- 2023 -
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. Brad Keating & Denise Diaz
Executive Director Engagement Unit & Director Family Engagement
Clark County School District
Dr. Kimberly Applewhite
Director of the Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Utah Center for Evidence Based Treatment
John Bates
Executive communication expert and TED Talk coach
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