Registration For Emerge Summit Still Open

NEW ORLEANS – Registration for the inaugural Emerge Summit, scheduled for Friday, July 14, from 8:00 a.m. – 4:40 p.m. at the Ace Hotel New Orleans, 600 Carondelet St., is underway.

         Emerge Summit is a daylong conference for young professionals featuring an impressive line-up of speakers and a series of educational and thought-provoking sessions. The keynote speaker is New York Times’ bestselling author and Covington, Louisiana native Kelly Williams Brown, author of “Adulting” and “Gracious.”

         Speakers will discuss a variety of subject matters, including building and leading teams in the workplace, how millennials can distinguish themselves in the job market, communicating with seasoned professionals and positioning yourself for a promotion, how to align your career with your passion and how to inspire others through authenticity and trust.

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         More information on panels and speakers can be found here

         More than 250 young professionals are expected to attend. Young professionals interested in attending can register here.

         Registration costs $30, or $25 when purchased together with The Millennials Awards.

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         Speakers include:

 

• Master of Ceremonies: Charles Divins, anchor, WDSU News

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• Kelly Williams Brown, New York Times best selling author

• Autumn Campbell, financial planning resident, Upperline Financial Planning

• Kirk Coco, CEO, NOLA Brewing Company

• Zachary Engel, Chef de cuisine, Shaya

• Tommy Faucheux, SE U.S. State Government Affairs leader, The Dow Chemical Company

• Melissa Gibbs, business development and SBE/ DBE outreach, Gibbs Construction

• Michael Hecht, CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.

• Quinnie Jenkins, regional leader of community affairs and grassroots, Southwest Airlines

• Kevin Lin, COO, Twitch

• Jennifer Medbery, founder, Kickboard

• Crystal McDonald, founder and CEO, Acrew

• Brandan “BMike” Odums, visual artist and filmmaker

• Desiree Ontiveros, founder, Badass Balloon, Co.

• Kristen Preau Moore, owner, Jambalaya Girl

• Christian Rhodes, attorney, Roedel Parsons

• Amanda Shaw, musician and actor

• Dr. Rob Wilton, lead pastor, Vintage Church

• Jaime Wright, co-chair, Emerging Philanthropists of New Orleans

 

         On Saturday, July 15, at the Civic Theater, 510 O'Keefe Ave., The Millennials Awards will celebrate its fifth year honoring dynamic young professionals – in 18 award categories – who contribute to the community through public service, make significant strides in business sectors or serve as cultural ambassadors. Awards finalists were selected by a panel of judges from over 200 submissions.

         Information on the 2017 finalists can be found here

         The awards ceremony will be hosted by WWL-TV anchor Thanh Truong and Urban League of Louisiana president and CEO Erika McConduit, followed by a live performance by New Orleans’ own DJ Soul Sister, the award-winning “queen of rare groove.”

         Young professionals interested in attending can register here

         Registration costs $30 or $25 when purchased together with Emerge Summit.

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