Today at Noon – NBMBAA^® C-Suite Conversations featuring Don Thompson & Gale V. King
Ever wanted a glimpse inside the minds of the C-Suite? Curious about the journey, insights and perspectives from those who are charged to lead the Fortune 100? Join Don Thompson, Retired President & CEO, McDonald's Corporation and Gale V. King, EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Nationwide, for a candid 1:1 conversation centered in the lessons of leadership.
Noon - 2:oo p.m.
Orange County Convention Center, Valencia Ballroom
Open to Full Conference registrants, Institutes registrants and those with tickets.

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Today's Events

Registration Desk Hours
Until 6:00 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), West Registration Concourse - Right

NBMBAA Career Success Network^® Center
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
OCCC, WB1-WB3 (Inside the NBMBAA Employment Network®)

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Meet the Experts Sessions sponsored by



NBMBAA Employment Network^®
Until 6:00 p.m.
OCCC, WB1-WB3

Career Expo Ribbon Cutting*
8:40 a.m.
OCCC, Outside WA3

*Exhibitors: Enter this morning at WA1 or WA4 entrance

NBMBAA Member-Only Career Expo Hours*
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
OCCC, WA1-WA3

*If not an exhibitor, you must be an NBMBAA member, as noted on your badge to attend the Career Expo floor during this time.

NEW This Year! - TECHBar and Digital Lounge
OCCC, Across from 204C
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

GENERAL SESSIONS

TECHByte Session – Note Taking and Capturing Data – Speech and Handwriting Recognition
9:15 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
OCCC, 204C

Leadership Lessons: Building Bridges to the Future
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W304EF

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The Leadership Balance: Lead, Follow, and Get Out of the Way
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W304GH

"We Wear the Mask": The Power of Self-Awareness, Authenticity and Resilience in Your Career and Life
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W307AB

On the Rise! Secrets to Success for Emerging Leaders
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W207CD

Career Expo Hours – All Access
11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
OCCC, WA1-WA3
Non-Member Career Expo-only registrants may pick up their badges beginning Thursday morning at 10 a.m. in main registration.

Thursday Luncheon
NBMBAA^® C-Suite Conversations featuring Don Thompson & Gale V. King
Ever wanted a glimpse inside the minds of the C-Suite? Curious about the journey, insights and perspectives from those who are charged to lead the Fortune 100? Join Don Thompson, Retired President & CEO, McDonald's Corporation and Gale V. King, EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, Nationwide, for a candid 1:1 conversation centered in the lessons of leadership.

Presented by



GENERAL SESSION

TECHByte Session – 5 Best Techniques for Career-Driven Individuals
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
OCCC, 204C

MEET THE EXPERTS SESSIONS
2:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

What Impact Will You Make? Building Your Career and Your Future to Connect You to Your Potential
OCCC, W204AB

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Seizing your Professional POWER
OCCC,W202AB

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Nationwide^® Presents Success by Design: A Blueprint for a Better You
OCCC, W205AB

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Planning & Perseverance for Growth & Success
OCCC, W203AB

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GENERAL SESSIONS

TECHByte Session – Top 10 Apps for Productivity
4:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
OCCC, 204C

TECHByte Session – LinkedIn for Career Advancement
4:30 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
OCCC, 204C

Hospitality Receptions
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Rosen Centre Hotel and Hilton Orlando
Check the NBMBAA App for a list of current receptions and room locations.

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Congratulations to the NBMBAA Case Competition^® Finalists
These universities are the finalists for the 2015 Graduate Case Competition. Winners will be announced tomorrow at the Friday Luncheon. Good luck!

1. Auburn University
2. Georgia State University
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
4. Purdue University
5. University of Pittsburgh
6. University of Tennessee
Wildcard Team: University of Florida

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Text or Donate Online to Support the NBMBAA Leaders of Tomorrow^® Endowment Fund
Help us meet our $100,000 Conference goal in support of the $1 million LOT Endowment Fund. To make your donation today, text LOT space and YOUR donation amount to 50155. Hit send, and follow the instructions to complete your donation.

You can also visit www.nbmbaa.org/donations. Click on LOT Endowment Fund. Enter your donation amount. Complete the required boxes and credit card information to make your donation. Click the MAKE A DONATION box to complete your transaction.

Every little bit helps. Support and empower our future leaders!

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Coming Tomorrow

Bag & Coat Check and Remote Airline Check-in
Orange County Convention Center, Near NBMBAA Registration
6:30am - 4:00pm

NBMBAA Partners with BAGS VIP!

NBMBAA is pleased to offer two new services this year:
Bag & Coat Check
Lighten your load while at the Convention Center by letting Bags VIP take care of any luggage, laptops, coats, or other personal items that weigh you down. It's safe, secure and makes your experience that much easier.
Remote Airline Check-in
NBMBAA is making it convenient for you to check your luggage and receive your boarding pass right from the Convention Center.

