7:30 AM
Registration Opens

8:15 AM
Welcome to Emerge Summit 2019!

8:30 AM
Keynote: Managing Expectations in a Post-Truth World
Calvin Wells, Venture Capitalist Featured in Netflix & Hulu’s Fyre Festival Documentaries

9:00 AM
Entrepreneurship: The Risks, The Rewards, and What No One Ever Told You
Moderator: Lindsey Navarro, El Centro
Jennifer Weishaupt, Founder & Co-CEO, The Ruby Slipper Restaurant Group
Cleveland Spears, President and CEO at Spears Group
Craig Cordes, Co-Founder and CFO at Big Easy Blends

10:15 AM
Bulletproof Your Business: The future of business related crises, and tips to help you effectively communicate your company’s interests
John Deveney, President at Deveney

10:50 AM
BREAK

11:00 AM
Leadership and Influence
Moderator: Leah Brown, Corporate Affairs Manager at Chevron Gulf of Mexico Business Unit
Ayame Dinkler, Chief of Staff at LCMC Health
Bivian “Sonny” Lee III, Founder and CEO at Son of a Saint
Michael Hecht, President and CEO at GNO, Inc.

12:00 PM
Networking Lunch
Option 1: Complimentary Sandwich Buffet
Option 2: $20 Lunch Special - Josephine Estelle Restaurant
Option 3: You Do You

1:30 PM
The Real View From the Top
Interview with New Orleans Queen of Bounce, Big Freedia
By Reid Martin, Co-Founder of MidCitizen Entertainment

2:15 PM Concurrent Break-Out Sessions:
#1 - Financial Planning is Life Planning
Moderator: Scott Cunningham, Hancock Whitney Bank
Anitra Blue-Francis, Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual

#2 - Careers That Give Back
Moderator: Mike Hill, Dept. of Surgical Specialties at Ochsner Health System
Dr. Lana Joseph, CEO at High Level Speech and Hearing Center
Nellie Catzen, Program Director at Friends of Lafitte Greenway

# 3 - Considering a Run? Here’s What You Need to Know.
Moderator: Caitlin Berni, Co-Founder at Berni Consulting
Stephanie Hilferty, Louisiana State Representative
Royce Duplessis, Louisiana State Representative

3:30 PM
Company Culture: It’s Real and Ideal
Moderator: Terrell Boynton, Director & General Mgr at DXC Technology-N.O. Digital Transformation Center
Julie Grzeda, Early Career Talent Development at GE
Shelby Russ, President and CEO at AOS
Chase Mullin, President at Mullin

4:45 PM
YPO Happy Hour

7:30 AM
Registration Opens

8:05 AM
Emerge Summit Day II Opening

8:15 AM
The Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2019
Christine Selph, Global Communications Leader at Deloitte Global

9:05 AM
Keynote: A Brand Within a Brand: Building a Personal Brand at Work
Goldie Chan, LinkedIn Top Voice, Forbes Contributor and Keynote Speaker

9:35 AM
BREAK

9:50 AM
The Power of Creative Expression
Moderator: Heidi Schmalbach, Executive Director at Arts Council New Orleans
PJ Morton, Maroon 5 and Morton Records
Terrance Osborne, Terrance Osborne Gallery
Crista Rock, Crista Rock Productions

10:50 AM
Blog Money
Rocio Mora, RisasRizos

11:10AM
BREAK

11:25 AM Concurrent Break-Out Sessions:
#1 - Entrepreneurs on Tap
Moderator: Kate McCreary, Loyola Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development
Jacob Landry, Founder and President at Urban South
Austin Sherman, CEO and Co-Founder at Big Easy Bucha

#2 - SELF-AWARENESS: One of the Competencies of the Next Gen Leader. Are You Ready?
Perry Sholes, President at Progressive HR Strategies Inc.

# 3 - Fostering For Love
Moderator: Kim Carver, Senior VP of Government Relations at Gulf Coast Bank and Trust
Happy Johnson, Author & Humanitarian
Anna Palmer, Executive Director at Crossroads NOLA

12:25 PM
Networking Lunch
Option 1: Complimentary Sandwich Buffet
Option 2: $20 Lunch Special - Josephine Estelle Restaurant
Option 3: You Do You

6:00 PM
THE MILLENNIAL AWARDS CEREMONY AND AFTER PARTY