AGENDA

Develop yourself personally and professionally through our outstanding conference programming.

AGENDA

This year's conference features a variety of sessions from experts within our profession and leaders from other areas of higher education and business. Click here to download the agenda. All times are listed in Eastern (EDT). Please note that sessions and times are subject to change.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Known as the "World's Cleanest Comedian and Speaker," Kent Rader helps people and associations learn and experience how laughter matters in reducing stress and building quality organizations. Kent graduated from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri with a B.S. in Accounting. He survived five years in public accounting and twelve years as C.F.O. and C.E.O. of hospitals before becoming a professional speaker in 1997. Kent has authored the stress reduction book titled Let It Go, Just Let It Go and co-stars with Jan McInnis in the Baby Boomer Comedy Show, Clean Comedy for People Born Before Seat Belts, Safety Helmets, and Facebook. He has been heard on NPR's Talk of the Nation, Sirius Satellite radio and Kent is the winner of the Branson Comedy Festival. He has been seen on Comcast's comedy show, Who's Laughing Now and his clean, stand-up comedy DVD-CD titled Kent Rader: The Grand Wizard of Comedy was released on August 11, 2014. You may also hear his daily podcast called Laughter Matters on your Amazon Echo, Google Home, iTunes, or Spotify.