•         No more loading heavy bags into a shuttle, taxi or rental car
•         No more waiting in long check-in lines at the airport
•         No more leaving hours early for the airport

Registration Desk Hours
7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Orange County Convention Center (OCCC), West Registration Concourse - Right

NBMBAA Career Success Network^® Center
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
OCCC, WB1-WB3 (Inside the NBMBAA Employment Network®)

Sponsored by




Meet the Experts Sessions sponsored by




NEW This Year! - TECHBar and Digital Lounge
OCCC, Across from 204C
9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

NBMBAA Employment Network^®
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
OCCC, WB1-WB3


GENERAL SESSIONS

TECHByte Session – LinkedIn for Career Advancement
8:15 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
OCCC, 204C

TECHByte Session – 10 Apps for Productivity
8:45 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
OCCC, 204C

Career Expo Hours – All Access
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
OCCC, WA1-WA3

GENERAL SESSIONS

TECHByte Session – New Ways of Doing Research
9:15 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
OCCC, 204C

Ascension: Mastering Leadership to Get to the Top!
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W304GH

Black Women Ready to Lead... Are You Ready?
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W307ABC

Sponsored by



Strategize to Win!
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
OCCC, W304EF

Friday Luncheon
A Fireside Chat with Producer Will Packer
OCCC, Valencia Ballroom

Sponsored by



GENERAL SESSION

TECHByte Session – Note Taking and Capturing Data – Speech and Handwriting Recognition
2:15 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
OCCC, 204C

Why MBAs Should Consider Project Management Certification
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
OCCC, W202AB

Career Success Network® Demonstration
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
OCCC, W204AB

Men's and Women's Forum: Who Makes a Better Leader: A Man or a Woman?
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
OCCC, 203ABC

TECHByte Session – LinkedIn for Career Advancement
4:30 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
OCCC, 204C

NBMBAA® Membership Meeting
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
OCCC, Executive Ballroom H
NBMBAA® Members only

Hospitality Receptions
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Rosen Centre Hotel and Hilton Orlando
Check the NBMBAA App for a list of current receptions and room locations.

MBA Live! Featuring T-Pain and DJ Khaled
9:00 p.m. - Midnight
Hard Rock Live

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Keep NBMBAA® at your fingertips by downloading our App to your tablet and smartphone. It's the only place to get room locations for this year's sessions and the best place to get the most up-to-date Conference changes. Enable push notifications to see special events, opportunities from exhibitors and more!
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Business leaders and society must reframe the value of trust as it has emerged as "the new currency of our collaborative, interdependent world," Keynote Speaker Stephen M. R. Covey said during Tuesday’s Institutes Plenary session.

Such reframing is essential following the global financial crisis that produced a low-trust climate, said Covey, who also highlighted a business and leadership case for trust.
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You can change the subjective "mental models" that shape how you frame the world if you believe you can.

So said author and in-demand speaker Elizabeth R. Thornton, who taught participants how to develop new mental models during a five-hour Leadership Institute® session entitled Objectivity: Rethinking the Way You Think for Greater Effectiveness.
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Amos Winbush III, CEO of CyberSynchs, was "honored" and "humbled" to receive this prestigious NBMBAA® Award.

When his iPhone crashed, causing him to lose 150 contacts, Winbush was frustrated that there was no way to recover the information. That incident led to the creation of CyberSynchs, a leading universal data transfer and synchronization company.
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Innovative use of technology was the theme of the three Innovation Whiteboard Challenge finalists who presented their ideas at the Institutes Luncheon Wednesday.

With only five minutes to make their pitches, Makeda Ricketts with PinkThink; Chidinma Achebe with ResSpot; and Stephanie Lampkin with Blendoor wowed the audience with their creative, out-of-the-box thinking to address specific needs in different arenas.

The winner, announced at the Institutes Reception later in the evening, was Stephanie Lampkin and Blendoor.
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The panelists may all have been entrepreneurs but their stories about how they came up with the idea for their business, how they funded their startups and what mistakes they made all differed.

Moderated by Charmaine Ward, Senior Director of Community Affairs for Georgia-Pacific and NBMBAA Board Member, the panelists included Chef Phillip Ashley Rix, founder of Phillip Ashley Chocolates; Necole Parker, chief executive officer and founder of the ELOCEN Group; Branden Gibson, franchise operator with Chick-fil-A and Harold Mills, chief executive officer of ZEROCHAOS.
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"It is a good time to look at purchasing a franchise," said John C. Draper, chief executive officer of Viridian Group.

He points to the increasing number of Baby Boomers who at, or nearing, the point in their lives that they want to retire or more into the next phase of their career as an excellent opportunity for people who want to explore franchise opportunities.

Draper was one of three franchising experts presenting "Franchising: A Business Model that Works" at the Entrepreneurial Institute on Wednesday, September 23. He joined Miriam L. Brewer, CFE [Certified Franchise Executive], senior director of education and diversity for the International Franchise Association and Earsa R. Jackson, Esq., CFE, of Strasburger and Price to discuss the steps toward owning a franchise.
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