadership – Eric Morgenstern

• 11:15–11:30 a.m. Break and Networking

• 11:30 a.m.– 12:15 p.m. Lunch

• 12:15 – 1:15 Lunch Session Presentation

  • Five Tips for Networking Success: The Coffee Lunch Coffee Approach – Alana Muller

• 1:15–1:30 Break and Networking

• 1:30–2:25 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • What Companies are Getting Wrong About Building Brands and Organizational Trust – Kurt Bartolich and Cory Scheer

  • Getting to Know You: Networking at a Deeper Level for More Meaningful Connections – Alana Muller and Kathryn Lorenzen

  • A "No Fail" Process for Successful Conflict Resolution – Jeannette Terry

• 2:25–2:40 p.m. – Break and Networking

• 2:40 – 3:35 p.m. Breakout Sessions

  • A Transforming the Truman Presidential Library: PR Planning When Life Has Other Plans – Dean Davison

  • Creating a Customer Experience Success Plan – Sheri Johnson

  • Attention is the New Currency: How to Leverage Your Personal Brand to Grow Your Business – Aaron Fulk

• 3:35–3:50 p.m. Break and Networking

• 3:50–4:50 p.m. Power Panel – Big Stuff’s Comin’ to Kansas City. R U Ready?

• 4:50–5 p.m. Closing

• 5–6 p.m. Cocktail Reception hosted by KU Edwards Campus, Dept of Integrated Marketing, Matt Tidwell