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Speaker Presentations

Arthur Brooks

Harvard Professor, Author, Social Scientist

Presentation Slides

You can access Arthur’s presentation slides here.  For more information and additional resources including a PANAS Lesson Plan, please visit ArthurBrooks.com/Resources 

Dr. Julie Radlauer

Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Collectively

Dr. Brad Keating & Denise Diaz

Executive Director Engagement Unit & Director Family Engagement
Clark County School District

Dr. Kevin Skinner

Clinical Director, ParentGuidance.org

Dr. Kimberly Applewhite

Director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Utah Center for Evidence Based Treatment

Alex Boyé

Performer, Author, and Motivational Speaker

Martha & Chris Thomas

Chief Executives Officer and cofounders,
The Defensive Line

Grace Brown & Michelle Bartsch

Cook Center for Human Connection

Anne Brown

President and Chief Executive Officer Cook Center for Human Connection

Presentation Slides

Agenda

Wednesday
November 8th

The Yarrow – DoubleTree By Hilton
Park City, Utah

12:00 - 4:30 PM

Registration and Check-In

4:30 - 4:40 PM

Summit Opens and Welcome
Mark Welling
CMO of Cook Center
for Human Connection 

4:40 - 5:25 PM

Creating Socially Connected Schools
Dr. Julie Radlauer
Founder and CEO of Collectively, Doctor of Public Health

5:30 - 6:30 PM

Dinner

6:45 - 7:15 PM

Transportation to
Eccles Center Park City

7:30 - 8:30 PM

Arthur Brooks Lecture

8:45 - 9:15 PM

Return Transportation to Hotel

Thursday
November 9

The Yarrow – DoubleTree By Hilton
Park City, Utah

7:30 - 8:30 AM

Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Open
Mark Welling
CMO Cook Center for
Human Connection

Welcome
Greg and Julie Cook
Founders – Cook Center for
Human Connection

PANAS Quiz
Grace Brown
Impact Manager

9:00 - 12:00 PM

Happiness & Leadership Seminar

Arthur Brooks
Harvard Professor,  Author, Social Scientist

9:00 – 10:00 AM
Leadership and Happiness

10:00 – 11:00 AM
Tabletop Workshop and Break

11:00 – 12:00 PM
Strength to Strength

12:00 – 12:30 PM
Implementation and Action:

Grace Brown Impact Manager  – Cook Center for Human Connection

Michelle Bartsch VP of Education – Cook Center for Human Connection

12:30 - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 - 2:15 PM

Strengthening Bonds: The Power
of Family and Community Engagement in Education

Dr. Brad Keating
Executive Director of Engagement Unit –
Clark County School District

Denise Diaz
Director of Family Engagement – Clark County School District

2:15 - 3:00 PM

Tools and Resources for
Mental Wellness

Todd Stevenson
Chief Advocacy Officer – Cook Center for Human Connection

Michelle Bartsch
VP of Education – Cook Center for Human Connection

3:00 - 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 - 4:00 PM

Ask a Therapist Live: A Destigmization Conversation

Dr. Kevin Skinner
Clinical Director – ParentGuidance.org

4:00 - 4:45 PM

Why Leadership Matters: The Transformational Power and Influence of Emotional Connection

Dr. Kimberly Applewhite
Director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Utah Center for Evidence Based Treatment

4:45 - 4:50 PM

Next Steps

Mark Welling

5:45 - 6:15 PM

Transportation to Versante

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Dinner Versante

7:30 - 9:15 PM

Transportation back to Hotel

 

Friday
November 10

The Yarrow – DoubleTree By Hilton
Park City, Utah

7:30 - 8:15 AM

Breakfast

8:15 - 8:45 AM

You are a 10! Concert Performance 

Alex Boyé
Singer, Author, Motivational Speaker

8:45 - 9:00 AM

Break

9:00 - 10:45 AM

Speak Like a Leader

John Bates
Communication Expert and
TED Talk Coach

10:45 - 11:00 AM

Break

11:15 - 12:00 PM

The Defensive Line: The Importance of Mental Health

Martha Thomas
Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer
– The Defensive Line

Chris Thomas
Co-Founder and Chief Education Officer
– The Defensive Line

12:00 - 12:30 PM

Why Now is The Moment to Make a Difference

Anne Brown
CEO and President – Cook Center for Human Connection

12:30 PM

Summit is Adjourned