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